John Turner

Bachmann OO-scale (updated) 2007 delivery schedule:


August 2007

30-041 DIGITAL STARTER SET
30-920 JUNIOR 0-6-0 STEAM GREEN LIVERY/LNER
31-855A J39 64897 BR BLACK E/EMBLEM 4200 GAL TENDER
32-000DC HALL CLASS 5927 'GUILD HALL' BR GREEN L/CREST(DCC ON BOARD)
32-040DS CLASS 20 DIESEL D8113 BR GREEN WITH DISC/TABLET CATCHER (DIGITAL
SOUND)
32-042DC CLASS 20 DIESEL D8101 BR GREEN YELLOW ENDS
32-043DS CLASS 20 DIESEL 20129 BR BLUE WITH INDICATOR BOXES (DIGITAL SOUND)
32-381 CLASS 37/4 DIESEL 37411 EWS 'TY HAFAN'
32-382 CLASS 37/4 DIESEL 37410 BR BLUE/LARGE LOGO 'ALUMINIUM 100'
32-800 CLASS 47 DIESEL D1500 TWO TONE GREEN HALF YELLOW ENDS 4 DIGIT HEAD
CODE
32-800DS CLASS 47 DIESEL 47404 BR BLUE MARKER LIGHT H/CODE (DCC SOUND)
32-801 CLASS 47 DIESEL 1764 TWO TONE GREEN FULL YELLOW ENDS 4 DIGIT HEAD
CODE
32-802 CLASS 47 DIESEL 47035 BR BLUE FULL YELLOW ENDS DOMINO HEAD CODE
32-803 CLASS 47 DIESEL 47148 BR BLUE 4 DIGiT HEAD CODE( EX DOMINO TYPE)
32-826 IVATT CLASS 2MT 2-6-0 46440 BR LINED BLACK E/EMBLEM
32-827 IVATT CLASS 2MT 2-6-0 6404 LMS BLACK
37-158 8 PLANK WAGON BR GREY FIXED END
38-111 100 TON BOGIE TANK WAGON TEA BP GREEN
38-120 35 TON SLIDING DOOR BOX VAN VAA C/W VENTS RAILFREIGHT RED/GREY
38-121 35 TON SLIDING DOOR BOX VAN VAA C/W VENTS RAILFREIGHT MAROON
38-125 35 TON SLIDING DOOR BOX VAN VBA EWS
38-126 35 TON SLIDING DOOR BOX VAN VBA BAUXITE


September 2007

31-341 04 DIESEL SHUNTER 11222 BR BLACK E/EMBLEM
31-342 04 DIESEL SHUNTER D2264 BR GREEN L/CREST
31-865 J39 64838 BR BLACK L/CREST STEPPED 4200 GAL TENDER
32-876 FAIRBURN 2-6-4 TANK 42096 BR LINED BLACK E/EMBLEM
32-877 FAIRBURN 2-6-4 TANK 42073 BR LINED BLACK LATE CREST
37-032 5 PLANK STEEL FLOOR 'CONSTABLE HART'
37-059 5 PLANK WAGON WOOD FLOOR 'NATHANIAL ATRILL'
37-666A 14 TON TANK WAGONS 'ESSO' BLACK WEATHERED (SET OF 3)
37-853 104 TONNE GLW HTA BULK COAL HOPPER WAGON EWS
38-031 100 TONNE HHA BOGIE HOPPER WAGON 'FREIGHTLINER HEAVY HAUL' HINGED END
DOOR
38-041 31 TONNE OBA OPEN WAGON 'RAILFREIGHT'
38-110 100 TON BOGIE TANK WAGON TEA SHELL GREY
38-112 100 TON BOGIE TANK WAGON TEA BP GREY
38-130 40 TON SEALION YGH BOGIE HOPPER WAGON OLIVE GREEN
38-131 40 TON SEACOW (EX-SEALION)YGB BOGIE HOPPER WAGON DEPARTMENTAL (DUTCH)
38-132 45 TON SEACOW (EX-SEALION) YGA BOGIE HOPPER WAGON EWS


October 2007

30-601 VIRGIN VOYAGER SET 3 CAR UNIT
30-625A VIRGIN VOYAGER EXTRA CAR.
31-711 B1 1189 'SIR WILLIAM GRAY' LNER APPLE GREEN
32-125DC 45XX PRAIRIE TANK 4507 BR LINED GREEN L/CREST (DCC ON BOARD)
32-129 45XX PRAIRIE TANK 4557 BR LINED BLACK E/EMBLEM
32-602 CLASS 220 VIRGIN VOYAGER 4 CAR UNIT 220018 'DORSET VOYAGER'
31-712 B1 61000 'SPRINGBOK' BR LINED BLACK E/EMBLEM


November 2007

32-300DC COLLETT GOODS 2244 BR LINED GREEN L/CREST CHURCHWARD TENDER (DCC ON
BOARD)
32-585 IVATT CLASS 4 2-6-0 43106 WITH TABLET CATCHER L/CREST
32-586DC IVATT CLASS 4 2-6-0 43154 WITH TABLET CATCHER E/EMBLEM (DCC ON
BOARD)
32-725DS CLASS 66 DIESEL 66022 'LAFARGE CHARNWOOD' EWS (DIGITAL SOUND)
32-726DS CLASS 66 DIESEL 66522 FREIGHTLINER SHANKS (DIGITAL SOUND)
32-733 CLASS 66 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE 66068 EWS
33-830B 25 TON QUEEN MARY BRAKE VAN SOUTHERN
36-554 E-Z COMMARD 1 AMP 3 FUNCTION DCC DECODER WITH BACK EMF 21 PIN PLUG
37-605 46 TONNE VGA SLIDING WALL VAN RAILFREIGHT WITH GRAFFITI
38-085A 34 TONNE LIMPET ZKA OPEN BALLAST WAGON DEPARTMENTAL (DUTCH)
32-950 STANDARD CLASS 4MT 2-6-0 76053 BR BLACK BRIB TENDER E/EMBLEM
32-951 STANDARD CLASS 4MT 2-6-0 76069 BR BLACK BRIB TENDER L/CREST
32-952 STANDARD CLASS 4MT 2-6-0 76079 BR2 TENDER L/CREST
32-953DC STANDARD CLASS 4MT 2-6-0 76020 BR2B TENDER E/EMBLEM (DCC ON BOARD)
32-975 CLASS 66/9 DIESEL FREIGHTLINER 66952
32-976DC CLASS 66/9 DIESEL DRS 66412 (DCC ON BOARD)
32-977 CLASS 66/9 DIESEL DRS/STOBART RAIL 66411


December 2007

32-380DS CLASS 37/5 DIESEL 37698 RAILFREIGHT COAL SECTOR 'COEDBACH' (DCC
SOUND)
32-775DC CLASS 37/0 DIESEL 37114 EW&S SPLIT H/CODE BOXES (DCC ON BOARD)
32-779 CLASS 37/0 DIESEL 37035 CIVIL ENGINEERS (DUTCH) CORNER INDICATOR
BOXES
32-780 CLASS 37/0 DIESEL 37239 COAL SECTOR 'COAL MERCHANTS ASSOC' CENTRE
HEAD CODE
32-781DS CLASS 37/0 DIESEL 37057 BR BLUE LARGE LOGO CORNER INDICATORS (DCC
SOUND)
33-300E 20 TON TOAD BRAKE VAN GWR GREY BIRKENHEAD
37-225C 16 TON STEEL MINERAL WAGON BR GREY WITH TOP FLAP DOORS
37-250D 16 TON STEEL MINERAL WAGON GREY WITHOUT TOP FLAP DOORS
37-275C 27 TON STEEL TIPPLER WAGON BR GREY 'IRON ORE'
37-377B 16 TON PRESSED END DOOR STEEL MINERAL WAGON BR GREY
37-504 24 TON ORE WAGON 'MILLOM IRON WORKS'
37-581 45 TONNE TTA TANK WAGON UN-BRANDED (GAS OIL) BLACK
37-681 14 TON TANK WAGON WITH LARGE FILLER 'OLYMPIA OIL & CAKE CO' OXIDE
39-331 BR MK2 FK CORRIDOR FIRST INTERCITY
39-351 BR MK2 TSO OPEN SECOND INTER-CITY
39-381 BR MK2A BSO BRAKE OPEN SECOND INTERCITY

--
Best wishes,
John,
53A Models, Hull.

Ian J.

Seems bachmann are falling behind again, as usual...

Ian J.

Brian Watson

"Ian J." <leftfield42@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:46955981$0$1610$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Seems bachmann are falling behind again, as usual...

I work in an unrelated trade, but retail sales (apart from what goes through
the big groups such as Tesco - and they don't sell railway items, thank God)
are generally down this year and that may be why the schedule is behind.

If people are spending more in the supermarkets while they go there for
their food, they may not be tempted to the occasional casual railway
purchase if they are going into a proper shop less frequently.

--
Brian

beamendsltd

In message <5fm1nrF3cqb51U1@mid.individual.net>
"Brian Watson" <WACCI_inf@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> "Ian J." <leftfield42@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:46955981$0$1610$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> > Seems bachmann are falling behind again, as usual...
>
> I work in an unrelated trade, but retail sales (apart from what goes through
> the big groups such as Tesco - and they don't sell railway items, thank God)
> are generally down this year and that may be why the schedule is behind.
>
> If people are spending more in the supermarkets while they go there for
> their food, they may not be tempted to the occasional casual railway
> purchase if they are going into a proper shop less frequently.
>

It's probably due to the demise of the High Street, which are becoming
just a location of standard issue chain stores and charity shops.
Unless I need some guitar strings I never have cause to go into
town, so (if there were one) I'd never pass a model shop, and
therefore never make an impulse purchase, or even "I'll get that
next week" purchase, as a result of browsing. Not that I
could park anyway - it's seems having an Aldi on the car park and
empty shops is more important to the council in Leek (who are now
proposing a multi-storey car park to sove a problem that wouldn't
exist if they actually bothered planning things, rather than
"Planning", which seems to be an oxymoron for local councils).

If we had located in Leek in a shop, our rates bill alone would
exceed our rent, power etc where we are, and, as above, customers
would have struggled to park anyway (thus forcing them on-line).
I'm so glad that we are in a position where being in-town doesn't
matter (in fact it's a benefit), but I do feel for those who need
to be in a shop - it must be practically impossible to keep going.

Just to avoid be classed as a negative winger, I do have a
solution - a local sales tax instead of rates, not only fairer
on businesses but pushes the issues of making the town attractive
to shoppers frimly back on the council - no customers = no income,
so councils would have to get out of their ivory towers and join
the rest of us in the real world.

Richard

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I have become... comfortably numb

kim

"beamendsltd" <beamendsltd@btconnect.com> wrote in message
news:33312714f%beamendsltd@btconnect.com...
> In message <5fm1nrF3cqb51U1@mid.individual.net>
> "Brian Watson" <WACCI_inf@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Ian J." <leftfield42@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:46955981$0$1610$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
>> > Seems bachmann are falling behind again, as usual...
>>
>> I work in an unrelated trade, but retail sales (apart from what goes
>> through
>> the big groups such as Tesco - and they don't sell railway items, thank
>> God)
>> are generally down this year and that may be why the schedule is behind.
>>
>> If people are spending more in the supermarkets while they go there for
>> their food, they may not be tempted to the occasional casual railway
>> purchase if they are going into a proper shop less frequently.
>>
>
> It's probably due to the demise of the High Street, which are becoming
> just a location of standard issue chain stores and charity shops.
> Unless I need some guitar strings I never have cause to go into
> town, so (if there were one) I'd never pass a model shop, and
> therefore never make an impulse purchase,

That would be unlikely round here anyway. There was nothing in a window
which would tempt a casual visitor to go inside. The only clue that one shop
(since closed) stocked model railways at all was a Hornby poster in the
window. The other (Antics) dumped a handfull of Bachman coaches in the
dullest livery imaginable on the floor just behind their window along with a
motley collection of radio controlled toys. In both cases the model railway
counter was buried deep inside the shop so only the most determined of
buyers would bother going inside.

(kim)

Kevin Martin

kim wrote:
The other (Antics) dumped a handful of Bachmann coaches in the
> dullest livery imaginable

Ah, do you mean Chocolate & Cream or S.R. Green ;-)


Kevin Martin


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beamendsltd

In message <UfadnakIZOWgvQvbRVnyvgA@giganews.com>
"kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote:

> "beamendsltd" <beamendsltd@btconnect.com> wrote in message
> news:33312714f%beamendsltd@btconnect.com...
> > In message <5fm1nrF3cqb51U1@mid.individual.net>
> > "Brian Watson" <WACCI_inf@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Ian J." <leftfield42@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:46955981$0$1610$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> >> > Seems bachmann are falling behind again, as usual...
> >>
> >> I work in an unrelated trade, but retail sales (apart from what goes
> >> through
> >> the big groups such as Tesco - and they don't sell railway items, thank
> >> God)
> >> are generally down this year and that may be why the schedule is behind.
> >>
> >> If people are spending more in the supermarkets while they go there for
> >> their food, they may not be tempted to the occasional casual railway
> >> purchase if they are going into a proper shop less frequently.
> >>
> >
> > It's probably due to the demise of the High Street, which are becoming
> > just a location of standard issue chain stores and charity shops.
> > Unless I need some guitar strings I never have cause to go into
> > town, so (if there were one) I'd never pass a model shop, and
> > therefore never make an impulse purchase,
>
> That would be unlikely round here anyway. There was nothing in a window
> which would tempt a casual visitor to go inside. The only clue that one shop
> (since closed) stocked model railways at all was a Hornby poster in the
> window. The other (Antics) dumped a handfull of Bachman coaches in the
> dullest livery imaginable on the floor just behind their window along with a
> motley collection of radio controlled toys. In both cases the model railway
> counter was buried deep inside the shop so only the most determined of
> buyers would bother going inside.
>

Well, I was more looking at the abscence of passing customers, but
I do agree that railways are often not prominently displayed (though
presuambly the shop keeper knows their market and displays the best
sellers). When I do see a shop I usually go in but I'm invariably
disappointed - the curse of the O gauge modeller!

> (kim)

Richard

>
>

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I have become... comfortably numb

Dave Potter

Any news of the BDA's John?

John Turner

"Graham Thurlwell" wrote

>> 31-855A J39 64897 BR BLACK E/EMBLEM 4200 GAL TENDER
>
> Didn't they already do an early emblem one of these several years
> back? An LNER plain black one would be nice. The could even do some in
> LNER black with red lining and number on the tender for the
> collectors, or those daft enough to model pre-1928.

They've already produced them in LNER lined and unlined black liveries. It
may be a while ago but they're out there if you look hard enough.

John.

John Turner

"Dave Potter" wrote

> Any news of the BDA's John?

Only if they're on that list Dave.

John.

awavey

In article <33312714f%beamendsltd@btconnect.com>, beamendsltd <beamendsltd@btconnect.com> wrote:
>In message <5fm1nrF3cqb51U1@mid.individual.net>
> "Brian Watson" <WACCI_inf@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Ian J." <leftfield42@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:46955981$0$1610$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
>> > Seems bachmann are falling behind again, as usual...
>>
>> I work in an unrelated trade, but retail sales (apart from what goes through
>> the big groups such as Tesco - and they don't sell railway items, thank God)
>> are generally down this year and that may be why the schedule is behind.
>>
>> If people are spending more in the supermarkets while they go there for
>> their food, they may not be tempted to the occasional casual railway
>> purchase if they are going into a proper shop less frequently.
>>
>
>It's probably due to the demise of the High Street, which are becoming
>just a location of standard issue chain stores and charity shops.
>Unless I need some guitar strings I never have cause to go into
>town, so (if there were one) I'd never pass a model shop, and
>therefore never make an impulse purchase, or even "I'll get that
>next week" purchase, as a result of browsing.

its more than that though, most model shops never seem to have the range of
stuff anymore, they seem to be full of old stock they cant shift, and they
cant shift it because its actually the stuff in abundance that no-one really
wants, and week in week out actually very little seems to change.

Then generally all the stuff you do find your after they either sold out
because they ordered in tiny small numbers (who they pre-sold to their chums),
or they simply claim to cant ever get hold of, supplier problems etc.

frankly faced with that or ordering off an internet dealer where they seem to
offer a vastly improved range of things, Ill order off the internet every
time, it isnt even about a price difference anymore.

I mean its not just model shops either, an example I encountered today I
wanted to buy some of those latest picture 1st class stamps from the local
post office, they'd sold out, only ordered a few sheets in,and they couldnt
get anymore in, yet I can go on the royal mail website now and order them in
sheets of 50 at a time !?!?


Awavey

crazyhorse

On 13 Jul, 00:15, awa...@yahoo.com (awavey) wrote:
> In article <33312714f%beamends...@btconnect.com>, beamendsltd <beamends...@btconnect.com> wrote:
> >In message <5fm1nrF3cqb5...@mid.individual.net>
> > "Brian Watson" <WACCI_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> "Ian J." <leftfiel...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>news:46955981$0$1610$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> >> > Seems bachmann are falling behind again, as usual...
>
> >> I work in an unrelated trade, but retail sales (apart from what goes through
> >> the big groups such as Tesco - and they don't sell railway items, thank God)
> >> are generally down this year and that may be why the schedule is behind.
>
> >> If people are spending more in the supermarkets while they go there for
> >> their food, they may not be tempted to the occasional casual railway
> >> purchase if they are going into a proper shop less frequently.
>
> >It's probably due to the demise of the High Street, which are becoming
> >just a location of standard issue chain stores and charity shops.
> >Unless I need some guitar strings I never have cause to go into
> >town, so (if there were one) I'd never pass a model shop, and
> >therefore never make an impulse purchase, or even "I'll get that
> >next week" purchase, as a result of browsing.
>
> its more than that though, most model shops never seem to have the range of
> stuff anymore, they seem to be full of old stock they cant shift, and they
> cant shift it because its actually the stuff in abundance that no-one really
> wants, and week in week out actually very little seems to change.
>
> Then generally all the stuff you do find your after they either sold out
> because they ordered in tiny small numbers (who they pre-sold to their chums),
> or they simply claim to cant ever get hold of, supplier problems etc.
>
> frankly faced with that or ordering off an internet dealer where they seem to
> offer a vastly improved range of things, Ill order off the internet every
> time, it isnt even about a price difference anymore.
>
> I mean its not just model shops either, an example I encountered today I
> wanted to buy some of those latest picture 1st class stamps from the local
> post office, they'd sold out, only ordered a few sheets in,and they couldnt
> get anymore in, yet I can go on the royal mail website now and order them in
> sheets of 50 at a time !?!?
>
> Awavey

>From my point of view it is even more than that. I do not have the
urge to 'impulse buy' because of the limited production runs these
days. I have learnt to buy rolling stock almost as soon as it is
released, because items will sell out very quickly and then not become
available again for many years (except at inflated eBay prices which I
do not intend to pay). The Bachmann 16t coal wagons are a good
example, as are the Esso weathered 14t tank wagons.

I scour the forthcoming releases for items that I want, and save up
for those.

Also, I wish Bachmann would stop releasing named B1s. They were a very
small proportion of the class, and it would be nice just to have a few
more un-named versions.

beamendsltd

In message <1184319000.666956.196940@w3g2000hsg.googlegroups. com>
crazyhorse <crazy_horse_12002@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> On 13 Jul, 00:15, awa...@yahoo.com (awavey) wrote:
> > In article <33312714f%beamends...@btconnect.com>, beamendsltd <beamends...@btconnect.com> wrote:
> > >In message <5fm1nrF3cqb5...@mid.individual.net>
> > > "Brian Watson" <WACCI_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >> "Ian J." <leftfiel...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > >>news:46955981$0$1610$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> > >> > Seems bachmann are falling behind again, as usual...
> >
> > >> I work in an unrelated trade, but retail sales (apart from what goes through
> > >> the big groups such as Tesco - and they don't sell railway items, thank God)
> > >> are generally down this year and that may be why the schedule is behind.
> >
> > >> If people are spending more in the supermarkets while they go there for
> > >> their food, they may not be tempted to the occasional casual railway
> > >> purchase if they are going into a proper shop less frequently.
> >
> > >It's probably due to the demise of the High Street, which are becoming
> > >just a location of standard issue chain stores and charity shops.
> > >Unless I need some guitar strings I never have cause to go into
> > >town, so (if there were one) I'd never pass a model shop, and
> > >therefore never make an impulse purchase, or even "I'll get that
> > >next week" purchase, as a result of browsing.
> >
> > its more than that though, most model shops never seem to have the range of
> > stuff anymore, they seem to be full of old stock they cant shift, and they
> > cant shift it because its actually the stuff in abundance that no-one really
> > wants, and week in week out actually very little seems to change.
> >
> > Then generally all the stuff you do find your after they either sold out
> > because they ordered in tiny small numbers (who they pre-sold to their chums),
> > or they simply claim to cant ever get hold of, supplier problems etc.
> >
> > frankly faced with that or ordering off an internet dealer where they seem to
> > offer a vastly improved range of things, Ill order off the internet every
> > time, it isnt even about a price difference anymore.
> >
> > I mean its not just model shops either, an example I encountered today I
> > wanted to buy some of those latest picture 1st class stamps from the local
> > post office, they'd sold out, only ordered a few sheets in,and they couldnt
> > get anymore in, yet I can go on the royal mail website now and order them in
> > sheets of 50 at a time !?!?
> >
> > Awavey
>
> >From my point of view it is even more than that. I do not have the
> urge to 'impulse buy' because of the limited production runs these
> days. I have learnt to buy rolling stock almost as soon as it is
> released, because items will sell out very quickly and then not become
> available again for many years (except at inflated eBay prices which I
> do not intend to pay). The Bachmann 16t coal wagons are a good
> example, as are the Esso weathered 14t tank wagons.
>
> I scour the forthcoming releases for items that I want, and save up
> for those.
>
> Also, I wish Bachmann would stop releasing named B1s. They were a very
> small proportion of the class, and it would be nice just to have a few
> more un-named versions.
>

Although not really relevant to 0 Gauge that I'm into these days, that
was something I found irritating towards the end of my 00 days - I had
a "thing" about the Hornby "Norstand" blue mineral wagons and decided
on a rake of then (20 was the target - I had a PO siding and all set
up for them) - I got 6 ok (I was skint at the time - working the
12" to the foot jobbie), but then despite being in the catalogue I
couldn't get any more, it was disappointing to say the least -
especially as the same thing had happened with 21T hoppers previously.
I *still* automatically reach for them when I see them, before
reality kicks in.

The problem these days is finding anything post-1970 BR on the shelf
(except unpainted Bachmann Brassworks 08's which I can't afford!) in
O gauge.

Sadly it's probably all down to demand though - I don't envy model
shop owners, at least in my game I can have a reasonable stab at
what customers are going to *need*, whereas in modeling I suspect
customers are far more whimsical as little is actually *needed* as
such. I find it very frustrating, but I do understand why.

Richard

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I have become... comfortably numb

John Turner

"crazyhorse" wrote

> Also, I wish Bachmann would stop releasing named B1s.

I just wish they'd decided to re-tool and re-chassis the B1 (and J39, V1 &
V2) instead of duplicating Hornby and doing the Scots and Jubilees.

John.

kim

"crazyhorse" <crazy_horse_12002@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1184319000.666956.196940@w3g2000hsg.googlegro ups.com...
> On 13 Jul, 00:15, awa...@yahoo.com (awavey) wrote:
>> In article <33312714f%beamends...@btconnect.com>, beamendsltd
>> <beamends...@btconnect.com> wrote:
>> >In message <5fm1nrF3cqb5...@mid.individual.net>
>> > "Brian Watson" <WACCI_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >> "Ian J." <leftfiel...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> >>news:46955981$0$1610$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
>> >> > Seems bachmann are falling behind again, as usual...
>>
>> >> I work in an unrelated trade, but retail sales (apart from what goes
>> >> through
>> >> the big groups such as Tesco - and they don't sell railway items,
>> >> thank God)
>> >> are generally down this year and that may be why the schedule is
>> >> behind.
>>
>> >> If people are spending more in the supermarkets while they go there
>> >> for
>> >> their food, they may not be tempted to the occasional casual railway
>> >> purchase if they are going into a proper shop less frequently.
>>
>> >It's probably due to the demise of the High Street, which are becoming
>> >just a location of standard issue chain stores and charity shops.
>> >Unless I need some guitar strings I never have cause to go into
>> >town, so (if there were one) I'd never pass a model shop, and
>> >therefore never make an impulse purchase, or even "I'll get that
>> >next week" purchase, as a result of browsing.
>>
>> its more than that though, most model shops never seem to have the range
>> of
>> stuff anymore, they seem to be full of old stock they cant shift, and
>> they
>> cant shift it because its actually the stuff in abundance that no-one
>> really
>> wants, and week in week out actually very little seems to change.
>>
>> Then generally all the stuff you do find your after they either sold out
>> because they ordered in tiny small numbers (who they pre-sold to their
>> chums),
>> or they simply claim to cant ever get hold of, supplier problems etc.
>>
>> frankly faced with that or ordering off an internet dealer where they
>> seem to
>> offer a vastly improved range of things, Ill order off the internet every
>> time, it isnt even about a price difference anymore.
>>
>> I mean its not just model shops either, an example I encountered today I
>> wanted to buy some of those latest picture 1st class stamps from the
>> local
>> post office, they'd sold out, only ordered a few sheets in,and they
>> couldnt
>> get anymore in, yet I can go on the royal mail website now and order them
>> in
>> sheets of 50 at a time !?!?
>>
>> Awavey
>
>>From my point of view it is even more than that. I do not have the
> urge to 'impulse buy' because of the limited production runs these
> days. I have learnt to buy rolling stock almost as soon as it is
> released, because items will sell out very quickly and then not become
> available again for many years (except at inflated eBay prices which I
> do not intend to pay). The Bachmann 16t coal wagons are a good
> example, as are the Esso weathered 14t tank wagons.
>
> I scour the forthcoming releases for items that I want, and save up
> for those.
>
> Also, I wish Bachmann would stop releasing named B1s. They were a very
> small proportion of the class, and it would be nice just to have a few
> more un-named versions.

Likewise the Class 40 diesels.

(kim)

simon

"John Turner" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:139ffo8s7rrf7af@news.supernews.com...
> "crazyhorse" wrote
>
>> Also, I wish Bachmann would stop releasing named B1s.
>
> I just wish they'd decided to re-tool and re-chassis the B1 (and J39, V1 &
> V2) instead of duplicating Hornby and doing the Scots and Jubilees.
>
> John.
Me to, a B1 in one of the few non-lms locos i would buy immediately, esp as
its so distinctive and a frequent visitor. But can be sure the day after I
get one Bachmann will announce an upgrade.

Cheers,
Simon