At a Show in Cambridge yesterday and on the R & D Models stand was a notice giving discounts off virtually everything as they were closing down, a date in May...
From: "Adrian Marks" Subject: [7mm] ADMIN: New photo for the week ... Any self-respecting four year old will tell you that 'Thomas' has six driving wheels!...
All. Well i must tell you that it is a relief to finally be out!, yes i have Thomas,James,Percy,duck,diesel,aneedthemitus its a terrible affliction brought on...
Hi Geoff, The point I was making exactly. Ray is an honest trader selling a good product at a good price - his method of selling, whether ebay, shop or ...
Hi, The simple answer is that Jim Harris was a builder first and a kit manufacturer second. He designed his kits first and foremost for himself for the raw...
please note customers cheques are not cashed untill the kits are ready for dispatch so a 4 week delivery is not so bad also note jim harris will still be...
I have watched this thread with interest and some sadness. From my perspective as a modeller and a builder of a serious exhibition layout, I need the support...
Fred, By way of comfort (?) it is not necessarily a completely sad co- incidence that my two sons are named Toby and Thomas. Toby also means 'a mischief' in...
Bob, Out of curiousity who/where were R & D Models? When I worked in Cambridge in the mid-60s the only model shop I recall was on (or near) Burleigh Street....
Fred ... Presumably not hurting as much as I will be next time we meet? ;-) By way of recompense (how could I resist April 1st falling on a Sunday?), Thomas...
All. Its a tough job but somebodies got to do it!!, i think i was firing of this occasion as we shared out the driving between myself and my mate on alternate...
The best 7mm model I've seen! That's some smoke unit Fred - and are the figures painted quite the right shade? Thanks Ade for sharing the photo with us on...
I see no benefit in discounting as currently offered. What the hobby needs is the type of Model Shop that is now, sadly, passing away. Apart from the demise of...
Thanks Ray, I accidentally omitted that very important point, so I'll repeat it now - the customers cheque will not be cashed until delivery - which I think...
Hi Michael, but you will then be a manufacturer like Ray and not a customer. As you already fund kits for yourself, when you do finally sell them to the plebs...
Dear all, The Gauge 0 Guild have today published their manual online. The trackwork section is excellent: http://www.gauge0guild.com/manualonline.aspx regards,...
I am trying to trace the career of a British locomotive mechanic/engineer called George James Tandy who was born at Great Barr, Staffordshire in 1822-23 and...
Rod, From Kennington (Oval), Camberwell New Road, Peckham High Street, Queens Road, about 3 miles, brings you to New Cross. George England builder of the ...
No it is not a rich man's hobby nor is it a passing interest with me, I have been modelling and researching railways for the past 40 years. As for supporting...
