DJ Models, KR Models and who else for the King?

Personally, I think it would sell, but then it's not my money being invested (and I might think differently if it were)!

I'm sad to see the Scenecraft range go, and I might pick up one of the GWR "standard stations" for future use (repainted to pre-nationalisation colours). They're convenient and look good, though they are frighteningly expensive.

I finally did the scenics on my first layout this summer, after years of prevaricating. I've used a few Scenecraft buildings, with small bits of repainting. But there are more and more 3d printed buildings available with exquisite detail. I reckon if I'd done the scenics 8 years ago, I might have used double the amount of Scenecraft-type buildings; if I do another layout in 5 years time, I would expect 3d printed models will cover at least 90% of my needs.

In the last 5 years or so, we've had 3 different proposals for a King seeking expressions of interest.

The only one who shared any information claimed to have reached 30-somthing percent of the numbers needed to be viable; we can assume the others achieved less than that...

That strongly indicates that the supposed demand is not there, just a few albeit rather vocal modellers, unless you can provide irrefutable evidence otherwise...

So for those who state a desire for a King, the question has to be did you submit an expression of interest for any/all of the proposals?; and if not why not?? Was it an aversion to the suppliers, a mistrust in their funding methods, the price point or something else??

it's a shame central trains 150 isn't in the early livery (white, blue stripe, green) because they haven't done this version before

Good to see some more steam releases, even if not for me.

Little surprised to see another 2 150s, been a fair few farish DMUs in bargin bins for a while now.

Bit sad to see Scenecraft on the way out, found a few bits and pieces useful over the years, but again, bargin bins seem to suggest it's getting harder to produce them at an acceptable retail price.

But 3 20s and a 4mt in my pre orders and coming soon apparantly so enough to look forward to

that's a real shame about scenecraft.

i suppose it was getting too expensive to produce and not profitable enough for bachmann?  the prices were getting extremely high as well.

Dapol had made lots of GWR 4-6-0s, like hall, grange and (older and newer) manor class.
What if they release it-GWR 6000 King George V with its bell.

Do I need an 8F? Probably not. Am I tempted to get one anyway? Perhaps!

Not sure how I feel about Scenecraft being mothballed. There were some nice buildings, but I don't think I'd ever buy them at RRP. On the plus side this hopefully means there will be some good clearance deals in the not-too-distant future!

I'll have one of those 8Fs thank you ! Late crest and without that cab side post 1964 stripe.

Seems they are stopping doing Scenecraft model buildings (after 20 years).
There must have been a huge amount unsold at full RRP over the years.

It was OK when Hornby's Liddle End range first came out, at pocket money prices, but now the Chinese demand a proper salary, they are commanding huge sums (especially in the bigger scale) and consequently don't sell. maybe we will go back to actually making model buildings rather than buying ready to plonk ones?

Bob G