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What We Do:
We manufacture and supply miniature figures and scenic accessories, made from etched brass and cast white metal, in the Dart Castings, Monty's Models and Shire Scenes product ranges along with model railway vehicle detailing parts in the MJT Scale Components range.

We also supply the Frogmore Confederacy range of detailing parts for Great Western Railway vehicles and the Trackpass range of 1:43 scale motor sport figures. While our roots are in model railways many of the items we supply can be used in other modelling projects such as dioramas and photographic work.

All castings and etches are made in Great Britain and are supplied unpainted. Please use the tabs at the top of each page to to navigate the site.

New items added to range:
Two new sets of etched sides for GWR 4 wheeled coaches have been added to the Shire Scenes range. One is a Diagram R3 4 Compartment First; S125. This is a 'Holden' coach; 8ft 6in wide to the Metropolitan loading gauge and featuring the round topped Metropolitan doors. Originally, these coaches were steam hauled by the GWR on what are now the London Underground Circle, Hammersmith and City and Metropolitan Main lines. They featured in close coupled sets alongside such vehicles as the Diagram S17 (Shire Scenes S106M) 5 Compartment Third and Diagram T59 (Shire Scenes S107M) 5 Compartment Brake Third. The R3 will allow modellers to add some first class accommodation to inner city trains. In later life these coaches were moved to other parts of the GWR system, and in particular to branch lines.

The other new coach sides represent a Diagram U25 4 Compartment Brake Composite; S128. This vehicle has the guard’s compartment at one end with a wider profile to accommodate the guard’s duckets. It is very similar to the Diagram T49 4 Compartment Brake Third (Shire Scenes S126) but with a small amount of fist class accommodation for situations where traffic levels demanded it.

While not strictly new, the 3909 Dean Vacuum Brake assembly from the Frogmore Confederacy range has been completely re-tooled and now includes a cast vacuum reservoir yank as well as a cast brake operating cylinder.