RAILWAYS MODEL LAYOUTS: 60 PLANS FOR SMALL RAILWAYS, 2nd EDITION REVISED, A PECO PUBLICATION 1962, and Hornby Dublo 2-rail HANDBOOK, and RAILWAY MODELLER JUNE 1962, VOLUME No. 13, and RAILWAY MODELLER SHOWS YOU HOW BOOKLET No. 1  WIRING THE LAYOUT 2-RAIL. *Vintage genuine originals.



I am gradually listing my 1960s and 1970s toys, books, comics, games, puzzles and LOTS more - there is a whole loft to empty - please feel free to save me as a 'Saved Seller' on eBay. The comics I have include: lots more TV Tornado comics, TV21 (Stingray), Gerry Anderson's Candy and Andy, Thunderbirds, Lady Penelope, Dr Who, The Daleks, items that came free with these types of comics, vintage football comics, sticker albums, football loose cards, football bubble gum cards, football books and magazines, a large Tri-ang Scooter, a 1960s bike, a 1960s ricking horse, a 1950s high chair, vintage Pippa dolls and their outfits, Barbie doll and outfits and catalogues, Sindy doll and outfits and catalogues, TV Comic, Sooty, Laurel and Hardy, Popeye, Hanna-Barbera, Top Cat, Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, Disney, Shoot!, Tiger, The Hornet, Dandy, The Beano, The Whizz, Tarzan, Lion, The Hornet, TV Toyland, Hatty Town, Trumpton, Camberwick Green, Chigely, Hector's House, Tom and Jerry, The Herbs, Magic Roundabout, Yosemite Sam, Bugs Bunny comics, and much, much more!!

This is a collection of vintage booklets, newsletters, leaflets and some price lists for model trains, locomotives, boats, cars and toys. The ones that have dates on are from 1968, and the others I would strongly suspect are from the same period, as they were all together stored in a large envelope in my cupboard, and their style and items they promote are of that time. They are all genuine originals. They cover such makers as Tri-ang Hornby, Airfix, Meccano, Scalextric, Minipack, Trik-Trak, Spacenik, Steingraeber, Ride-A-Rod, Matchbox, Revell, Safety Minor, Arnold  of Nuremberg, Wrenn, Vollmer, Tiger Toys, Minitanks, Minimodels, and Mamod. All but 2 of them are published by Beatties of London (Beatties "are known as specialists in model railways, boats, racing cars, kits and Meccano."). For a full breakdown of what's here, please see my list below.

[I have lots more vintage railway train model publications, including catalogues (from such makes as Tri-ang, Lima, Arnold-N, Hornby, Minic, Minitrix, and Ibertren - many with their original price lists -), as well as vintage Scalextric catalogues, and vintage Scalextric track, sets and accessories, and my vintage car sales brochures and price lists collected in the mid-1970s at Earls Court Motor Shows). I can usually combine postage - please just ask to check.]


Just the one careful owner. They have all been stored in a cupboard for many years, out of daylight, so the colours are very good. All items shown above (some of the booklets contents are not shown here in full. 

All items in this listing (all are published/printed by Beatties of London, unless otherwise stated):

'Train Topics' number 2 booklet, 1968, (16 pages), covering new train models, 38th Model Engineer Exhibition for Dec 1968 - Jan 1969, London, Safety Minor transformer unit, Building Scenery with Mod-Roc and Beatiplast, Arnold Rapido items and prices, Wrenn n Guage items and prices, Pola-N n Gauge Building Kits prices, Minitrix - n Gauge price list from March 20th 1968, Atlas 'n' gauge items and prices, 'Postage Stamp' Kits 'n' items and prices, Faller Building Kits, Vollmer N Gauge Building Kits and prices, Narrow Gauge HO9 items and prices: Minitrains, Playcraft-Eggerbahn, Playcraft HO/9, and HO/9 Trackwork, Peco Streamline items and prices "N" Gauge Track System, Peco Wagons in 'n', and Narrow Gauge OO/9 Track, The 'L.G.B.' Railway System and track, price list details plus a re-produced page on Lehmann's Big Train, and Locomotive Drawings by J. A. Copping on plates (back page).

Tenko Model Cars and Billing Boat Kits price list dated 15.9.68 (pink single sheet, printed both sides).

Leaflet 'Building A Beautiful Billing Boat' by S. N. Beattie. 4 pages on sand-coloured paper. "The Billing Boat Kits are designed for the average model maker aged from 14 years upwards." Contents: The Modeller's Tools, Checking The Kit, The 'North Sea Cutter' (beginner's kit), Planking The Hull, Sanding & Painting, Rigging & Fittings, and Sails Or Motor Or Both?. 

Minitanks H.O. Model Miniature Military Tanks and Vehicles products booklet (8 pages), 1968. Pale green pages.

Minitanks revised Price List dated 15th January 1968. Single pale green sheet. Printed on other side is details of The Beattie-Wrenn - Trix Transformer Conversion.

Single pink sheet with For "Live Steam" Fans "Old Smoky" Steam Roller Model, and details of "Beatties Exchange" service on one side, and Mamod "Live Steam" models and prices.

Ride-A-Roo Bouncing Ball single yellow product information sheet for "Toy Of The Year" for 1968. Exercise ball, and how to ride it, with prices. On other side is News Flash! with Beatties of London stores and what they offer.

Building Scenery Information Sheet No 3 with details on how to build the countryside around your model railway/ racing circuit/model village using old mthods, foam rubber sheeting, Beatiplast and how to use it, including building a tunnel. Single sand-coloured sheet.

Playgear News September 1968 10-page booklet. Contents: Basic Playgear for pre-school playgroups by Margaret Seabrooke, the universal Play Tower & Chute, Playflor, Play Tower, Playtex Squares, Tiger Toys, Jigsaws, planes, play tray, see-saw, dolls, Colorbaby plastic picture books, The "Flying Scotsman" picture with prices, article Why Not A British Railway? by Esther Palmer, BILOtoy ('the old Bilofix') wooden construction toy and Motorised Biltoy with Bilotoy products and price list for 1/9/68, Alternative Layouts For Your Child Guidance Sets for Playcraft's 5 basic sets, Lego products and prices, Wheelerwoodcraft quality toys for the modern child - dolls house, farmyard and buildings, rocking bambi horse, The Speedwheeler Kart for karting, Good-Wood Playthings: Apex Climber Playgroup Assembly, Giant Castle Tower and prices, Toger Train Bargain, and Ride-A-Roo ball toy. Pale pink booklet.

Advert for Model Railway Exhibition. Pale pink single small sheet (nothing on back). Published by St George's.

Minimodels Smoothflow 2.5 amp Power Unit ad on single sheet in white/cream (nothing on back). Published by Minimodels Ltd., and Lynes Bros Group.

Models & Toys booklet, 8 pale green pages. A4 height. Contents: Build A Billing Boat, Locomotive Drawings by Mr G. A. Copping, Mamod "Live Steam Engines" (front cover), Man-Size Christmas Fun for a boy and his Meccano, "Matchbox" Motorway, Adventure Playhouse, Revell Premier Racing Set R3010 and R3000, Big Big Trains, Spacenik: The Gravity-defying battery-operated space capsule, Trik-Trak Road Rally Set, Dare Set, and Crazy Ace Set, The Wonderful World of Lucy Homemaker: Jet-Action Washer, Speed-Clean Vacuum Cleaner, and Variable Speed Blender, Jenny's Home (dolls house), Race n' Chase! battery-operated G.T. cars game, Johnny Astro Moon Probe, train track items: bridge, passenger train set, curved rails, operating points, level crossing & lineside accessories, operating turntable, battery-operated joy ride train, and station and signal box, Ride-A-Rod Bouncing Ball "Space Hopper", Airfix Great Ships of the 20th Century and prices, British Yacht "Satanitas" Kit by Steingraeber, Scalextric: Sports 31 Set, Grand Prix 50 Set, Club 60 Set and Grand Prix 80 Set, Meccano Jig-Saw Puzzle Maker, Tiger Toys, Race Track News From Airfix MRRC: Banked Circuit MR 300 Set, Clubman Specials, 1/32nd Ready-To-Race Cars, 1/24th scale Ready-To_race Car - Lola, Ferrari and Chaparral and prices, Giant Castle For The Garden by Good-Wood, Two superbly authentic 'Flying Scotsman' models, "Freightmaster" Train Set, "Blue Pullman" Train Set, Operating Crane Truck, and Stephenson's "Rocket" Train items from Tri-ang Hornby, Beatiboard For The Best Baseboards, and Powermaster! Variable Transformer Unit with 6 Curcuit Selector Switches, and Minipack power-control unit.

All in good to very good, neat, clean, tidy condition. Some creasing and the odd mark here and there, but overall all ok - please see my pictures above.

Largest item (Models & Toys booklet in pale green), measures approx. 24.7 cm high x 16.5 cm wide. 

Will be placed in a cello bag, within a reinforced envelope and additional strong cardboard for protection in the post. I have lots more vintage model railway catalogues with their price lists. I also have LOTS more vintage 1960s and 1970s items to come - games, comics, books, toys, puzzles and much more. I can usually combine postage - please just ask to check.

Please see my pictures above, in which I have done my best to show these items as honestly as I can, and which forms part of my description.

I have also decided to sell my large collection of vintage car sales brochures, avidly collected in the mid-1970s, from Earls Court Motor Shows from 1974 and 1975. Please feel free to take a look at my other listings. I can usually combine postage. 

Postage. I am in the UK. I am typically able to post overseas to many countries, although some are excluded. 

I cannot post to PO Box, Afghanistan, Africa, Armenia, Azerbaijan Republic, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Central America and Caribbean, China, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Libya, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, Somalia, South America, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen. If you are in these destinations, please do not purchase, as I do not send there and any purchase made will be cancelled.


From a smoke-free environment. Any questions, please feel free to ask.

RETURNS - Refunds will be given for item(s) final selling price only, as long as item is returned in original as-sold condition. No refunds are given for postage to send item out, or for return postage if item being sent back for a refund. If you return an item, you MUST obtain a Certificate of Posting (receipt) from your Post Office (they are free) and please keep it safe, as it will be essential if making a claim. If you return an item(s) to me without a Certificate of Posting and it goes missing in the post, it will then not be possible to make a claim for it from Royal Mail, which in turn will mean I am then unable to refund you.

IN ADDITION TO THIS LISTING AND OTHER CAR BROCHURE LISTINGS...

I will also shortly be selling on Ebay my collection of vintage Macintosh computer items, which I am in the process of evaluating and listing on Ebay - lots of things ? 68k Compact Macs, drives and other equipment, cables, software, devices, etc, etc.. Please use "Contact seller" if you are interested in any of these, via Ebay only.

I am also planning to sell on Ebay some WW2-related items including a 1944 admiralty radio set and a cine-type camera of the sort used in Spitfires and similar fighter aircraft, to view along the gun-sight and film when firing. Please use "Contact seller" if you are interested in any of these, via eBay only.