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I enjoyed the first series and particularly enjoyed the first episode of the second.

I do love looking at model railways - seems like they’ll be plenty to admire in the series. They certainly started with a real treat - Kathy Millatt building one of her sensational small layouts, a work of art in just 8 weeks. As epilot regularly reminds us in his magazines thread, slot car enthusiasts can glean plenty of inspiration and techniques from the much larger community of railway modellers.

I’ve always fancied having a train set - except a OO gauge layout just takes up too much space for anywhere I’ve lived or am likely to live. Hornby introducing a new 1:120 scale TT (Table Top) range that’s compatible with European and North American TT systems is a really interesting move - much smaller, but not as fiddly as N scale. There are many who argue that 1:43 scale is the most practical scale for slot cars in modern homes - if slot cars started again with a clean slate, 1:43 would be the obvious scale.

Following the repair department fixing those tiny Rocket locos was cool - and I do enjoy seeing everyone at work, often with the awesome backdrop of the old factory. It seems that more day-today work is happening in that iconic space. It’s pretty photogenic too.

Looking forward to the rest of the episodes - whether Hornby, Corgi, Airfix or Scalextric. Great nostalgia and also fascinating to see how the company stays relevant in an ultra-competitive toy and hobby industry.