Hornby has today unveiled a steamy new platform OnlyTrains, a brand-new social platform designed for people who love spending time with theirs, and know it’s worth showing off properly. Whether it’s tucked away in the loft, set up in the spare room, or spread generously across the dining table, OnlyTrains …
Read More »Mental toll of screen time has adults returning to traditional hobbies
The trend towards this behaviour has led to the increase in the Kidult category of toys and games, collectibles and card trading too all on the up. This survey from Hornby backs up why this market accounts for about £1 in every £3 spent on analogue play pursuits, their headline …
Read More »Hornby Bluetooth system control app hits Android today
It has been available for iOS users for a while and now you lovely Android people get get “on-track” with it. The HM7000 doesn’t have the trippiest off the tongue name wise certainly but for what it delivers to scaled down track and train fans this is a minor siding. …
Read More »Hornby have smaller homeowners in their sights
Not ones to usually get excited with model rail news, we’ve been known to be a tad skittish in the past and, when we visit Nuremberg’s epic toy fair marvel and make mischief of the epic offerings to the amount of stuff on offer. From dedicated makers of signalling systems …
Read More »Bye bye Virgin trains there’s a new operator incoming
Yup, over 20 years of (mostly) fine Virgin trains taking me and the family back up to the North West, not without it’s issues at times but largely (apart from their egg/cress sarnies) I’ve enjoyed travelling with them. Now we’ve the Avanti West Coast running the line, a joint venture …
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