Millom Railway & Scale Modellers
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Affiliations / Links
This page contains links to other societies, clubs etc that are recognised by Millom Railway & Scale Modellers.
Any traders listed on our links page are there following recommendation by one or more of our members. If contacting one of these recommended traders please tell them that you found their link via Millom Railway & Scale Modellers.
Note that Millom Railway & Scale Modellers take no responsibility for business conducted with any of our links below. Our only connection is either as members of societies or satisfied customers of traders.
Crafty Hobbies
Crafty Hobbies in Barrow-in-Furness sell new model railways in N, OO & G scales. They are a main Hornby & Bachmann (Farish) Dealer, also selling Dapol in N/OO along with Aristocraft & PIKO in the larger G scale.
John & Shelagh at Crafty Hobbies support Millom Railway & Scale Modellers and offer discounts to club members. They also fit & supply DCC decoders, call for a price guide.
Check out their website for directions and details of the variety of model railways and handicrafts at their store, including Doll's Houses, furniture, lighting & figures, Peragamo & Card Making sets, paints etc.
Crafty Hobbies run regular promotions for their Dapol limited edition local private owner wagons. Our club and individual members were happy recipients of their OO gauge 'Millom Iron Works' wagons in recent years and some of our members have collected each of CH's limited editions. This year's model is the Kirkby - i n - Furness Co-operative wagon. Get yours ordered asap.
F. Wilkinson last yeear's Limited Edition wagon from Crafty Hobbies, Barrow
Crafty Hobbies, 54 Cavendish Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA14 1PZ.
01229 820759 
johnhambler@btinternet.com
Website Address: www.crafty-hobbies.co.uk
Lancaster City Models
Steve Shorrock of Lancaster City Models offers new & used model railways in N & OO Gauge. They are the exclusive suppliers of Direct Rail Services (DRS) modelling decals. They have recently released the new DRS 'Compass' logos for both N & OO scales and have the option to purchase by Paypal on the secure website.
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Lancaster City Models supports Millom Railway & Scale Modellers and offer keen prices to members. Steve is an excellent supporter of our bi-annual Millom Model Railway Exhibition and regularly attends with a fine selection of models for sale. LCM offers a DCC decoder fitting service in OO Gauge.
Lancaster City Models, 11 Chapel Street, Lancaster, LA1 1NZ. (Near Lancaster City Bus Station)
01524 63043 steve@lancastercitymodels.co.uk
Website address: www.lancastercitymodels.co.uk
North West Model Railway Clubs Association
The North West Model Railway Clubs Association (NWMRCA) exists to support model railway clubs in this area. It helps with a model railway exhibition database.
Millom Railway & Scale Modellers are pleased to be new members of the NWMRCA. Some of the layouts at our new look exhibition are by fellow members.
N Gauge Society
A number of our members model in this smaller scale, 2mm:1ft or 1:148. The club is a member of the N Gauge Society and some members are also individual members of the NGS.
Our Chairman, Peter Chesher, is publicity officer for the N Gauge Society.
The NGS offers technical advice, a Society shop, Area & Worldwide Groups, Exclusive Society Wagon Kits and a bi-monthly journal.
Pete Chesher and Maurice Chapelhow represented the club at last year's NGS Annual Model Making Competition and brought back the Ratio Cup and Numerous Certificates. Pete Chesher also won the Group F Building Cup in 2008 with the model of West Bay Station.
For further information click on the link below:
Hornby Model Railways
Millom Railway & Scale Modellers are members of the Hornby Collectors Club. Hornby offer OO Gauge locomotives and rolling stock, along with many accessories and the Skaledale collection of N gauge buildings. Their recent locomotives are a massive improvement on past efforts and the club is happy to recommend Hornby products. Look at the recent Hornby Class 31 & 60 Diesels and you'll find that Hornby Detailed Models are just that and no longer "toys"! Find out more at the website link below:
Graham Farish
Graham Farish by Bachmann offer a vast range of N Gauge locomotives and Rolling Stock. The new locomotives offer excellent running qualities with fly wheels, close coupling, open spoked wheels and improved livery application. Look out for the new Jubilee Class steam loco's to see how far N Gauge steam locomotives have come in the last year or so.
Dapol
BRITISH manufacturers of both OO & N Gauge Locos and Rolling Stock. The latest Dapol locomotives are of excellent standards both in running qualities and livery finishes. There is no doubt that this company has helped to bring N Gauge into the 21st Century with their competition. The new B17's book sets are excellent and our LNER man Keith Driver must really like these, come on George lets have some LMS!
Take a look at their web pages for further details of this and the forthcoming Class 156 modern DMU's in the Dapol Platinum range. One can only hope that they bring out a "Northern" liveried machine eventually. Dapol also plan to release a class 86 electric outline locomotive and catenary (overhead wiring) system.