Access Models of Newark

[Les1952]

I've gone through the first 16 pages of this thread then done a search with nothing found.

 

Access Models of Newark changed hands towards the end of last year.

 

Owner Steve Clark who started the shop around the time I moved to Newark in 1980 (as Portprince Models and Hobbies) decided that he wanted to retire and sell the business.

 

Tim and team are now fully in charge and building up stock.   Not a model railway specialist as such, also selling radio controlled cars and aircraft, war games, a good supply of Airfix and similar kits, and a vast range of kits, bits and glues etc.   Very willing to get things for you in any scale if they don't stock them.  (So far I've had points in TT:120 and Continental locos in N sourced by them).

 

 

43-45 Castlegate, Newark.

 

Les

(just a satisfied customer)

 

Edited March 24, 2023 by Les1952
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[Dava]

Is this the best model shop in Nottinghamshire…..?

[Mallard60022]

14 hours ago, Dava said:

Is this the best model shop in Nottinghamshire…..?

For general  Models than I'd say yes!

P

[Les1952]

16 hours ago, Dava said:

Is this the best model shop in Nottinghamshire…..?

 

There aren't many others.

 

Sherwood Models has a wider range of trains and associated bits in OO and are ready to order stuff, but doesn't really stray into other areas of modelling.  I'm not sure what Ian's reaction will be when I tell him I'm building a layout in TT (I'll find out next weekend, he has a stand at our show - South Notts at Cotgrave).

 

Geoffrey Allison in Worksop is too far from me really to look.  Over 20 years ago they did a range of their own Bachmann Private owner wagons andas I was collecxting Bachmann PO wagons at the time I visited them, a model shop upstairs in a bike shop.  The collection stared getting seriously out of hand  (as these do) so it had to go and I've only been to the shop once since.  Having said that the collection all raised more money on eBay than I paid for them..

 

Benhams of Edwinstowe I've not visited but watching him in action (from the adjacent layout) with the hard sell constantly at a 2-day show I'm not convinced I want to.  I like to buy only stuff I want, not get the heavy duty sales treatment to persuade me I can't possibly do without something he has too many of....

 

I'm not sure if the Goods Yard at Tuxford is still trading.

 

Having said all that I can walk to Access Models in about 45 minutes, or 15 mins on the bus.  Generally I visit on a Wednesday when I'm in town anyway.  They do like to get to know their regular customers by name, and to greet you by name when you walk in.  That sort of service you don't get from bigger places.  The range of stock was a bit run down when Steve was having problems finding a buyer but Tim and co are building rapidly and always looking for suggestions, particularly with model railways where they admit they have a lot to learn.

 

All the very best

Les

 

I should have added that I'm chairman of Bingham MRC which is the nearest club to Newark.

Edited March 25, 2023 by Les1952

[Mallard60022]

Goods Yard has shut. Owner Retired. 

Allisons of Worksop is still there and seems to specialise in Locomotives, with many bespoke to order.

Train sets and things for the few that still buy those. However, again, not been there since way before Covid.

Bikes and other stuff downstairs but it is a funny old place. NO idea what happens upstairs!

There is a place (Totally Trains?) just across the Trent in Gainsborough (Lincs of Course), but I think that's it?

Not been to Sherwood since about 2005!

I think that if I wanted something in particular I'd take a trip over to Rails, or up to York. (Monks Bar Models is still a great place my mate tells me).

I'll pop down to Newark to say hello some time as I also like Plastic Kits.

Cheers for the heads up.

P

[Les1952]

I would definitely recommend using them for paints and glues- as they sell war games they keep the full range of Citadel and Vallejo paints as well as the more usual Tamiya in acrylic and lacquer, together with a small range of spray paints.

 

A member of my operating team worked in the labs at Croda Adhesives until they moved it to Germany, and he says Access are good for glues.  A sound recommendation from one of the inventors of No Nails...

 

Les

 

[pete_mcfarlane]

Not been in the Newark shop, but they used to have a branch in the Market Place in Grantham, but that closed about 10+ years ago. Nice little general model shop. 

[Enterprisingwestern]

14 hours ago, Mallard60022 said:

Not been to Sherwood since about 2005!

 

It's not changed!

 

Mike.

[RANGERS]

Last time I visited Access, probably nearly 20years ago now, they sold a range of code 3 buses and coaches in the colours on local operators, do they still sell them?

[Les1952]

34 minutes ago, RANGERS said:

Last time I visited Access, probably nearly 20years ago now, they sold a range of code 3 buses and coaches in the colours on local operators, do they still sell them?

 

No.  I think the guy who was doing them might have retired.

 

Les