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  1. Simply to add my condolences to the many already expressed here. I confess to only buying something from Hatton's the once, a couple of Bachmann's Mk 2 coaches. They were such a bargain though that I decided to add two more to my order to give to a friend as a surprise gift. I can clearly recall their adverts from the Railway Modeller in the 1960s; they were as much essential reading to the young me as all the editorial. I worked in a model shop through most of the 1980s when many shops around were closing so I can imagine the worry that the staff will be facing. Again, I offer my condolences to all involved. Steve.
  2. Taking in the scene overall; the backscene, the layout design, the tracklaying and the baseboard construction, there's some very fine 2D and 3D artwork here. Very nice. Steve.
  3. You must be really pleased to find that after all these years! And great that it still works. Your layout seems quite extensive too - it must have been great fun. My brother and I, both in our sixties, often wonder what happened to some of our toys. Steve.
  4. This is quite something - well done! Steve.
  5. I totally agree. As soon as I saw Gopher's store, I thought of the buildings along one of the side streets on Peter Denny's Buckingham and felt it would look entirely at home there. Steve.
  6. I ought to mention the opening times. Tues, Weds and Fri, 11am - 4pm. Thurs, 11am - 8pm. Sats 10 - 5pm. Sunday and Monday closed. Steve.
  7. H Gareth, glad to be of service. You can sleep easy now! My memory for things in the long distance past is usually quite good. Then my wife spoils it all by saying to folk, "Yeah, now ask him what happened last week..." Steve.
  8. My apologies if this has already been mentioned, but Jill's Trains opened up a few months ago in Quedgeley. Based in the Olympus Park, not far from Matalan. A small shop but a reasonable selection of stock, including quite a lot of second hand items. Mostly '00' but some 'N' as well. Second hand books too. It's very handy for me as it's just a mile's walk away. No connection except as a happy customer - on my first visit, just last week, literally the first thing I saw was a second hand Hornby BR black M7; something I'd been after for a while. Steve.
  9. It's really good to learn of a new model shop in Shrewsbury. I'll tell my brother, although chances are he already knows. Mention of Hobby Specialists brings back many happy memories. Life for me as a teenager in the 1960s was very much centred around attending the Wakeman School on one side of the English Bridge and visiting Hobby Specialists on the other side. It was a very small shop but, as mentioned, it certainly stocked a variety of products. The electrical shop on Dogpole: I'm having to trawl hard through the memory banks...was it Durrant Electricals? Or maybe even Radio Rentals? Steve.
  10. Sorry, late to this thread. Congratulations, Scouse889, Sir; the first post I've ever sung (in my head) rather than read! Mind you, speaking of heads, I'll have that tune in it all day now!! Just off to listen to the Pentatonix version now... Steve.
  11. That's some nice work there. I'm impressed too. Steve.
  12. Quite a labour of love, Mr. Manxman. And I did enjoy those outdoor photos. Steve.
  13. I worked at the Newcastle branch of Beatties through most of the 1980s so I handled thousands of the bags of all sizes and never thought anything of it at the time. I do still have one though, I keep my Peco point templates in it. I think I may also have one similar to the above photo with a few bits and bobs in it, somewhere in the shed. Steve.
  14. If people need A4 clear plastic pockets for filing pages saved from magazines, now I'm retired I have thousands of them, all empty and ready to go to another good home. Within reason I'll happily pay the postage if there's not too many folk clamoring after them! Alternatively, and off topic a bit, does anyone know how to recycle so many if there is no demand for them? Steve.
  15. I was thinking that; mid 60s Trix locos and coaches were approx 3.8mm scale. Admittedly, Flying Scotsman c 1968 was 4mm. I've just thought; their wagons didn't look under scale at the time, at least not to me. Were they actually 3.8mm or 4mm in the mid 60s - anyone know? Steve.
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