Model World - Model Railways 1 (Part 2 of 2)

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13 жыл бұрын

Originally shown on Saturday mornings in 1975. 'Model World' was a series of ten programs featuring all forms of modelling from trains, planes, boats, cars to military figures etc.'Model World' the complete series is now available on DVD from Spruce Studios. (www.sprucestudios.com).
For those of us of a certain age, The 'Model World' series hosted by Bob Symes, introduced us to the fantastic world of models, and for me personally, model railways. These programs presented by childhood hero Bob Symes (who id like to meet someday) remain as good and inspiring today, as all them years ago as a child.
I hope you enjoy 'Model World' as much as I still do.
Enjoy.

Пікірлер: 65

@spongatejunction 5 ай бұрын

Who is still watching this in 2024??.

@bobharris5581 9 жыл бұрын

Another childhood personality sadly leaves us. He had a perfect soft but authoratitive voice which made him prefect for us lads. R.I.P. Baron Schutzmann von Schutzmansdorff

@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 2 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace Bob Symes you will be sadly missed

@oscarosullivan4513 2 жыл бұрын

I think this programme is inspiring enough

@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@13thBear 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderfully quaint show! So very English and gentlemanly- makes me smile!

@rodneymcgiveron7267 11 жыл бұрын

G'day.... I say old chap...delightful....Tally Ho.... old bean.....right you are... Since I watched this top little video I've been thinking quaint old English ...It's tremendous. Wish life was like that now......Thanks and cheers from Australia...

@redcardinalist 4 жыл бұрын

You wouldn't realise from his accent but he was actually born Austrian as Robert Alexander Baron Schutzmann von Schutzmansdorff (that's true btw)

@SimonWAtack 10 жыл бұрын

Amazing to watch this again and see how the hobby has advanced since it was presented those days in the 1970s.

@john_amend_all 10 жыл бұрын

So has modelling at 12 inches to the foot -- since that film was made, the buildings and canopy on the empty platform at Horsted Keynes have been reconstructed.

@oscarosullivan4513 2 жыл бұрын

Some featured got to see it return

@rannopaul4711 9 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear of Bob`s passing...lovely man;l also listened to many of his German language broadcasts.

@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 2 жыл бұрын

He’s always a great man

@oscarosullivan4513 2 жыл бұрын

Lives for ever more

@davidclark7988 8 жыл бұрын

a legend of model railways from the 1970s 1980s

@johncourtneidge 5 ай бұрын

Thank-you!

@spongatejunction 9 жыл бұрын

RIP Bob Symes has passed away this morning according to RM Web a part of my Childhood has died

@timothysmith8300 7 жыл бұрын

awesome programme watched it when i was a kid of12/13 brilliant absolutely brilliant.

@musoseven8218 3 жыл бұрын

A great series, my dad met Bob a couple of times - sadly I never did - a lovely man, a skilled and honourable fellow in the truest sense. I had to chuckle over one comment (different times of course) ".....what have we got there, it looks wet and dirty....." LOL! Apologies .

@NewController01 7 ай бұрын

Interesting fact: the N gauge layout featured here (Known as Bury Hill) was later featured in the 1979 edition of the Model Railway Constructor Annual

@donaldlamendola8294 4 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely brilliant! Thank you Sir for sharing such a wonderful gem. Regards from the States, Donny

@oscarosullivan4513 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder did he use metric or imperial

@jakkenton 12 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video, I love the descriptions Bob and Burt give at the start, they don't miss a trick!

@dangerousandy 12 жыл бұрын

I remember watching this as a kid back in the early 80's (I'm 30 this Friday!). The opening music 'Trains and Boats and Planes' was actually recorded by The Shadows and is off their Jigsaw album from 1967.

@9501599 12 жыл бұрын

This is a good video I like Bob's approach to this subject he is rather good and not boring to listen too. I have 1 other video "A lineside look at model railways" which I should down load onto youtube which Bob presents which is very imformative. But thank you for putting this on it was a pleasure to watch.

@waldenhouse 12 жыл бұрын

Fabulous, just fabulous to see this again - I thought it had vanished forever, and great to see others in the series too. I'll never get my DIY done now!! Thanks for posting. Such brilliant programmes. Robert

@SevernCrescent 8 жыл бұрын

It is a pitty there is not programs like this on TV now. It would be ideal program for say Peter Waterman or Peter Snow to host / present.

@Steven_Rowe 9 жыл бұрын

So corny by todays standards but delightful. Wow where have those 40 years gone. Must admit when I look back at iconic layouts of that era one of the best was Bob Dyers Borchester Market. It seemed to be a bench mark layout , a standarfd to attain, where everything was to the same standard and everything ran well.

@MrSterretje74 6 жыл бұрын

Very detailed, very well done! I'm jealous, to be honest!

@GRAHAM1514 12 жыл бұрын

bob symes is a great man,and good at presenting programs,well done weslake500,kind regards.

@shirleypitt1491 9 жыл бұрын

That's my dad. I've been looking for this clip for a long time.

@chromedian9041 8 жыл бұрын

Then how come you have different surnames?

@redcardinalist 8 жыл бұрын

Ever heard of marriage? *facepalm*

@redcardinalist 4 жыл бұрын

@Valerie O'Brien and you know this how?

@NorbertRoll 6 жыл бұрын

Great part 2.

@rexremedy1733 6 жыл бұрын

great show!

@BRU11ROAD 11 жыл бұрын

Model Railways have come a very long way since 1975 especially N'Gauge at a time when DCC was unheard of models are very well detailed these days

@ThomK-TBF-IRL 9 жыл бұрын

Man. To think his camera was probably the latest, state-of-the-art portable camera of the time. How technology has evolved.

@crusherbmx 9 жыл бұрын

Thom K Poloroid SX-70!! A classic.

@leeosborne3793 3 жыл бұрын

Yup, they're highly sought after now and worth hundreds!

@oscarosullivan4513 2 жыл бұрын

Digital cameras only appeared in the mid 90’s with analogue still popular in the 2000’s

@JollyRodders 11 жыл бұрын

That's Bob Symes. He also speaks German and does programmes for German or Austrian TV about various railways in those countries.

@oscarosullivan4513 2 жыл бұрын

Was

@spongatejunction 5 ай бұрын

OMG 49 years ago when there was no Internet even No 3D printing

@spongatejunction 10 жыл бұрын

I wonder what Bob symes would make of models of today both 00 and N'Gauges as models have come a very long way since 1975 we now have card models courtesy of Metcalfe the Minitrix type 2 still pops up at swapmeets although a noisy model it is a very robust model but has now been replaced by the Dapol model which is also DCC ready the models today are very well detailed some coaches you can put a lighting unit in them the Farish multiple units you can put sound in them as they have a speaker housing fitted as standard locomotives have wire handrails and cab detail

@dv4133 10 жыл бұрын

Bob would say "If you divided your stream of consciousness into sentences using full stops and capital letters, it would so much easier to read." :-)

@oscarosullivan4513 2 жыл бұрын

He would say nice detail pity QC has declined

@marrrtin 8 жыл бұрын

Would love to see the second programme after this about model railways if you had it.

@CarminesRCTipsandTricks 5 жыл бұрын

Do tell us if you have that programee.

@eoin730 11 жыл бұрын

good!

@noelbullard4676 8 жыл бұрын

Judging by that room he could have easily fit an 00 gauge layout

@oscarosullivan4513 2 жыл бұрын

He could scenics wouldn’t have been as big but budget model railways debunks that

@dallas184 4 ай бұрын

Could you upload the rest of the model world series

@thelibrarian46 Жыл бұрын

Will many people be attending the funeral for Mr. Hobs?

@mxferro 12 жыл бұрын

BY JOVE!!! jolly good that is!!! hear hear old boy quite a good model railway you have there!! Oh and the train must have been nailed or glue DIRECTLY to the board as the noise is WAY too much for a N scale train. So glad we have cork now!

@redcardinalist 4 жыл бұрын

Bear in mind that this is recorded sound and the sound levels may be quite high. The actual train sound may not have seemd so noisy :)

@oscarosullivan4513 2 жыл бұрын

Cork is a waste of money