January new kit releases

Hello everybody!

We’ve got some new kits on the website this week, and because we are still in our January sale, they are being released at 10% off their normal price! So grab them early and grab them cheap! (Discount applies until the end of Jan)

We’ve got some Diesel shunters for you! These locos were the prototype for the Ruston 48DS as produced by Hornby, and use the chassis from that model, we’ve got it as built and after it had been rebuilt with a header tank for working at the Heinz factory!

As built version (Usual price ยฃ35.00)
Ruston 44DS

Heinz Version (Usual price ยฃ35.00)
Ruston 44DS Heinz Version

We’ve also added a couple of nice pre-grouping horse boxes for the southern region with an LB&SCR and L&SWR design, the LB&SCR design even made it’s way to the Isle of Wight! I suppose we’ll have to add an SE&CR one at some point!

LB&SCR Horse Box (Usual price ยฃ30.00)

L&SWR Horse Box (Usual price ยฃ30.00)

and every horse box needs a carriage truck, so we’ve got an L&SWR one for you, with an LB&SCR one in the works to be released in the future

L&SWR Carriage Truck (Usual price ยฃ20.00)

and to finish off the rolling stock for today, we have another wagon to addd to out SE&CR range, this time a 10t round ended wagon from the LC&DR

LC&DR Open Wagon (Usual price ยฃ20.00)

and as a final little thing for today’s additions, we’ve got our first bit of scenic detailing with a platform accessory kit, giving you some benches and trolleys for your station, there’s more to come from this line in the future too!

Platform Details (Usual price ยฃ8.00)

If you’ve read this far, thanks for checking in, and remember if you have any suggestions for future kits you’d like to see from us, you can send a suggestion via our contact form here

8 responses to “January new kit releases”

  1. Phil Brice avatar
    Phil Brice

    Hi Gary,
    I like the LSWR horse box & carriage truck. Tell me how are the axles/wheels designed to be retained please? In the axle boxes or in an etched subframe? Also I’m not familiar with these so what style of wheels do they need?
    Cheers,
    Phil B.

    1. oakhillmodelrailway avatar

      Hi Phil,

      The axles are designed to fit into the axle boxes on the model with pinpoint axles the same way as most RTR wagons, they use 14mm Mansell wheels, which are available from the Alan Gibson range, I get mine from H&A Models the 00 ones are here

      I hope this heps,

      Gary

  2. Martin marrison avatar
    Martin marrison

    Gary, just to confirm I think your stock is designed to use stand 26mm pin point axles which are almost standard now I believe. So as long as the wheels are to this standard they should be fine in my view.

    Martin M

    1. oakhillmodelrailway avatar

      Hi Martin,

      Yes all designed to fit standard 26mm pin point axles.

      Gary

  3. Colin Liptrot avatar
    Colin Liptrot

    Any chance of the Hudswell Clarke kits making a re-appearance in the near future?

    1. oakhillmodelrailway avatar

      Hi Colin,

      I’ve had a word with the designer, he cannot remember which Hudswell Clarke kits were in the Hardy’s range, and weather they were ones he designed, he is working on finding out, and they will be reintroduced if we can.

      Gary

      1. Colin Liptrot avatar
        Colin Liptrot

        Thanks Gary

  4. Colin Liptrot avatar
    Colin Liptrot

    Thank you for the recent delivery of three of your loco bodies. Arrived sooner than expected and very happy with them. Just need to order some more handrail knobs now!

    Ver good fit to the recommended chassis.

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