Rattlesnake road wrote:Sadly even I have still have an MFO box full of trains, some have never been used. The oldest train must be 56 years old, Princess Elizabeth, white metal wheels that will run like a sparkler on the newer type of tracks.
One day I may do something with them, along with the unmade but boxed Airfix kits of aircraft.
I'm sure your story will be a familiar one to some members.
The (actual) Princess Elizabeth was a beautiful loco, and I'm sure that if your model version is in good nick, a few collectors would be interested in it.
My Scots grandfather worked on the railways outside of Glasgow, and my (Irish) G-Grandfather was a railway mason killed by a train in the Bramhope tunnel. Thus I had a long assocation with the Railways (and the Military too) But the best we could get in the 1950s was a
clockwork tinplate train. Something along these lines:
Of course, even the budget tinplate models are collectables these days.
Family Austerity meant no electric choo choos.
I think it's great, though, that they've somehow kept Hornby going, as well as Airfix (always loved their models-also had a few) and other British classic model companies. Long may it continue.
However, it's sad that it should take a lethal pandemic to ensure Hornby's immediate future.
"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please"- Mark Twain.
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