mr roarke

Hi Guys Yesterday(2nd Dec) i ordered an on30 Whitcomb Centre Cab diesel kit from Backwoods Miniatures an it was delivered this morning at 9.00am. I know they are a UK company but they obviously dealt with my order straight away. Now i await the delivery of the Athearn SW1500 which is coming from the USA. Not in a hurry for it as the household authorities will not let me have it until Christmas Day. Hoping that there is enough room inside the body for a sound chip. As the layout is not going out to its first exhibition at Halifax later next year i have got plenty of time. Happy xmas to all George :jester:

Hi Jon As Gene says they are in New Hampshire. They have 2 web addresses www.modeltechstudios.com and www.finishedmodels.com I ordered castings for 50s telephone boxes,50s vending machines and various other "clutter" including the skunk that i mentioned before. The casting are resin and are very clean and free of flash. I also had a few of the finished ones as they were not much more in price. One of the troubles we have in the UK seems to be that we cannot get all the small accessories that help finish a layout from one source. I also wanted a couple of 50s Phillips 66 gas pumps but they did not do them. So looked on the net and found pictures of pumps at a route 66 gas station. As i had some suitable decals i made up two of my own. Though i say it myself they look pretty good. I would post a couple of photos but i just cannot get them on here even after following the advice that Shortliner sent me. George www.oakridgecanyon.co.uk

Hi Just had a delivery of bits and bobs from Model Tech Studios. Mainly, castings etc (you cannot get a pile of trash with a skunk on it over here.) Their service was really prompt and best of all i did not have to pay anything extra on delivery to Royal Mail or our money grabbing government via costoms and excise. George