The content on the sales pages was prepared on 20th. June 2025, being equivalent to the hard-copy version No. 117. All previous versions are now out-of-date.

Despite attending very few toy-fairs and indeed, since the covid pandemic, I continue to be very active in the delightful world of vintage toys and models, particularly ‘Hornby Trains’ and the other wonderful products of the ‘Binns Road-Liverpool 13’ Meccano factory. Those fairs which I have attended have been most enjoyable, meeting friends old and new and sharing the interest of our similar hobbies.

Despite the reduced toy-fair activity, toys and other interesting items of all descriptions and in all conditions continue to ‘come my way’ by reason of my thirty-odd years of contacts in the business. I have acquired items in most categories of my activities: Hornby and other 0-gauge, Hornby-Dublo, smaller model railways in general, diecasts, ‘lead’, Mamod and other live-steam products, Meccano, Bayko and other constructional toys, novelties such as jig-saw puzzles and badges, and a whole range of printed literature. The good news for me, but less good for you, is that most of the highly-desirable pieces are sold without ever appearing on my lists, by virtue of those customers who regularly keep in touch with me in-between the issue of lists.

Please contact me by e-mail (preferred), otherwise by telephone or letter, if any item is of interest to you. I usually have only one of each item, but if the item in question has been sold, I may have acquired a suitable alternative, so it’s worth a try.

I have further new stock ‘in the pipeline’, so I hope to issue one or more supplementary lists before the whole sales pages are completely revised at the end of 2025.

I also remind Hornby 0-gauge enthusiasts that I offer a wide range of replacement spare parts alongside my mainstream ‘ready-to-run’ business, so if you need any parts to keep your trains running, please view my spare-parts stocks at www.otttp.co.uk. (accessible from this ‘Maddocktoys’ website).

Don’t forget that I am always interested in hearing from you if you have items to sell similar to those listed within these lists. My motto: ‘Buying or selling - I offer a good deal’. Although I don’t attend many toy-fairs, I am always happy to arrange to meet prospective customers or vendors at a pre-arranged toy-fair or meeting place.

With all good wishes for the remainder of 2025, I hope I may hear from you over the coming days and weeks.