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I think I may have existing artwork for these albeit in the context of other, larger packs. Hang on.

If it's non/passenger size numbers you need, then nn-9965 will do the job nicely: https://www.railtec-models.com/catalog.php?search_str=9965 Image for 4mm version 4mm-9965:

Absolutely. The 3d cabside plates, 3d smokebox and 3d shedcodes (for later period) are already available, but something is already in the works to offer a customisable offering for a complete GWR steam loco pack including branding and buffer beam numbers on the same pack or individually too. These will be all made to order but, if the complete BR steam loco packs are anything to go by, I frequently have them on their way sometimes even same day. As for shipping outside of the UK, the UK VAT is taken off at checkout so technically oversea-ers pay less and, whilst the packages are of course labelled correctly for export as I'm obligated to do, my understanding from customers in non-UK territories is that the packages are so small and of such relatively little value that it's pretty rare that they ever catch the attention of local import officers. It may also help that where I have the linguistic capability, I also write "Do not bend" in the target language of the recipient tongue so perhaps they think it's from a native 😄. And there's the missus thinking I'm only fluent in English and Rubbish...

Ok, as requested - for the wider audience here you go. I decided to create 3 new offerings to cover some LSWR & SECR markings (so I'm reliably informed) as well as other Southern bits. Available in 4mm & 7mm, printed in reverse for application to the inside of the glazing: https://www.railtec-models.com/catalog.php?search_str=window+labels Packs 4280, 4281 and 4282 are the ones applicable to the request. 4mm-4282 4mm-4281 4mm-4280 Beautifully spot printed (so no superfluous carrier film) and with perfect print registration.

I believe I may have the info I need courtesy of Wickham Green, but I do appreciate the offer. Watch this space.

The class 68 brake discs are in this pack here: 4mm-2029 https://www.railtec-models.com/showitem.php?id=2672 If it helps, on a similar topic there are also 3d rivets available too which may achieve the effect you're looking for: https://www.railtec-models.com/catalog.php?search_str=rivets

Lovely looking work. Not sure if I had the 45128 Centaur unofficial names available in time for you getting these, but this is available now as well as a bunch more that have very recently been released (45046/113/115/141 and more to follow). All spot printed so none of that superfluous carrier film to have to cut around, full vibrant colours and most of them £3.90 a pack. If it helps, the full list of available class 45 items (incl unofficial names) can be found here, and you can never have too many peaks! https://www.railtec-models.com/railway-fleet-list2.php?veh_class=45 (It's a new way to search that is being developed).

Ok so before I do anything, a disclaimer: I know there are a lot of people waiting for a lot of new packs to be designed and get the full Railtec treatment, some of which have been on the radar for a long time. Some of those modellers may see this thread and think, "Hang on, I asked for something long before this thread came about..." and it may look like I've pushed these JGAs up the queue. Thing is, they'd already been in dev for quite a while and I already had a lot of the artwork on file across other packs anyway. Not all, but a lot. And often, many new packs get logically grouped together so not everything necessarily gets released in the order in which it was asked for. Many of you will know that I don't knock out quick and dirty packs with generic markings (for example the small bodyside detail on these JGAs is different between the 13nnn, 17nnn and 19nnn vehicles), identical looking TOPS panels and identical looking maintenance charts. The railway doesn't look like that, so I design all the bits to look like the real thing so that your models hopefully look like works of art. But it takes time to make the research, quite specialist and tedious graphic design and subsequent testing. But hopefully it's worth it. So now that's out of the way, I've released two new packs which should hopefully nail these DB Schenker JGAs. 4mm-7861 DB Schenker JGA hoppers: https://www.railtec-models.com/showitem.php?id=5786 4mm-7863 yellow hopper guide lines: https://www.railtec-models.com/showitem.php?id=5785 And for those who may wish to simulate the weld lines, pack 4mm-6617: https://www.railtec-models.com/showitem.php?id=3290

"Hang on a minute lads; I've got a great idea..."

Some Railtec products are made to order, but the majority are not. Unless you specifically mean the TT/120 range, in which case yes - at present - those are made to order although they should still normally dispatch within a few days. I just wanted to get a bunch of TT offerings out there sooner rather than later to help develop some of the bigger TT picture. It's all well and good the RTR guys making stuff available but all those after-sales add-ons (not just transfers) that allow people to customise - in my opinion - can really help inject longevity into a hobby. As for VAT, as the Railtec catalog has grown at a rate of ~500 new items a year (and turnover to reflect that), Railtec is already VAT registered, though guess what - I'm consistently that busy that I never had the chance to up all the prices (and still haven't), and given the poo-storm of current and recent events over the past couple of years, it's not in my heart to suddenly up everything by 20% and potentially discourage people from being able to afford something that may transpire to be one of the very few guilty pleasures in life at present. So, specifically in the case of another VAT registered business wishing to re-sell Railtec product, they would/should be able to reclaim the VAT anyway.

All those 500(!) TT packs are already all available to buy now. I'm not even sure if anyone has even got any of the new TT/120 product in hand yet (I only have limited resource and it's usually taken up with the incessant drive to R&D new product rather than read every bit of news), but at least making that line in the sand of 500 packs may allow some modellers to hit the ground running with customisations. Besides "static" packs there are customisable offerings in there, including 3d nameplates with choice of name/background colour that modellers of other scales will likely now be quite familiar with.

Ah, my apologies - I was evidently having a senior moment when I made that earlier post! I believe this is the item you will need: 4mm-3358 https://www.railtec-models.com/showitem.php?id=5188 Having spent a few months in Inverness I crawled all over these with a tape measure so everything should be bang on.

There's a renumber pack below, if this is what you mean? 4mm-2153 https://www.railtec-models.com/showitem.php?id=1328 Gaelic branding pack here: 4mm-3359 https://www.railtec-models.com/showitem.php?id=1858 Does this give you what you need?

Looking great! Based on this request I decided to make a new transfer pack available off-the-shelf to help anybody else (a) not wishing to spend a 1000 quid on the Wrenn loco and/or (b) having to ask the wife to sell one of her shoes. https://www.railtec-models.com/showitem.php?id=5121

There is something in the pipe for this. As many will know, I offer complete steam loco packs for BR early/late crest where you get all the bits for the loco (incl 3d smokebox, 3d shed code & conventional 2d bits), but not yet for any of the Big Four. But thanks to the fantastic help of @Harlequin I believe I have all the info I need to explore a parallel offering for GWR locos. When I get to release this I will also be offering sub-sets of individual bits so people can cherry pick without having to buy more than they need (as everybody loves having to buy large packs just for one element. Not). One of these sub-offerings will be ready-made buffer beam numbers. And as this is Railtec and no longer 1978, the colour rendering will be faultless and the print registration equally bang on so your model will look like it should.

Not a reference piece I have unfortunately. If I have the info then I can possibly make them.

Have you got photos and dimensions?

Hiya John, here's the Railtec sheet with the route availability and power classifications that Graham mentioned: Link to both 4mm & 7mm sheets: https://www.railtec-models.com/catalog.php?search_str=GWR+loco+power As you can see they're ready-made, and have perfect print registration too. My personal belief is that having to overlay transfers is a bit of a faff - particularly with such small detail, and as it's no longer 1978 I make the product as I myself would prefer to use it and I'm sure others too. In terms of backing paper, all the Railtec stuff is manufactured on that pale blue stuff so that the white print can be seen. Can't think of anything worse than white on white! Maybe it's a cost thing? The 2mm guys might have to use a magnifying glass to pick out some of the ultra small white bits like wagon solebar detail, but at least they still have a fighting chance 👀

Brilliant stuff thank-you; that'll be really helpful. It's really the finer variations and measurements that are the biggest hurdle. I try to have both breadth and depth of knowledge of railway insignia spanning 120 years (and it's grown exponentially since I created Railtec) but there will always be subject matter specialists with very specific knowledge that I can only dream of. The graphic design is usually the easier part, and I need to make it in such a way that it takes advantage of all the software and hardware hacks that I've made to the machinery to get truly optimal, crisp and perfectly aligned print for an end product that I myself would be happy to receive. But thank-you - that's very kind of you. At risk of hi-jacking the thread (so perhaps done via PM unless you think the folks on the thread would benefit, or on a different thread) and a good place to start would be to learn what would be a useful looking customisable GWR pack similar to the BR packs, and as quirks come to light then the pack can be enhanced as time goes on.

I had to start somewhere! At some point I'll be getting stuck into the Big Four more. Thing is, all of those elements you've mentioned need a ton of research, graphic design, testing, tweaking, and then considering one or more offering(s) that would please everybody all the time. Off the top of my head each of those items would need at least the following research: - Were all the buffer beam numbers the same colour, the same size etc across all loco classes - Did all the buffer beam numbers have a drop shadow, any gradients, were the drop shadows all the same colour and to the left/right - What different makers' plates were there, what photos exist that allow a very precise graphic design of each to be made - Was the Great Western insignia consistent across all loco classes in terms of design and size, what were the different size(s) etc - Did the crests vary, what size were they - Ditto roundels ...and you begin to get an idea of why some would-be offerings can take such a long time to materialise. That's before you get to the graphic design, testing and tweaking. If you happen to have all of that to hand then feel free to PM me and something will appear a lot quicker :>)

The web says to allow up to 14 days for custom items (which gives me some wiggle room in case something crops up), but the reality is they're often designed, made and shipped within a few days. Sometimes even same day as others on here might be able to vouch. If it helps, some of the 3d bits are available separately if needed: 4mm 3d smokebox https://www.railtec-models.com/showitem.php?id=4363 4mm 3d shed codes https://www.railtec-models.com/showitem.php?id=2804 4mm 3d smokebox, 3d shed code, 3d GWR cabside plates https://www.railtec-models.com/showitem.php?id=4362 The complete steam loco packs (like the link you kindly posted) offer all the transfers just to save folks having to buy a bunch of separate items. Hopefully offers a nice choice so people can cherry pick or go for everything.

I'm already working on a new stock item for the Intercity 37s which has the brandings and reflective swallows, which is probably not too far off. As is the Railtec way, I import square-on photos of all the locos to get the number spacing (incl any wonky digits) bang on per the real things, rather than just bang out a sheet of numbers with "standard" spacing. Have noted Andy7's comment about 31454 so I'll see if it makes sense to dovetail that into the same pack (and 31128). The Intercity branding is different of course but I'll need to check if the swallow is the same size as on the 37s. Often the case that a new would-be pack might seem like a 30 minute job, but the more you research, the more quirks you find. Still, it's worth getting it bang on because chances are you or someone else will be looking at these models you're making for a very long time to come.

Hiya John, drop me a PM with some specific info and I'll see if it's something that I may have resource for. It's worth keeping in mind amongst other differentiators that Railtec product is filmless/spot printed, so the carrier film is only present where it needs to be. This means you don't have to cut out a bunch of carrier film and cut close to the print in order to avoid a huge halo around the printed item. Also there are no join lines in the print, it has the full colour palette available and perfect print registration.

Hiya John, do you have the opportunity to try on a different connection? A 403 will either be the result of the hosting company having blanket blocked a range of connections for security purposes (which is going to be nothing to do with anything suss from your specific connection), or me having manually blocked a connection for the handful of people unsuccessfully attempting to do something which they really, really shouldn't. If you still get issues drop me a line.

That's a new one on me! I do notice however that it had its Rainhill plaques at the open day, which have just been made available (3d plates) in both 4mm and 7mm in case they're needed. https://www.railtec-models.com/catalog.php?search_str=rainhill