Graham108 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 On 14/12/2020 at 22:35, Michael Hodgson said: .. electric not diesel surely OK I'll grant you that one Graham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47475 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 On 18/12/2020 at 00:53, RichardT said: The old C&G Models (?) on Parkgate in Darlington is now carved up into offices & small shops. Luckily (in normal times) there are six trains an hour from Darlo Bank Top to York, taking 25/30 mins, so I can still get to Monk Bar Models quickly. I used to go to C & G Models in the 90s. If I remember correctly, Cliff was the chap that was usually working there. Nice fella. Now I'm back in the hobby (N rather than OO now), Monk Bar is my retailer of choice. Great shop and nice bunch of guys. Combining a few model purchases with the many real ale pubs in York, it makes for a fine day out. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted March 1, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) On 02/01/2021 at 10:22, CKPR said: Carlisle must be a contender for the most model shops in a fairly small city over the the years. From the late 1960s onwards, I can recall: - Woolworths and Binns department store selling model kits and Triang-Hornby respectively - a shop on the now demolished West Walls that sold models and electrical goods [Peters ?] - a model and toy shop by the now demolished old bus station - in the early 1970s, it had Triang-Hornby display layout in a glass case. This shop eventually became a branch of Beatties and went the same way as the rest of the chain. - a model shop in now demolished Lanes [can you see a pattern here ?!] - Boot Lane or Globe Lane- that sold model kits - Palace Cycles on Botchergate -The Clydesdale also on Botchergate that sold models and records - The Military Room in two locations. - A branch of Keith O'Laughlins from Kendal who sold Airfix/GMR and Palitoy/Mainline in the late 1970s-early 1980s. - A very short lived model railway and bookshop shop on the crescent opposite Carlisle Citadel station - C&M Models, now the only model shop left in the city. I think you missed this one: https://goo.gl/maps/XDKn1QZMuvsaHPDi8 The website is Atkinsons of Windermere which are still in business. https://goo.gl/maps/GF3ZjxvQ8WFDAQZg7 I bought some stuff there in the 2000's (It's now a "Savers") Edited March 1, 2021 by melmerby 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS Peak Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 On 13/12/2020 at 01:08, Fishoutofwater said: There is also Pufferwillies-Sheffield Transport Models There was also Tag models for a while and I think there was also one in Meadowhall 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham108 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 On 02/01/2021 at 10:22, CKPR said: Carlisle must be a contender for the most model shops in a fairly small city over the the years. From the late 1960s onwards, I can recall: -The Clydesdale also on Botchergate that sold models and records Looking to thin out my collection and I came across a Hornby Class 25 which I bought there (price label still on the box) - must have been 78-80 as I was working for CCC at the time and living just off the town center 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Reading has had quite a few over the years. When I first came to Reading (1995), Beatties was the only thing approaching a model shop, however it appeared that there had been one opposite the Royal Berkshire Hospital until not long before. Prior to that of course, there was EAMES (memorialised in an artwork on the RACAL building) and another model shop in Chatham Street car park. After Beatties closed, we gained Rebel Troop and Reading Collector's Centre (secondhand) in the Harris Arcade, and, after Rebel Troop closed, Hobby Craft sold some Hornby for a while. They stopped selling that around the time ModelZone opened in Broad Street Mall. When that closed, WHSmiths took on the name and sold a few high-end items in the centre of their store for a while before discontinuing it, leaving just the Collectors Centre now. Another "haunt" in that period was a newsagent's a couple of streets away from the Met Office in Bracknell (where I worked at the time) who had a stock of Merit/ModelZone kits amongst other items. In recent times, my visits to model shops have generally been on a basis of calling in one on the way to/from one of our "outstation" offices (I'm no longer with the Met Office) so Exeter (shop now closed) and Addlestone (close to APHA) were my "local" shops. I have occasionally called in to Kernow in Guildford (but wouldn't make the trip specially) and made a special journey to Berkshire Model & Dolls House in Twyford last year (as soon as public transport restrictions were lifted sufficiently to allow "shopping trips"!) when I needed to replace a point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymsa Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Is the survey confined to the U.K. when I visited Hamburg I found 5 shops Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Phil Parker Posted August 26, 2022 Administrators Share Posted August 26, 2022 14 hours ago, Andymsa said: Is the survey confined to the U.K. when I visited Hamburg I found 5 shops If you are allowing outside the UK, I found 9 in Hong Kong, and I wasn't really looking. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymsa Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 On 26/08/2022 at 13:48, Phil Parker said: If you are allowing outside the UK, I found 9 in Hong Kong, and I wasn't really looking. thats certainly a top trump 😄 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffers Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 (edited) RJS1977 posted ..."Another "haunt" in that period was a newsagent's a couple of streets away from the Met Office in Bracknell (where I worked at the time)"... Another "renegade" metman I see, Never worked at Bracknell or at Exeter (apart from helping with the training at the end of the forecasting courses in my last two years). Managed to stay in the outstation circuit. Nothing to do with this post of course, though Norwich did have three model shops when arriving in 1987 but there is just Great Eastern Models now remaining. A top model railway shop too and well worth venturing into if you happen to be this way. Edited August 28, 2022 by geoffers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman7 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 When I moved to SIttingbourne in 1991, the single high street had an unprecedented 3 shops stocking models within three quarters of a mile - Beaneys (a general model shop that stocked some model railway); The Signal Box (Model Railway specialist) and a Toy Shop with a model department. All long since gone but for a while I was spoilt for choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyRule1 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 3 hours ago, geoffers said: Norwich did have three model shops when arriving in 1987 but there is just Great Eastern Models now remaining When I last visited central Norwich, pre COVID, there was a Toymaster in the arcade off the market, which had a excellent model section upstairs. There was also a odd little shop that sold "collectable" models close nearby. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 (edited) Managed to do all three in Bridlington in one hit finally a couple of weeks ago. Mighty Lancer only has one small display case of model railways. Monty’s has literally all sorts including real rarities (a bit like a swap meet in a shop). Croppers has a decent selection but looks like stock is reduced looking at the spare space in some of the areas. Came away with a Wickham Trolkey from Croppers. Monty’s was too eclectic and Mighty Lancer just nothing there. Edited November 1, 2022 by ianmacc Hit not bit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATME Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 (edited) On 28/08/2022 at 15:24, geoffers said: RJS1977 posted ..."Another "haunt" in that period was a newsagent's a couple of streets away from the Met Office in Bracknell (where I worked at the time)"... Another "renegade" metman I see, Never worked at Bracknell or at Exeter (apart from helping with the training at the end of the forecasting courses in my last two years). Managed to stay in the outstation circuit. Nothing to do with this post of course, though Norwich did have three model shops when arriving in 1987 but there is just Great Eastern Models now remaining. A top model railway shop too and well worth venturing into if you happen to be this way. I’m going to go for 6 in Norwich at that time…. Langleys in the Arcade - moved to the Chapelfield Mall and no longer any railway stock i think, The big model shop on Rose Lane - closed and some of the staff went to Modelzone now obviously closed, in the Castle Mall ( so nearly 7!!) Pegasus Models - now mainly rc planes and cars, but had a good rail dept in the basement, A tiny model shop near St Augustine’s- long gone, ( bought an Airfix 14xx there.) There was a small shop on the Aylsham road that specialised in Triang and Dublo as well as some contemporary stuff, (bought a Lima 156 set there) And of course the still extant Great Eastern Models on Plumstead Road. ( bought loads there!) Edited November 2, 2022 by ATME cock up 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 I wonder which country has the most model shops and therefore maybe modellers in Europe . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philou Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, rob D2 said: I wonder which country has the most model shops and therefore maybe modellers in Europe . Ah, but. Do you then analyse the data on a per head basis or per square mile/km or ..... or ..... ? I suppose if Hong Kong was considered a 'country' when it was British, dammit Carruthers, I'd say it's looking pretty much top trump anyway (worldwide - oops. Edited) Cheers, Philip Edited November 6, 2022 by Philou Drat, not in Europe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 22 hours ago, Philou said: Ah, but. Do you then analyse the data on a per head basis or per square mile/km or ..... or ..... ? I suppose if Hong Kong was considered a 'country' when it was British, dammit Carruthers, I'd say it's looking pretty much top trump anyway (worldwide - oops. Edited) Cheers, Philip Just sheer number I guess. I’d think HK would be a good fit for TT with all those high rise apartments Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffers Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 (edited) Another one that appeared briefly in Norwich in the early 90s was along St. Giles towards the Inner Ring Road. Don't remember its name but husband and wife I think. Only shop now Great Eastern although a trip to Aylsham will bring you to the Bure Valley shop. Edited November 9, 2022 by geoffers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_mcfarlane Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 8 hours ago, geoffers said: Another one that appeared briefly in Norwich in the early 90s was along St. Giles towards the Inner Ring Road. Don't remember its name but husband and wife I think. Only shop now Great Eastern although a trip to Aylsham will bring you to the Bure Valley shop. City Models? I bought some Lima coaches from them when visiting Norwich in about 1988. Nice little shop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 (edited) Cambridge always used to have a number of modelshops. In the late 50sand early 60s, I remember Renmodels, who kept going for many years in at least3 different locations. Then there was Eaden Lilleys department store with the excellent toy dept. downstairs. This later morphed into a model dept, with the guy that used to run the one in Townsends Cycles on Burleigh St for a while. The latter of course existed asboth before and after his time; like Renmodels they were also an official Triang dealership. Just along from Eaden Lilleys, almost opposite the market was another shop - upstairs they were a Meccano dealer with both Hornby O gauge and H-D included.. Oh, and the manager of Renmodels in later years, I believe went on to run one in Saffron Walden? R&D models was the newcomer (70s?) on Mitchams Corner, later moving to King St. and eventually Burleigh St., close to Townsends. Opposite those was the big Co-Op department store, which sold model trains too. There was a very late model shop - mostly aircraft and boats, out at Trumpington. In the nearby village of Histon a very small shop opened, sadly not for long as the proprietor died of cancer. Then late on, when all the others had gone, we had the newbie of Beatties (?) in Fitzroy St., but that soon went. Sadly none now survive in the area. **edit to add: I think it was Modelzone, not Beatties. Edited November 10, 2022 by stewartingram Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Not competing on quantity, but I was amused that the two in Utrect are opposite each other https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.0925987,5.1214923,3a,75y,69.3h,84.2t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJFGidLDdMXIbHTL04MAH4A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40F Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, Talltim said: Not competing on quantity, but I was amused that the two in Utrecht are opposite each other https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.0925987,5.1214923,3a,75y,69.3h,84.2t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJFGidLDdMXIbHTL04MAH4A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 They are both the same company, I think that one is a diecast and kit shop, and the other is their railway shop. I may be going to Utrecht soon so if I get a chance I will check it out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffers Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 On 09/11/2022 at 20:03, pete_mcfarlane said: City Models? I bought some Lima coaches from them when visiting Norwich in about 1988. Nice little shop. Yes that was it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 On 03/01/2021 at 11:25, Fishoutofwater said: website gives SHOP opening times I went past yesterday and the shop looked properly closed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BachelorBoy Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 (edited) On a recent trip around the UK, I noticed that some model shops seem to be at the "vape shop" end of town. (NB this is anecdotal, and NOT scientific). Edited November 17, 2022 by BachelorBoy added "NOT" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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