Hi
After reading the Lyddle End topic, I wondered if anyone knew the history of the SD Mouldings range of buildings?
I have several plaster hollow-casting buildings. I occasionally see them on eBay, some painted and some plain.
They are similar in size to Lyddle End, and my ones are typically stone buildings (with different colours for different regions).
It would be great to know the back story on these and if anyone has a definitive guide to the full range.
Thanks
Alan
Hsve a look at
https://www.keymodelworld.com/article/marsh-chipping-n-gauge-model-railway-layout
https://philsworkbench.blogspot.com/2023/09/plaster-n-gauge-buildings.html?m=1
@Bob Tidbury has a few on stonehouse
Chris
Very quick links, Chris, but they don't address the OP.
Quote from: Bealman on October 27, 2024, 08:41:26 AMVery quick links, Chris, but they don't address the OP.
bob tidbury knows the answer and has a few
Hopefully he will be able to shed light. They possibly were part of the SD Models range produced 25 30 years ago
I can't help with the history but did see 'Marsh Chipping' at the Preston show in 2020. Here's a clip where all the buildings against the backscene are SD Mouldings. I regret not getting any when thy were available but knew nothing of them at that point
(https://live.staticflickr.com/31337/49603091373_f07c9be884_m.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2izfNVk)Marsh Chipping vid (https://flic.kr/p/2izfNVk) by Mick Hollyoake (https://www.flickr.com/photos/182878845@N04/), on Flickr
hi all
29 currently on sale on a well known website
paul
might be 28 very soon
Thanks Paul,
Looks like Antique Toys have it covered but there's nothing there I'd want
Sorry I know Ray used to go up north to collect S D Mouldings from the guy who made them but I am sorry I cant remember the guys name or where he lived ,I remember Ray saying if ever I went with him to collect a batch NOT TO ACCEPT a drink of coffee because every thing was covered in dust and be prepared to be slobbered on because there was a huge dog ,I never did go up with Ray and I am sorry I cant help with the History and of course Ray has passed away so I cant ask him I dont know if his son Andrew might know but I doubt it as the models havnt been available for years .
Bob
My goodness, SD Mouldings. I thiink I have one and couldn't remember who made it.
They certainly look the part.
It is quite sad how many lone producers pass and leave the fraternity poorer for their absence or lack of a successor.
GE
From searching the web, particularly eBay listings, I think the building was produced by SD Mouldings of Rochdale, Lancashire. They were sold on eBay by scalebuildings4all, which is now out of business.
According to listings, Ray's range of SD Mouldings Buildings and Civil Engineering are all based on actual structures.
I think the OO scale moulds were sold to Kevin, behind Scalebuildings4all, who sold home cast and painted buildings originally marketed by SD Mouldings.
Based on my research, I think the list below lists the buildings made. As you can see from the end column, I own numerous (32!) of these. I've found some that I cannot match to a catalogue number.
Gauge Cat # Description Number owned
N Gauge 202 Village Shop and Cottage
N Gauge 203 Two Large Cottages
N Gauge 204 Two Stone Built Cotswold Cottages 2
N Gauge 205 Single Cottage with Forge (Stone Built) 1
N Gauge 206 Thatched Cottage & Shop 1
N Gauge 207 Three stone-built cottages with workshop
N Gauge 208 Country Inn/Hotel
N Gauge 210 Farmhouse/Large Country House 1
N Gauge 211 Barn 2
N Gauge 213 Village Church 1
N Gauge 215 Two Cotswold Houses 1
N Gauge 216 Row of 3 Stone cottages 2
N Gauge 217 House with shop 2
N Gauge 218 Village Pub 1
N Gauge 219 Timber Framed Building 2
N Gauge 220 Small Mill/Farm Buildings 1
N Gauge 221 Small Mill/Workshop/Farm Buildings
N Gauge 222 Two Tudor Style Shops
N Gauge 223 Two Village Shops 1
N Gauge 224 Two Cotswold Cottages 2
N Gauge 225 Row of 3 cottages 1
N Gauge 227 Two Timber Framed Cottages
N Gauge 228 Country Inn 2
N Gauge 229 Small Shop 1
N Gauge 230 Country Station 2
N Gauge 232/33 Platform Buildings 1
N Gauge 233 Branch-line Station Building
N Gauge 235 Goods Shed 1
N Gauge 236 Single Track Engine Shed with Small Stores
N Gauge 237 Double Track Engine She
N Gauge 240 Corner Group of Cottages
N Gauge 241 Village Shop
N Gauge 242 Pair of Cottages
N Gauge 243 Two Stone Built Cottages
N Gauge 244 Two Cotswold Cottages
N Gauge 245 3 Stone Built Cottages 1
N Gauge 252 Vicarage
N Gauge 253 Stone Ticket Office
N Gauge 260 Two Storey Mill/Warehouse
N Gauge 261 Small Mill
N Gauge 262 Single Story Mill
N Gauge 264 Small Mill
N Gauge 265 Village School 1
N Gauge 266 Thatched Post Office & Cottage 1
N Gauge 267 Tudor Style Shop
N Gauge 268 Modern Industrial Unit
N Gauge 269 Modern Industrial Unit
N Gauge 270 Modern, Industrial Unit
N Gauge 272/73 Stables & Cowshed
N Gauge 272 Stables
N Gauge 273 Hayloft/Cowshed
N Gauge 275 Farmhouse (Double Pile)
N Gauge 275B Farmhouse/Large House
N Gauge 277 Single Cottage
N Gauge 278 Two Timber Framed Cottages
N Gauge 281 Water Tower/Tank
N Gauge 283 Medium Size Mill 1
N Gauge 284 Coal Staithes & Office
N Gauge 285 Manor Farmhouse
N Gauge 286 Row of 3 cottages
N Gauge 286B Row of 3 cottages
N Gauge 287 Two Stone Built Cottages
N Gauge 288 Ivy Cottages
N Gauge 289 Single Cottage
N Gauge 2153 Cotswold Group
N Gauge 2154 The Black Dog
N Gauge 2157 Corner Group
N Gauge 2511 Low Relief Terraced House Backs
N Gauge 2515 Low Relief Small Mill
N Gauge 2616/17 Low Relief Brick Built Mills
N Gauge 2520 3 Piece, 4 Storey Mill/Warehouse
N Gauge 4 Storey Mill/Warehouse Factory Building
N Gauge Low Relief Stone Warehouse
N Gauge 2 Storey Detached House
N Gauge Stone Signal Box
N Gauge Stone Stable
N Gauge Stone 2 storey house
N Gauge Stone Two 2 storey houses with porches
N Gauge Stone Single Storey House
N Gauge Stone 2 Storey House with a brown door
N Gauge Houses Large 1
N Gauge Stone Large 2 Storey Factory
N Gauge Stone Railway Platform in 4 sections
N Gauge Stone Railway Pieces to make station etc
N Gauge Tunnel and Bridge Parts
N Gauge Collection of cottages
OO Gauge 507 Stables
OO Gauge 508 Barn
OO Gauge 509 Farmhouse/Large House
OO Gauge 511 Old Bakery/Village Stores
OO Gauge 512 Two Cotswold Cottages
OO Gauge 513 Two Village Shops
OO Gauge 514 Single Cotswold Cottage
OO Gauge 517B Two Stone Built Cottages
OO Gauge 517C Two Stone Built Cottages
OO Gauge 517D 2 Stone Built Cottages
OO Gauge 519 Single Cottage
OO Gauge 520 Half Timbered House
OO Gauge 525 Inn or Large House
OO Gauge 530 The Gamecock Pub
OO Gauge 531 Single Thatched Cottage
OO Gauge 532 Single 'L' Shaped Thatched Cottage
OO Gauge 533 Thatched Post Office & Cottage
OO Gauge 535 Abandoned Mill
OO Gauge 1015 Dry Stone Walling
OO Gauge Cottages
B H E Used to sell them on the stand and we used to have a corner with several on display ,People used to pick them up to lookst them and were never very careful putting them back ,lots of them were chipped and chimneys broken because they were made of plaster ,At the end of some shows some were so damaged that they couldnt be sold so I bought them from Ray at trade price and have made a complete village and a farm from them .
I used to put foliage on the damaged bits or hide the damage with a tree ,also they were improved by putting chimney pots on .
Ray stopped selling them when a man fell down some steps going on to a stage nocking the big board over and smashing most of the buildings on display ,the man didnt even say sorry but just hurried of into the crowd it happened so fast we didnt even get much of a description ,Ray said thats it its not worth stocking them any more too many are getting damaged plus they were quite heavy a box with them in had to go on the bottom in the car .
I still cant put pictures of my village on here but for those interested I will[ut the picture on the Facebook page .
As soon as I read the post above ROCHDALE came back in my memory but I still cant remember the guys name .
Bob
A few from the village at Stonehouse
@Bob Tidbury(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/146/3894-281024094641.jpeg) (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=146489)
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(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/146/3894-281024094832.jpeg) (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=146492)
The Church
(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/146/3894-281024094912.jpeg) (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=146493)
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(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/146/3894-281024095017.jpeg) (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=146495)
They look most effective and even better in the flesh (so to speak), when Bob kindly invited me to see "Stonehouse".
Tim
It's those 'Cotswold Stone' ones I prefer :thumbsup:
Yeah, when I was member of a club during the nineties, they were a big deal and certainly did the job. Shame they're kaput now.
Thankyou to Crewearpley 40 for putting the photos on here for me .
The village was built a few years ago now it took me 2 weeks of full time days to plan and arrange the buildings just how I wanted them . I started off putting the buildings on blocks of wood ,and all sorts of stuff to get the slope of the ground and position of each building ,moving one from here to there untill I was happy they were then taken of the blocks and numbered but I glued all the blocks and packing pieces in place then used my method of Polyfilla PVA and brown Acrylic paint mixed together and cut the wet and dry sand paper and put that down with pins followed by Woodland Scenics Burnt Grass scatter which to my eyes is a nice colour finaly put the buildings back in place ,later ln added the gardens ans flowers and people etc etc The pond was added about 3 years later it was part of my late best mate Cyrils layout and I just had to save it from the bin when his daughter got rid of the layout .
Sorry if this has turned into a sort of tutorial but it does follow on from the original post and does go with the pictures . If a mod can move all the pictures and text but leave a link to the original post thats fine by me as long as they can stay together .
Bob
Quote from: Bob Tidbury on October 29, 2024, 08:18:58 AMThankyou to Crewearpley 40 for putting the photos on here for me .
Bob
Welcome
Thanks Kiwi Alan for the list
Very helpful