Australian Modelling

[E3109]

Are Austrains still in business and producing models??

 

As far as I know they are, their website is still live.  

I don't have any more info than this though.

 

Edit: Whoops, thought you meant Auscision then. Dunno about Austrains 

Edited May 7, 2017 by E3109

[gazmanjack]

An announcement from Austrains :

 

"Austrains advises that, as part of our plans for retirement, we have sold all of our existing tooling to SDS Models who will continue updating and manufacturing our range of locomotives, coaches and wagons. The corporate structure of Austrains Pty. Ltd. remains with us. Austrains will continue manufacturing in a smaller way to complete several projects we have outstanding. These are the 41 class diesel, four goods / livestock wagons and a couple of steam locos. We also have a large quantity of stock to dispose of so expect to see us around the exhibition circuit, albeit in a slightly smaller way, for the next few years. Our arrangment with SDS Models is that ownership of the tooling for the as yet unreleased models will transfer to them after the first run of models is complete.

All enquiries relating to Austrains brand products should be addressed to Austrains, not SDS Models.

We wish Steven Pracy and his team well with this new venture which, with the combined tooling of SDS and Austrains, will give them a larger variety of product, covering a greater time span, than any other Australian manufacturer.

For our part we will now have time to take things easier, travel a bit more but still maintain a presence in the industry. I may even write a book about my last forty years in the model wholesaling and manufacturing business. That should have a few people running for their solicitors.

 

Cheers, Gary.

[mdvle]

Unusual place, but the latest Hornby Engine Shed (at the end) has photos of the upcoming C38 class from Australian Railway Models (ARM) as Hornby has made an arrangement to sell it in the UK and Europe.

 

They are also (on commision from ARM) doing a run of their ex-Lima TAM coaches to go with it

 

https://www.Hornby.com/uk-en/news/the-engine-shed/developing-Hornby-far-wide

[Jon Harbour]

Saw this in my e-mails today... Probably cheaper to buy it from the UK and ship it to Australia than order it locally!

[DavidB-AU]

3 hours ago, mdvle said:

Unusual place, but the latest Hornby Engine Shed (at the end) has photos of the upcoming C38 class from Australian Railway Models (ARM) as Hornby has made an arrangement to sell it in the UK and Europe.

 

They are also (on commision from ARM) doing a run of their ex-Lima TAM coaches to go with it

 

https://www.Hornby.com/uk-en/news/the-engine-shed/developing-Hornby-far-wide

 

Looks like ex-Lima tooling for the C38 too, complete with pizza cutter wheels.

 

The TAM is the sleeping car. The first class is an MBE and second class is an MFE. 

 

Cheers

David