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  After far too many years of them turning much of it into smart motorway only for that particular spending to be halted as it was a dangerous, badly thought out and frankly stupid idea the M1 probably runs better than it has for some time. Not like it did …

McLaren Formula 1 Team driver Lando Norris completed a lap around Silverstone (5.891km) in this life-size car made up of 342,817 LEGO Technic elements and an electric motor; the first big build the LEGO Group has ever made capable of steering and driving an entire lap of a racetrack The 1:1 scale …

Mr Hammond has a classic car restoration business, its name is The Smallest Cog and Corgi have teamed up with the Ex Top Gear presenter to bring us this 1:43 replica of the Ford Escort Mk2 RS2000 in Midnight Blue. This was the first car restored by The Smallest Cog …

A very busy week at Hornby Hobbies HQ with over 90 new products across #Hornby, #Scalextric, #Corgi and #Airfix announced, here’s our first batch featuring the Scalextric brand (more details HERE)

    As a group Hornby lifted themselves into a profit last year for the first time in almost a decade. People buying up train sets and Airfix kits to keep themselves sane, Scalextric tracks being dusted down and inspiring people to buy new track to extend their current figure …

    Right, our Boom City Racer cars have arrived and, before we turn the Out of Office on let us give you the lowdown. Falling into the category of “rippers” this genre of toy has been around since the 70’s, a threaded piece of plastic inserted into the chassis …

Since their first meeting in 1940 the caped crusader and clown of crime have been sworn enemies, well of course they have, you ever seen Batman smile? This all new Scalextric Batman vs Joker set falls into the Spark Plug range and so has many tricks up its digital sleeve. …