Hornby Railroad

I heard about this cheap range back in July in a Taunton toy shop, I was told these are produced by the old Lima plants aquired by Hornby.

The quality looks good - I am not that bothered about super fine detailing - and its hard to believe the prices - whats the catch?

MattF

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Matt F
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Well i think they are ideal for my 5 year old - he loves the electric trains and i can let him play with these without having heart failure that he is going to break a £60 - £70+ loco.

MattF

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Matt F

I don' know that there is a catch as such, from Hornby's point of view. As their models have gone "up-market", so to speak, there has been a gap left for the toy market - so they have filled it (before someone else does?). For dealers, it's probably not such good news as stock levels have to be raised to stock it, or stocks of the "normal" brand have to be reduced to cover it - *unless* it really does create a new market segment with new customers.

Just my 2p.

Richard

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beamendsltd

"Matt F" wrote

Most of the range are old, out-dated Hornby items with only one or two ex-Lima products included.

Why should there be a catch? I reckon Hornby have priced themselves out of the 'pocket-money' market and this is a reasonable attempt to get back into same.

John.

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John Turner

I don't think Hornby actually bought the Lima plants, it was just their moulds, trademarks etc. All Hornby stuff is made in China AFAIK.

Fred X

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Fred X

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