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Hornby range with sound worth the extra money or not?

Discussion in 'Model Railways' started by Pete Thornhill, Jan 26, 2010.

  1. Pete Thornhill

    Pete Thornhill Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Administrator Moderator Friend

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    Hi everyone I just wondered what your opinions were on the locos with sound. Looking at the price difference compared to a standard model do you think it is worth it or just an overpriced gimmick?
     
    Pete Thornhill, Jan 26, 2010
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  2. conireland

    conireland Member

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    Listened to a few recordings, what I would do is go into a shop and listen for yourself to the recordings, A4's for example are good, some others aren't, all about what locomotive your after.
     
    conireland, Jan 28, 2010
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    There's some clips of such models on Youtube of such Models if that helps your selection.

    Seemingly quite a few of the models the frequency of the beat is not exactly in time with wheel rotation speed, and a few 3 cylinder machines sound awfully like 2 or 4 cylinder types, needs a bit more refining before i'd be tempted personally.
     
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