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That's fantastic 😀 I'm pleased the little video helped! 👍

Ahh im glad you said that. 🙂 I thought it was my imagination! They do de-rail very easily.

😂😂😂 now thats not a bad idea!

Hello Julian. Thank you for watching the video, and may i apologise for my late response. It's a funny old world isn't it, im all for reviews and information/ advice available on the good old interwebs, and there is a lot of great content out there from many people. I just dont see the point in belittling manufacturers in the extreme way that has been happening of late. Constructive criticism is good but out and out hate campaigns really get my goat 😂. Im sure there are things that I do that people dont like, and that's absolutely fine, I don't expect everyone to share my views and opinions. Its a fantastic hobby that brings so much relaxation and happiness to so many and long may it be that way. Thank you once again for watching the video. We really appreciate your time and support. All the very best. Martin

Hello there! thank you so much for watching the video, I know what you mean about the thumbs down thing, we get a fair old share of those 😂 and like you say its a bit of a kick in the teeth especially after all the hard work putting the video together. We knew when we started making content for YT that there would be some people who really like what we do, and lots of others that really, really don't 😂 But I guess that's the joy of putting ourselves out there for the world to see. Its just a shame that people don't appreciate the effort that goes in to it. Ah so you run Tr-i-ang ! I have a whole load of Tri-ang bits and pieces all in boxes tucked away, track, and rolling stock etc. Its such a shame I'm running out of room in the shed, id like to get it all set up as a layout and actually use it rather than it just sitting in boxes etc. Again I totally understand what you are saying with the current pricing, everything is very expensive now. The only time I buy new locos at the moment is if they are heavily discounted in sales etc😂 The RRP's are a little bit keen for me sadly, but I do troll the second hand market with a keen eye. Thank you so much again for watching the video and taking the time to write your comment here. Your support is very much appreciated. All the very best to you Kind regards Martin

@@shedmouthjunction I have a Tri-ang TT layout, Tri-ang series 3 layout and have just started a Tri-ang Super 4 experimental layout. Plus an N Gauge layout and a Hornby System 6 layout. Too many maybe, but I really appreciate the old stuff. Its a shame that your collection is in boxes. Like I mentioned previously, the old stuff was built to last and be maintained. Happy Modelling

Ah ha! yes, I was very pleased with these little gems I must say. Thank you for watching the video! Very much appreciated.

Hello Iain, thank you for watching the video. Yes it was such a shame with the job opportunity, one of those things sadly but who knows, maybe one day. I do love the KESR, looking forward to revisiting in a few weeks time, hopefully ill get chance to see a terrier there somewhere. 😀 Thanks again Iain, all the very best to you. Martin

Hello John, thank you for watching the video and taking the time to write your message. I couldn't agree more with you John, like you say, the best thing to do is ignore them for sure. Thank you once again for your support. It is very much appreciated. Kind regards Martin

Hello Stephen. Thank you so much for watching our video. My apologies for the delay in responding here, it has taken me a few evenings after work to reply to everyone 🙂 You are absolutely right Stephen, good reviewers are well worth following and definitely help us decide where to lay our coin of the realm. We absolutely have upmost respect for Sam of Sam's Trains. I don't think I've purchased a loco yet without checking to see if Sam has done a review first. Although I don't always agree with his outcome, He comes across as such an honest and polite and well spoken chap and his videos are brilliantly produced. He definitely helps when it comes to helping me choose models for sure. Your last sentence there is spot on, a hobby should be about pleasure and be fun, definitely not the place for anger or negativity. Thank you so much again for taking the time to watch the video and leave a comment. Your support is very much appreciated. All the best Martin and Evie

Hello, thank you for watching the video. Absolutely right there, constructive criticism is never a bad thing and indeed if something has a problem there is absolutely no harm in pointing it out, but like you say, it can be done sensibly, politely and without such an 'all guns blazing' attack on a manufacturer or individual. Its a wonderful hobby we have here and its best enjoyed in a friendly and relaxed way. Many thanks once again for you time and support. Its very much appreciated. All the best Martin

Hello! thank you so much for watching the video and taking the time to leave a comment. By the sounds of it, UK manufacturers could do with taking a leaf out of the US book of how to do things! Many thanks again for your time, your support is very much appreciated.

😂😂 I must confess.... i thought it sound a bit suspect 😂😂

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time comment. It is very much appreciated 👍😀 All the very best, Martin

They are soooo nice aren't they! The detail is absolutely epic

Hello there, thank you so much for watching the video, sorry for my late reply, its taken me a few evenings after work to catch up and reply to everyone. 😂 CZcams has some fantastic videos and channels and so many of them offer such informative and honest information, its such a shame that a few folk are determined to spend their days being grumpy 😂 Once again thank you so much for your time to watch our video, your support is very much appreciated. All the very best to you. Kind regards Martin

Ah brilliant! The Terriers are such cracking little models, They look fantastic and run beautifully. Thank you so much for watching the video and taking the time to comment. It is very much appreciated. All the very best. Martin

Thank you so much for watching my shed waffle 😂 Your support is very much appreciated. All the very best to you too, and many thanks again.👍 Martin

😂😂😂 Perfect! Thanks for filling in the gap! 😂😂👍

Hello there! Thank you so much! what a wonderful response to the video. I have read your message a few times over and I think have hit the proverbial nail squarely on the head in so many ways. CZcams is a funny thing, it can start as something quite meaningless and then before you know it, you can feel pressure to feed the monster you have created and if you are not careful, CZcams soon becomes the hobby, exactly as you have described. Coming into this hobby 2 years ago, what appealed more than anything, was the idea of slowly building a layout over years to come, It has taken me this amount of time to finally decide on a theme and positive idea of what I'm looking to eventually build. This is wonderfully relaxing hobby, and like a beautifully poured Ale, is best enjoyed a leisurely pace.😂 Did you say you have locos over 110 years old?....wow!!! Now that is impressive, something i'd love to see! Thank you so much again for watching the video and your wonderful reply. We wish you all the very best. kind regards Martin

Thank you so much for watching ! very much appreciated 👍😀 All the very best, Martin

How much was that needed to survive vs just greedy management? I'd hate to see how expensive the toys would be now if they hadn't given the scale(lol) of operations at margate and costs of keeping the factory up to date at the time. Only very recently has the hobby picked up to a point and seen enough inward investment for the likes of dapol to really stretch their legs or for new entrants to really feel confident coming into the market. They were also a bit over a barrel in terms of competing with bachmann at the time. They have also seen huge investment into new tooling which all needs a design team behind it, investment into other brands since as well which has only expanded the remaining head office operations which will have put money back into the local economy back into more demand for goods and services locally which will have in the long run generated new jobs locally. Ideal, no, necessary evil, probably. Absolute dead loss for the town or region, long term perhaps not so bad. Did we gladly enjoy the years of dirty cheap models that resulted without much thought? Yup

@@HamStrains that's the whole point we never saw any reductions

@@shakeyhandsshedmodelrailwa2494 we saw a period of stagnation/decreased rate of price rise. So our incomes went up, prices of other commodities we need went down and there were a good few years were we effectively got cheaper model trains relative to everything else. 😊 Now we have the flip side, the price of everything else is increasing faster than brfore, the wages are stagnant and the price of the trains is keeping up ot just exceeding other commodities and so they feel expensive again. Not because they are strictly speaking expensive but because everything around them has changed.

@@HamStrains still didn't cover what i said , hornby didn't pass on what they saved

@@shakeyhandsshedmodelrailwa2494 Because they were 10 million in the hole.

Hello! Thank you as always for watching more of my shed waffle! 😂 Ah now then, your last sentence is something the was drilled in to me from a very young age. It's something I have spent my entire life carrying out to my very best, and something I have passed on to Evie, treat people as you would want to be treated... perfect. Thank you so much again. All the very best, Martin

Thank you so much Mark, I very much appreciate your time to watch the video and leave a comment. All the very best wishes to you my good man! kind regards Martin

Hello there! thank you sooo much for watching my shed waffle! Absolutely right there in what your saying, identifying problems and potential fixes is something I have no problem with, its often very useful and informative for anyone who is in sticky spot with a model etc. Also reviews are great, if I'm looking for a new model, ill often hunt down a review or two and gauge an idea of what I about to hand over my hard earned coin of the realm for 😂 But I'm with you, likewise I have no time, hatred, click bait or belittling people and manufacturers. Thank you again for your time and support, Its very, very much appreciated. All the very best to you, Kind regards Martin

@shedmouthjunction I refuse to watch his channel and those channels that put the females forward for the purpose of clickbate

Haha, just finished your tea! that's always a disappointing moment I find, when you reach for the mug only to find its empty 😂 Thank you for watching the video, its really appreciated. You are absolutely right, communication is the key, at the end of the day they only want whats best for the customer and in my experience will always be more than happy to talk or put right any wrongs. Thanks again for watching the video. All the best. Martin

If they share factories with the US. (In China there are model train factories that run on commission. Example. Atlas,Broadway Limited Imports, Fleishmann, Tomix share a factory.) They are usually paid pretty well since the employees effectively need to be excellent modellers themselves to do final assembly. Think the last quote I was given from an Atlas employee was equal to about $25-$30usd an hour. A big part of why models with more added detail parts balloon in cost since you need to pay somebody to sit down with tweezers and keen eye to install said details.

@@dexecuter18 yup, but the scary part is we are seeing highly detailed models coming out at relatively low prices in the UK these days and you gotta ask... where's that saving. Easy to attribute to a lack of greed or something silly but lets be honest, these are the companies that will blank any question about what they do to keep that worker safe.

@dexecuter18 , @trainskitsetc , thank you both for watching the video and taking the time to comment on here! your time is very much appreciated! You both raise some excellent points! Looking back into the History of Hornby for example, the factory floor always looked like a decent place to be working, I guess a typical factory floor of that period in time in the UK. But you are absolutely right @trainskitsetc, it makes you wonder what its like in the modern factories abroad and we can only hope that the models we buy over here have been made buy people who are looked after financially and in the conditions of work. @Dexecuter18 Thats a great point that the employees would need to have fantastic modelling skills. Thank you both for your contributions here its certainly given me something to think about! All the best to you both. Martin

Hello, firstly, thank you so much for taking the time to watch the video and of course taking the time to write your comments. Its very much appreciated. 🙂 You are absolutely right, the whole covid period affected me so much, but that one incident has simply not gone away for many reasons. You mention the Anti TT1:20 brigade, again i'm in total agreement with you! I don't understand the negativity towards it at all. It is such an amazing scale, it looks fantastic and they run so nicely. I cant wait to get my track down properly to run it around the shed. Its so nice to watch something new like TT being developed, and seeing how keen the Hornby designers are learning as they go and happily discussing everything with us in their interviews and meetings on social media. Its fantastic! Hahaha... now then Campagnolo or Shimano.... 😂 that age old debate. 😂😂👍 In our little shop, we are more Shimano.....But when in comes to old steel framed road bikes, you cant beat a bit of older Campag blingyness. Thank you once again and we wish you all the very best. Regards Martin

@@shedmouthjunction less of the old steel bike 🤣. And that’s my point, as cyclists we can have a level of brand/opinion chat and it’s fine, usually because it’s answered on the road or over a coffee at the cafe stop, it’s sad some in the model railway hobby want to whip up negativity just to promote themselves without giving anything of value back. Look forward to your TT:120 adventures, High Fell has been very rewarding for me 😁

Ah listened in full mate. I've never had issues when I've reached out to Hornby to replace parts on 2nd hand locos. Always friendly and helpful. Let's face it, no one wants to help anyone kicking off.... Why would they!

Ps. I left the channel that I think you are referring to. Some videos were quite funny, and had been really well put together. But, it became a bit too much and so I decided to unfollow. Stay happy chap! 🎉 Hope summer stays for a bit... Still haven't got the BBQ out! 😢

Thank you so much for taking the time out to watch the video mate. I do waffle on a bit 😂 Ahhhhh we so need the summer to stay for a while, im getting tired of all the rain! 😂 Hope you a all keeping well may good man. All the best, Martin

God, that brief description and I know who you're talking about, all I can say is ignore him and his attempt at 'comedy'. I can't even finish his videos coz they're so negative and boring.

Haha, Great minds thinking alike here 👍

Hello, Thank you so much for watching the video. I couldn't agree more with you, the whole Bachmann and Hornby insults are just pointless and like you say, childish. Once again, thank you for watching and your support, It is very much appreciated. All the very best. Martin

Thank you so much for watching Colin, its very much appreciated. 👍 Kind regards, Martin

Thank you Trevor! haha, that's good to know I'm not alone in my thoughts! 😂 All the vey best. Martin

Hello Rob, Thank you sir! Hope you are keeping well. It seems such a shame that some people seem to want to air their whinges and complaints all across the web. Maybe it's just me but I see this world these days and despair at some peoples attitudes. Anyway, as always Rob, many thanks for your time to watch my ramblings 😂

Interesting. I worked on the site for a few years behind what is now Manhattan Furniture, which uses the remaining building from the works. They still have panes of glass in the big windows which bear the word 'smoking' on them.

I own the hornby DS680 which worked at Lancing C&W works

Haha, Thank you once again for watching my shed shenanigans Martin, Ah ok so you have seen them working in their working environment so to speak, rather than just pottering around heritage lines. That's fantastic!

I agree, Martin. Unless you have tried the manufacturer to fix a problem, don't complain. I'd love an older loco, let alone a new one. I would love to work for Hornby or even other companies in this country, like Peco or Dapol. Hornby produces thousands of one model, plus all the other models. There is bound to be the odd problems. It was good to see Evie, even if she did walk into the washing line. Anyway, thank you for your videos. I enjoy them.

Hey hey! Hello Deano! hows things my good man? Hope you are well. Thanks for watching my good man!

Thank you Duncan, hope you are keeping well. HAHA Evie walking into the washing line was brilliant 😂 you would have thought after 12 years of it being there, she would have been able to avoid it 😂

A terrier terrier, absolutely…!

Ah haaa! Richard ! how are you sir? Richard thank you so much, not just for once again watching the ramblings of a mad man in his shed, but also for your continued support and very kind comments. Now then..."a former spurt", that's fantastic! definitely one that ill be using in future!! 😂😂 All the very best Richard and thank you again. Evie loves the Idea of making a terrier too! haha!! Regards Martin

A terrier terrier! brilliant! 😂

Hello Steve, thank you so much for watching the video. You summed it up brilliantly in 1 sentence there ~ "They are as keen on the hobby as we are and they like happy customers"..... brilliant, I wish I had said that in the video ! 😂 Thank you once more for your support. All the very best. Martin

Plus one from me!

Hello, thank you so much for watching the video. I'm not usually so serious about life but I felt a little 'Anti-negativity' was needed 😂 Next month my videos will be back to the normal happy chaos again 😂 Hopefully, like you say, I've been able to speak for many others feeling the same way. Many thanks again for watching and your time. Your continued support is always very much appreciated. All the very best to you. Martin

Hello Aarron, Thank you so much for watching my ranting!😂 It was a little long winded. But all joking aside, thank you for your kind words of encouragement. Believe it or not I am always a little nervous of how these videos will be received, i'm not one for controversy as you can probably tell. 😂 Thank you once again for your support, it is so very much appreciated ! All the very best. Martin

Thanks Mark! hope you are keeping well mate! 😀

They are so nice Greg, I was really surprised how easily accessible the batteries were too.

Thank you! I agree 100% 😀 There is something absolutely majestic about that particular combination.

Thanks Kevin! they are cheeky little coaches I must say. Hope you are well champ!