Pylon King

2 hours ago, MyRule1 said:

Some of the Model Land appear in the Hornby catalogue from time to time and a few of the moulds seemed to have passed to Dapol and have been seen in their range.

They also had their own dedicated publications promoting the range .

The Minic Motorways accessories were  regularly  featured with the Model-Land range . Photo - 1966 Triang/Hornby catalogue.

The charm of Triang charm holds true as much today as in childhood , those wonderful catalogue images and exhibition/shop layouts from the 1960’/70’s have been a constant source of fascination . The company produced many superb product ranges to accompany their railway system and two have always been a firm favourite , Model-Land and Minix . Does anyone here remember them and still incorporate them on their layouts ?

The following photos show several Model-Land pre-release catalogue/promotional buildings which differed from the production versions , ML figures as well as original Triang/Hornby scatter from their Scenic Series plus a selection of Minix vehicles and Minic Motorways accessories to complete the period look .

Hope the accompanying photos will bring back a few fond memories from the wonderful world of Rovex Models .

12 hours ago, Daniel Beardsmore said:

Seeing as there are no plans for PL16 DD30, how did you achieve such accuracy? Just by copying the photos?

A contact who works in the industry sent the PL16 blueprints for this particular design .

1:76 scale 132kV D30 model specially built for an article about model pylon construction in British Railway Modeller magazine published earlier this year.

Reposting a few photos which had previously been deleted due to the RM server crash . Maintenance team in 1:76 scale .

It’s been a few months due moving , fortunately all the models were undamaged thanks to the specially made foam inserts. SF60 now has both maintenance cradles installed .

Unusual find today - Tri-ang/Hornby 1966 12 page Singapore catalogue with price list.

There goes another kite ! 

Oh well , there goes another kite !

The Walthers kits are excellent and well worth the money. I’ve had a go at building several British prototypes in 1:76 scale using the original design blueprints.

1:76 scale PL pylon designs .

A couple more photos.

Just completed -1:76 scale 132kV Blaw Knox PL16 DD30 which also features two to one earthing wires as found on the St Albans prototype . More pictures to follow when daylight permits.

BICC D90 Eastleigh.

On 30/03/2020 at 07:53, Legend said:

I’ve got them from 1965 to date , but really I think of 65 to 81 as the golden years . I occasionally get them out and browse through them . I particularly like those with large layout illustrations , so 66, 73 ,74 and 80 are particular favourites .  To an extent you get much more information from Pat Hammonds trilogy on Tri-ang Hornby , but it’s still nostalgic staring at the catalogue pictures that I used to stare at for hours as a boy . A little bit of comforting familiarity , and who wouldn’t like that just now . 

Another wonderful layout scene photographed back in 1973 for the following years catalogue and subsequent Track Plans book editions,  although this particular original studio photo was never published .

8 hours ago, Legend said:

 Err what were great errors . Loved that catalogue and edition 20 . The last page before back cover had pictures of country station, MPD and hump shunting yard . Huge inspiration 

It appears the Rovex marketing team were not happy with several errors and graphics issues , these were swiftly amended on the standard reprint and include the following :

 1- Several  products releases  had their ‘NEW’  logo tags omitted .

 2- Page three features a rather dark background incorporating  the boy in a lying position  , subsequent prints had the background retouched/lightened  to leave him seated .

 3- Back cover  ,floating Riko Scenics logo was replaced by a bolder yellow box version while the company’s address was also added. 
Although these were not major issues it still warranted a new catalogue run to be printed .
 

A few photos featuring the rare 1973 misprinted 19th edition catalogue. No doubt it caused a few headaches in the Rovex marketing department resulting in a swift reprint with all the errors corrected.

On 07/10/2021 at 15:38, Barclay said:

I've seen that picture before though  - must have been in a catalogue I had from the early 70's.

This particular photos was never published , however another from the same photo studio session can be found on page three of the 19th edition catalogue . The only difference is that the boy is looking down instead of facing the camera.

On 22/10/2021 at 14:23, kevinlms said:

Interesting that the 2 BOC bogie tanks and the 2 Gresley coaches have swapped places. Along with the 4 coach train on the raised level has moved forward a little, nothing much has changed.

The Vectis image was lifted from the 4th edition Track Plans book.

The original studio photo from autumn 1973 for next years Hornby catalogue and the latest ad by Vectis Auctions .

On 27/08/2021 at 10:17, JSpencer said:

 

Maybe me, but that electricity pylon nearest the camera looks like it is falling or tilted forwards in this photo! 

That particular one is a Balfour Beatty deviation tower . 

Giants among us -Balfour Beatty  D90 Oxford .

Love this layout , always remembered seeing when choosing Christmas presents back in the early seventies , very fond childhood memories. Photo - Rovex Studio Archive .