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This classic work is now reissued with an additional 16-page colour section showing much pre- and post-war equipment arranged in working layouts.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I'll keep this review brief, I bought this book (based on good reviews as a present for a friend who has collected 00 gauge for years and is already quite knowledgeable, but even so, he has found it to be a riveting read, full of interesting material that he had not previously known. To be recommended as an authoritative reference volume to all interested in Dublo and a great "coffee table book" for dipping into for the rest of us!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I recently started to collect old Hornby Dublo model trains, and this book is essential reading for those who want to learn more about the subject. I read it from cover to cover over a week or so as bedtime reading. it certainly increased my knowledge of this great product, but most of all it brought happy memories of my childhood flooding back, and would do so a for large numbers of people born around the middle of the 20th century. Sadly the authors knowledge of prototype railways is a little wanting, and one or two 'howlers' have crept into the book.
That said the book is nicely produced and the colour pictures and artwork generally make this a nice book to have on one's shelves.
That said the book is nicely produced and the colour pictures and artwork generally make this a nice book to have on one's shelves.
Format:Hardcover
The market for this book is the baby-boomer male, nowadays in, or nearing, retirement. As one such, I find this book very enjoyable. I spent my formative years, mid 1950's to early 1960's, playing with my Hornby Dublo, drooling over the catalogues, and marvelling at the ring field motor powered City of London pulling a rake of eleven or more coaches (unheard of in those days!) around the track in the window of Surbiton Model Shop.
This is one of my books that I get out in bed before I go to sleep, and simply look at the pictures just like I did when I was a pubescent lad. None of this worrying about the prose! Look at the pics!
I'm sure there is material enough for a second volume of this book so I would certainly like to encourage somebody to produce one. I'm afraid though that £50 is a bit on the high side for simple nostalgia for me, and I bought mine second hand for £20. For £50, I could buy a good example of a common Duchess, or half a dozen trucks or carriages, or ---
Some of the second-hand versions of the book out there came onto the market as free come-ons to take out a subscription to a book club, so I presume they can be produced more cheaply. Anyway, why not buy one for your Granddad this Christmas?
This is one of my books that I get out in bed before I go to sleep, and simply look at the pictures just like I did when I was a pubescent lad. None of this worrying about the prose! Look at the pics!
I'm sure there is material enough for a second volume of this book so I would certainly like to encourage somebody to produce one. I'm afraid though that £50 is a bit on the high side for simple nostalgia for me, and I bought mine second hand for £20. For £50, I could buy a good example of a common Duchess, or half a dozen trucks or carriages, or ---
Some of the second-hand versions of the book out there came onto the market as free come-ons to take out a subscription to a book club, so I presume they can be produced more cheaply. Anyway, why not buy one for your Granddad this Christmas?
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Not Quite the Full Manual
Although a tremendous amount of data is included including all the post war loco service sheets, there are frustrating gaps for those looking for hard data on the product. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Taybodger
Informative, but badly in need of updating and re-editing
This is a useful summary of Meccano's Hornby Dublo (British OO gauge) range, with considerable supporting detail on variations in model production. Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2008 by whatlep
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