Re: FA eBay One of only 125 Hornby NRM Evening Stars R330 Mint Boxed


"John Ruddy" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Steve W wrote:
>> "John Turner" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> "John Ruddy" wrote
>>>
>>>> I'm guessing that Hornby had a batch of the tenders carrying the early
>>>> emblem in the factory and just used these.
>>> It wouldn't surprise me. Authenticity has never been a real issue with
>>> Hornby.
>>>
>>> John.
>>
>> Do you mean it is not an issue are always authentic? For instance, I've
>> looked at the particular eBay item in question, and on the box in the
>> picture, it clearly says "A Hornby Authentic OO Scale Model". And this is
>> a product that was said to be made especially for offer through the NRM?
>> And they just used any old tenders that happened to be laying around?
>>
>> I don't understand this. Are you telling us that we cannot rely on
>> specific statements of authenticity made by both the manufacturer and the
>> National Rail Museum?
>>
>> And no-one before this has brought this to the attention of the
>> model-buying public?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
> It depends on how authentic you want it, I suppose. They are more
> authentic than the 4-4-2 version of the Flying Scotsman that Hornby put
> out in the 1930's, but not as authentic as an accurate detailed kit built
> model based on a specific example using many detailed photographs.

Ah, I get it now! It's "authentic" in the sense that it is an actual Hornby
product, and not someone else's model pretending to be Hornby.

Cheers,
Steve




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