Found this very cool Lionel train set on Amazon. When I was a kid I had a great Lionel set. In reality it wasn’t much more than an oval of track, a steam engine, and a few cars. But I loved it dearly and it was one of those that makes you think back and [...]
Just got hold of a copy of Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium. Can’t believe that as a toy and toy store fanatic that I haven’t seen this moving. This film is billed as “equal parts whimsical and bittersweet, Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium is a family-friendly movie that will charm youngsters.” Hopefully those youngsters can be a [...]
Another segment on James May’s Top Toys show was devoted to the Scalextric race cars. The Scalextric cars are typically sold as a set containing enough track to make a circuit, the necessary power supply and throttles and two cars. The cars are usually based on real vehicles from Formula 1, A1 Grand Prix, NASCAR, [...]
Top Gear’s James May presented a program about his Top Toys, and this is the segment on the number 1 toy – the train set. We also get a glimpse of Pete Waterman’s O Gauge layout. This all too brief video gives a nice introduction to the Hornby and Triang model railways of the UK [...]