DJ models - Dave Jones new venture

[scruff]

Hope Dave's new venture includes N gauge!

http://djmodelsltd.co.uk

Cheers

Mark

[Newportnobby]

Considering Dave always thought the NGF had a 'downer' on Dapol (untrue, of course), he seems to have listened to the basic criticisms of Dapol and is determined to correct them i.e. shipments, testing etc
I wish him a huge success

[scruff]

I think it is totally untrue that we are biased against Dapol on here.
But I really do wish him all the luck in the world with this new venture.

Is it me or have Dapol lost their weathering people (Mercig)?? or have I read the statement wrong??

Cheers
Mark

[Jack]

He certainly seems to be aiming high with his proposed aims. It will be interesting to watch Dave develop his business model because if he get's it right, his previous employer may have problems and we, the customer, will benefit.

Many will no doubt be hyper critical, but not many will put their own money where their mouth is as he has done.

Time will tell, I genuinely wish him every success too. 

[port perran]

We can only wait and see.
A little more competition can only be good for us consumers.
I have nothing against Dapol's products at all (in fact some of my very best locos eg new panniers and Class 22 are products of theirs). It's just that their timescales leave "a little to be desired".
Looking forward to reading about Dave's forthcoming announcements. Best of luck to him.

[Flounder]

The intention to personally check each model before they go out is attractive and likely to result in me ordering.  And realistic delivery timescales - a simple concept but so often lacking.

I wish him the very best of luck.

[PostModN66]

Hmmmmm........

"DJM" ................sounds a bit like......."CJM"......

Cheers

Jon 

[Mr Sprue]

One of the many things I have learned in life is to never prejudge anyone, so I shall sit on the fence and watch that space!

But good luck to him anyway.

[REGP]

Whilst wishing Dave Jones all the best for his ambitious new venture and welcoming more competition in the RTR market, I am a bit concerned about what the prices may be like.

Ray

[OwL]

I think the NGF forum is sometimes viewed by many manufacturers as some place where by people openly criticise their models.
Totally untrue!!!

The N Gauge Forum should be wholly praised as being the only independent British N Gauge forum on the WWW.

Manufacturers should look to the N Gauge Forum for honest reviews about their products. Afterall, reviews posted on other forums by normal modellers have to compete with model rail press owned moderators whom cannot afford to allow honest, un-biased views posted on their sites through fear of losing sponsorship which keeps their sites afloat.
The NGF being independent doesn't suffer that short coming.

I agree that negative reviews have occurred about models on this site but with just cause (due to the models being sh*t).
At the same time I have personally spent £100+ on a model that has been reviewed here first purely on the credit of the knowledge base of this forum (regardless of manufacturer) and I have not been disappointed.

If makers of RtR models are frightened of advertising on the NGF, then it is their loss in my opinion.
If I were about to go start an N Gauge RtR company then the NGF would be my first port of call to find out how my potential Market really feels.

Best of luck to Dave.

[mereman]

I think the NGF forum is sometimes viewed by many manufacturers as some place where by people openly criticise their models.
Totally untrue!!!

The N Gauge Forum should be wholly praised as being the only independent British N Gauge forum on the WWW.

Manufacturers should look to the N Gauge Forum for honest reviews about their products. Afterall, reviews posted on other forums by normal modellers have to compete with model rail press owned moderators whom cannot afford to allow honest, un-biased views posted on their sites through fear of losing sponsorship which keeps their sites afloat.
The NGF being independent doesn't suffer that short coming.

I agree that negative reviews have occurred about models on this site but with just cause (due to the models being sh*t).
At the same time I have personally spent £100+ on a model that has been reviewed here first purely on the credit of the knowledge base of this forum (regardless of manufacturer) and I have not been disappointed.

If makers of RtR models are frightened of advertising on the NGF, then it is their loss in my opinion.
If I were about to go start an N Gauge RtR company then the NGF would be my first port of call to find out how my potential Market really feels.

Best of luck to Dave.

Agreed I brought 2 locos which were praised on here. I have to say I go more by what is posted here then the mags or other forums.

Anyway I hope Dave makes a go of his new venture.

[1936ace]

Wow, sounds like he will have a lot on his plate, good on him. Fingers crossed we will see models that are not around now like maybe some early diesels and it will be interesting to see how he goes price wise to be able to compete with the other two big players.

Dave can you make me some mk3 blue grey coaches to complete Zac's hst?

Bart

[Pengi]

Wow, sounds like he will have a lot on his plate, good on him. Fingers crossed we will see models that are not around now like . . .

Bart

. . . a Pendolino

[Bob G]

If we are starting to do predictions, I predict...in N of course...

GWR King (King Dave?)
SR Lord Nelson (Lord Dave?) or a Scotch Arthur (Sir Dave?)
Class 41 (Active, perhaps..., and I know these are one of Dave's favourites)
Class 17 (who would not buy a pair of these beautiful diesels?)
The LMS twins (unlike DP1, why not double your sales with one model as you just have to have two  )
LNER P2 2-8-2 ('male chicken' (changed by forum) o the North)

and so it goes on...

The sharp ones out there might look at the namers and grin a little, perhaps.

Best
Bob

[Trev]

Well said OWL.
Some of the reviews in the main press are very woolie to say the least and seem to focus more on the life of the prototype than the quality of the model.