Malton Seadog Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Hi all, Does anyone know of any high street shops which stock German stock and buildings such as those by Faller and Vollmer? HO Gauge specifically. I do buy off the internet, but it's always nice to browse and avoid postage costs. Many thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike at C&M Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Faller are imported into this country by Gaugemaster. Be aware that Vollmer are ceasing production in the next few months.These can currently by obtained from OnTracks in Herefordshire. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestPines Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Model Masters in Weston-super-Mare has a good range of German models in stock if you're in the south west of England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekoboy Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 At risk of offending users and proprietors of model railway businesses in England may I say that my best experience for German models of any make at the keenest prices has been the German mail-order company SMDV.de which accepts payments by credit card and Paypal and is super fast in deliveries. SMDV has a 'one size fits all' postage rate which is not so good for one turnout or a packet of rail joiners but which is very acceptable for a multi-item order. SMDV's website can be in English, too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
byron Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I would prefer to "pop in a shop" to see what I am getting. My wife would not be so keen - there are so many reasons to liberate stuff from the shelves! However, shops well stocked with German models are thin on the ground, and prices can be rather high. Of late, I have purchased from Modellbahnshop Lippe (http://www.modellbahnshop-lippe.com/index.asp?l=gb). Web site in English, and good prices. I needed (OK, wanted) 2 class 218 diesels recently. Gaugemaster had only one in stock. So an order placed Friday late PM with each. The order from Germany arrived Wednesday, the order from the UK arrived Thursday. Including postage I saved £25 on my German order (and the parcel included a little packet of sweets!). Now what alse could I get away with purchasing? Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold D9020 Nimbus Posted January 8, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2014 C & M Models in Carlisle stock HO European items. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 It would help if you stated what part of the country you are looking at ? For South East / Kent area I would recommend The Hobby Shop at Faversham, good stocks of most continental items including Faller & Vollmer. For Sussex, Morris Models in Lancing. Further west but still South, I'd recommend Gaugemaster, Ford; but they're more expensive as they're the importer of many ranges, A look through the pages of Continental Modeller would cover other area's. On the web look to a major manufacturer then suppliers. RFC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Peters Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 A&H Models Brackley, Northamptonshire. I've been using them for years, good supply of HO and N. http://www.ekmpowershop2.com/ekmps/shops/aandhmodels/index.asp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CloggyDog Posted January 9, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2014 Hereford Model Centre have a small* section of Continental HO, mostly new and second-hand German, with assorted new building kits (Faller) usually hidden down behind the stacks of Hornby trainsets. *even smaller after my last visit between Xmas and New Year! I tried the Modellbahnshop Lippe link yesterday: very easy to use, English translation built-in. I found some DR stock I wanted (and quite a few more besides...), paid via Paypal and have just had the email notifying despatch of the parcel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malton Seadog Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Many thanks indeed, all. I'm from northern England, but Yorkshire/Lancashire seems devoid of internationally-stocked model shops, unless I'm not looking hard enough. Modellbahnshop Lippe does look like an excellent website, and good value too. I'll give it a go. Thanks again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taigatrommel Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Arcadia in Shaw should serve you well in that area, or getting into Cheshire there's Walton's in Altrincham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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