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Anyone got the website address for the partworks?

Which part of country is it in?

Not seen this before nor can I find it online?

Not may, to all intents and purposes it's have dissappeared. There is no guarantee that we will be able to revive them.

Happy days, I need to place my own order!

I have created a new thread here for the project. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/119218-safe-guarding-model-ranges-for-future/

I have sent Andy a pm to this effect so just awaiting his permission to create such a thread.

Generate profits yes, Take the profits out of the business, NO Reinvest to improve / update the range on a rolling basis, yes

Tell you what when it works I'll send it to you to do

Where did I say that? I'm saying that I don't intend for it to line my pockets or fund a retirement nest egg for myself but rather be a social business and any profits from its work be reinvested back into the business to help develop new products, replace old and worn out tooling, update the tooling to newer standards etc. Yes it will (in time) employ people to develop these ranges, yes they will get a wage. No we won't duplicate people's existing work or seek to dominate the cottage industry. In fact why are you ignoring the reference by me several times of improving things?

Agreed, so far we have one person with some space in a premises that could be utilised (although turning it into an insulated room to fence off from existing operations would be good), one lawyer and one person who could help with GN drawings and sketches for future developments talking to each other (in a way). Yes someone with expertise in injection moulding, etching, CAD etc (separately or in one individual) would be good and not to mention the current Mr Cooper craft coming on board and it can happen. That said I suspect that some of the old molds will be life expired or will need updating to current standards so rest assured that I don't think this is going to be just a case of acquire the old stuff and print away. Even if everything falls into place in the next few days it could still be several months if not a year or more before anything rolls off a production line. Shane

There is one member on here who is a lawyer advising me and I completely miss understood what he was saying, he's talking about a different method of financing which is making my head hurt already But rest assured something will happen if there is sufficient interest in people putting their hands in their pockets to match their mouths / fingers!

Ah good stuff, just a temporary glitch in comms then

Who would be interested in becoming a part of a venture that is intended to safeguard old ranges and from the revenue from those produce newer ranges either kit based or model based. It is intended that no one individual would make a wage from the venture although (once legalities are clarified) discounts on purchases by trustees / members etc could be looked at. But remember the profits on sales are intended to be ploughed back into the venture to allow funds for creating new models and replacing / updating tools on old models or indeed acquiring further ranges at risk of disappearing. The idea behind trustees is to ensure that there is a long term future and that someone passing away / leaving / falling ill does not sound a death knell to the venture and that it will remain in existence for years to come. One person I have spoken to has suggested loans rather than shares be the way to go and that is something I will leave them to advise more on! Already I have two people contact me about the idea who can help in their own unique ways. Anyone else want to be involved?

Same with the game of modelling

Btw if anyone else is interested in getting involved then please do pm me, I am not interested in this becoming a one man band to run into the same problems in a few years.

Was about to order some Dr Who plates, do let us know what happens

I'm putting my actions where my mouth is and I have reached out to one range that I feel cannot disappear into the night (and in all likelihood will be easier to resurrect than Coppercraft) in the hope that the funds from sale from that range will help to revive Coopercraft. They would of course end up under a different name but at least if it all works out they would still be available.

Sadly the problem with selling on ranges is on many occasions it has been seen that the seller has a vastly inflated sense of worth of the business/entity as they have intended for it to be their retirement fund / nest egg which these days is not realistic.

I would be interested in taking on the coppercraft molds and getting the machine sorted, however I don't believe that the current owner of them has any actual interest in selling. There is a few other ranges that I would be interested in taking on but I fear the price they will be looking for as opposed to the price I would be happy to pay will be miles apart.

I have started using these, takes up a lot less space than the plastic boxes. http://www.modellers-mecca.co.uk/accessories/8261-wsboo-warley-stock-box-oo-gauge.html

No price announced yet but I would suspect somewhere in region of £300 to £400 for both Sandra out of curiosity, can you tell us how much of the price will / is likely to go towards supporting the NRM? No wooden box for me btw, it is a costly add on that serves no use to me.

My interest for both has been expressed. Glad to support something that helps maintain the national collection too.

A quick google finds a mention of some appearing in an RCTS publication if that helps