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Model Railways Showed An Idealised England Until 'Sexy Scenes' Came Along
Telegraph(UK) ^ | March 20, 2015 | Michael Simkins

Posted on 03/20/2015 1:07:19 PM PDT by Steelfish

Model Railways Showed An Idealised England Until 'Sexy Scenes' Came Along Forget housewives in headscarves or children waving from the road, the latest figures from Buffers Model Railway will shock you Models of nudists playing volleyball (Pic in URL) One of the risque scenes sold by Buffers By Michael Simkins 20 Mar 2015 I’d always considered the world of model railways to be the last surviving example of a rose-tinted Britain that no longer exists. Enthusiasts of this quaint and captivating hobby invariably seem to use 1950 as their cultural template when designing their layouts.

In the real world it may all be Pendolino trains, gleaming concourses in steel and glass, and rail replacement bus services; but in model railwayland you’d always find puffing steam trains barrelling along in front of an idealised balsawood countryside that was never far from Adlestrop.

And therein, of course, lay their charm. Whenever I visited an exhibition I always revelled in the tiny trackside details as much as the engines themselves: the miniature sheep, the artificial grass, the miniature coal lorries waiting at the level crossing, and the old-fashioned station platforms.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: 1950stemplate; hobby; model; railways

1 posted on 03/20/2015 1:07:19 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

WARNING: Naked volleyball with peeping toms at the link!


2 posted on 03/20/2015 1:12:43 PM PDT by Gamecock (Joel Osteen is a minister of the Gospel like Captain Crunch is a Naval officer.)
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To: Steelfish

Can you order any sized gauge?

http://www.buffersmodelrailways.com/products/figures/adult


3 posted on 03/20/2015 1:13:03 PM PDT by mbarker12474
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To: mbarker12474

That needs a NSFW tag.


4 posted on 03/20/2015 1:16:39 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Steelfish
That's nothing. In California their is a group of perverts who get together once q year by the side of the tracks and display their rectums to passing trains.
5 posted on 03/20/2015 1:18:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Steelfish

Most people who want to go around naked shouldn’t


6 posted on 03/20/2015 1:22:37 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (True followers of Christ emulate Christ. True followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed.)
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To: BenLurkin

There’s a joke in there somewhere. Something about almost being hit by a train, perhaps?

:^)


7 posted on 03/20/2015 1:23:25 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Nudity is like singing. Only those with a talent for it should indulge in it.


8 posted on 03/20/2015 1:39:24 PM PDT by AceMineral (One day men will beg for chains.)
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To: Steelfish

This is NOT new.
In fact I think these figures may be leftovers from >30 years ago.


9 posted on 03/20/2015 2:03:32 PM PDT by buwaya
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To: buwaya

I guess there’s a website for everything.


10 posted on 03/20/2015 2:45:30 PM PDT by JohnnyP
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To: JohnnyP

Nah, just remember the hobby magazines from my youth.
The 1970’s-80’s were not an innocent time.


11 posted on 03/20/2015 4:01:10 PM PDT by buwaya
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To: buwaya

This is similar to ice cream and broccoli. I like them both but not together.


12 posted on 03/20/2015 4:11:09 PM PDT by JohnnyP
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To: Steelfish
Models of nudists playing volleyball...geez - the best Lionel could do was some guy unloading milk cans from a refrigerator car.......
13 posted on 03/20/2015 5:25:30 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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To: BenLurkin
That's nothing. In California their is a group of perverts who get together once q year by the side of the tracks and display their rectums to passing trains.

You sure about that?


14 posted on 03/20/2015 6:55:07 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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