really enjoy when yo visit shops gives us all what we know what they have on offer,well done and great advertising your doing for the shops, i allways look forward to your visits, thank you rick pauline wee bobby and lola.
Hi Rick & Pauline Another great shop tour video, I do like these, any more shops you are doing/have done down in that area ? I like the Buffers N gauge special wagon, I will have to get one of those. Thanks
Hi Peter, we filmed three videos but only one shop. We are planning to do more shop videos but not sure which one we will do next. Glad you enjoyed this one! All the best Rick
Hi rick and pauline bobby hope ur both well loved this vid i have just bought a class411 bachmann br set blue all boxed dcc never been run with all the paper work . To think you both were only a couple of miles away from me on your trip i bet you came through my home town take care.
Hi, we had a great week despite the weather and even managed to film at the Wessex MRE. Congratulations on the new purchase, hopefully we will bump into you next time. All the best Rick
@@wellchuffedrailways i might try and go and take my class 411 see if they will give them a run around . As for the exibition i garantee it will be good take care both of you .
Hello Pauline & Rick, it’s great to see you come down south! It’s many years since I went to Buffers, we use to stop off on our way to either Pecorama or Seaton Tramway. I hope you had a chance to visit both. Come I just say I have used in the past that pre-made roadways and the one thing I would warn people about is it does not like being stretched or bend, you really need the curved section otherwise it looks rubbish. By the way trying to butt up one piece to another is a nightmare. Keep up the great videos! Harry
Well, I used to go to Axminster County Secondary School, and lived about 8 miles away. Interesting array of items, liked the various Lima locos well stocked shop for all your modelling requirements. Yes agreed the Somerset and Dorset livery was superb, plus a wonderful Railway in its day, great shame it’s gone, like many others.
This is another great video, great to watch and it is so nice to watch all the things they have in the lovely shop did you visit Peco at Beer seeing as you were so near. Great to meet you again, you two cheers
@@wellchuffedrailways I married a girl who lived down in that area in Honiton but I met her and married her in Mallorca And she is little dions mother For in name only as she left him when he was four and I have looked after him since
Railmail at 5:38. One shop down south at 65 Vicarage Road Watford and one a lot further north at 25 Parnie Street Glasgow. Although the emphasis was on mail order with double page adverts in the Railway Modeller etc. Controversial at some points in time due to the heavy discounting happening. Even got mentioned in the mag editorials when new Lima Westerns were going for a fiver at one hobby slump point to clear them out and duplication with the Hornby model. I went to the Watford shop on the last day of my only UK visit in 1980. Got there just on closing time but he kept the shop open when he gauged how much I was buying. Lots ended in my carry on luggage to Dave excess baggage. Customs were a bit confused seeing things like an Airfix 4F on the X ray machine but I could explain the hidden boiler weight to keep it on the track and aid pickup. So established my bona fides and avoided them taking stuff apart.
Railmail being a very big retail player from the mid seventies to mid eighties. Simon Kohler on record that the Glasgow business owner showed him the Smokey Joe chalk inscription on an ex Caley shunter and pushed to get a model into production. Worth asking retailers from that era for more stories of Railmail and their Mail Order for Rail related products.
To be fair I can't think of a model shop that doesn't these days! A combined cafe and shop is going to be the next big thing, after all most pubs have moved into dining! 😀😀
Hi mate how are you getting along :). Well it looks like you are off to the shop for a look!!! Wow they sure do have a lot to see and get :). You know I have see the naked people before on line. I just think that is just wrong it is a Train layout and kids do this too. I will just leave it at that LOL!!!! I do like the layout too. The puppy aaaa :). Ok now you are looking at coaches and that is what I do like a lot :). You know lol I did see that show win it came on over here . Just great mate so did you get anything there?. Well take care the two of you O and yes Bobby as well :) Cheers mate!!!!!
Cracking video,excellent as usual.Did you need a passport to go into southern England.I’m glad you didn’t take Bobby with you with all that blue,censored material you came upon.😊
Hi Michael, no we coped ok as Bobby translated for us, as for the figures Bobby was more interested in the dog chasing the chap. Thanks for watching and all the best Rick
Very interesting shop, lot of variation and some very good bargains prices, again a shop you can lose your self in. Lot of scenery stuff, something I love about British railway modeling, now it has become less obvious, but being to a lot of train shows, specially in the 80's and 90's, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK, the best detailed layouts where always to be found in the UK, the less detailed in Germany.(of corse there are always exceptions) If it came to seize, the German layouts were the biggest and in the UK the smallest. And I have a theory about this, it has to do with the general available livable spaces in homes. Relatively seen, the UK homes are the smallest, maybe it has to do with what measurements the architect uses, metric or British standard, that's my theory. Anyway the British modeler had to be inventive, having the maximum on minimal space, and this was achieved with shadow fiddle yards. Something that was not seen in Germany in the 80'S and 90'S, and still the most layouts with fiddle yards are still seen in the UK today. Space is, by the way, the most common reason why people are so happy now with TT. This left British modeler with a smaller scene and bigger challenge, and to keep it interesting, there was much more love, creativity and detailing put into it. Although we are familiar with big German companies who produce scenery, I always find their quality less than what the small English producers put on the table. Also there is much more scratch building in the UK, putting out scenery that is unique, while the ready made stuff is less detailed due to mass production and recognizable, making it more boring. Now times have shifted a bit, with laser cutting and 3D printing, but still even in that aria the best stuff is made in the UK. As for modeling in Belgium and the Netherland, we sit in-between, German model train producers still dominate the marked here, but since the 90's they have producing more and more regional models, and specially in the Netherlands small Uk style high detailed layouts are the most common, again to do with available livable space in homes… Again long comment and I do hope these do not bore you? Anyway big thanks to Pauline and Rick for this lovely video again… Cheers, Danny
Hi Danny that makes sense, we always find the smaller exhibition fascinating due to just how much can be achieved in such a small space. No problem with you leaving your essays in the comments! All the best Rick
I go there quite often since it’s quite close to where I live
really enjoy when yo visit shops gives us all what we know what they have on offer,well done and great advertising your doing for the shops, i allways look forward to your visits, thank you rick pauline wee bobby and lola.
Thanks very much David
your wellcome@@wellchuffedrailways
Really enjoy this series of looking around model shops 👍👍👍
Cheers Deano
Now that's a good looking shop, sometimes they do look cramped but you can sometimes find the best stuff there.
Great video guys 😄
Thanks Ed, it was actually pretty roomy but sometimes that's hard to get on camera. All the best Rick
This is one of my nearest model shops - I love it!!!
Nice video guys ,you both certainly get about the country 👌😎☕️ regards Fred
Thanks Fred
Good look round, some bargains in there, thank you for showing us round.
Thanks Gary
Hi Rick & Pauline Another great shop tour video, I do like these, any more shops you are doing/have done down in that area ? I like the Buffers N gauge special wagon, I will have to get one of those. Thanks
Hi Peter, we filmed three videos but only one shop. We are planning to do more shop videos but not sure which one we will do next. Glad you enjoyed this one! All the best Rick
An excellent tour and a beautiful shop. I liked seeing the old Graham Farrish bits at the beginning, as well as the pullmans later on!
Thanks Anthony!
Great shop thanks for looking at the n gauge things thanks for sharing 👍
No problem Clive. 😀
Hi rick and pauline bobby hope ur both well loved this vid i have just bought a class411 bachmann br set blue all boxed dcc never been run with all the paper work .
To think you both were only a couple of miles away from me on your trip i bet you came through my home town take care.
Hi, we had a great week despite the weather and even managed to film at the Wessex MRE. Congratulations on the new purchase, hopefully we will bump into you next time. All the best Rick
@@wellchuffedrailways i might try and go and take my class 411 see if they will give them a run around . As for the exibition i garantee it will be good take care both of you .
great video guys looks like a great model shop
Thanks Geoffrey
Hello Pauline & Rick, it’s great to see you come down south! It’s many years since I went to Buffers, we use to stop off on our way to either Pecorama or Seaton Tramway. I hope you had a chance to visit both. Come I just say I have used in the past that pre-made roadways and the one thing I would warn people about is it does not like being stretched or bend, you really need the curved section otherwise it looks rubbish. By the way trying to butt up one piece to another is a nightmare. Keep up the great videos! Harry
Hi Harry, we visited neither of those but did get to go on one of the heritage railways. The roads do look tricky. All the best Rick
Well, I used to go to Axminster County Secondary School, and lived about 8 miles away. Interesting array of items, liked the various Lima locos well stocked shop for all your modelling requirements. Yes agreed the Somerset and Dorset livery was superb, plus a wonderful Railway in its day, great shame it’s gone, like many others.
Thanks Nick I'm sure we will be picking up one of those lovely blue locos at some point. All the best Rick
Loved those Peco n gauge wagons.Wish I had a shop like that down the road
Hi Alan, I do like the peco wagons and the packaging is pretty neat. All the best Rick
This is another great video, great to watch and it is so nice to watch all the things they have in the lovely shop
did you visit Peco at Beer seeing as you were so near.
Great to meet you again, you two cheers
Hi Dion, no we didn't get to visit Peco but we did manage a trip on the Dartmouth railway. Thanks for watching Rick
@@wellchuffedrailways I married a girl who lived down in that area in Honiton but I met her and married her in Mallorca
And she is little dions mother
For in name only as she left him when he was four and I have looked after him since
Say hi to little Dion!
@@wellchuffedrailways I will he is at work this morning he is a lolly pop man morning and at three
So at least he is doing something
Railmail at 5:38.
One shop down south at 65 Vicarage Road Watford and one a lot further north at 25 Parnie Street Glasgow.
Although the emphasis was on mail order with double page adverts in the Railway Modeller etc.
Controversial at some points in time due to the heavy discounting happening. Even got mentioned in the mag editorials when new Lima Westerns were going for a fiver at one hobby slump point to clear them out and duplication with the Hornby model.
I went to the Watford shop on the last day of my only UK visit in 1980. Got there just on closing time but he kept the shop open when he gauged how much I was buying.
Lots ended in my carry on luggage to Dave excess baggage.
Customs were a bit confused seeing things like an Airfix 4F on the X ray machine but I could explain the hidden boiler weight to keep it on the track and aid pickup. So established my bona fides and avoided them taking stuff apart.
Railmail being a very big retail player from the mid seventies to mid eighties.
Simon Kohler on record that the Glasgow business owner showed him the Smokey Joe chalk inscription on an ex Caley shunter and pushed to get a model into production.
Worth asking retailers from that era for more stories of Railmail and their Mail Order for Rail related products.
Sounds quite the adventure, I've seen the old adverts in the magazines and looks like they had some real bargains. Thanks for watching Rick
Interesting story, thanks very much.
Great video guys 😊 keep up the great work 👍
Thanks very much, we will do our best. Cheers Rick
we lost our local model shop I always try to support local shops great video guys
Buffers, the only model shop I know where you were offered coffee, or tea on arrival. 😮
To be fair I can't think of a model shop that doesn't these days! A combined cafe and shop is going to be the next big thing, after all most pubs have moved into dining! 😀😀
great vlog on the train shop thanks
Cheers Lee
Buffers is a very good Shop nice People.
Sure is Peter
Welcome to my neck of the woods , hope to see you both at the Sidmouth exhibition
Hi, we are back home now, we did film the wimborne show and really enjoyed it. Thanks for tuning in.
Hi mate how are you getting along :). Well it looks like you are off to the shop for a look!!! Wow they sure do have a lot to see and get :). You know I have see the naked people before on line. I just think that is just wrong it is a Train layout and kids do this too. I will just leave it at that LOL!!!! I do like the layout too. The puppy aaaa :). Ok now you are looking at coaches and that is what I do like a lot :). You know lol I did see that show win it came on over here . Just great mate so did you get anything there?. Well take care the two of you O and yes Bobby as well :) Cheers mate!!!!!
Hi Brad, glad you enjoyed it. You will love the coach in our next video! All the best Rick.
Wow I did enjoy this one .....Now you tell me there is more lol. Well ok ... Let the fun begin LOL. Cheers mate!!!!!!
Cracking video,excellent as usual.Did you need a passport to go into southern England.I’m glad you didn’t take Bobby with you with all that blue,censored material you came upon.😊
Hi Michael, no we coped ok as Bobby translated for us, as for the figures Bobby was more interested in the dog chasing the chap. Thanks for watching and all the best Rick
The Hunslet with the name Asbestos is at the Chasewater Railway
Thanks Michael. 😀
Very interesting shop, lot of variation and some very good bargains prices, again a shop you can lose your self in.
Lot of scenery stuff, something I love about British railway modeling, now it has become less obvious, but being to a lot of train shows, specially in the 80's and 90's, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK, the best detailed layouts where always to be found in the UK, the less detailed in Germany.(of corse there are always exceptions)
If it came to seize, the German layouts were the biggest and in the UK the smallest.
And I have a theory about this, it has to do with the general available livable spaces in homes. Relatively seen, the UK homes are the smallest, maybe it has to do with what measurements the architect uses, metric or British standard, that's my theory.
Anyway the British modeler had to be inventive, having the maximum on minimal space, and this was achieved with shadow fiddle yards.
Something that was not seen in Germany in the 80'S and 90'S, and still the most layouts with fiddle yards are still seen in the UK today.
Space is, by the way, the most common reason why people are so happy now with TT.
This left British modeler with a smaller scene and bigger challenge, and to keep it interesting, there was much more love, creativity and detailing put into it.
Although we are familiar with big German companies who produce scenery, I always find their quality less than what the small English producers put on the table.
Also there is much more scratch building in the UK, putting out scenery that is unique, while the ready made stuff is less detailed due to mass production and recognizable, making it more boring.
Now times have shifted a bit, with laser cutting and 3D printing, but still even in that aria the best stuff is made in the UK.
As for modeling in Belgium and the Netherland, we sit in-between, German model train producers still dominate the marked here, but since the 90's they have producing more and more regional models, and specially in the Netherlands small Uk style high detailed layouts are the most common, again to do with available livable space in homes…
Again long comment and I do hope these do not bore you?
Anyway big thanks to Pauline and Rick for this lovely video again…
Cheers, Danny
Hi Danny that makes sense, we always find the smaller exhibition fascinating due to just how much can be achieved in such a small space. No problem with you leaving your essays in the comments! All the best Rick
Did you purchase anything?
Yes one of the Buffers wagons and a Gaugemaster controller.