Hornby Dublo three rail D8000 and BR Standard Class 4 MT tank 80154 (?)
Cove Models in Cove (strangely), run by Dave Smith, latter-day purveyor of Blacksmith Models. Then they moved to North Camp and it was downhill all the way. Before they moved there was another model shop along the same road, I think it was Barlow's, but that could be a trick played by my memory. Both of them payed an important part in my dabblings in railway modelling.
Yes I remember that shop and the one on Hagley Road. This shop is still open (subject to current limits) but John retired a couple of years ago.
I also remember Birmingham Models in Summer Hill Road and Bearwood Models on Three Shires Oak Road & the signal out side. When George Evans retired, I think late 1970s Robert Chester-Lamb took over, the shops then closed and he moved to Malvern where he repaired clock and vintage trains, and my still do. Roger Carpenter, the railway photo man seen at many exhibitions, also worked there.
CCW Models/Hetheringtons lamps were in Avon Street.
Bunns of Birmingham, 'we buy sell & exchange SH model railways', where in an upstairs room next to the Birmingham Hippodrome. This later became Alan Bunn (who I think was the son) then West Country Kits.
And there was Chuffs, next door to the Bank of England with Peter Hunt. This became Perfect Miniatures with his wacky adverts in Gazette until his resent retirement.
Am I getting old? yes.
Regards
Allen Morgan
Prior to being Cove Models, were they not Mallard Models with a shop on London Road, Camberley?
Lynchford Road, Farnborough/North Camp was the address when they moved from the tiny shop in Cove. Were Barlow's not located at the bottom of Downing Street, Farnham, opposite the Police Station and one of the sons then started the Expo business?
regards
Mike
I haven't seen anyone mention Home of 0-gauge yet lol another favourite place of mine. I spent many a Saturday there trying to decide what to buy next....
- As a naive 20yr old at IIRC Bletchley Guild convention (late '80's and pre "Guildex" days) I remember going to a stand asking for Scale7 wheels and axles and being rather affronted that the stall holder then proceeded to make the sign of the cross to ward off the devil. That was Home of o-gauge and he must have thought it was a wind up but I honestly wasn't aware of the antagonism at the time. Thankfully I can laugh about it now!As long as you didn't mention Scale7.
Can't comment about Barlows but you're spot on about Mallard/Cove Models, Mike. It was visiting Fred Blackman's Mallard Models shop c1974 that got me back into railway modelling.Prior to being Cove Models, were they not Mallard Models with a shop on London Road, Camberley?
Lynchford Road, Farnborough/North Camp was the address when they moved from the tiny shop in Cove. Were Barlow's not located at the bottom of Downing Street, Farnham, opposite the Police Station and one of the sons then started the Expo business?
Anyone remember Kemco Historical Models in Rochester Kent, I used to help out in the shop, always a brew on.
As long as you didn't mention Scale7.
Jim.
But S7 is still here whereas HoOG is.....?
Dave
Plus the Motorail model and bookshop in Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, and the earlier shop just opposite that was tied in with OPC, I think Jim Russell my have managed it at one time.
Mark