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NEWS: July 2010
Due to family commitments I shall not be at Guildex at Telford this year and will also not be at the Highland Railway Socuiety AGM at the beginning of September. However, I hope to be at both events in 2011 and look forward to meeting customers then. I am due to be at the AMRSS Show in Glasgow in February 2011, where I shall have the full range available.
Progress is now being made on some new kits for coaches such as the Diagram 3 saloon and the Diagram 39 Mail Van. The sheep van is still at the development stage, and chassis kits for the DJH Big Goods, designed by Alistair Wright, and also the rib sided stock, the latter in 4mm and 7mm scales, are now available. contact me for further information regarding these chassis kits. The catalogue pages will be updated in September with further details when I return from our trip abroad.
The Meat Van and TPO are now available in both scales. The 4mm Meat Van includes castings for the springs, buffers and axleboxes and costs £18.00. The 7mm Meat Van will cost £40.00 and will include castings for springs, buffer shanks and axleboxes when these are to hand.
The Diagram 66 TPO will cost £45.00 and includes bogies and castings from 247 Developments for the traductor arms. Vacuum cylinders, roof vents and buffers will need to be sourced by the builder. Suitable fittings are available from Wizard Models.
The 7mm version costs £120 and includes brass castings for the traductor arms but not bogies, roof vents, Vacuum cylinders or buffers. Suitable fittings can be obtained from Invertrain.
The recent releases consist of a 7mm Diagram 9, 6 wheeled Luggage Composite in 7mm scale only for £45.00. This kit follows the usual practice for 7mm kits, requiring the builder to source wheels, buffers and roof fittings from the likes of Invertrain models, Peter Cowling and S M Models.
There will also be a 4mm version available for £25.00.
An additional etch for the alternative sides of the rebuilt coach will also be available in both scales. This rebuilt coach had the luggage compartment replaced with a first class one. Prices and details have been confirmed in the catalogue pages. Images can be found in the gallery pages under Coming Soon
Postage is now £2.50 for orders under £50.00, and Post Free for orders above that value, (unless otherwise stated).
Since no approches have been received for producing some of the items in the range in 3mm scale, no developments will take place there. In Gauge 1 , there has been some interest and I will be working over the coming year on the production, castings and costs of two six wheel coaches which are the Diagram 19, Jones 6 wheel third and the Diagram 2 Coupė coach. Please contact me if you would like further details
Also I would still like to gauge the likely uptake in 4mm scale of the two coach kits, produced in 7mm scale only, namely the D19 third and the D2 coupé First. Please contact me if you would be a prospective customer for these items.
Please check the site for news of these releases as well as the modelling press, where prices will be confirmed.
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