Quote from: Pengi on June 24, 2014, 03:09:32 PM
(just think, if Hornby/Arnold made a Pendolino it would shut me up going on about it )

But there'd be more pictures than George's Blue Pullman

Quote from: newportnobby on June 24, 2014, 03:23:27 PM

Quote from: Pengi on June 24, 2014, 03:09:32 PM
(just think, if Hornby/Arnold made a Pendolino it would shut me up going on about it )

But there'd be more pictures than George's Blue Pullman

Quite possibly - such a beautiful train. And I'd probably start singing about it too . . .

Just one Pendolino, Farish give it to me, a beautiful train, from Italy

I have read somewhere or been told that it will only be 3 new items in the catalogue. This is because it runs for a part year and to consolidate the current range (play catch up). What has not been mentioned is if this is locomotives only, plus coaches and wagons or all together. 3 new tools split across everything would I suspect rule out coaches as they come in multiple types.

Quote from: NtasticShop on June 24, 2014, 04:35:38 PM
I have read somewhere or been told that it will only be 3 new items in the catalogue. This is because it runs for a part year and to consolidate the current range (play catch up). What has not been mentioned is if this is locomotives only, plus coaches and wagons or all together. 3 new tools split across everything would I suspect rule out coaches as they come in multiple types.

A fair point Richard.

Nobody has actually said it will be three locos.

I suspect we will see a Class 40 but that is only based on the strength of the general collective "rumour mill".

Regards

Roy

The figure refers to three all-new toolings, however I'm sure they'll be more livery variations offered on existing models.

My predictions for new liveries, some of which have been or will be reproduced in the larger scale:

101 in 2-car blue/grey and 3-car NSE versions
150/1 in Silverlink

47s in Railfreight Petroleum and InterCity swallow

Mk1 FO, BCK, RBR in InterCity swallow with white roofs
Mk2/2a in NSE livery

4F in Somerset & Dorset blue livery for the Collectors' Club

Due to the late release of this year's catalogue I can't see many new releases this time round.

I'm interested on what is announced but i'm amazed that people actually buy the catalogue:)

If only there was an electronic medium where you could see what was coming up, some sort of information sharing structure that creates a network of linked computers, i shall call it the interwebs and make my fortune...

i think we will see the shrink ray applied to the class 40 and a few sundry others and the usual reliveries

Quote from: Zakalwe on June 24, 2014, 07:55:54 PM
I'm interested on what is announced but i'm amazed that people actually buy the catalogue:)

I'd agree with this - all the new information will be posted online (Andy at RMweb is always quick in posting these kind of announcements), which for me at any rate leaves there no need to buy a catalogue...

Cheers,
Alan

IMHO catalogues are somewhat a thing of the past due to the internet.

They have surely been a very good source of income for manufacturers over the years. I'm sure they still produce them because of the good mark-up from what is essentially advertising material!

Back in the day when I was into 00 Triang you needed a catalogue to be in the know...but they were never cheap.

Manufacturers must raise a smile that people still buy catalogues in this internet led age, but will continue to produce them as long as their is demand.

Electrics.. please!

I think the problem with electric loco's not selling is that Farish produce the 87/90/91 and they are all lacking in detail, no lights and not DCC ready. basically 1980/90's tooling. Dapol produced a class 86, cracking model but slow to sell because there was only the 86 and nothing else on a par to run with it.
A lack of catenary may also be a factor in slow sales as there is only Dapol's one type of catenary mast available.
Farish did a brilliant job of the class 85 in OO and it would complement the Dapol 86 nicely.. but I hear whispers that the 85 didn't sell well in OO.. so they are unlikely to rush it through the shrinkray.
A real shame that the UK's longest serving electrified mainline is so underrepresented in model form in N.

Looks like I'll be pinning my colours to the Class 40..

Cheers
Mark

Quote from: trkilliman on June 25, 2014, 11:59:42 AM
IMHO catalogues are somewhat a thing of the past due to the internet.

Tell that to your wife when you drag the tower PC & CRT monitor into bed ...

The Fleischmann catalogue (N + OO ) is available online in various languages , about 90 pages.
Various new models mentioned, don't know if they take ages to reach the shops

Quote from: scruff on June 25, 2014, 12:02:29 PM
I think the problem with electric loco's not selling is that Farish produce the 87/90/91 and they are all lacking in detail, no lights and not DCC ready. basically 1980/90's tooling. Dapol produced a class 86, cracking model but slow to sell because there was only the 86 and nothing else on a par to run with it.
A lack of catenary may also be a factor in slow sales as there is only Dapol's one type of catenary mast available.

I don't see that the 87/90/91 really would great affect sales of the Dapol 86. It seems far more likely that, like it or not, electrics just aren't as popular as other types - the argument seems confirmed by poor sales of electrics in other scales like OO as you mention.

Why might electrics be less popular? I guess it's a potentially a combination of reasons:
- in many cases limited locations of use (e.g. 87s only on WCML, 91s only on ECML etc)
- caternary or lack of (or the difficulty in assembling such in model form)
- are operations of electrics just less interesting? Open question I guess, but many run in fixed rakes or with DVTs (certainly 87,90, 91 and at times the 86s) so there is essentially no loco movements or shunting that they'd do unless on a depot scene, or modelling a terminus, which I guess most of us don't do. Also many locos have one use only - passenger running - I do wonder if the relative proportion of electrics pulling freight reduces interest too.

Cheers,
Alan

Quote from: MikeDunn on June 25, 2014, 12:10:55 PM

Quote from: trkilliman on June 25, 2014, 11:59:42 AM
IMHO catalogues are somewhat a thing of the past due to the internet.

Tell that to your wife when you drag the tower PC & CRT monitor into bed ...

Hi

No need, just use a Tablet.

Cheers

Paul

Edited to clarify Tablet as iPad or ASUS, etc not anything else.

Quote from: PaulCheffus on June 25, 2014, 12:23:02 PM
No need, just use a Tablet.

Price of a catalogue - £5 ?  Not sure, as I get mine free from the BCC

Price of a decent tablet - £200+ ...

Nuff said ...

Quote from: MikeDunn on June 25, 2014, 12:35:11 PM


Price of a decent tablet - £200+ ...

Nuff said ...

Very much '+'
I recently looked at the price of a 32Gb iPad Mini and it was £460