Richard Thomas purchased two of our 00-Footbridge01 kits, plus a selection of additional frets from the standard kits, to construct this very impressive bridge across his layout, which is loosely based on the area north of Manchester, in the vicinity of Park Station (chosen as he lives in Park Lane) and Philips Park sidings. It …
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Royal Mail price increases
Royal Mail have again made substantial increases to the cost of posting first class letters and parcels within the UK. Reluctantly we are therefore going to have to increase our UK delivery charges by 40 pence from October 31st . Royal Mail do still provide the most economical service but we will keep reviewing the …
Read this article (Royal Mail price increases)The Crooked House Pub
David Wright has built a model of “Britain’s wonkiest pub” after its illegal demolition, following the blaze on 5th August. The 18th Century Crooked House in Staffordshire was well-known for its “wonky” appearance due to mining subsidence in the area. It was a three week project for David, who worked from photographs he had taken …
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I’m going to stick my neck out and say Dent Station must be the most recognisable UK station in the realm of railway model layouts – but I’m open to other suggestions? Just in case you’re not familiar with it; the railway station is on the Settle and Carlisle Line. We’re laser-cutting sets of windows …
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We were approached by Giles Baxter back in 2020 to laser-cut plywood roof beams and end screens with intricate tracery for a 00 scale model of York Station. He decided to replicate the Victorian engineering of the roof; no mean feat as anyone who has seen Yorks curving roof will appreciate. William Guild, a recently …
Read this article (York Station Model feature in BRM magazine, Nov 2022)Keeping you in the loop with pricing
I’m sure it won’t come as a surprise to hear that, as with all manufactures, the cost of producing our products has been going up; but obviously I’m also very aware of the increasing pressures on everyone’s household budgets. Wherever possible we will absorb the increased overheads for as long as possible. We’re currently reviewing …
Read this article (Keeping you in the loop with pricing)New Products
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. …
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We are still working to keep you supplied with your modelling requirements, but please bear with us; we are extremely busy, so you may have to wait a little longer than normal. We are keeping our trips to the post office to a minimum, so larger UK orders that would normally be sent using a …
Read this article (Delivery Update)Lattice Footbridge Kit
Brian Wainwright writes: “I thought you might like to see this photo showing what I have done with one of your footbridge kits and part of another. The bridge supposedly carries a right of way across the railway and does not serve the station. The station is very far from complete as yet and the …
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