how or where can I Finding out what Models have been done in certain scales and regions

[kingfisher9147]

Hi all, is there any website or books about model railways listing what models are done for a certain region like the GWR or the LMS? I have been looking what is about in OO gauge but not many are showing a list of what been made. it mainly out of curiosity than start another region of model off.

mike 

[spamcan61]

I would say this is your best bet:-

 

https://www.hattons.co.uk/518496/model_rail_magazine_bmt2020_britain_s_model_trains_directory_2020_edition_from_model_rail_magazine_308_page/stockdetail.aspx

 

Then there's this to tell you what specific models have been made:-

 

https://www.modelraildatabase.com/

Edited March 14, 2021 by spamcan61

[mkrob]

I believe this years edition of Britain's Model Trains comes out in the next few weeks.

 

https://railsofsheffield.com/news/articles/3794-britain-s-model-trains-2021

Edited March 14, 2021 by mkrob

[mkrob]

According to this website, Britain's Model Trains 2021 issue is due out 31st March.

https://www.uniquemagazines.co.uk/magazine-subscriptions/leisure-and-lifestyle/hobbies/modelling/Britains-Model-Trains-p354330

 

Edited March 15, 2021 by mkrob

[ISW]

On 14/03/2021 at 10:11, kingfisher9147 said:

Hi all, is there any website or books about model railways listing what models are done for a certain region like the GWR or the LMS? I have been looking what is about in OO gauge but not many are showing a list of what been made. it mainly out of curiosity than start another region of model off.

mike 

Mike,

 

You could try: https://www.modelraildatabase.com/locomotives/index/

 

Just select the 'Operator' you are interested in from the drop-down-list.

 

Or this: https://www.modelraildatabase.com/companies/details/1/ on the same website. It gives a list of all the loco LMS types modelled.

 

There's probably more information on the site that will help.

 

Ian

[Ray Von]

On 14/03/2021 at 10:11, kingfisher9147 said:

Hi all, is there any website or books about model railways listing what models are done for a certain region like the GWR or the LMS? I have been looking what is about in OO gauge but not many are showing a list of what been made. it mainly out of curiosity than start another region of model off.

mike 

This is a good question, I am modelling Southern Region c1980, so looking at a directory for that time period and location would reveal that a lot of loco's that I'd like to see on my layout aren't prototypical(!)

[Nick Holliday]

A quick search has shown that Crowood Press have published a series of books entitled "Modelling the .......", including Western, Midland and Southern Regions. You haven't specified your era, so I might be astray there. There are other books on the Southern, from Noodle Books, as well.

[Steamport Southport]

GWR here.

 

Not sorted into individual locomotives but has basic information on what is currently available or easy to get.

 

http://www.gwr.org.uk/kits.html

 

The rest of the site has a lot of information on modelling the GWR and BR Western Region.

 

 

Unfortunately I don't think there is an LMS website.

 

But Southern

 

https://sremg.org.uk/home.shtml

 

LNER

 

https://www.lner.info/

 

 

Jason

[Mark Forrest]

I usually start with prototype research, finding out types would be typical of the area/era that I want to model. I usually refer to photographs and the allocations database here to see what types were allocated locally:

https://www.brdatabase.info/

 

Once you have a list of those, it's relatively easy to use Google (or one of the other resources mentioned) to identify whether suitable models have been made.

[Ray Von]

1 hour ago, Steamport Southport said:

But Southern

 

https://sremg.org.uk/home.shtml

Great link, thanks! 

[PaulG]

Kingfisher9147

 

if it was East Anglia the answer is easy. https://www.gersociety.org.uk/index.php/information/modelling

 

Paul

[kingfisher9147]

Thank all for the help, I know most loco's of many different regions were done but when you are having a talk about it and you ask the pc and you are given so many different answers you are never to sure. It's like I have started to pick up some of the Hornby and lima wagons which have brand names on them like Tango, wheatabix etc but when looking them up, you can never find what you are looking for. but love the research.

mike

[Nick Holliday]

13 hours ago, kingfisher9147 said:

Thank all for the help, I know most loco's of many different regions were done but when you are having a talk about it and you ask the pc and you are given so many different answers you are never to sure. It's like I have started to pick up some of the Hornby and lima wagons which have brand names on them like Tango, wheatabix etc but when looking them up, you can never find what you are looking for. but love the research.

mike

The trouble with those older designs of vans is that the vast majority of them are completely fictional.  Private trader vans were very scarce, especially when compared with the 600,000 PO coal and mineral wagons that used to exist, and, apart from certain trades like salt, they would have disappeared shortly after nationalisation.