This morning I had one of those funny shivering sensations that you get when looking through old catalogues. Memories of how it was in those days. A time that will never ever again be recaptured. No DCC and no super detailed models. Locomotives and diesels with single piece bodies.
I then wondered how Model Rail Forum would look had it been around in the late 1960's.
There would be no DCC section.
N gauge had not really got going so no N gauge section either.
News would be very limited as there would only be 1 or 2 new models each year and 1 or 2 reliveries.
Only one big British player in Triang Hornby. No Bachmann.
Lots and lots of kits available so the kit building section would probably be as big as the DCC section is now.
The rumour and gossip would be about the new Triang Hornby Class 9f and that would be it!
Would it or wouldn't it be the first Brit loco to have tender drive? This tender drive had become fashionable in Europe and the Brits were playing catch up.
Traction tyres had not been introduced.
We would all be raving about how good the latest maroon livery of the Triang Hornby Princess was.
And discussion around Wrenn models being that much better given that they are twice the price of Triang Hornby.
So the real questions are....
....if you had your own Tardis which one model railway memory would you like to repeat all over again?
And if you had your own Tardis which one model railway product of today would you take back with you to 1969?
Roll the Dr Who Theme Tune...................ding ding ding du ding ding ding du ding ding ding du ding ding ding du ding ding ding du ding ding ding.......
Happy modelling
Gary
I then wondered how Model Rail Forum would look had it been around in the late 1960's.
There would be no DCC section.
N gauge had not really got going so no N gauge section either.
News would be very limited as there would only be 1 or 2 new models each year and 1 or 2 reliveries.
Only one big British player in Triang Hornby. No Bachmann.
Lots and lots of kits available so the kit building section would probably be as big as the DCC section is now.
The rumour and gossip would be about the new Triang Hornby Class 9f and that would be it!
Would it or wouldn't it be the first Brit loco to have tender drive? This tender drive had become fashionable in Europe and the Brits were playing catch up.
Traction tyres had not been introduced.
We would all be raving about how good the latest maroon livery of the Triang Hornby Princess was.
And discussion around Wrenn models being that much better given that they are twice the price of Triang Hornby.
So the real questions are....
....if you had your own Tardis which one model railway memory would you like to repeat all over again?

And if you had your own Tardis which one model railway product of today would you take back with you to 1969?

Roll the Dr Who Theme Tune...................ding ding ding du ding ding ding du ding ding ding du ding ding ding du ding ding ding du ding ding ding.......
Happy modelling
Gary