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Western Thunderer
news on the Tower website today
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the start of a shunter war?
cheers
Mike
Welcome to Tower Models Website
the start of a shunter war?
cheers
Mike
Nearly double the price of the Dapol 08..
Yes I didn't say I'd buy it... anyway surely a relatively obscure/limited Region shunter like the Class 05 is no competition for the ubiquitous 08..??
Over There there's already news from Warley that HJ are to do the 37/0 centre-headcode version. Started saving already.
It also had splitting plastic gears crude can motors encroaching in the cabs & this new one appears to have around a £200 price increase, for me they are now in the JLTRT price range but nowhere near in terms of quality.........each to their ownTheir first 37 was quite early in the range, & as I recall fairly 'error free' although the windscreens could've been improved. If they do that but without making a horlicks of it as per the Class 40, & get the rest as good as before, that'd do me.
Just for the record the gears split regardless of usage.....My locos don't go far or fast enough to split the gears
You have had more luck than me, I have had 3 Hymek's & a 47 & replaced gears in all of themI'm going to regret saying this, but none of my Heljan locos has suffered from a split gear. I think I have had the Hymek around 7 years, 37 & 47 about 6, (47 now sold on) 33 perhaps 4 and 31 around 2 or so. Admittedly, they don't get a great deal of use, but I do blast the 37 up and down the line cos it sounds great!!
I thought one of the locos had split gear problem, but it turned out to be the motor needed to be tightend down .
Edited for spelling, I blame the iPhone but could be the cava!
I'm no expert but considering the terrific weight of these locos, maybe plastic (nylon?) gears would not be my first choice!You have had more luck than me, I have had 3 Hymek's & a 47 & replaced gears in all of them
You are, of course, quite right. The trouble is that as railway modellers we tend to be an independent bunch and rarely get our ducks all lined up so that a concerted approach is possible. Maybe we should have an agreed strategy at the next major exhibition and ensure that we attack mob handed? In fact, for those who have bought models from Tower or any other retailer, their gripe under British consumer law is with them and not the manufacturer. That does, rather, tend to dilute the effort.Simple - an organised group to politely and persistently put concerns to them on their stand at a show. That way the message will get through.
Simple - an organised group to politely and persistently put concerns to them on their stand at a show. That way the message will (should) get through.