dikitriki Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Hi,I am delighted to report that I am one of the new owners of Martin Finney's 7mm range of locomotive and tender kits and accessories.I have spent today with Martin Finney and we have completed the purchase of his 7mm business, taking possession of the 7mm assets. I would like to record my thanks to Martin who has done his utmost to ensure a smooth transition.The hard work now begins. We have to catalogue what we have and work out the order of events from here. You will appreciate that until this is done, I cannot announce which existing kits will be released or when. I will let you know as soon as I can.The web site should be live in the next couple of weeks, and I am the point of contact.I am attaching our press release below.Richard Finney7press release.pdf 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
81b Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Hi Richard, I would like to wish you and your colleagues all the best in your new venture. I look forward to our 1st transaction. Kind regards. Mark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Isambarduk Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Well done, Richard et al. I wish you all the very best with your new enterprise. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 As do I. Well done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
delticfan Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Well done, exciting times ahead for 7mm modelling. Looking forward to supporting you with some purchases. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.hill64 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Congratulations! I wish you all the best for the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nth Degree Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Congratulations Richard and gang, best of luck to you and look forward to developments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverstreak Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 (edited) Richard The Finney kits could not be in better hands, with a proven master builder. Who could forget your Finney A3 build here a few years back. That build drove me to completing my own A3 Ironic that you are currently building a Finney Duchess Expanding and enhancing the range of kits and parts, I have to say this is great news for 7mm followers. I wish you and your fellow colleagues every success with your new venture Bob Edited March 22, 2016 by Silverstreak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dikitriki Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 Richard The Finney kits could not be in better hands, with a proven master builder. Who could forget your Finney A3 build here a few years back. That build drove me to completing my own A3 Ironic that you are currently building a Finney Duchess I have to say this is great news for 7mm followers I wish you and your fellow colleagues every success with your new venture Bob Thank you Bob, and everyone else, for your kind words. It's not entirely coincidental I am building a Finney Duchess - we need something to show on the trade stand and apart from being one of my favourite locos, it has serious 'wow' factor. We shall be at Telford this year, and then all the Guild shows plus Reading (December) and Bristol (January) if we can get in, so come and say hello! Richard 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 ....It's not entirely coincidental I am building a Finney Duchess - we need something to show on the trade stand and apart from being one of my favourite locos, it has serious 'wow' factor.... Mmmm, hopefully the Brassmasters 4mm version will turn out as good. The test artwork on the website has considerable hints of Finney about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 It will be nice to see the Finney stuff back at Telford. I will call in to put names to faces. I, too, have enjoyed Dikitriki's builds...and still do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djparkins Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Thank you Bob, and everyone else, for your kind words. It's not entirely coincidental I am building a Finney Duchess - we need something to show on the trade stand and apart from being one of my favourite locos, it has serious 'wow' factor. We shall be at Telford this year, and then all the Guild shows plus Reading (December) and Bristol (January) if we can get in, so come and say hello! Richard Congratulations Richard, I'm thoroughly enjoying your Duchess build on WT. I know it is really way too early to ask - but I will anyway! - Will there be any chance of a Rebuilt Bulleid Light Pacific kit??? I'm sure many others would love to see this as well. Kind Regards, David Parkins Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
81A Oldoak Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Best wishes for the new enterprise. I will drop by to introduce myself at Telford. Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenton Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Very promising news. As others have indicated, I look forward to everything getting up and running and stock levels increasing (and then decreasing). Do keep us informed of developments by using this topic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dikitriki Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Congratulations Richard, I'm thoroughly enjoying your Duchess build on WT. I know it is really way too early to ask - but I will anyway! - Will there be any chance of a Rebuilt Bulleid Light Pacific kit??? I'm sure many others would love to see this as well. Kind Regards, David Parkins Thank you David, I'd love to see a Rebuilt Bulleid Light Pacific in the range, but it's far too early to say whether it will happen. It's fair to say we have identified it as a possible, but that's got to be a medium term aspiration. At the moment we've got enough on our plates just sorting the existing range out. Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djparkins Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Thank you David, I'd love to see a Rebuilt Bulleid Light Pacific in the range, but it's far too early to say whether it will happen. It's fair to say we have identified it as a possible, but that's got to be a medium term aspiration. At the moment we've got enough on our plates just sorting the existing range out. Richard Fully Understand, Thank You Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funtleyworks Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Excellent news that you and your colleagues have bought the business! Looking forward to spending my pocket money soon!! As long as you bring the original West Country Pacific back soon!! Please!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 (edited) ....I'd love to see a Rebuilt Bulleid Light Pacific in the range, but it's far too early to say whether it will happen. It's fair to say we have identified it as a possible, but that's got to be a medium term aspiration. .... What's wrong with the Dave Sharp/MOK one? Or was that a Rebuilt MN? Edited March 24, 2016 by Horsetan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverstreak Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 The MOK Pacific was a rebuilt MN. Its been unavailable for some time, though there was talk of a return. The MOK promised 9F appears to be long overdue Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted March 25, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 25, 2016 Excellent news that you and your colleagues have bought the business! Looking forward to spending my pocket money soon!! As long as you bring the original West Country Pacific back soon!! Please!!!! Fantastic news, well done Richard. Another vote for the Original Bulleid Light Pacific... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Another vote for the Original Bulleid Light Pacific... From someone registered as 2ManySpams!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funtleyworks Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 From someone registered as 2ManySpams!! You can never have enough spam!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dikitriki Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 (edited) Good Morning, Just to advise that the website is now live at http://www.Finney7.co.uk Still work in progress at this stage, but it gives a little more information about us and where we are going. Richard Edited April 6, 2016 by dikitriki 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neill Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Great news and thanks to all who took on the kits. The list of those I want is beside me, and imp saving! My current build is hid Adams T3 and is is a cracking kit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dikitriki Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 Hi, I am pleased to advise that we have now commenced production of the first 5 kits from the Finney7 range. They are the M7, T3, Radial Tank, Duchess, and Bulleid Light Pacific, together with the appropriate tenders. There are still a few production hurdles to be overcome, but we expect the first kits to be available in the next 8 - 12 weeks. These will be available in fairly limited quantities, and prices will be posted in due course as soon as we are able to do so. The first new Finney7 kit will be the W1 in rebuilt form. This will have a resin casing, and we will have pre-production material available for inspection at Guildex. The web-site has been updated with prototype and model information, and we shall add further items as we can, It is our intention that all instructions, detailed pictures of contents, and photographs of builds are available for all kits. It is, however, going to take time to work our way through all the material, so keep an eye on the site for updates. Richard Lambert 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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