Hi all, I am quite happy that if people decide they want to buy something that looks very attractive without
wishing to know if the model is accurate or good value for money, that is their choice. The real point is that
if they have no expertise at all to judge the quality of a product, would they NOT like to have the opinion of
others or be given FACTS upon which to make their own judgement. If they ignore these opinions and
go ahead anyway they may find later that they wish they had taken advice, perhaps when they try to sell
the item and find it's value is very low, or when THEIR expertise has increased.
At the moment there is no model railway "Which" and, as I have tried to explain, the reviews in most
magazines, if or when they ever appear, may not be the truth, the whole truth or even anything resembling
the truth. Although only a few people join forums like this, it seems strange that some of those that do are
unhappy to see adverse criticism about the products being discussed in that very forum. If they insist on
making their buying decisions based purely on their own opinion it seems rather pointless joining a forum.
They may, of course, be hoping to find that all the contributors are praising the product, thus reinforcing the
choice they have made and are thus rather disgruntled to find the exact opposite. Regards Adrian