Aldebaran

F.S. ITALIA e636--d342--e424--d341 (youtube.com) On this video you can see the major locos employed in Italy during the early sixties before to change liveries for dark grey. I hope you can enjoy this short clip. Thanks to all you and congratulations for the new format,i like it. Best greetings Alberto (Aldebaran)

JOUEF JUNIOR HJ 2061 BB 122318 SNCF (youtube.com) After a few months of silence the Hornby group made significant improvements on the locomotives at entry level prices. In Italy it happened with the d445 and E424, in France better luck befell our cousins from beyond the Alps as the locomotives were equipped with a 5-pole engine with double cardan transmission and fly and they also retouched the lights by equipping the French locomotives with white headlights at the front and red at the rear with very powerful lighting as can be seen from my video. The body of the bb 22230 Jouef with 2 engines on each bogie was replaced by an ex Lima case while bearing the name Jouef under the locomotive. The model reproduces bb 122318 in concrete livery. The carriages are Roco Gran Comfort of 1cl and SBB-CFF-FFS of 2cl. The new Forum seems good to me, the graphics are better. Best regards to everyone, Alberto (Aldebaran) ps) I also think with the support of all my friends there can be good news for everyone.

Dear Friends, I tried to make this video with the greatest possible care because it is dedicated to the memory of my parents and to the last happy Christmas of 1965 before my father died of esophageal cancer in 1966. They are the first trains received as gifts and I am sure to make them happy having taken care of them for many decades. They are perfectly functional with the exception of the locomotives on the track of the goods yard. The 1 and 2cl type 1959 carriages are Rivarossi produced in the 90s, the baggage compartment is an A.C.M.E. called Dy. The 100 door carriage is a Roco and the Corbellini on boogies are Lima. I greet you with affection and now for a long time I will not insert videos because I am looking for a locomotive that I have had in the past, it is a SNCF locomotive,very difficult to find. I wish you all a pleasant weekend. I forgot the station you see on the Italian model is a 1964 Lima which I changed the name to Trullo and ironically the Italian Lima called all the stations produced Lerino even if not even one corresponds to the real station of Lerino. Those were heroic times of model railways. Alberto (Aldebaran) RIVAROSSI E646 1SERIE GR 625💔💔 (youtube.com)

My dear friends, Your kind words and appreciation fill me with joy. Thank you very much with all my heart. I will do my best to curb my enthusiasm by ensuring all of you post from time to time a few posts without exaggerating and in the section indicated by you as correct. Thanks again . I wish you all a pleasant weekend. Alberto (Aldebaran)

First of all I want to thank you for the good wishes sent for our Jasmine. With a lot of care and love she is now better and we hope everything goes well. My basic knowledge of the English language perhaps hurt me to express my thoughts. All Italians they love the English people and their traditions. Affirming that 90 pct loves the English monarchy in our country is the greatest moral recognition that can be made for the ruling house of Windsor. We must understand that in Italy our monarchy has brought and delivered the Italy to fascism, it promulgated racial laws and brought death and destruction everywhere until it brought it to Italy in 1943. By specifying this you can understand that in Italy no royal is loved, saying that we love Windsor 90% is an exceptional compliment. I apologize and get to the reason for my message because I have read several comments and I apologize for the inconveniences created.Obviously and in all sincerity I only agree with one criticism I send my videos to promote my very small youtube channel.This with extreme honesty.I do not However, I want to cause problems for anyone so if, as I have read, authoritative members of this prestigious forum believe that old trademarks should not be posted even in Hornby International, I ask you, or rather I beg you, to delete all my posts because I do not have this possibility despite having tried since yesterday. Thank you for your attention and patience and I also express on behalf of my wife all our sympathy for the United Kingdom. I love Talisker aged 10 years, I smoke Dunhill grinds, my favorite blend is the London Mixture, I have hundreds of issues of Hornby magazine in paperback......in short, even if you cancel me I understand and I sincerely apologize to everyone and you. Best regards, Alberto (Aldebaran)

First of all I want to thank you for the good wishes sent for our Jasmine. With a lot of care and love she is now better and we hope everything goes well. My basic knowledge of the English language perhaps hurt me to express my thoughts. All Italians they love the English people and their traditions. Affirming that 90 pct loves the English monarchy in our country is the greatest moral recognition that can be made for the ruling house of Windsor. We must understand that in Italy our monarchy has brought and delivered the Italy to fascism, it promulgated racial laws and brought death and destruction everywhere until it brought it to Italy in 1943. By specifying this you can understand that in Italy no royal is loved, saying that we love Windsor 90% is an exceptional compliment. I apologize and get to the reason for my message because I have read several comments and I apologize for the inconveniences created.Obviously and in all sincerity I only agree with one criticism I send my videos to promote my very small youtube channel.This with extreme honesty.I do not However, I want to cause problems for anyone so if, as I have read, authoritative members of this prestigious forum believe that old trademarks should not be posted even in Hornby International, I ask you, or rather I beg you, to delete all my posts because I do not have this possibility despite having tried since yesterday. Thank you for your attention and patience and I also express on behalf of my wife all our sympathy for the United Kingdom. I love Talisker aged 10 years, I smoke Dunhill grinds, my favorite blend is the London Mixture, I have hundreds of issues of Hornby magazine in paperback......in short, even if you cancel me I understand and I sincerely apologize to everyone and you. Best regards, Alberto (Aldebaran)

Dear Raf, First of all I want to thank you for the good wishes sent for our Jasmine. With a lot of care and love she is now better and we hope everything goes well. My basic knowledge of the English language perhaps hurt me to express my thoughts. All Italians they love the English people and their traditions. Affirming that 90 pct loves the English monarchy in our country is the greatest moral recognition that can be made for the ruling house of Windsor. We must understand that in Italy our monarchy has brought and delivered the Italy to fascism, it promulgated racial laws and brought death and destruction everywhere until it brought it to Italy in 1943. By specifying this you can understand that in Italy no royal is loved, saying that we love Windsor 90% is an exceptional compliment. I apologize and get to the reason for my message because I have read several comments and I apologize for the inconveniences created.Obviously and in all sincerity I only agree with one criticism I send my videos to promote my very small youtube channel.This with extreme honesty.I do not However, I want to cause problems for anyone so if, as I have read, authoritative members of this prestigious forum believe that old trademarks should not be posted even in Hornby International, I ask you, or rather I beg you, to delete all my posts because I do not have this possibility despite having tried since yesterday. Thank you for your attention and patience and I also express on behalf of my wife all our sympathy for the United Kingdom. I love Talisker aged 10 years, I smoke Dunhill grinds, my favorite blend is the London Mixture, I have hundreds of issues of Hornby magazine in paperback......in short, even if you cancel me I understand and I sincerely apologize to everyone and you. Best regards, Alberto (Aldebaran)

HORNBY LIMA FS FIAT D 445 (youtube.com) This Hornby-Lima locomotive marked a clear positive change for models that were valid from an aesthetic point of view but lacking in engines. The locomotive finally had an engine with cardan transmission enclosed in a zamak shell and LED lighting. The red light was not foreseen in the queue as the same model was reproduced under the Hornby Rivarossi brand with the addition of red lights. Hornby did even better by putting its hand to some popular Jouef models with the same philosophy but this time the red lights were present on the Jouef loisir models I hope that Hornby will restore the luster it deserves to Lima which will transform itself from a toy industry into an industry for much more sophisticated railway models. I wish Hornby all the best both for the English market but also for the prestigious brands acquired. I will publish on Monday the e424 with cardan transmission designed by Hornby for which I replaced the case with the Lima one released in 1960. For the time that case was stupendous like the Rivarossi and Märklin.Best wishes and have a nice week end, Alberto (Aldebaran) ps) in my video you see the following coaches bar grill SNCF Lima Italia Wagon Lits T2 Jouef France Wagon Lits Excelsior made by A.C.M.E.

JOUEF AUTORAIL SNCF X 3800 PICASSO (youtube.com) Dear friends, thank you for viewing my videos. I will temporarily close the cycle dedicated to France with a video of an iconic railcar that needs no introduction. The following week will be dedicated to Italy for the locomotives in DC, (later I will publish the Italian locomotives with Märklin Mfx digital) and in the following one it will be the turn of the United Kingdom locomotives in DC. I wish you a good weekend and see you soon. Alberto (Aldebaran)

JOUEF PACIFIC NORD 231C CHAPELON-jouef and lima coaches (youtube.com) The video is dedicated to all the friends of the forum but in particular to Rana Temporia and Mr Bee. Have a good weekend everyone and next appointment with Renault Picasso. Cheers Alberto

Dearest friends, Your comments on the video fill me with happiness. Hornby, a prestigious brand in the world for model railways, has under its umbrella brands rooted in their countries of origin, in practice Hornby today produces models from all over the world. 1) Rana Temporia you make me really happy and you are very knowledgeable about this category of locomotives. Your comment would be ideal to quote as a description of the video. 2) Mr. Bee, in reality the dancer travels with one of the two pantographs raised and to be precise on the French Riviera where we spent over 20 years of holidays the dancer model is longer, it is the 25000 class with 2 windows next to the doors of the train drivers and the side grille shutters. This Lima model was produced in 1996 and has worked perfectly ever since. Thank you with all my heart. Every day if I can I will publish a video ending the series with 2 Rivarossi models as gifts from my parents way back in 1964. Then I will move on to the British Hornby models. And then........let's leave a little suspense. Thanks to you and all the friends on the forum. Alberto ps) Jasmine is better, she takes the required treatments and when I see her happy she fills me with joy. Alberto 👨‍🦳👩🐶

LIMA BB 17047 & RIB SNCF - YouTube Dear friends, as I mentioned Plasticville route 66 is the ideal railway to continue presenting direct current models. Today in the video you will see a Lima composition (currently produced under the Hornby-Jouef brand) with a versatile locomotive nicknamed the dancer and a composition of INOX carriages with a driver's cab located at the end of the train. Depending on the regions of use, the colors of the engines change , I own the INOX PACA trainset in service on the French Riviera and the locomotive in concrete livery. Good vision. Alberto (Aldebaran)

JOUEF BB 25181 SNCF LIMA COACHES CORAIL (youtube.com) Before being purchased by Hornby, in the last months of production the Lime group hurriedly created models that were a mix of the various brands. The beautiful BB25181 locomotive that I purchased from Contesso in Nice is actually in every respect a Lima model with ringfield engine. The Corail carriages which at the end of the 90s were produced by Lima in perfect 1:87 scale as the Lima collection with the blue box. Best greetings Alberto

Many thanks dear Bee have a nice week Alberto

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Today, with the fundamental help of my wife, I finished arranging my model railways layouts room. The first layout is "PLASTICVILLE ROUTE 66", the name I chose for my you tube channel. The layout measures 100 x 100 cm powered by analogue and in addition to the American trains I will finally be able to see my Jouef and Lima locomotives running in direct current. On the top floor of the library there is an English operational diorama built with HORNBY products in 00 scale. I need it to take photos of the English locomotives in their context and the layout is called "DONCASTER NORTH". The diorama is powered by two PIKO regulators ,very sensitive for slow analog maneuvers. Last but not least my main layout is "TRULLO", an Italian digital layout from Märklin . I hope I have given you useful information for all the future videos you will see on my channel. Thanks go to all the subscribers to my channel and in particular to the English friends of the HORNBY Forum. Thank you all for your support. Alberto 👨‍🦳👩🐶 Three model railways in my room (youtube.com)

BACHMANN 00 SMALL PRAIRIE - HORNBY SMOKEY JOE - YouTube Dear friends, in this video you will also see a nice Southern Railways Hornby luggage van and a Hornby coal wagon, as well as my collection of 1:76 scale Corgi Toys and Oxford diecast cars. From the next video this model will rest on two 78 cm high stands to facilitate the storage of my models under the wooden table and gain more light for the videos. I hope you like the video. Warm greetings from Italy. Alberto 🙋🐶 (Aldebaran)

Thank you dear friend, thanks for the list that we know. However, you were right to remind us and thanks for the good wishes, Tiziana and I always pray that Jasmine will be able to accompany us for many years to come. Thank you very much. alberto (Aldebaran)

Dear friends, Before sending you the link to my video, I am happy to inform you that our beloved Jasmine is doing better. We have had a really bad two weeks with a lot of anxiety, but the veterinary care and tests associated with our continuous demonstration of great love for Jasmine have made improve our little one. I think that perhaps many friends who have an elderly dog know what I am about to suggest. Elderly dogs often suffer from liver or intestinal problems. This despite having always fed them in the best possible way with the best food. We have experimented with the vet to give Jasmine kibble for dogs with liver problems in 6 meals instead of three. This leads to greater digestibility and less fatigue on the stomach and liver. I apologize if I allowed myself to write all this but I know how much the English they love animals and any information regarding their well-being can be of help to others. Thank you Now I send you the link and say goodbye, thanks with all my heart. Alberto Jasmine (Aldebaran) MÄRKLIN K.P.E.V. T 12 (youtube.com)

HORNBY CLASS 37116 COMET (youtube.com) Dear friends, from today I start using Route 66 to run the trains I own in DC. Unfortunately the Doncaster diorama is beautiful but it is only made for some maneuvers and photos in an English context. In this video you will see one of the locomotives that I love most, the Hornby class 37116 Comet. In addition to the locomotive there are my favorite carriages and cars, buses, lorries, taxis all strictly in 00 scale from Hornby or Oxfrord die cast. Good vision (Aldebaran) Alberto

Dear friends, Tiziana and I thank you with all our hearts also on behalf of our beloved Jasmine. To console us, a priest friend of ours calls us every day to find out the conditions and then always tells us: Jasmine has an ace in her paw, this is to lift our spirits. Thanks for everything, you are dear friends. Alberto, Tiziana, Jasmine 🐶👩👱‍♂️💞💞💞

Dear friends, thank you for your kind support.Dear Bee, I have disabled comments not only for this video but for everyone.Our beloved Jasmine is not very well, and all those of you who have pets can understand our state of mind.Jasmine She is not an old but elderly lady. My wife works while I have been retired for years due to the age difference. Jasmine is my shadow and I want to be by her side as much as possible while she is undergoing treatment. I follow and comment on all my parents' channels. friends, among which you are dear Bee but to spend more time with Jasmine I have disabled all comments on my channel so the time I steal from Jasmine is reduced by 50pct. I have a sensitive character and I love animals very much. Thanks for your understanding. Alberto 🐶👱‍♂️ (Aldebaran)

PIKO DB BR 218 ITEM 57803 DECODER MFX (youtube.com) Dear friends, finally today my DB locomotive BR 218 arrived in order to complete an IC from period IV. I hope you like the video also because different passenger carriages are used and a freight train. Best regards Aldebaran (Alberto) p.s.) my wife and I, like 90 percent of Italians, love the English royals very much. The only ones to be so loved together with the sovereign Prince Albert of Monegasque. We send our sincere, affectionate wishes to His Majesty King Charles III and Princess Catheryne of Wales.

Dear friends and model train enthusiasts, today I learned some news from YouTube which for me and many of you is sad news.I have been a customer of Hattons since 1998 when I ordered the trains via fax. I have followed the vicissitudes and family deaths as well as the growth of a company that has become one of the most esteemed companies in the world for seriousness, competence, precision and kindness of the people who work there. they work.My thanks and affectionate thoughts are addressed to Mrs Christine Hattons and all her employees for the courtesy with which I have always been served.If this company, more than many others, has been able to overcome the difficulties caused by Brexit (I remember that my orders with DHL have always arrived within 24 hours from Liverpool to Genoa) unfortunately it has been unable to do anything about the economic crisis that the European continent is experiencing.The cost of living has grown exponentially after the Covid crisis and in particular due to the war in Ukraine.I try to evade problems by taking refuge in my passion shared by many of you but unfortunately we live in times of epochal changes in the balance of the world and this affects the well-being of families and consequently on our ability to spend on luxury goods.I hope that someone from Hattons can read this message of sincere gratitude and esteem and good luck to all those who will have to look for new employment. Alberto (Aldebaran) Genoa