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Thursday, 26 October 2023

THE HORNBY LOOFAH!

In the 1930’s Hornby used loofahs for their hedges and trees for their 0 gauge railway range, cut and coloured various shades of green. The hedges were mounted on strips of wood and held in place with nails. The trees had a dowel trunk inserted into a cast base. Pic shows some on my layout.
Enjoy!

Cheers.
Will O.
UK
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4 comments:

  1. Paul Adams from New Zealand10/26/2023 5:53 pm

    Thank you for showing these. I doubt many have survived the decades, so it is good to see some still in use.

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  2. Ed and Bettina Berg10/26/2023 8:21 pm

    Loofa was a common scenery item in the '30s and I've had Lionel house plots from that time period which used it. I have used it on my 2-rail Hornby layout to get that vintage look but I have to admit it's not my favorite.

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  3. paul10/27/2023 7:37 am

    I've made my own, which is good fun to do and nicely fills out the layout (both 0-gauge and Bing Table Railway in early 00). Very old pics show a few here https://www.dutchhrca.nl/collpv.html
    Best -- Paul

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  4. WOODSY10/27/2023 7:44 am

    Great layout Will! Love those old-timers!

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