I remember watching this video way back when I began watching UA-cam. I feel like this kickstarted my love for Hornby model trains, it's something I absolutely love looking into. Rewatched these adverts again just now, really nostalgic
I just somehow found this on my homefeed and hearly had a heart attack when I heard the first 3 seconds of the video. Also HOW DID I FIND YOU HERE (im CoryDingus fgjjdflslk)
No one has posted the best ever Hornby ad. It was out around 1988. It started of a slow beat and included the flying Scotsman. I’m sure it ended up with trains going fast and a guy saying “stations and stations and stations...” can’t find it anywhere but will prob have it on VHS somewhere
Ah so many memories, I still have all of my hornby and other model train stuff in my cupboard. Might have to dig it out and see if it still works, its been about 10 years or so.
Nostalgia time: So I used to rewatch this video all the time when I first found it. I was so interested in the models, especially the Thomas ones, as I've never seen anything like them before. After that day I always wanted to get my hands on some of those models, and so far I have 1 Thomas. This video sure did bring back some memories
My first train set in 1986 was a Lima Class 43 HST in Intercity Executive livery although my first Hornby set was the Midnight Freight that had the BR Class 58 that I got for my birthday in 1988. Happy Days :).
0:17 I bet there's not many model shops like that now, it's all done on the internet which is a great shame especially for the youngsters growing up now
that is sadly true, there used to be one in or on the north northflock railway it was an old single box turned into that, its sadly gone now i do have an old picture on one of those throw away camera's its dark but i remember it
OMG I remember the thomas and bertie set!! I got that when I was just a little tomboy! Then I got a santa fe circle set. I picked up a red caboose at the red caboose motel in PA, Then I got a christmas set from a supermarket, and then I discovered model train shops and now I'm building up my own empire, with over 40 locomotives thus far
It's what the big kids want to play with, no matter how big they are.. Nice to hear the R L Stevenson-inspired poem again. It's just a pity the most unforgettable of all Hornby ads ISN'T here ("nothing goes like it, nothing grows like it")
+Grithron2 Well tbh nowadays you don't really see kids playing with Trains or "toy trains" anymore since the Technology of Ipads and Laptops and all that stuff has drove kids away from it. It's a shame that future kids are gonna have their faces stuck on a screen. But I do use my laptop a lot...
That would probably be good for some trains. Train sets would be good, ones meant to look like their real siblings and ones styled after TV, i.e., Thomas, The Polar Express. I think these manufacturers are doing good, but I don't think they are doing enough. I mean, besides catalogs, and some of those cards with those limited editions, do some ads on TV, magazines, and etc. Model railroading is a great hobby.
nice one I have some serious ones but also Thomas ones, I remember the second advert of Thomas shown, how prices have changed. HD 1080p New Bachmann Salty Test Run & Richard's 009 Layout. Plus more Hornby and Bachmann engines.
Hornby was voted britians best hobby so whats nerdy about being one of the people who are part of that hobby and enjoy watching old adverts go taste some windows
Hornby don't make Thomas & Friends models any more. But fear not. The new Bachmann range of Thomas & Friends models is on its way to a model shop near you. Rails of Sheffield have got them right now, with other model shops to follow suit. Bachmann Thomas & Friends models are just like their TV show counterparts, and they're on my shopping list. Put them on yours today and you'll eventually have a model railway full of fun and mischief. It's too good to miss.
ah yes that old yellow pages ad, lol if anyone old enough here knows of the comic viz then your know why i'm laughing at this ad, they had an ad were the kid gose off then gets hit by a car dies and the mum is looking up funrals its funny cus at the end it says "yellow pages, it has everything"
Weird, here in a America, the last model train commercial was aired in the....either the 60's, 70's or even the 80's. That was a LIONEL commercial. Lionel and any other manufacturer of American trains haven't done another commercial.
If you remember this video, you deserve a veteran's discount.
I remember his little HoRnBy AdVeRtS jingle and got chills from when I was younger
@@olderola5308 same
Love all these. These are more than hobby’s these are lifetimes journey. Happy 100th anniversary Hornsby. I love all international models.
I remember watching this video way back when I began watching UA-cam. I feel like this kickstarted my love for Hornby model trains, it's something I absolutely love looking into. Rewatched these adverts again just now, really nostalgic
I just somehow found this on my homefeed and hearly had a heart attack when I heard the first 3 seconds of the video.
Also HOW DID I FIND YOU HERE (im CoryDingus fgjjdflslk)
OMG! I GOT THE THOMAS AND BERTIE SET WHEN I WAS A KID! SUCH HAPPY MEMORIES!
@ASBR-HK Sadly, I have no idea; perhaps it was sold, perhaps it was trashed,I may never know...
I just got mine from a charity shop for £4.99 thomas's dome wont stay on & I will build the set soon & expand on it
No one has posted the best ever Hornby ad.
It was out around 1988. It started of a slow beat and included the flying Scotsman. I’m sure it ended up with trains going fast and a guy saying “stations and stations and stations...” can’t find it anywhere but will prob have it on VHS somewhere
Ah so many memories, I still have all of my hornby and other model train stuff in my cupboard. Might have to dig it out and see if it still works, its been about 10 years or so.
3:39
“The best Hornby set ever!”
So true, so true.
0:27
Guy at the store: no,I've got a sd40-2 though
Hornby do make some memorable adverts.
I Love Of How Some Of The Ads Have My Favorite Kids TV Show (Thomas & Friends) In It.
Nostalgia time: So I used to rewatch this video all the time when I first found it. I was so interested in the models, especially the Thomas ones, as I've never seen anything like them before. After that day I always wanted to get my hands on some of those models, and so far I have 1 Thomas. This video sure did bring back some memories
My first train set in 1986 was a Lima Class 43 HST in Intercity Executive livery although my first Hornby set was the Midnight Freight that had the BR Class 58 that I got for my birthday in 1988.
Happy Days :).
Nice story of how an amazing channel first was born
Thank you ;).
My first was in 2013, it was a thomas set
This video is still a classic to look back at every once in a while!
I think the first one was for YellowPages*.
+RCgaming01 we have yellowpages now
True, but at least it was still sort of related to Hornby.
yeah I guess
Viz comic did a parody of this and that guy isn't J.R. Hartley.
Actually, I think it was a combination of hornby and YellowPages.
0:06 “Yellow Pages”
anyone thinking of Mr. Conductor (from Shining Time Station) at 2:25?
Me
Kinda
I loved that show as a kid
Creeperboy and friends Always, How can I forget Mr. Conductor, whether it Ringo Starr or George Carlin..... Even Alec Baldwin.
LBSC Studios James McKnight Me too
3:00 When you are in a hornby model railway club and you say that Bachmann is better
2:02 that Thomas commercial is quite rare, other than this video I can’t find another commercial like this!
Living in Chile and owning hornby is so complicated... but I can enjoy mos of the products ❤
2:26 now I see what made Britt Allcroft want humans in Thomas and the magic railroad
0:17 I bet there's not many model shops like that now, it's all done on the internet which is a great shame especially for the youngsters growing up now
Damien Le Maistre Indeed
that is sadly true, there used to be one in or on the north northflock railway it was an old single box turned into that, its sadly gone now i do have an old picture on one of those throw away camera's its dark but i remember it
My brother worked in one in Wellingborough, it closed down after owners retired.
sirmugman
I know one,I lik it very much but I think it won´t last long anymore
OMG I remember the thomas and bertie set!! I got that when I was just a little tomboy! Then I got a santa fe circle set. I picked up a red caboose at the red caboose motel in PA, Then I got a christmas set from a supermarket, and then I discovered model train shops and now I'm building up my own empire, with over 40 locomotives thus far
If your a girl, just say girl. Girls can play with trains...
0:06 Any kid born in the 2010's "What are those things he's using?
yellow pages he found it
Awesome video!Sending back my support!More blessings to your channel.
The Yellow Pages ad made me cry
WOLFIEMATIONSINC thanks
i love trains!
Great Ads! Congrats from cross the pond Lat good Train ad I saw was for now efunct Hills stores
"Lifting a coach" is clearly lifting a truck.
No, its a coach mate
no that's a truck
FLAME WAR and no its a truck
Truck
Ohnonono dats obviously a bludy truck
It's what the big kids want to play with, no matter how big they are..
Nice to hear the R L Stevenson-inspired poem again.
It's just a pity the most unforgettable of all Hornby ads ISN'T here ("nothing goes like it, nothing grows like it")
+Grithron2 Well tbh nowadays you don't really see kids playing with Trains or "toy trains" anymore since the Technology of Ipads and Laptops and all that stuff has drove kids away from it. It's a shame that future kids are gonna have their faces stuck on a screen. But I do use my laptop a lot...
0:49 that’s very nice of you!
I love my Hornby railway!
2:18 "Then I got a girlfriend, so it all went in the bin!"
upindispiano lol probably for the better
i would of thought ebay or the local auction house to pay for up n comming kids
lick'emFTW OK that's just depressing
"Then I got a girlfriend and she just sell my fucking car to buy some G scale shit!!!"
He must have been rich lol
I wish modern ads had the charm that these did
does anyone remeber watching this when they were kids
0:21 The kid says (in the subtitles), No, you know the home beat the blow model railway? XD Those British accents are pretty thick tho.
I love the Thomas & Friends Hornby
So do I
Same
I want to get my hands on some sooooo bad!!!!
Ikr I haven’t seen them for a long time
Because they are discontinued
First video I ever watched on youtube
me 2
Just on of these commercials had more effort put into it than the entirety of modern Thomas toys
I love Hornsby train sets. I used to have lots of different models.
2:02 The Hornby Revolution
good old Hornby in the classic time
My father has a train set. Me and my sister and my brother had a Thomas Wooden Train-set when we were children.
Hornby is amazing. I wish they would bring back the E2 though. Great Video!
3:08 The Hornby World
They cut out a crash at 1:36
Lol
just revisiting my childhood.
Damn, if only Hornby sold trains in America!
Changed my seven year old self in 2017
I like the Thomas theme songs in the Thomas trailer!
That would probably be good for some trains. Train sets would be good, ones meant to look like their real siblings and ones styled after TV, i.e., Thomas, The Polar Express. I think these manufacturers are doing good, but I don't think they are doing enough. I mean, besides catalogs, and some of those cards with those limited editions, do some ads on TV, magazines, and etc. Model railroading is a great hobby.
Thomas is my favorite
2:22 The Hornby Town
I like the first advert/commercial (For a yellow pages advert/commercial).
How the fuck does a kid save enough money in a piggy bank to afford a model train?
He was probably saving up the money for a long time.
It was a signal box not a train
Alex Paulsen birthday, or Christmas cards
Its easy i bet a kid can get 30 pounds. Its not the best train ever but its a train
Even the commercial can't make emily look goog
sweet great adverts
nice one I have some serious ones but also Thomas ones, I remember the second advert of Thomas shown, how prices have changed. HD 1080p New Bachmann Salty Test Run & Richard's 009 Layout. Plus more Hornby and Bachmann engines.
Rick & Morty + Phineas & Ferb
(1980's + 1990's-2000's)
Love it
@aaronshagwell oh well you do know the ads have got extra track, buildings, senic covers ect?
Fun fact: Hornby was invented in 1901.
I might get 2 Hornby trains for my birthday
I had my first Bachmann Thomas, but it broke, so any of you live in England, raise your hand. I’m from America.
My bachmann thomas broke to so I may get a lionel thomas for Christmas
pretty cool ads
tho I would like to get that My First Hornby set
i luv thamas
Now I really want a Hornby model railway
Hornby was voted britians best hobby so whats nerdy about being one of the people who are part of that hobby and enjoy watching old adverts
go taste some windows
1:50 hornby has the old slow coach
Cool trains
I wish I have one of those
the dad always helps then he takes over
Hornby don't make Thomas & Friends models any more. But fear not. The new Bachmann range of Thomas & Friends models is on its way to a model shop near you. Rails of Sheffield have got them right now, with other model shops to follow suit. Bachmann Thomas & Friends models are just like their TV show counterparts, and they're on my shopping list. Put them on yours today and you'll eventually have a model railway full of fun and mischief. It's too good to miss.
Cool!!
2:16 Wow!!
Check out your nearest model train show, the next time one is on.
2:15 Mijn God! Dat lay-out is enorm!
I have a Hornby train table up in my bedroom and I got some of the trains for Christmas 2013.
Noob?!?!?!?!?
+The Internet Rebel pls no yes. They're modeled to a different scale, but HO and OO trains run on the same gauge of track.
I wish theres a flying scotsman hornby
Two versions, the thomas version discontinued, tge serious version is active
1:31 who would have 100 or more trains
I wish I got model train ads
AWESOME
I had the Hornby Thomas Annie and clarabel set
1:03 I have that it's the duchess of Sutherland
Look, you can almost see a pixel there.
2:57 if only trains stopped like that irl
ah yes that old yellow pages ad, lol if anyone old enough here knows of the comic viz then your know why i'm laughing at this ad, they had an ad were the kid gose off then gets hit by a car dies and the mum is looking up funrals its funny cus at the end it says "yellow pages, it has everything"
@Harry244ful Good for you!
@ptrainco THATS ME!!!
I must have been drunk :D
I think its the Blue Pulman train set, came with a Blue Class 47 and 3 Blue coaches, not to sure about most of the details
Weird, here in a America, the last model train commercial was aired in the....either the 60's, 70's or even the 80's. That was a LIONEL commercial. Lionel and any other manufacturer of American trains haven't done another commercial.
I wonder why Bachmann never had any commercials like Hornby?
@themymysteryman101 ja en de preview foto is van dezelfde advertentie
3:05 I didn't know that Hornby made a model APT. I may have to find one.
how is the first one a Hornby ad when it says yellow pages when the kid id on the bike?!
I would love John Cleese on my line xD
3:01 that's me to my little brother
Is there any more hobby commercials of Thomas and friend from 1985 - present?
I know there’s another product that works with Hornby, but there both good
1:36 oops A Train Crash!
It just stop infront car
Not crashed
Jenn Dragonfly did you even check the timestamp?
No there wasn’t
good.
Hornby is cool.
Harry 9
stfu