Latest News  Wednesday 8th July 2020

Coming Soon!  Accurascale Models in OO and O , We have just been granted a franchise to stock these exiting and highly detailed Models.

Due Soon Class 37s all variants / Trans Pennine / Caledonian Sleeper  Mk5 Coach set and Various highly detailed freight stock wagon packs including the APCM Chemflow wagons in Blue Circle cement Livery , BR 24.5t HUO Hopper wagons in grey and KUA Nuclear Flask Wagon Packs and many more  all due in soon.

Follow this Link to take a look   https://accurascale.co.uk/blogs/news

Pre -Owned Stock is starting to arrive again at our shop and this week we have had in quite a bit of Farish N gauge including some BR Mk1s in Scotrail Blue and Grey, RMC PCA Cement Tankers , EWS OTA open wagons and some peco OBA wagons in Dutch Livery.

Locos in are a Dapol Class 27 in BR Blue a Farish 3 Car Class 101 DMU in Blue and Grey 

OO gauge stock arriving this week include

Bachmann 37s 021 in weathered Blue / 422 in large Logo weathered, Class 45053 in BR Blue , Class 47s  190 Pectinadea  weathered, 47050 in Railfreight large logo 47365 Silver Jubilee in RFD Distribution Livery, EWS Class 67s 001 and 024 

New Deliveries

Another Peco Order arrived this week with just a few of the lines we ordered. This seems the norm at most shops currently, Please ring us to check product availability.

Luckily for us we still have loads of good used Peco points in N and OO Gauge 

At last we are starting to get some new stock and we have just had in the following from Gaugemaster

DCC Chips the New Ruby range 6 pin 

Heljan Class 33s 008  in BR Green  Eastleigh and 33025 Sultan in BR Blue

Class 26s in BR Blue , Dutch Engineers and Railfreight Red stripe Livery £129 each

Scenics muti packs of Trees , Lichens , Back Scenes , De Luxe glues etc 

From Dapol

We have just had in a number of 7MM O Gauge Wagons such as fruit vans / Banana vans and general Box vans

The long awaited 7mm O Gauge  14xx 0-4-2 Tank in GWR Green and in BR Black are also now in stock

Dapol OO Gauge the very smart little B4 Southern Region 0-4-0 Dock Tanks are now in as well £99 each while stocks last.

On the Way from Bachmann

New Class 117  3 Car DMU

SECR C Class in lined Green 

Farish   3MT Tank in BR weathered Black is on the way 

Woodland Scenics Track bed and Incline / decline sets in 2/3/4%

Re Opening Update  Coronavised! 

Re -Opening to public access from 15-6-2020   10am - 2pm  and for the first few weeks and Until Further Notice we will be open 7 days a week to try and help with  busy periods we are expecting 

I am trying to minimize any exposure to possible infection for myself and the lads that help hence the short days for now.  This area is still alarmingly high for infection so we have to be very careful.

What i am expecting to do is as follows

The shop will be open to walk in customers 10am-2pm daily for now  Max 2 at a time. We need to stick to this so please be patient at Busy Times .

Every customer prior to entering the shop will be expected to use hand sanitizer or a wash bowl with disposable paper towel at the door .

If you need Gloves or a mask just ask 

10 mins Max per visit  if there is a queue outside

No free refreshments until further Notice 

Our Staff toilet facility is out of bounds to customers unless absolutely neccessary as we then need to deep clean it all and the kitchen every time its used.

Tues and Thurs  and  we will try and implement an appointment slot between 2pm and 5pm  

Mondays / Wednesdays / Friday and Sunday at 2pm we close   

These times may be temporary and subject to change we will see how it goes 

The re opening  will be under strict guidelines and Social Distancing measures, which will limit the number of customers in our shop to a maximum of 2 at a time with a 5-10 min time limit during busy times.  Everyone needs to get on board with this its very important the message gets across 

We will all have to get used to this type of shopping for the forseeable future and i ask all of our customers to think about the following before you turn up

When entering the shop please try try to  avoid touching any item unless you fully intend to buy it, its all about hygiene now, you may have clean hands,but how about the last person ? , its a new way of thinking for all of us.

If you are turning up at the door for 1or 2  items that you need ie a tin of paint and a brush ring ahead and we will serve you at the door so you do not have to wait.

If you are retired you can come any day or time so try and avoid Fridays and Saturdays as they are usually our busiest days or No Doubt you will have to wait outside in a queue , Not much fun when its raining.

Before visiting us we are happy to pick your order so it is waiting for you on arrival as long as you give us plenty of notice.

We will Not be doing any on the Spot repairs any longer, if you have a model that needs attention please get in touch with us so we can book it in with Chris or Tony thats OO Gauge or Gordon N Gauge who will come and collect them and return them a week later.

Layout baseboard Construction is now underway again now our Roger can get access to the Timber merchants, please get in touch if you need help with any aspect of that, which can include construction , transportation and  fitting.

If you need complicated advice about layout construction or any particular aspect please try and ring us so we can have a chat over the phone before you turn up.

The Layout in the Shop will be out of bounds for Visitors for now, ie staff only to use it for testing or demonstration Only, Sorry to all the Young Children who visit and have a play but for the time being that is just how it is. Again its a health and safelty issue, i cant have people touching any surface unless they intent to but it

We are Still looking for good quality models to re sell, If you are bringing any stock in to sell or to part exchange , again please get in touch prior to turning up so we know you are expected and can try and speed up the visit . Please Do Not just tun up out of the blue expecting me to wade through boxes of stock i just wont have the time.

As we are about to re open please also do not take it for granted we will have all the stock you expect, We are only just starting to get deliveries once again and Hornby Track, Peco products , Metcalfe  and Gaugemaster have all been selling well over the Lockdown and many items are now sold out, please check with us about stock availability before you turn up.

I am my own courier service and will gladly drop of any goods within a sensible distance of our shop as long as it is worthwhile.

Thanks to every one of you over the last few Months  we have been Closed who have sent their best wishes and tried to support us by buying something which is very much appreciated and has helped a great deal.

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