James May’s Toy Stories returns for a brand new special. As well as creating a Plasticine garden James will be building Lego houses, huge scale Airfix and many more. Birthdays. Each adventure includes details of how the projects were constructed, with diagrams, illustrations and informal photography taken during the filming. After a rough day dealing with customers, it reminded you the general public could be great. There really wasn’t any reason why, so because it’s so damn easy in these internet days I went and ordered up a storm of the trio’s books. Each chapter is essentially split into two parts - the first, and most interesting, part about the company's conception and history, while the second and less interesting part details the World Records being attempted by James with each toy. These have a superficial appeal, such as walking around inside a giant Lego house or racing around the real-life Brooklands track with miniature Scalextric racing cars, but over 20-odd pages, hearing about all the trials and tribulations they went through to make e.g. The James May Board. James May attempts to build a Meccano motorbike to take on the Isle of Man's legendary TT circuit. I now have a massive urge to skip to Hobbyco and buy out all their Lego, Airfix models (particularly the Spitfires! Start by marking “James May's Toy Stories” as Want to Read: Error rating book. James May is out to prove why traditional, old fashioned toys are still relevant today when he pushes them to the limit in spectacular, supersize challenges. Clarkson and Hammond, definitely but never May. Get this from a library! Youtube Channel Linkhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7n4lz6q993wV_2Nlm335QgPlease SubscribeGoogle+https://plus.google.com/u/0/100543773975761268944 Add To List. It was every childhood dream realised. I finally saw the Toy stories special and thought it was great. S01:E10 - Action Man at the Speed of Sound (Special) James attempts to see if it's possible for Action Man to travel faster than the speed of sound. Looking back at toys, worth watching the tv episodes after reading the book. James May's Toy Stories Season 2 (117) 2014 13+ James May (Top Gear, The Grand Tour) once again embarks on extraordinary feats of engineering and ludicrously ambitious adventures using our best loved toys that inspired a generation of children. Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket for the toy fair. James May's Toy Stories book. James May's Toy Stories Ep 4 2/4. It will be a world first in toy glider history and could prove to be the most difficult Toy Story challenge to date. To see what your friends thought of this book, Rather an attractive book, nicely laid out, colourful with plenty of photos, and who doesn't like toys? James . He is best known as a co-presenter of the motoring programme Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond from 2003 until 2015. James May is a man on a mission this Christmas. James May’s Toy Stories £ 0.00. James May sees if it's possible for Action Man to travel faster than the speed of sound. James May's Toy Stories. 19:18. In Stock. with our author interviews, articles, and book lists! Helen. the 7-mile Hornby train track work rather badly, soon wears a bit thin. Inspired by James's exploits, the book covers both the stories behind a number of classic toys â bringing them to life through accounts of the most unusual, weird and exciting versions built anywhere to date â and the adventures in summer 2009 as James and his team of helpers, children and adults of all ages, build and recreate a range of toys in a series of 'Top Gear' style escapades. James May subjects traditional toys to supersize challenges. I am a huge fan of the ‘old’ Top Gear (the one where there were only three presenters, not 32237980 of them) and after meeting James May last year, I realised I hadn’t read any of his books. April 6th 2010 In six ambitious projects, he enlists the help of volunteers and schoolchildren to help him build a 1/1 scale model kit of a Supermarine Spitfire Mk I; creates the world's longest Scalextric track at the historic Brooklands motor-racing circuit in Surrey; builds a full-size Lego house; enters a garden made entirely from Plasticine in the RHS Chelsea Flower Show; runs a Hornby train set along a 10-mile stretch of track from Barnstaple to Bideford and uses a giant Meccano bridge to span the 40ft Pier Head canal in Liverpool. James May's Toy Stories Season 1 (116) 2009 13+ James May is on a mission: to get kids away from their video games, to drag parents off their backsides and get them all playing together again. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. We’d love your help. The Great Train Race S2, E1: In the first series of James May’s Toy Stories, James went on a quest to show what is possible with old-fashioned toys by using them on a scale never seen before. This was an inspirational series. General Board.