I've just picked up on something that has never been mentioned in conversations that I have had with fellow Dublo folk.
The Hornby Dublo logo printed on the side of the purple and white stripped wagon boxes is positioned such that when you sit the logo the right way up the wagon inside is upside down sitting on the roof or coal load or whatever. This is not good for storage of aforementioned wagons. Best to store the wagons in the boxes with the logo upside down as only then is the wagon sitting on its wheels.
Those in the know will understand that you can only put the wagon in one way due to how the end flaps are designed just in case a comedian turns up and suggests that the wagon could always be put in the box the other way up!
This prooves that even the great Mecanno of Liverpool got it wrong occasionally!
Does anybody know of any other manufacturer whose boxes present a similar issue.
Happy modelling
Gary
PS what really makes me weep is when I visit toy fairs and see Dublo tin plate wagons held in place with a rubber band around both the wagon and the box. This induces all sorts of paint wear so would toy fair traders please refrain from this practice when displaying your wares.
The Hornby Dublo logo printed on the side of the purple and white stripped wagon boxes is positioned such that when you sit the logo the right way up the wagon inside is upside down sitting on the roof or coal load or whatever. This is not good for storage of aforementioned wagons. Best to store the wagons in the boxes with the logo upside down as only then is the wagon sitting on its wheels.
Those in the know will understand that you can only put the wagon in one way due to how the end flaps are designed just in case a comedian turns up and suggests that the wagon could always be put in the box the other way up!

This prooves that even the great Mecanno of Liverpool got it wrong occasionally!
Does anybody know of any other manufacturer whose boxes present a similar issue.
Happy modelling
Gary
PS what really makes me weep is when I visit toy fairs and see Dublo tin plate wagons held in place with a rubber band around both the wagon and the box. This induces all sorts of paint wear so would toy fair traders please refrain from this practice when displaying your wares.