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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2007 17:00:04 GMT
Just been on a shopping trip with Mrs Gromit and Fatty to Hobbycraft at Tamworth. Whilst we were there, I popped into W.H.Smith for a couple of magazines and noticed the Flying Scotsman part work. The first part is only 50p so it was worth a look. However, on reading through the information supplied, there are 125 issues to the set, apart from the next issue priced at £2.99, the following issues will be priced at £4.99, that makes the full cost of the series over £600.
This is an '0' gauge (1/43 scale) model, fair enough it's constructed mainly in brass, which basically makes it miniature engineering ... but £600? ... sorry, I don't think I'll be continuing with the set.
What do the rest of you think, has anyone considered buying the series? ... do you think it's worth it?
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Post by iansadler on Dec 28, 2007 19:03:48 GMT
Hi Nick , A chap who works with Linda is looking forward to collecting all the parts he thinks it is a bargain cheers ian
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Post by chadders on Dec 28, 2007 21:39:07 GMT
I'm sure that there is a decent kit of the Scotsman that costs less than £600. And being in brass its going to be a bugger to build.....I have enough problems folding a cockpit set up never mind a whole steam train. Apparently its the DJH kit and if you buy it in kit form from them its inly £467. Add to that the fact that with the partwork you have to buy extras like track and motors it seems a bit of a con to me.  Mark |
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Post by martindawson on Mar 27, 2008 23:25:29 GMT
I was at the York Model Railway Show over Easter and one trader had some ten+ gauge one models of Gresley A4's and the like at about £600.
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I was trawling through some railway model mag's and one speclist was selling a limited edition loco...
wait for it...
£11,500....
Nighty, night....
Martin (10558)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2008 23:37:49 GMT
After visiting the model railway show a couple of weeks ago at the Harvey Hadden stadium near Nottingham, I can understand how some of these loco's can fetch large sums of money and I envy the skills of those who build them, but I'm glad I didn't go further than issue 1 of the Flying Scotsman series.
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Post by napoleon on Mar 27, 2008 23:47:29 GMT
You'll be telling me next Martin that the Americans actually landed on the moon.
John
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2008 23:56:09 GMT
You'll be telling me next Martin that the Americans actually landed on the moon. John Nah, your avvin a larf! ... Americans? ... the Sun actually photographed a Routemaster bus on the moon, that means the flippin cockney's got there first ... strole on!  ;D   |
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Post by ptcruiser on Mar 28, 2008 19:39:30 GMT
You'll be telling me next Martin that the Americans actually landed on the moon. John Nah, your avvin a larf! ... Americans? ... the Sun actually photographed a Routemaster bus on the moon, that means the flippin cockney's got there first ... strole on! ;D Not being picky but it was the Sunday Sport, and I think they had a B24 on there as well..  |
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Post by foxy on Apr 4, 2008 13:29:18 GMT
Well getting back on track lol Haha.
You will find there is a kit of the Flying Scotsman in(brass with chassis and motor/pickups etc) on the market but in 00(1/76th) gauge, this as many know will be less than the model currently being talked about price wise,'BUT' would still set you back a nice £350 pounds.
So that price for the 1/35th scale is about right.
I agree you have to be in the money and have the tools to build these great engines.
I used to dabble in the lower gauge and still have one or two locos around, but not the flying scotsman laddie. ;D
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Post by akesterton on Apr 5, 2008 9:35:58 GMT
These "part series" magazines are generally selling very overpriced bits. There are some advantages, if you did want to buy a £600 brass loco, doing it in £5 chunks is not a bad idea to spread the cost. It probably also paces the build quite nicely. I have seen some very expensive kits (it might have been traction engines) where you buy the kit in significant blocks, sent to you every few months.
Still, someone must be buying them - you can barely move in Smith's for this kind of magazine...Star Trek DVD's, diecast planes, etc
anthony
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Post by NoelSmith on Jan 3, 2011 16:29:06 GMT
The parts series magazines will always be a very expensive way of buying a kit.
I looked at a ship kit once like this.....Would have cost twice as much as if I had bought a full kit off the shelf. Personally I think they are a bit of a con when you do the costings.
Also, maybe I am a bit cautious, but I would hate to be halfway through a project like that if the publishing company went belly up, leaving you with a half made model and a lot of money down the drain!
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