Metal and etched upgrades

[Sweet pea]

Need some advice on where to purchase 00 gauge upgrades such as buffers and etched parts for my future van and wagon kit builds.🙂

Edited June 17, 2023 by Kevin Johnson

[MarkC]

1 hour ago, Kevin Johnson said:

Need some advice on where to purchase 00 gauge upgrades such as buffers and etched parts for my future van and wagon kit builds.🙂

There's a good list:-

 

Wizard Models, 247 Developments, Nairnshire Modelling Supplies, Alan Gibson are ones that immediately leap to my mind. I'm sure that others will be along to add to these :)

[Sweet pea]

6 minutes ago, MarkC said:

There's a good list:-

 

Wizard Models, 247 Developments, Nairnshire Modelling Supplies, Alan Gibson are ones that immediately leap to my mind. I'm sure that others will be along to add to these :)

Much appreciated @MarkC .👍

[DLT]

20 minutes ago, MarkC said:

There's a good list:-

 

Wizard Models, 247 Developments, Nairnshire Modelling Supplies, Alan Gibson are ones that immediately leap to my mind. I'm sure that others will be along to add to these :)

 

Good list, I would add Slaters and Markits as well.

[Bucoops]

Lanarkshire models, Roxey mouldings, Hobby Holidays, Phoenix precision paints, RT Models, and many many more.

Edited June 17, 2023 by Bucoops

[Mark C]

In addition to the previous suggestions it is definitely worth checking out both Lanarkshire Models & Supplies' and H&A Models' websites...

 

(yet another Mark C)

 

 

[brossard]

When I was doing 00, i liked the wagon detailing frets from Mainly Trains that I think originated with Riceworks.  When MT folded, I believe these frets went to Wizard Models.  I've been out of the 00 game for some years now so I'm not current.

 

John

[Bucoops]

22 minutes ago, brossard said:

When I was doing 00, i liked the wagon detailing frets from Mainly Trains that I think originated with Riceworks.  When MT folded, I believe these frets went to Wizard Models.  I've been out of the 00 game for some years now so I'm not current.

 

John

 

They did, and many have been reintroduced already.

[SM42]

There are some useful bits in the MJT  range if you can track it down ( possiblywuth  Dart Castings now, I've lost track a bit.) 

 

Mostly I use Lanarkshire Model Supplies and H&A nowadays

 

Andy 

[Chas Levin]

Yes, MJT are with Dart Castings. I didn't know that the Mainly Trains range originated with Riceworks though.

 

@Kevin Johnson, you'll probably fin dthat the whole are of activity concerning the research of which parts you need, the online - or other - searching for the parts, ordering them and then receiving and opening them is another area of enjoyment on top of the actual build. 

It's a bit like collecting in itself, and collecting is thought by many to tap into our primitive hanter-gatherer instinct.

Which is what you can tell anyone who looks askance at buying and building kits - it's a genetic thing! 😄

[SM42]

Collecting bits ( which you may or may not use in the future,) is almost as addictive as the kits themselves. 

 

Andy