HOW IT ALL BEGAN

Like many of you, I too am a born-again enthusiast! I returned to the hobby in 1979 after a 15-year hiatus, resuming with the handsome Dark blue-Deep yellow sets of 1978-9. However acquiring extra parts was a severe problem - either the wanted items were not available or they were beyond my pocket. Worst of all, the Liverpool plant closed down in 1979. After struggling for several years to augment my building stock, I realised that I was not growing any younger and if I wanted to enjoy my re-discovered hobby, the only way out was to make my own parts. With my technical background I knew I could do it.

I therefore started getting parts made at selected local workshops for myself. This was around 1989 or so. It was of course on a very modest scale with only a handful of parts - it had to be so as I was catering almost exclusively to my own needs!

At about the same time, I started communicating with many hobbyists all over the world. I sent sample parts to several people, mainly in the UK and Canada, and these were favourably received. Then the Internet arrived, accompanied by electronic mail and net-based discussion groups. My hobby circle expanded, enthusiasts came to learn of my parts-making activity, and several asked me to become their provider. By word of mouth the news spread and the numbers increased. Very soon I too developed deep interest in this work, began working towards expansion of the range, and also started designing compatible components to extend the capabilities of the system. Today I have some 31 specialist workshops tooling parts to exact specifications.

My parts have gone out to no less than 37 countries in all five continents, from Brazil to Japan, from Canada to Thailand, and from Slovenia to New Zealand! Click here to view the list of countries to which my model-building parts have been sent.

Some twelve years back I thought that it would be fun to create my personal hobby website, and that's where you are at the moment!

ACCESSING THE PARTS CATALOGUE

As the range has now grown to 1000+ items, the complete catalogue of available parts and ancillary items has been laid out in seven separate sections for ease of navigation and viewing. The table below summarizes the parts categories listed in each section/webpage. Under each category is a complete list of parts available, standard finishes provided, and the unit price in US$.

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Please note: Stg£ prices are ~ 0.83 time US$ prices.
                        Euro € prices are ~ 0.91 time US$ prices.

But for  prices of individual parts please download the full spreadsheet catalogue listing all prices in US$, Stg£, and Euro €.

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You can access any particular section by clicking on the numerals in the first column of the table below. Or, if you so prefer and indeed that is my suggestion, take the grand tour by clicking the START TOUR button at the foot of the table.

Detailed information regarding ordering, payment, shipment, available finishes and special services, other terms and conditions, and especially about the various incentives available, is provided on the FAQ page. Please do read this page before sending an order or inquiry, as you will find most, probably all, of your queries answered on this page.

This list is only illustrative and, for example, virtually any and every kind of brassware and toothed part can be made, again, subject to minimum order quantity. I welcome ideas and suggestions for adding standard and non-standard parts to the list as well as for new compatible parts. Indeed, several items on this list are the upshot of suggestions from enthusiasts. Just hit my e-mail link (1) or e-mail link (2) and tell me.

And let me tell you, my parts are the BEST ever made in the history of this hobby. This is NOT an idle boast, I have testimonials to substantiate this claim.

Enjoy the tour!

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All standard sizes including narrow versions

SOME VERY EXCLUSIVE ITEMS

To view a selection of my parts including an assortment of GOLD-PLATED brassware, please click here

FAQ

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I am indebted to many enthusiasts for offering ideas, inspiration, and tangible support for new product development, notably: Ian Mordue, Allan Nixon, Dave Taylor, Mike Rhoades, Arthur Wilson, Philip Webb [UK], Thomas D.Smith, Tim Robinson, Roberto Pensotti, Joel Perlin, and Niall Corwell [USA], Edmundo Veiga [Brazil], Graham Jost and Paul Dale [Australia], Paolo Caravani [Italy], George Turner, Jim Picton, Fred Bird, Ron Kurtz and Robert Gibeault [Canada], John Stark [New Zealand], and Alonso Rodríguez Jesús and Cesare Palencia [Spain].