#hornby

[lomotunes2008]

Talyllyn arrived today!

I thought I'd take a photo of it next to my terrier, the smallest standard gauge engine I own. There's actually not too big of a difference!!

[1980sactionfigures]

Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes / Jimmy Garvin) - WCW (Galoob / Hornby)

[libriaco]

Consigli di lettura

Immagine: disegno di Guido Scarabottolo per la copertina del libro.

Non vorrei mai dover dissuadere qualcuno dalla lettura di un libro. Ma vi prego, se state leggendo un libro che vi sfinisce, lasciate perdere e leggete qualcos’altro, come quando mettete mano al telecomando se non vi piace un programma televisivo. La vostra incapacità di godervi un romanzo reputatissimo non significa che siate ottusi; anzi, potreste scoprire di preferire Graham Greene, o Stephen Hawking, o Iris Murdoch, o Ian Rankin, o Charles Dickens, o Stephen King, fate voi. Non importa. So soltanto che ricaverete ben poco da un libro che vi fa piangere per la pena di leggerlo. Non ve lo ricorderete e non imparerete niente; e, la prossima volta, con ogni probabilità sceglierete di guardare il Grande Fratello invece di leggere un libro.

N. Hornby, [The Complete Polysyllabic Spree, 2006] Una vita da lettore, Parma, Guanda ebook, 2012 [Trad. M. Bocchiola]

[railwaycreature]

It's my birthday today!! And for it, I got a model TfW Class 67!!!!!! It's one of Seren's siblings, but until I can get them properly renumbered from 67014 to 67025, I'm just pretending it's him hehehehe :3

It's so fun to have the husbands irl aaaaah!!!!!

[myosotlsart]

Now that fall is coming 'round again, I'm getting in the pokémon mood.

[feigeroman]

Saturday Movie Night: James May's Top Toys (2005)

As it's nearly Christmas, I thought I'd take a brief break from the Model Town marathon to share something a little more festive.

It's no secret that for all he talks about cars and motorsport, James May has a soft spot for trains, and model railways especially. He first shared this interest with the world in 2005 with James May's Top Toys, a documentary in which he explored some of his favourite childhood toys, and discovered which ones still had a place in the modern world.

Unsurprisingly, the electric train set proved to be the toppest of James' top toys, and the last ten minutes of the programme (shared above) were dedicated to model railways. In this extract, James gives us a quick rundown of the history of the hobby (and the historic battle between Hornby and Triang), stops off at Pete Waterman's Leamington Spa layout, buys himself some trains and tracks at a toy auction, assembles them into a nice little layout, and uses this to liven up a tedious Christmas party.

[miko-the-fox]

is this enough green for St Patrick's Day

I ran out of tags but istg there's more toy lines in there I forgot to mention sobbing

Arry and Bert are just there for the snacks probably (they snuck in on a technicality)

[detournementsmineurs]

Rose Leslie dans "Miss Austen" mini-série d'Andrea Gibb - adaptée du roman éponyme de Gill Hornby (2020) autour de l'écrivain Jane Austen (1775–1817) et de sœur Cassandra Austen (1773–1845) - septembre 2025.