Manufacturers and suppliers of
British 1:87 scale items
Please also see Buying second-hand British H0 in the UK.
In the phone numbers given below, a zero in brackets (0) should be dialed only when you are in the same country as the supplier you are phoning.
Alan Gibson (Workshop)
PO Box 597
Oldham
Lancs OL1 9FQ
England
tel: [+44] (0)161 678 1607
sales@alangibsonworkshop.co.uk
www.alangibsonworkshop.co.uk
Manufacturer and supplier of wheels, wheelsets and related accessories
Alexander Models
37 Glanton Road
North Shields
NE29 8LJ
England
web site
Manufacturer of kits and parts. Supplier of own items.
Allen Doherty Worsley Works Kits
19 Douglas Road
Worsley M28 2SR
England
tel: [+44] (0)161 794 7480
www.worsleyworks.freeserve.co.uk
enquiries@worsleyworks.co.uk
Manufacturer of kits and parts. Supplier of own items.
APOCOPE
fabique par S.A.R.L. APOCOPA
Le Boisboeuf
44130 Bouvron
France
tel: [+33] (0)2 40 56 32 10
info@apocopa.fr
www.apocopa.fr
Manufacturer and supplier of resin wagon models, including a four-wheel container flat wagon for GB-continent use.
Bachmann Industries Europe Ltd
Moat Way
Barwell
Leicestershire LE9 8EY
England
tel: [+44] (0)1455 841756
fax: [+44] (0)1455 841787
www.bachmann.co.uk
Bachmann is the owner of Liliput and several other well-known brand names. It is also the distributor for several
companies that it does not own.
The European headquarters in Leicestershire will no longer supply items direct (except spares). You must now order
through a retailer.
Backwoods Miniatures
11 Netherton Southside
Netherton
Morpeth
Northumberland
England NE65 7EZ
tel: [+44] (0)1669 630255
fax: [+44] (0)1669 630260
sales@backwoodsminiatures.com
www.backwoodsminiatures.com
Supplier of the Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn 0-4-0T crane tank steam loco, and models in other scales.
Bill Bedford Models
4 Belgrave Court
St George
Pontypool NP4 8NP
Wales
tel: [+44] (0)1495 753931
www.mousa.uk.com
billb@mousa.uk.com
Online catalogue for Bill Bedford Models etched brass coach, wagon and loco kits and components. Made to order in all scales (including HO) from computerised diagrams. Vast range. Takes Visa and Mastercard.
Berkshire Model Centre
35 Castle Street
Reading RG1 7SB
England
tel: [+44] (0)118 957 5593
Supplier of current and previous Lledo die cast bus models.
Branchlines
PO Box 31
Exeter EX4 6NY
England
tel/fax: [+44] (0)1392 437755
sales@branchlines.com
Manufacturer of kits and parts. Supplier of own and other manufacturers' items.
Representive for SEM (Steam Era Models) of Australia.
Broughdale Hobby
1444 Glenora Drive
London
Ontario N5X 1V2
Canada
tel: [+1] 519 434-0600
fax: [+1] 519 434-0714
sales@RRhobby.ca
www.RRhobby.ca
Supplier of Athearn locos, chassis parts and spares. Major stockist of Canadian and British outline model railway products.
Cambridge Custom Transfers
206 Nuns Way
North Arbury
Cambridge CB4 2NS
England
cctrans@hotmail.com
www.cctrans.freeserve.co.uk
Manufacturers of a vast and growing range of decals, mainly for the BR steam era. All now available in 1:87 scale.
Christo Georgadidis (Balkan Models)
34, Freshfield Bank
Forest Row
East Sussex RH18 5HG
England
tel/fax: [+44] (0)1342 824374
www.balkanmodels.biz
info@balkanmodels.biz
Christo commissioned a run of HO WD 2-10-0 (LNER 07) steam locomotive kits from DJH.
Produced a range of 1:87 scale military vehicles, now available from United Fun.
Conrad International
tel: [+49] (0)9604 4088 80
www1.int.conrad.com
international.sales@conrad.de
Supplier of the Plasser & Theurer 07-32 Mainliner tamper/liner track maintenance vehicle, as well as many other railway modelling items.
David Walker
Coventry, England
tel: [+44] (0)2476 679987
dpmodels@aol.com
David is a professional modelmaker who builds kits to your specification. There may be a waiting period.
Payment terms: customer supplies kit (or payment for kit) in advance; the balance is paid upon completion. David
also supplies diagrams for locos, wagons and railway structures.
DJH - MODEL LOCO
DJH Engineering Ltd, Project House, Consett Business Park, Villa Real, Consett, Co. Durham, DH8 6BP
England
tel: [+44] (0)1207 500050
fax: [+44] (0)1207 599757
sales@djhengineering.co.uk
www.djhmodelloco.co.uk
Manufacturer and supplier of high quality locomotive kits and ready-to-run models.
Eisenbahn-Treffpunkt Schweickhardt GmbH (ETS)
Rathausstraße 94
71334 Waiblingen-Beinstein
Germany
tel: [+49] (0)7151 93 79 31
fax: [+49] (0)7151 3 40 76
ets@modelleisenbahn.com
www.modelleisenbahn.com
Major supplier of many manufacturers' railway and road vehicle models (mainly continental manufacturers). Vast online database of items on their web site, both current and "obsolete". Keen prices and low shipping costs for medium-to-large-sized orders.
Fidelis Models
PO Box 1021
Poway
CA 92074
USA
tel/fax: [+1] 858 679-9001
www.fidelismodels.com
fidelismodels@cox.net
Manufacturer of military vehicles. Supplier of own and other manufacturers' items.
Visa & Mastercard.
Firedrake Productions is not currently producing British 1:87 scale items.
Forest Classics
Fairview Bungalow
Wood Edge Road
Lower Milkwall
Coleford
Gloucestershire
GL16 7LF
tel/fax: 01594 832797
philanddee@tiscali.co.uk
www.forest-classics.com
Supplier of live steam models, including the HO Y6 tram loco.
Gaugemaster
Gaugemaster House
Ford Road
Arundel
West Sussex BN18 0BN
England
tel: [+44] (0)1903 884488
fax: [+44] (0)1903 884377
sales@gaugemaster.co.uk
web site
Importer and retailer of many brands of railway model product, including Fleischmann.
Takes all the major cards.
Gieffeci
www.gieffeci.com
info@gieffeci.com
Distributor of FS (Italian) railway models commissioned from ROCO, including the FS Habfis ferry/chunnel wagons.
Visit the web site for a list of shops in Italy that stock Gieffeci products, or send a request to the email address.
Gerard Huet
5, rue des Anciens Combattants
F59175, Templemars
France
huet.gerard@wanadoo.fr
perso.wanadoo.fr/proto87.team
Manufacturer and supplier of wheelsets, wagon kits and related parts.
Accepts VISA.
Hatton's
364-368 Smithdown Road
Liverpool L15 5AN
England
tel: [+44] (0)151 733 3655
fax: [+44] (0)151 734 4040
sales@ehattons.com
www.ehattons.com
Vast quantities of train models and model railway stuff.
Takes main credit and debit cards.
Howes Models
12 Banbury Road
Kidlington
Oxfordshire OX5 2BT
England
tel: [+44] (0)1865 848000
fax: [+44] (0)1865 848222
www.howesmodels.co.uk
Roco specialists.
Ian Lindsay Models
PO Box 124
Pendle Hill
NSW 2145
Australia
tel: [+61] (0)2 9636 7990
fax : [+61] (0)2 9631 0951
ianlind@smartchat.net.au
http://www.ilm.50megs.com/
Manufacturer of kits and parts. Supplier of own items.
Accepts VISA, Mastercard.
Imex Model Co. Inc.
www.imex-model.com
UK importers: Pocketbond Ltd
PO Box 80, Welwyn AL6 0ND
website
1:87 scale fully finished die-cast models of the Chieftain and Centurion Mk III tanks.
International Models
Plas Cadfor
Llwyngwril,
Gwynedd
LL37 2LA
tel: [+44] (0)1843 848101
www.internationalmodels.net
internationalmodels22@hotmail.com
Accepts VISA, Mastercard and Switch.
Jeremy Suter
120 Hayhurst Avenue
Middlewich
CW10 0BD
England
tel/fax: [+44] (0)1606 835708
Jeremy is a professional modelmaker who builds kits to your specification. There may be a waiting period.
Phone to discuss exact requirements, price and delivery times.
Jocadis
(Andre Witmeur)
53 Brusselstraat
B-7850 Enghien - Edingen
Belgium
tel: [+32] (0)2 395 7105
webmaster@jocadis.be
www.jocadis.com
Comprehensively stocked model railway shop.
Commissioner and supplier of the HO version of the WD 2-8-0 and 2-10-0 (LNER 07). Supplies kits or ready to
run.
Commissioner of the CM-Laser ferrywagon (Belgian type Hf) in epoche III guise, marked "Societe
Anglo Belgique de Ferry Boat".
Accepts VISA.
K&M Engineering
Model Train Division
PO Box 1940
Grafton 2460
NSW, Australia
Bob Richardson email: bobr@midcoast.com.au
tel: [+61] 2 6644 7518
Manufacturer and supplier of replacement and custom motor chassis and wheelsets.
Kittle Hobby
PO Box 5
Ystalyfera
Swansea SA9 1YE
Wales
tel: [+44] (0)1639 731005
fax: [+44] (0)1639 731006
sales@kittlehobby.com
info@kittlehobby.com
www.kittlehobby.com
Supplier of many manufacturers' railway models. Commissions and supplies special production runs of GB-continent
freight wagons in various liveries.
Visa. Mastercard.
Kleinspoor
Hendrik de Keijserstraat 3
5041 JA Tilburg
Netherlands
tel: [+31] (0)13 5420375
fax [+31] (0)13 5421924
info@kleinspoor.nl
www.kleinspoor.nl
Manufacturer and supplier of locomotive kits.
Kristall Productions
4 Surbiton Hall Close
Kingston
Surrey KT1 2JX
England
www.modeltrainsinternational.co.uk
Publishing company of Model Trains International and the former Scale Model Trains, edited by Chris Ellis. Will supply photocopies of articles from back-issues.
Laser (CM-Laser)
Made by Costruzioni Modellistiche S.r.l.
Previously at:
Via Mirabella 20
I-70032 Bitonto
Italy
Former manufacturer of wagons, including a range for international traffic between continental Europe and Britain.
Lledo
www.lledo.com
Owned by Corgi. Manufacturer of die-cast model road vehicles, some of which are 1:87 or close.
LS Models
Rue Bosfagne 31
B4950 Sourbrodt
Belgium
www.lsmodels.com
info@lsmodels.com
Commissioners of special edition train models, including wagons for Belgium-Britain ferry traffic.
M G Sharp Models
712 Attercliffe Road
Sheffield S9 3RP
England
tel: [+44] (0)114 244 0851
fax: [+44] (0)114 244 0434
info@mgsharp.com
www.mgsharp.com
Stockists of Busch and AWM road vehicle models and masses of American and Continental models.
Mackay Models
Studio 56
Embroidery Mill
Seedhill, Paisley PA1 1TJ
Scotland
tel: [+44] (0)141 887 9766
fax:[+44] (0)141 848 9486
sales@mackaymodels.co.uk
www.mackaymodels.co.uk
Major stockist of Roco products. DCC specialist.
Mainly Trains
Unit C, South Road Workshops, Watchet, Somerset, TA23 0HF, UK
tel: [+44] (0) 1984 634543
fax: [+44] (0) 1984 633776
web@mainlytrains.co.uk
www.mainlytrains.co.uk
"Selected range of accessories, wheels, transfers, motors, couplings, paint, plastic section/sheet, in addition to Mainly Trains products."
Marno Ltd
Unit A29
Hastingwood Trade Estate
Harbet Road
London N18 3HT
Tel: 020 8884 2305
Supplied many Roco shunters!
MDR
The Old Bank, High Street
Cookham
Berkshire SL6 9SJ
England
tel: [+44] (0)1628 528459
www.keaygroup.com
www.mdrdirect.co.uk
Major supplier of continental model items.
Mercian Models
1A Market Way
Hagley
Stourbridge
West Midlands DY9 9LT
England
tel: [+44] (0)1562 884800
web site
Manufacturer of kits and parts. Supplier of own items.
Mastercard. Visa.
Model Masters
50a Clifton Road
Weston-super-mare BS23 1BW
England
tel: [+44] (0)1934 629717
info@modelmasters.co.uk
www.modelmasters.co.uk
Major supplier of many continental manufacturers' railway and related products.
Model Junction
Slough Trading Estate
916 Yeovil Road
Slough SL1 4JG
England
tel: [+44] (0)1753 528360
www.modeljunction.info
Walthers stockist.
Horizon Hobbies (Athearn) stockist.
Modellbahn-Center Hünerbein
Markt 11-15, 52062 Aachen, Germany
tel: [+49] (0)2 41 33921
fax: [+49] (0)2 41 28013
mchuenerbein@t-online.de
website
Supplier of Roco six-wheel diesel shunters and virtually every continental model in production. Probably the
best model railway shop in the world. Also holds a vast stock of spare parts for all makes.
Takes Visa and Mastercard.
Modern Models
(Paul Wells)
www.modernmodels.com
Supplier of several continental manufacturer's ranges.
Takes Visa and Mastercard. Ships worldwide.
Patrick Delandre (D.P.M.R SARL)
182 quai George V
76600 Le Havre
France
tel/fax [+33] (0) 235 475 748
d.p.m.r.@wanadoo.fr
website: www.dpmr.free.fr
Supplier of APOCOPE and items from other continental manufacturers. Has been known to trade at Eurotrack (Southampton/Eastleigh).
Pb Messing Modelbouw
Hogenaardseweg 7
B 2520 Ranst
tel/fax: + 32 (0) 3 - 353.24.10
info@pb-messingmodelbouw.com
www.pb-messingmodelbouw.com
Manufacturer and supplier of own range of brass models.
PM Modellbau
Ginnheimer Landstrasse 191-195
60431 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
tel: [+49] (0)69 51 22 63
fax: [+49] (0)69 51 66 52
info@pmmodellbau.de
www.pmmodellbau.de
Manufacturer and supplier of resin road vehicle kits. Pre-payment to Frankfurter Volksbank Kto 991546/BLZ50190000.
Precision Scale Models
(John Sargent)
PO Box 15, Burwood 3125, Victoria, Australia
tel: [+61] (0)3 9801 1889
fax: [+61] (0)3 9801 5225
Commissioner and supplier of the superb Gresley A3 locomotive, made in brass by Samhongsa. A truly magnificent achievement.
Manufacturer and supplier of own brass rolling stock kits.
Railway Modeller,
Continental Modeller
Peco Technical Advice Bureau
Beer, Seaton, Devon EX12 3NA
England
tel: [+44] (0)1297 20580
fax: [+44] (0)1297 20229
Publishers of railway modelling magazines. Back-issues available by phone with credit card.
sb-Modellbau
Ilzweg 4
D-82140 Olching
Germany
tel: [+49] (0)8142 12776
fax: [+49] (0)8142 41171
www.sb-modellbau.com
info@sb-modellbau.com
Manufacturer and supplier of Faulhaber motorising kits, including for the Liliput Plasser & Theurer track machine and for the Roco Unimog.
Scale Link Ltd
Iwerne Minster
Dorset
DT11 8QN
tel/fax: [+44] (0)1747 811817
info@scalelink.co.uk
www.scalelink.co.uk
Supplier of etched products and white metal kits.
Former manufacturer and supplier of scale metric wheels.
Steam Era Models (SEM)
C/- P.O. Rhyll
Victoria 3923
Australia
web site
tel/fax: +61 3 5956 9389
sem@waterfront.net.au
Manufacturer of powered bogies and wheelsets. Full range of RP25-88 wheels, bogies and power bogies.
Takes Mastercard and Visa.
Represented in UK by Branchlines
T-L Decals
Postfach 2211
58592 Iserlohn
Germany
tel.: [+49] (0)2371-954825
fax: [+49] (0)2371-954826
tl-decals@t-online.de
www.tl-decals.de
Supplies a vast range of train and vehicle decals.
Tom's Hobbies
1001 Victoria Road
West Ryde 2114
New South Wales
Australia
tel: [+61] (0)2 9809 0530
fax: [+61] (0)2 9809 0650
www.tomshobbies.com.au
austrain@idx.com.au
Supplier of Australian railway models, including the AR Kits ranges.
Walthers
www.walthers.com
Mega distributor of HO products in the USA. Check their web site for availability and outlets, including GB ones. Also famous for their catalogue, which in recent years they have been calling a "reference manual". Too right.
Weico Models
PO Box 283
Reservoir
Victoria 3073
Australia
tel/fax: [+61] (0)3 9462 2560
weicomodelsw@optusnet.com.au
web site
Manufacturer and supplier of model road vehicles.
Visa. Mastercard.
Winco
tel: [+44] (0)1962 869301
fax: [+44] (0)1962 878788
www.winco.uk.com
winco_uk@compuserve.com
Supplier of Jouef, Klein Modell and other continental products.
Visa. Mastercard.
Worsley Works (Allen Doherty)
19 Douglas Road
Worsley M28 2SR
England
tel: [+44] (0)161 794 7480
www.worsleyworks.freeserve.co.uk
enquiries@worsleyworks.co.uk
Manufacturer of kits and parts. Supplier of own items.