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Wantage Tramway by Robin Gay – York Railway Show
This 4mm Scale P4 Gauge model by Robin Gay was on show at York Railway Show this year. Robin has modelled the station and top yard of Wantage Tramway just as it was in 1923. He used many of our products in its construction, including these church windows and door. Link to 0-scale Church windows …
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We supplied Malcolm Briggs with laser-cut components and 3D printed columns for his canopy. He has written an article for Railway Modeller so you may have read about its construction.
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When it was pointed out to us that plywood sleepers are no longer readily available we got straight onto it and added them to our standard range of 00 and 0 gauge products. They are available as 10″ x 8’6″ and 10″ x 9′ (5.8 x 63mm) sleepers and also in longer strips to cut …
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You will probably be aware that Royal Mail has again made substantial increases to the cost of posting first class letters. The press have described the 30 pence increase to send a first class letter as scandalous. Unfortunately the cost of sending our small boxes has gone up even more; between 50 and 60 pence …
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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 …
Read this article (00-Footbridge01 kits)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 …
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