Model Train Sets
For some men, model train remains a passion that knows no age. As such, there are those who pose no limits in acquiring their own model train sets, some with collections comparable to the price of a practical car collection.
With railways playing a significant part in the history of the UK, it is no wonder that many well-respected model train manufacturers can be found in the country. As such, hobbyists, collectors, assemblers, toy designers, engineers and even scholars and academicians often turn to these pioneering train model manufacturers and retailers for the best model train sets available in the country.
Hornby (www.hornby.com) (hobbyist shop based in Margate, Kent) is synonymous to model train excellence in the UK. It is a household brand founded in 1863 and is one of the strongest influence in modern train toy manufacturing. Today, Hornby not only specializes in middle to high-end train model sets in various gauges but also in railway books and also sells an assortment of train hobbyist's merchandise.
For an array of choices of manufacturers, brands and models, check out Hattons Model Railways (www.hattons.co.uk) based in Liverpool, England. It is a great source for fascinating outlines for railways, bus, lorry and tram models catering to both the average hobbyist and the serious collector.
Stockton Modeller (www.stocktonmodeller.co.uk) is truly a modeler's haven that carries well-known UK model train brands like Hornby, Bachmann, Vitrains and Graham Farrish, among others. It boasts of having the latest releases for enthusiastic modelers collecting first-issue model trains.