Model Railway News | July 2024 | Hornby's Mid-Year Announcements

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0:00 Intro
0:43 Bachmann
3:37 Accurascale
5:30 Sam'sTrains
6:36 Revolution Enters TT
8:30 Dapol
10:37 Hornby TT
12:16 Hornby Announcements

[revolutiontrains]

Hi Sam, good update. I'll try to answer some of your questions about the Revolution MMA/JNA box wagons. In terms of specification - what do you want to know? As with our models in OO and N the wagons will feature prototypical variations in detailing including 9-rib and 11-rib bodyshells, with or without side cleaning doors, with body or bogie mounted brake wheels and incorporating variations in the positioning and configuration of underfloor brake equipment. They'll have standard TT:120 couplers in the same NEM sockets used by Hornby. In terms of pricing, while the numerous tooling variations we are offering do add a little to the cost, by far the biggest factor is the quantity you expect to make. TT:120 is an unknown market for us so we have priced the models the same as our N gauge versions. Comparing our model with the Hornby HAA (itself a very fine model) is understandable but misleading as they have significantly wider distribution and I strongly suspect they will sell far more than we expect to. Plus for a realistic HAA rake you need around 24-36 wagons; for a realistic MMA rake you need around 12-18 so the cumulative price is not disimilar. It is probably more realistic to compare our bogie wagon with the Hornby/Arnold TT:120 container flat which is £43. If you're at one of the shows we attend (TINGS, GETS, "New" Warley) come and have a chat and I will happily explain more of our thinking. Thanks. Ben Ando, Revolution Trains.

[dakshanbalaramesh]

Personally, my favourite Buckjumper was the one in that stunning Dark BR Blue Livery. I will definitely get my hands on it one day. 

And as always, great video Sam, the Model Railway news is my favourite way to catch up on developments in the hobby.

[NWRJ_WStudios]

I can't wait for the Buckjumper to come out Sam, I'll be getting one of those for my layout for sure.

Cheers Jasper & Willow

[maringarvanovic]

We must have all seen this coming with Hornby?. I personally feel that Simon Kohler is to blame when they got rid of their concessions and dealers that they had been dealing with for decades.

[little_britain]

I am not sure exactly what the profit curve is, but one thing is for sure is that it takes a lot of sales volume to pay off all new tooling. Obviously TT is all new tooling, but I think the sales numbers are actually quite decent - after all, the total numbers cover everything Hornby sells, so it looks like a respectable percentage is from TT. As a consequence, it is only reasonable to assume the lack of large numbers of new tooled items is due to the capital outlay.

[keitheglon]

Bachmann's autumn winter announcement is showing live on YouTube channel Saturday morning 9.30am

[Blurstrike]

Seems like Hornby needs to reassess what they are doing after treating their clients (retailers) and customers like rubbish over the last couple of years, the numbers aren't lying.

[CustomiZe_]

Oh its summer is it? With the weather I didn't realise! 😂😂😂😂

[BrewPub]

I realize it takes a lot of time / work to be able to produce videos this frequently, so thank you for the videos. You are one of my top 3 favorite channels.

[Damien.D]

Hi Sam, from your french audience : the summer is miserable too, on the other side of the Channel...
Let's call this a perfect "indoor hobbies" summer :P

[NormalJungle]

Another nice watch. Looking at Hornby revenue and debts is kinda depressing, especially considering they have been in the hobby for over 100 years. I’m really hoping they don’t go out of business, because I think they make the best RTR Gresley Pacifics in 00. Also, you guys in England are getting rain? It’s more than 90 where I am right now! But other than that, good video as always Sam!

[MrBnsftrain]

I'm glad another manufacturer is getting into British TT:120 scale! Glad they started with a piece of rolling stock that matches what Hornby has announced, but something Hornby has not made. Hopefully Hornby use their resources wisely and not make the same model.
I would like to see you review the Hornby TT HAA hopper and the Mk3 coaches that go with the HST.

[philkeller]

One thing people need to remember is that out of all the manufacturers which exist is the fact that most ONLY produce rolling stock / Locos!

To create a ‘model railway’ you need track, buildings, trees, scenic materials etc - and none of the recent entrants to the industry make those things! In fact it’s only Hornby and Bachmann who can provide the entire model railway ecosystem so to speak and as such were Hornby to flounder it would leave a much grater hole than many seem think.

[PsiPancake]

Thank you so much for all the updates every month in the model railway industry! I'm from Canada and order my OO models from the UK and this helps me find out the information A LOT! Excited for the 57XX Pannier Tank and the Jones Goods in HR Yellow!

[timbervalleyproductions]

Great vid Sam - really useful as always. As you say sad to hear of Hornbys position but in my opinion they've only brought it on themselves by continuing to produce overpriced and outdated junk (comparative to the likes of Cavalex, Revolution etc) - in my opinion had they cut some of this tat which didn't sell well such as beetles/coke stuff and steampunk, they could have saved their reputation and also their money!! There are many other things I think as well but I can't really go to detail on it here 😂 maybe though you could do a small video explaining what went wrong and how Hornby could change stuff and turn it around (like you did with TT?), that would be interesting.

[NWRJ_WStudios]

There wasn't that many steam locomotive announced this month Sam, let's just hope they'll be more next month.

Cheers Jasper & Willow

[lindaoffenbach]

Fascinating Sam. The auto release coupling is of course an interesting notice. In the Märklin world the vintage solution was a pulse via the electromagnetic reverser (relay) to the coupler by the controller's reversing pulse (1960s, 70s, 80s). It worked but the rather bulky mechanics had to be hidden somehow. Today with electronics, it's much easier to implement the function in a discrete way via the decoder.
We'll have to read H's latest report. As far as we have understood is that H has always been financially inconstant. Debt isn't a problem as long as it being covered by a Capex which in the end generates revenue with a projection of earning back with a healthy profit plus net projected value of inflation. However, such are high risks taken, and if H doesn't come through, then we'll have to see what's next... It's up to Gary Channon (owner of Phoenix Asset Management) who has a great passion for the hobby but does see H as filling a niche market. Hopefully he has the patience. Cheerio.

[adeerdoes]

Thanks for the update! Always look forward to these ^^ Jus to say Rapidos Metropolitan Railway E Class locos are now in stock! Looking forward to seeing your review of one Sam ;3

Can't wait for mine to arrive.. a very interesting prototype~

[JerseyBill-xr]

I can only wish that someone would have something similar to this in America's. Great video, Jersey Bill

[andrewcutts]

I’ve just seen a pre-production model of the 08 up close and personal and all I can say is Wow!
I’m certainly getting one for a small Leicester based shunting layout that I’m planning. The slow speed running will be the clincher.