There`ve probably been whole generations of boys that have grown up playing with Hornby Trains. I myself can remember longing for a hornby train set and every time one was advertised on the television I`d give off massive hints. The beauty of Hornby Trains means that it`s not only children that can escape into the magical train world. Plenty of the Hornby Trains are bought by collectors who have built up impressive types of train sets. These train sets can be built up over a number of years and they can include scenery, buildings and even miniature people who can watch as the Hornby Trains whiz by. Speaking of Hornby Trains quite a number of wonderful locos can be collected in time. Modern types of Hornby Trains can be collected but my personal favourites are the steam locomotives. It`s the character of these Hornby Trains that get to me and I can imagine myself being transported back in time to a date when steam really did rule the railways. Beautiful trains from a bygone era are represented in the steam locomotives collection of Hornby Trains. Steeped in nostalgia its hard not to like these Hornby Trains because they are symbolic of a time when life was taken at a gentler pace.

I`m sure Lewis Hamilton would have had a scalextric when he was young and dreamed of being the world formula one racing car champion as he raced his Scalextric Cars around their track. His dream might not be far off in the very near future and I wonder if scalextric will bring out a special version of Lewis`s car when he finally becomes the world champion? Anyone that has raced Scalextric Cars around a tricky track will tell you how much fun it can be. I suppose the scalextric tracks are meant to be for children but adults use them regularly as well. If you ask an adult to have a go on a scalextric track they`ll jump at the chance. The miniature Scalextric Cars that come with the tracks are exact copies of their bigger brothers. Models are bases on rally cars, formula one cars or even road going cars to make them appear more real. One day you can race around your scalextric track with a 1967 Ford Escort rally car. The next day you could chase the bad guys around the track using the red and white striped Ford Torino from Starsky and Hutch. With so many Scalextric Cars to choose from you can race a different motor every day of the week.

Slot car racing sets have evolved a fair bit and the latest Scalextric Digital tracks have taken racing by the scruff of the neck and dragged it kicking and screaming into the new millennium. Clever Scalextric Digital tracks have lane changing abilities so the racing becomes even more realistic than it was before. You and your friends can race for hours and try to outwit each other on every lap. Only the best can keep their car running at speed around the Scalextric Digital tracks and you`ll want to be the outright winner on the day. A number of Scalextric Digital tracks are available for customers to choose from so you can opt for formula one type racing, or perhaps a street pursuit would be more your style? The fun thing about Scalextric Digital is you can just keeping on adding to it to make the biggest track you possibly can. If you have the room then you`ll be able to recreate the circuit at Monaco if you like. Budding racers will be dying to try out the Scalextric Digital as they pit their driving abilities against their opponents. Slot car racing has evolved quite significantly in recent years and with Scalextric Digital we currently have cracking car racing circuits.