I’ve just added this new door to our standard range of 00–scale architectural components. It’s a re-scaled version of the bespoke 0-scale door that features in all of the banners on our website. Link to new 00-DOOR408 Please get in touch if you would like any of our standard products re-scaled for your bespoke models. …
Read this article (New Products)LSWR Lattice Footbridge
Ian Hopkins is using frets from our 0-Footbridge01 kits to build his customized lattice footbridges for a model of the London terminus which the L&SWR built at South Kensington on the District Line. The bridge is different in various ways to our standard kit; in the main having extra broad steps at 10’ wide. The …
Read this article (LSWR Lattice Footbridge)Bournemouth Central Station
David Pinch has just completed this fabulous model of Bournemouth Central Station. Last year we supplied him with the bespoke MDF walls and modified versions of our standard 00-Door08 and 00-202 windows. “It was a pleasure to work with such accurately produced parts – not even having to remove from sprues” David Please get in …
Read this article (Bournemouth Central Station)Hodges Brewery
Peter Lane used our window frames, stone quoins, brick and stone headers and louvred windows, all from our standard range of architectural components, for the brewery buildings on his ‘Hodges Brewery’ diorama.
Read this article (Hodges Brewery)00-gauge Lima Corridor Connections
“The corridor connections have worked a dream on my Hornby LMS coaches and stretched to their limit quite happily on a 30 inch radius, the maximum on my layout.” “ Joe is working so hard clearing the cattle dock for the next arrivals and fails to notice the passenger train on the mainline” Mike Todd …
Read this article (00-gauge Lima Corridor Connections)Chelfham Station, Lynton and Barnstaple Line
Barry Witteridge of the 009 Society, Oxford Group, constructed this Chelfham railway building using our bespoke laser-cut windows, doors, screen and barge boards, along with our terracotta diamond tiles. We had previously laser-cut these 4mm scale components for Mr Barnard, who kindly gave his permission for us to use the drawings we had produced for …
Read this article (Chelfham Station, Lynton and Barnstaple Line)Loco Shed
John Shaw designed this kit of parts for a 4mm loco shed for a friend’s layout. With a little guidance from us he was able to provide us with computer drawing files ready for laser-cutting. The most time consuming part of any bespoke project is producing the drawings so if you, or a friend, can …
Read this article (Loco Shed)GWR Footbridge
Nigel Brown commissioned us to laser-cut bespoke valances for his magnificent scratch-built 7mm scale GWR footbridge. He also used our standard columns which he has slightly modified to achieve the desired design. 0 scale 3D printed columns 00 scale 3D printed columns
Read this article (GWR Footbridge)Matching Windows for Hornby Dublo model
“Thank you so much. You’ve brought a 50 odd year old Hornby Dublo building back to life”. When we received one of the few remaining windows from Graham Day’s Hornby Dublo model we were able to use it to create the required computer drawings to then laser-cut perfect copies. As he said when he kindly …
Read this article (Matching Windows for Hornby Dublo model)Bournemouth West Signal Box
We modified our standard 00-106 industrial windows for Roger Tarring’s 00 scale signal box; a shortened version of the original building. Please get in touch if you would like a quote for the designs tweaking, or dimensions changing, of any of our standard components. He also used our N-scale canopy brackets N-D104 to support the …
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