"New facets to the hobby?" on the East Sussex N Gauge Blog

[NeMo]

Rather amusing, especially the eBay madness bit.

https://esngblog.com/2018/03/18/a-new-facet-to-the-hobby/

To be fair, 10-year-old me would have loved the A-team train set!!!

Cheers, NeMo

[emjaybee]

Rather amusing, especially the eBay madness bit.

https://esngblog.com/2018/03/18/a-new-facet-to-the-hobby/

To be fair, 10-year-old me would have loved the A-team train set!!!

Cheers, NeMo

Oh man! A 49yr old me still wants the A-Team set.

[ntpntpntp]

Not forgetting Traing's "Battle Space" stuff in the 60s!



I think I've seen a Hornby army-themed set in the not so distant past?

[ntpntpntp]

Almost forgot:  I have one of these G scale sets! 



Got it very cheap (£50 I think).  The loco's not brilliant but the wagons are perfectly compatible with my other American G scale stuff.

[Claude Dreyfus]

Hornby do at least one similar type set - although nowhere near as cool or varied.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dino-Safari-Junior-Train-Set/dp/B0000AFQ3N

The Transformers or M*A*S*H* set would have done for me (probably still would!).

Minor correction; the ESNG lot are the East Surrey group.

[emjaybee]

Oh to be young (er) again!

[daffy]

Never let a minor issue like age stand in the way of having fun with one of these sets.

[scottmitchell74]

Great thread!!

I still have this awesome set, which still runs like a top. Tell me again, why am I in N Gauge?!

[Claude Dreyfus]

Sadly, the modern train sets aren't anywhere near as exciting.

For example

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlaMFk4CQAAQXvO.png:large

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aS2syFKmllw/VtHNu_I1BnI/AAAAAAAAAB4/Kskx48_6-7Q/s1600/10406745_1692544524345865_5144727756574877011_n.png

Sadly, I suspect this one is only good for single use...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8gddGmXgAAvLkj.jpg

[emjaybee]

Sadly, the modern train sets aren't anywhere near as exciting.

For example

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlaMFk4CQAAQXvO.png:large

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aS2syFKmllw/VtHNu_I1BnI/AAAAAAAAAB4/Kskx48_6-7Q/s1600/10406745_1692544524345865_5144727756574877011_n.png

Sadly, I suspect this one is only good for single use...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8gddGmXgAAvLkj.jpg

[daffy]

But at least with the last one you get more bang for your bucks.

N.B. This is not an excuse for someone to tell me that a nuclear flask and a nuclear bomb have intrinsic and important differences .

[Jon898]

This is the original MRH thread:

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/32905

Jon

[The Q]

I must admit I've never had an interest in any of those type toys, only in modelling the real thing.
As for the A team the sight of a group of actors mostly too old for the military, running around, behind bullet proof flowers was just to ridiculous to watch.

Mind you at 25 years old in the RAF, I don't think I was the target audience...

[NeMo]

As for the A team the sight of a group of actors mostly too old for the military, running around, behind bullet proof flowers was just to ridiculous to watch.

I think you're overthinking the show.

To quote the inestimable G'Kar, "No moral ambiguity, no hopeless battle against ancient and overwhelming forces. They were the bad guys, as you say, we were the good guys. And they made a very satisfying thump when they hit the floor."

That was the point of The A-Team!

Mind you at 25 years old in the RAF, I don't think I was the target audience...

Indeed.

Cheers, NeMo

[ntpntpntp]

@NeMo   Anyone who quotes G'Kar gets my vote every time!  One of my favourite characters of all time.