JeffP Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Are they still trading? I'm interested in the Brit........7mm O gauge. Wasn't there supposed to be another company doing it, Seven Models? Anyone advise? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted October 22, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2011 Seven Models advert in August Gauge O Gazette shows Britannia with a choice of tenders. Also DJH advertise the Britannia, again with a choice of tenders. Sorry I don't know about Acme Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Acme Models I think might have been a trading name of Jim Harris. Or was that Acorn? Or were they one and the same? Last I heard of Jim Harris, he had emigrated to Spain. Anyhow, here is a link to the Jim Harris "Britannia" kit: Click here - is this the kit you're after? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonseasider Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Acme Models I think might have been a trading name of Jim Harris. Or was that Acorn? Or were they one and the same? No, Yes and No in that order. Jim Harris was Acorn, Acme is/was a completely different animal. Acme is/was based in Sileby, a little way to the north of Leicester. Small retail shop with, from memory, a slightly larger store/workshop to the rear from where they sent out their gauge 0 & gauge 1 kiits and did a bit of assembly work. Had some dealings with them quite some years ago, before moving away from the area, but don't know the current position - last I heard was that the shop was only open on a very limited part-time basis. Contact details are on UKModelShops, but haven't been updated for some time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 Thanks for replies, the one that Horsetan posted is the one. Incidentally, searching on Google for Seven Models gives lots of modelling agencies, but, sadly, no Seven Models. Does anyone have a contact for them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted October 24, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 24, 2011 Thanks for replies, the one that Horsetan posted is the one. Incidentally, searching on Google for Seven Models gives lots of modelling agencies, but, sadly, no Seven Models. Does anyone have a contact for them? Dave Ennis 11 Iris Road Rogerstone Newport NP10 9LE 01633 892242 sevenmodels@live.co.uk Britannia £275 plus £8 postage Advert also mentions that they have acquired the 'Transport Age' range designed by Jim Harris with the note that some have been upgraded and others remain 'warts and all' and 'Jim's kits make nice models, but there are some errors' 'The prices will be low to reflect the standard' The advert in the Gazette is shared with Scorpio models which is based at a different address in Newport and again the surname is Ennis (J) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 Many thanks, e-mail sent to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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