Hornby Coach Lights In Action

Totally agree with all you say Super, or should I start calling you 'rivet-boy'?

Seriously, the level of detail on the loco and those coaches is something else, I don't know if you noticed, but the coaches even have interiors including seating and on the brake coaches the brake wheel.  I think I'll have to get some little people so I can add some passengers to them.

I have to say I was blown away by the number of parts in that loco, not even taking into consideration its small size it probably has several times the number of parts in an average loco.  Some people have criticised it for this saying its over complicated and that all the gearing makes it noisy.  Well I have to say I disagree with them, mine runs lovely and smoothly and quietly especially since I've run it in.

As you say the magnets do have to be quite close, although if I were to get some neodium magnets that may work from further away.  It's also difficult to remember which end of the carriages I've fitted the circuit boards which is where you have to wave the magnet, not that its a big deal to wave it along the length of them.  Regardless I like the quality of the lighting, definitely adds to the coaches