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One of our production BR Castles


Occasional up-dates regarding Masterpiece Models Ltd generally, together with information about our suppliers and associates, will follow at frequent intervals.


Saturday 28th, August 2010

from the ridiculous to the sublime ..........

Couldn't resist adding this superb photograph of Vic Burles's 'King William IV' in British Railways days - 6002 has just finished the days work, it seems to me. It's.... click for full news article

Tuesday 24th, August 2010

It's the 'silly season' after all

Not really the sort of thing that readers of this website might expect but if you want to be astonised by a model railways - the sheer scope of it;.... click for full news article

Monday 12th, July 2010

moving forward with future plans

After returning initial Coronation and Duchess models to the builder and while waiting for formal 1st pre-production models to be returned, we’ve had an opportunity to progress our BR Britannia.... click for full news article

Tuesday 8th, June 2010

Limited editiion certificates and other issues

We will reintroduce ‘Limited Edition’ certificates for future Masterpiece Models. Certificates were issued for each GWR/BR Castles but GWR/BR Kings posed problems with thirty separate Kings available across seven.... click for full news article

Wednesday 28th, April 2010

An important announcement

More about my visit to the builder in an upcoming Latest News, which will focus on Coronation/Duchess developments, Britannia/Clan drawings, as well as Star progress. But something else was.... click for full news article

Sunday 11th, April 2010

Another visit to the builder

A meeting has been arranged with S J Models this coming week to cover a wide range of Masterpiece Models issues, although the focus will be on LMS Coronations and.... click for full news article

Thursday 11th, March 2010

Catching up

Our thanks to Malcolm Mitchell for holding the fort while we were away on holiday, and representing Masterpiece Models at the new Bristol Show (which I’m told was very good)..... click for full news article

Monday 8th, February 2010

Latest King photographs

We thought that you would like to see some of the latest images of our GWR King Class locomotives now that they have been delivered to their new owners! As.... click for full news article

Monday 18th, January 2010

The Bristol 0 Gauge Show and King catch-up

Masterpiece Models will have a stand at the Bristol 0 Gauge Guild Show on 31st January. Unfortunately I will be away on holiday but delighted Malcolm Mitchell will be.... click for full news article

Tuesday 5th, January 2010

King delivery

Although most remaining Kings were couriered to buyers yesterday (Monday), some still haven’t arrived yet (Tuesday evening), even though we used TNT’s 24 hour delivery service. The delay is.... click for full news article

Thursday 31st, December 2009

A look ahead

With completion of our Kings and our Coronation/Duchess build proceeding rapidly with delivery expected early/mid autumn 2010, we anticipate our next builds (Britannias and Stars) making steady progress during 2010..... click for full news article