Hi Guys
I've just watched the Hornby programme on catch up and it appeared to say that the B4 is going to be made in a factory in India now I am aware that this has nothing to do with 009 society or even narrow gauge but am I reading to much into it or are more manufacturers heading down to India to produce more models
Do any of you guys watch the show and what's your view on it I always feel these shows never go into much detail of this is how we produce the tooling and this is we produce xy and z but the general public probably aren't interested in that but in general I think it's a good show for the hobby as a whole as it's showing the public that the hobby is still alive and well
Thanks
Alan
I saw the programme on the TT Flying Scotsman. It seemed to go from an idea and a visit to the NRM to seeing the initial prototype appear, as if by magic, in a parcel at Margate. This is very clever but I suspect there were other steps in between. There was also, apparently, no discussion of TT which comes in many guises I think.
I suspect that a lot of how they produce the tooling, etc. would be classed as 'commercially sensitive information' and as such not broadcast.
Quote from: engerth399 on January 24, 2023, 08:46
I saw the programme on the TT Flying Scotsman. It seemed to go from an idea and a visit to the NRM to seeing the initial prototype appear, as if by magic, in a parcel at Margate. This is very clever but I suspect there were other steps in between. There was also, apparently, no discussion of TT which comes in many guises I think.
To be honest, that aspect of the TV show was the most frustrating, on models of all types, the only exceptions were the 'Quick Build' kits, which are moulded in the UK and the factory was featured.
Wildly off-topic for the OO9 Soc., but the new 1/24th Spitfire was also moulded in the UK, but that was ignored in the Hornby TV show, yet the moulder hosted an event for magazines and a few modellers and several YouTube videos emerged, which suggests commercial sensitivity was not an issue.
I suspect that the distance between Margate and the Far Eastern production sites led to the 'faux pas' on the TT:120 track not being a circle, the eight curves overlapping when made into a circle, as pointed out on the Chadwick YouTube video. By all reviewers I have seen, the Peco TT:120 track is much superior.
jch
Quote from: John Harris on April 25, 2023, 09:05
I suspect that the distance between Margate and the Far Eastern production sites led to the 'faux pas' on the TT:120 track not being a circle, the eight curves overlapping when made into a circle, as pointed out on the Chadwick YouTube video.
Mine formed a circle and were not as Chadwick showed! I suspect there was a bit of Hornby bashing going on there. Peco don't do TT set track so the two ranges aren't really comparable, though I would say the the Tillig set track, judging from comments about it from those that use it and also have the Hornby stuff to compare the two does seem to be better, though pricier. There were some teething issues in that in some cases the curved track needed "destressing" but when done the circle was just fine. That's the trouble with social media, a few reports of issues tends to be blown up out of all proportion! My TT:120 collection is coming along nicely, I've even started my layout which will have a combination of Hornby and Peco track!
Quote from: JulienW on January 24, 2023, 09:27
I suspect that a lot of how they produce the tooling, etc. would be classed as 'commercially sensitive information' and as such not broadcast.
While that is true, surely by the time the series is broadcast the items are online for sale or in the shops?
jch
Not always, there was a design fault on the TT120 A3 which wasn't spotted until late on which delayed it, that could happen to any model. From what I remember of the series they showed the 08 which has only just been released.
Quote from: John Harris on June 05, 2023, 15:17
Quote from: JulienW on January 24, 2023, 09:27
I suspect that a lot of how they produce the tooling, etc. would be classed as 'commercially sensitive information' and as such not broadcast.
While that is true, surely by the time the series is broadcast the items are online for sale or in the shops?
jch
Whilst I can see that
what they are going to produce is probably in the shops by the time of broadcast, and let's face it the show is in essence an hour long advertisement for the Hornby stable of products, the wherewithal of
how they make it was what I was referring to by the phrase 'commercially sensitive information'...