Weaselfish Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Good morning. Back in the late 70s or early 80s I built a card kit of a GWR station building but I cannot now remember who produced it. The kit appeared to be based on the GWR's early 20th century design used on the GW/GC joint line and the Birmingham to Cheltenham route - Toddington on the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire railway is a good example. Can anyone remind me of the manufacturer please? Edited to add: It was OO scale. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold melmoth Posted March 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 16, 2017 Sounds like it might be the Prototype Models kit of Chalford Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ELTEL Posted March 16, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 16, 2017 I think Freestone Models still sell them. Eltel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted March 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 16, 2017 Sounds like it might be the Prototype Models kit of Chalford Prototype did several kits of this style. Almost certainly the one the OP is thinking of. Always surprised me that we have not seen a plastic kit version of this style of building as they were so common right across the GW. It would seem, for instance, a better choice than the WS&W Castle Cary that Ratio chose to model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 7007GreatWestern Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I'm sure I had a 4mm kit in the 80s of Lambourn station:- http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/l/lambourn/index3.shtml Although it was actually situated on a rural branch line it was of the company's early 20th Century style more commonly seen at mainline stations. Is that the station you had in mind? Sorry, I can't remember the manufacturer but I'm sure someone on here will! Cheers, Andy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium HillsideDepot Posted March 16, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 16, 2017 Looks like it is now available from Freestone Models as ELTEL said Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted March 16, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 16, 2017 I'm sure I had a 4mm kit in the 80s of Lambourn station:- http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/l/lambourn/index3.shtml Although it was actually situated on a rural branch line it was of the company's early 20th Century style more commonly seen at mainline stations. Is that the station you had in mind? Sorry, I can't remember the manufacturer but I'm sure someone on here will! Cheers, Andy. I think this was a Builder Plus kit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaselfish Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Hello everyone. Thank you for your replies and interest. The kit I had was definitely not the Prototype Chalford model. I think 7007 had the same kit as me - the roof was very distinctive and very similar to the photo of Lambourn. Also thanks to The Bishop for the Builder Plus tip - I'll follow that up. The link to Freestone is very helpful - I had no idea they existed. Thanks again all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_nicole Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I have one of the Builder Plus GW Station Houses under construction. I scanned the sheets before I started as I wanted to modify it. Regards, Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 7007GreatWestern Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Hello everyone. Thank you for your replies and interest. The kit I had was definitely not the Prototype Chalford model. I think 7007 had the same kit as me - the roof was very distinctive and very similar to the photo of Lambourn. Also thanks to The Bishop for the Builder Plus tip - I'll follow that up. The link to Freestone is very helpful - I had no idea they existed. Thanks again all. Hi Weaselfish, I have PM'd you regarding your enquiry. Cheers, Andy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBRJ Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 As luck would have it, there is a "brand new" Builder Plus kit for Lambourne station on Ebay right now!! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/builder-plus-Great-Western-Series-Lambourne-Station-card-kit-HO-OO-v-rare-/382004608510?hash=item58f13fbdfe:g:yGYAAOSwuxFYyrxn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific231G Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Good morning. Back in the late 70s or early 80s I built a card kit of a GWR station building but I cannot now remember who produced it. The kit appeared to be based on the GWR's early 20th century design used on the GW/GC joint line and the Birmingham to Cheltenham route - Toddington on the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire railway is a good example. Can anyone remind me of the manufacturer please? Edited to add: It was OO scale. Thank you. It does sound like one of Prototype Models kits. ISTR that they had a fairly large range. I too built one of their kits (though I've no idea which one) around that time. I had a brief flirtation with the idea of building a GWR BLT so also built a Ratio four wheel carriage kit and a Toad before an interest in American HO took over. If you do a Google image search on Prototype Models card kits you may very well spot "your" station. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted March 19, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2017 Might be good to doublecheck the scale of the Lambourne station kit. I have a Builder Plus kit of the GWR stable. It was marketed as H0/00 but is in fact H0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaselfish Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 Hello all. Thanks for the further suggestions and tips. The kit I had was definitely the Builder Plus Lambourne one. Perhaps them being HO scale is why that range didn't last as long in production as its Superquick and Prototype contemporaries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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