This years News

Although the showroom is closed unit the 3rd of January, the phone is diverting to home so I am available, if needed, thoughout the holidays.

The prices of most models will rise on the 1st of January so now is a good time to order to beat the increase which will be generally £50.00 per model.

The stock situation is as follows

7mm

black 5 late 1 & 2 sold out , only early in stock

8F - 1 left

Jubilee, short fire box 3 red, 2 green due February then the supply of SFB is finished, long fire box 3 red, 5 green

Schools, 1 in stock 3 due February

Hall, 5 in stock then model is finished

Re-built Scot - 4 in stock then model is finished

V2 all models in stock

B1 both models in stock

Manor all models in stock

2228 sold out last delivery February of both type then the model is finished.

1833 late belper firebox 2 in stock, next delivery February then model is finished

Terrier both models in stock

Truro 1 in stock more in February at new price unless pre-ordered

J50 6 in stock more in Febraury at new price unless pre-ordered

Duchess limited stock, no sloping smoke box, next delivery February at new price unless pre-ordered

Grange production slot scheduled, last chance to pre-order at £1250.00, £100.00 price increase after Jan 1

2MT 4 black, 6 green, last delivery due February, these will rise in price by £75 in January

The factory have confirmed the O gauge Grange will be produced next year, probably in quarter 2, initially with 3500 gallon tender, second batch with 4000 gallon tender. Pre-order price £1250.00, orders after 1st January £1350.00. Book early :-)

The container finally arrived today, all pre-orders have been allocated.

The result is we have sold all sloping smoke box "semi" Duchess's from this batch and have only one or two each of the other variations. There will be more in the new year but order now if you want one at this years price.

The same applies to both the GWR 3700 "Truro" & the J50.

The GWR green gauge 1 Hall is now back in stock.

The ship carrying our latest consignment is still sat outside Felixstowe awaiting a berth , so it looks like will have the stock here in Leeds next week, best laid plans of mice & men

BREAKING NEWS

Our O gauge Duchess and GWR 3700 class, when factory finished, are fitted with plates supplied by Severn Mill Plates. These are the plates of choice for the "boutique" model suppliers at the top end of our market <if you know what I mean nudge nudge :-)>

They have agreed to exclusively produce a range of 1/32nd plates fro our up coming Gauge 1 Duchess.

Due to "red tape" in China (excuse the pun :-) ) The shipment missed the boat but is now on the next boat which is currently on the high seas heading to the Suez Canal & due in Felixstow 30-11-2011 which would mean stock to us about a week later.

In this consignment are 50 O gauge Duchess's (30 pre-sold), O gauge GWR city class, O gauge J50, B1's both colours, BR Manors, & 1833's Belpair firebox (possibly the last production).

In gauge 1 more GWR green Halls, 1 of each colour SFB Jubilees, the last 2 rebuilt Scots in Green and the last of the J94's.

If you fancy any of these don't delay, some will be the last made and the rest will go up in price from January.

The prices for the new models are now firm and include shipping & VAT

Gauge 1 Duchess - £2000.00 factory finish, £2400 fully finished

O gauge Duchess - £1500.00 factory finish, £1770.00 fully finished with Severn Mill nameplates.

The display models for Telford will be with us this week, we will have 2 Duchess & 2 GWR City class for you to view with at least one fully finished Duchess.

We are upgrading the model listing to illustrate the range of finished options available. The first 2 models to receive this upgrade are the O gauge B1 & LBSC Terrier, click on variants to see different finished models and their prices.

We have dispatched the pre-ordered gauge 1 Halls and the fully finished orders are now in the workshop. The fully finished model we had for sale sold the same day it was put on the website. We have less than a handfull of the following left, BR green, GWR green, GWR/BR black (one is in the workshop for fully finishing, nice :-) ) and brass with black chassis, order today you could be running tomorrow.

The pre-orders for the Duchess are growing by the day, there will be less gauge 1 models made, than O gauge, so please if you are interested let me know your requirement so I can get the variation breakdown right on the factory order. You will not have to pay anything until the models are despatched.

The black & brass/black models of the Gauge 1 Scot are all sold from the first 2 batches. the last batch of 6 models is going into production. There are 2 black Scots available from this batch, the remaining 4 are green then that is it, 60 produced then the drawings and moulds are destroyed.

Two new locos to announce GWR 4-4--0 city class in O gauge due late September along with the O gauge Duchess supplies. Finally and much requested, gauge 1 Duchess due December, choose your model - 4 versions.

I have done a matrix of the options it is downloadable as a PDF

I will have finished versions of the O gauge Duchess & City class at Telford for you to order from.

New stock will be with us Thursday. There are 2 gauge 1 models which are the last of the range, see our Special offer section for details

Two new locos to announce GWR 4-4--0 city class in O gauge due late September along with the O gauge Duchess supplies. Finally and much requested, gauge 1 Duchess due December, choose your model - 4 versions.

I have done a matrix of the options it is downloadable as a PDF

I will have finished versions of the O gauge Duchess & City class at Telford for you to order from.

Container docks 20th (Wednesday) should be with us week after. Three astute news letter subscribers pre-bought the 3 special offer O gauge locos we had in this container. There are 3 gauge 1 models which are the last of the range, see our Special offer section for details

We have 1 fully finished gauge 1 GWR Rood Aston Hall in stock for immediate delivery, ready for the summer running.

Two new locos to announce GWR 4-4--0 city class in O gauge due late September along with the O gauge Duchess supplies. Finally and much requested, gauge 1 Duchess due December, choose your model - 4 versions.

I have done a matrix of the options it is downloadable as a PDF

I will have finished versions of the O gauge Duchess & City class at Telford for you to order from.

The container has left the factory and should be with us early August it contains

Gauge 1

Hall - GWR green, BR green, black & brass body/black chassis
Rebuilt Scot Black, BR Green & brass body/black chassis
order now to avoid missing out. Both will be on display at Bakewell 16th July.

O gauge

B1's black & green
Manors BR & GWR
2228's & 1833's

There are some new fully finished models available for immediate delivery in both gauges, check out the relevent section

We have two gauge 1 rebuilt Scots left from the first batch, the second batch will be despatched in June, as forecast, with a delivery in late July/early August.

The factory have finished production of the following O gauge models

Black 5, Rebuilt Scot, 8F & Hall and Jubilee

We have the fololwing in stock all in single figures

Black 5 early, Black 5 late type 1, Rebuilt Scot, 8F, Hall and Jubilee but once they are gone that is it. The drawings & moulds are destroyed by the factory to prevent piracy, so there will be no re-runs. We will of course still hold spares

We have finished a new batch of locos for stock, thse are available NOW for immediate despatch or collection, they include 3 x V2's, B1, 2228, LBSC Terrier, BR Manor, WR Hall & BR Hall. They are listed in our fully finished section, why wait 3 months?
The factory have confirmed the next shipment in June so final batch of Rebuilt Scots, NEW G1 Hall, NEW O gauge J50

Bachmann are having a spring sale!
ENDS TONIGHT MIDNIGHT 31.0.32011

Arsitocraft G scale class 66's

GBRF or Malcolm Logistics £300 delivered to your door, that's a whole lot of loco for your money, I don't expect they will hang about at this price

Aristocraft G scale Inter Modals

Malcolm Logistics or ECS £110 per pair delivered now you can have that train length you always wanted :-)

The Bachmann sale has ended well done to those who took advantage of the fabulous prices on offer

Bachmann have raised the prices of the Revolution systems by 15% we have a small stock of the full system at the old price but extra receivers are now at the new prices.

The factory have confirmed that the earliest date forecasted for the de-streamlined Duchess is Telford.

We have found 1 off balck Gauge 1 J94 high bunker in the warehouse this really is the last of the last.

Our stock of Late 1 & 2 long firebox black 5's and rebuilt Scots in O gauge will be the last stock we have of these models, when they are sold that will be it.

Randolph is planning to be at Kettering & Glasgow in June, where he will be signing autographs and copies of his book & DVD (oh no hang on that's someone else :-) )

We are now sold out of the following models

O gauge 08

Gauge 1 J94 low & high bunker factory finish (we have 1 high bunker fully finished with radio control)

Although the O gauge type 2 black 5 from the factory is now sold out we have carried out a conversion on type 1's and can now offer fully finished versions of type 2 for £1500.00 however this will mean that once our stock of type 1's are used up, again there will be no more of either version.

The gauge 1 limited editon rebuilt royal scot is selling well, we only have 3 green & 3 black left in stock from the initial delivery, the final delivery will be in July/August, if you would like a brass/black chassis version now is the time to speak up as we are now finalising the paint finishes for the final delivery.

The gauge 1 Hall will also be on that delivery along with the O gauge J50.

To avoid confusion please be aware there is only one place in England, Europe, the world! where you can buy a, limited edition, Gauge 1 rebuilt Scot - HERE, you may see them advertised on another site and in the magazines but this is the only source of supply.

The first batch were delivered this week and are already 50% sold. In my opinion they are one of the best presented models we have made. The presentation box alone is superb and does justice to the model inside. I will post more photos as soon as I can.

The second batch will be despatched in June and that will be it. Also in June will be the Gauge 1 early Hall and the O gauge J50, good times ahead.

We have had a final delivery of the gauge 1 tankers, these are all brass construction, no castings no plastic, again a good proportion have been pre-sold buy them whilst you can there will be no more.

The following models are in very short supply when they are sold, again there are no more

O Gauge

08 shunter blue - 2 only (as I understand it probably the only ones left in the UK in this colour)

Gauge 1

J94 low bumker black - 1 only last supply
J94 high bunker - 2 black & 1 fully finished with radio control last supply
45XX - 1 only
4575 - 4 only green & 1 fully finished

We have B1's back in stock in all 3 finishes plus Manors in GWR green, BR built in brass body/black chassis and 2228 late version.

It is our policy to list only the models we have a contract to sell, in doing so we show models that we have in stock. Were we are out of stock or awaiting delivery this is made clear in the listing, as is the anticipated delivery date. We have had a number of customers find us from discount retailers who have taken money for orders they cannot fufill.If it is show on this website and there is no specific delivery comments, it is here in Leeds and can be with you within 2 working days to the UK mainland.

The ship carrying the new consignment docked today so hopefully the stock will be with us early next week.

We have listed the first of the finished stock items, including two ex-display, radio controlled, gauge 1 models at an attractive discount over new. You can see them at our warehouse just give us a call. or order them over the web.

More are in the workshop our aim is to have at least one of each model fully finished for "off the shelf" delivery. Currently being finished in this range are

O gauge

Schools - BR Repton

Hall - GWR Rood Aston Hall

Scot - BR Northamtonshire Regiment

V2 - LNER Green Arrow

V2 BR - KOYLI

V2 BR double chimney number to be confirmed

08 blue number to be confirmed

All the above can be fitted with DCC from our stock

Gauge 1

Jubilee BR name to be confirmed

Black 5 type 1 - 44727 late BR mixed traffic

14XX radio controlled number to be confirmed

the above can be fittted with radio control from our stock

It was good to see you all a Bristol, what a fantastic venue and a well run show, a worthy extension to showcase O gauge.

The ship with the latest consignment is due into Southampton at the weekend so the pre-ordered gauge 1 rebuilt Scots should be ready for despatch towards the end of next week/beginning of the week after.

It is worth repeating that in this container are more B1's, Manors and 2228's but pre-orders are already building up. The 1833 is not likely to be manufactured until March as the factory will shortly close for a month to celebrate the Chinese new year.

The factory have confirmed that the production run of the O gauge version 2 black 5 has been completed and there will be no more produced. There is no stock in the UK or China. This is the first of our models to reach this stage, it will be followed very shortly by the version 1 black 5. Then the O gauge versions of the early black 5, rebuilt Scot, Hall, 8F, Schools & Terrier once current components are complete and the finished models shipped.

Happy new year!!!!

I will be updating the prices at Midnight 03.01.2011, if you want a bargain you have 2 days, my phone is ready, my credit card machine primed and all things being equal my broadband is back on and running. (the shop phone is diverted to home).

The ship is leaving China this week so end of January 1st week Feb arrriving in the container are

Gauge 1

The Rebuilt Scots in green, black and brass/black for those of you that want to take the smoke deflectors off or get them painted by Simon Greenwood

Tank cars

Double Fairlies

The last low bunker J94

The last of the 4575's

Green Jubilees to take stock back to reasonable levels

O gauge

B1's black, green & brass/black

Manors GWR BR & brass/black

V2's all versions including some late double chimneys

Red Jubilees

2228 late versions

There are no 1833's they will follow by air

We are running low on Black 5's in both gauges

Thats it have a great new year see you at Bristol

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