Thank you Bob French, for saving the 'Model Shop Directory' and thank you for introducing it to the 21st Century!    What an improvement.

It's Back!! 

Had a message this evening from new owner Bob French that the site is back up and running.

It looks very different and not had a chance to explore properly yet, but at least the Exhibition and Model Shop listings are there.

Listing owners should get a message shortly to reclaim their listings.

https://ukmodelshops.co.uk/

Quote from: scottmitchell74 on April 01, 2026, 09:03:07 PM

Quote from: RailGooner on April 01, 2026, 04:17:34 PMScott, there's still time to join the eejits duking it out for this one:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/267623631039

I saw that!  What's driving that price?

Spare cash?

I think Abrasive Trees is growing on me @Foxhound !

Tim

Love it Martin @port perran , with the mighty Denis Chambers on drums (Steely Dan etc,). Good find...

Tim

Quote from: Newportnobby on April 02, 2026, 04:34:41 PM

Quote from: cmason on April 02, 2026, 02:41:49 PM

Quote from: Newportnobby on April 02, 2026, 12:59:40 PMArrived today, and perfick in every way (looks, running etc) 

Harrumph. Lucky you! Still waiting for Rails to ship mine... (although they have actually shipped my hoppers )

What's more is that, having trained my relatives to get me vouchers for Christmas and birthdays, it only cost me £56

Now you are really making me grumpy.... I will be off to the Unhappy thread if you keep this up! Anyway I have now written to Rails...

Quote from: cmason on April 02, 2026, 02:41:49 PM

Quote from: Newportnobby on April 02, 2026, 12:59:40 PMArrived today, and perfick in every way (looks, running etc) 

Harrumph. Lucky you! Still waiting for Rails to ship mine... (although they have actually shipped my hoppers )

What's more is that, having trained my relatives to get me vouchers for Christmas and birthdays, it only cost me £56

Niacin

I'd never come across them until today as far as I know but Niacin caught my ear this afternoon popping up on a jazz/rock/fusion playlist.


See what you think :

Quote from: scorpion_1925 on April 02, 2026, 01:04:44 PM

Quote from: Steven B on April 02, 2026, 09:01:10 AMI've not had replies to any recent requests to resize existing sheets. Shame as there's stuff in OO and TT120 that I need but the N Gauge version doesn't exist.

He does say somewhere that often re-scales are more complicated as he also reworks the colours of logos to simplify the design so the 2mm version isn't just a blurred blob, but most of what I want is simple single colour text.

the ones I'm after are for the Consett Iron Ore hoppers, its just white text and a white symbol, again, available in 4mm and TT but not 2mm.

He defo has those as I ordered and received:

https://railtec-models.com/showitem.php?id=11158

Quote from: Webbo on April 02, 2026, 06:34:31 AMThis EFE J94 arrived a couple of days ago from Kernow Models. This loco carries the livery of the Wemyss Private Railway later acquired by the Wemyss Coal Company for which my grandfather worked many years ago. It is a wonderful little loco.



Webbo

It is a lovely looking thing - got me started on gathering together a Wemyss rake ( although I have still not finished the brake van re-lettering...)

https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?msg=868571