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James May – Scalextric Slot Cars

September 29, 2014December 8, 2009 by Michael Carnell

Another segment on James May’s Top Toys show was devoted to the Scalextric race cars. The Scalextric cars are typically sold as a set containing enough track to make a circuit, the necessary power supply and throttles and two cars. The cars are usually based on real vehicles from Formula 1, A1 Grand Prix, NASCAR, … Read more

Categories Trains, Model RR, Hobbies Tags James May, Scalextric, Slot cars

James May on Toy Trains

September 29, 2014December 6, 2009 by Michael Carnell

Top Gear’s James May presented a program about his Top Toys, and this is the segment on the number 1 toy – the train set. We also get a glimpse of Pete Waterman’s O Gauge layout. This all too brief video gives a nice introduction to the Hornby and Triang model railways of the UK … Read more

Categories Trains, Model RR, Hobbies Tags collections, Hornby, James May, Top Gear, Triang

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