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We've had a few emails asking about EU & VAT. Our understanding of EU regulations is that VAT is meant to be charged at the local rate of the country where the user places an order. If VAT is not applied then the local postal service can apply VAT and an admin charge. This can be avoided by non EU suppliers applying VAT and paying it to the EU via the IOSS scheme. Now IOSS is only practical if you pay VAT (in the UK). We are a tiny little company and our turnover is well below the threshold for...

Review 131 is off to the printers ready for distribution at the end of this month. This issue has a large focus on the Isle of Purbeck with two layouts and three drawings of prototypes. We continue the story of the Anyox mine as featured in issues 129 and 130. We also have a look at hazard markings with prototype photos and techniques and discuss the thorny issue of scales and gauges. Finally as usual we include previously unpublished prototype photos of narrow gauge and industrial subjects. The contents are: Newton Heath Works - A 7mm scale narrow (16.2mm) and standard gauge...

Review 130 is at the printers ready for distribution at the end of this month.  The contents are: The Anyox Mine Railroad - Gerald Harper researches an unknown 3 foot gauge Canadian system for his On3 layout with prototype photos and plan Welsh Pony 1886 - Alastair Steele tackles the Mercian Models Festiniog England kit in 009 Industrial Snowploughs - Prototype examples photographed and described by Sydney A Leleux Doxford RSH Crane Locomotive - Southwick - Mike Farrow describes his ScaleSeven model of an industrial workhorse 18ins Gauge Fowler Locomotive for De Beers Diamond Mines - Stuart L Baker researches and draws...

Review 129 is now at the printers ready for distribution at the end of this month. The contents are: Adventures in the Snow - Little Nut's Snowplough - A full-sized replica and 7/8ths scale model by Paul Jarman Another O14 Loco for Tony’s Forest - A Blast from the Past - Robin Edwards builds an original RCL Bagnall 0-4-0ST kit Walking Man - Giles Favell pushes the boundaries of model automation in 7mm scale Scratch Building COVID Cars - Gerald Harper builds some unique ore cars in On3 Festiniog Railway Bogie Ballast/Coal Wagons Nos. 88 & 105 - Stuart L Baker researches and draws these...

Rant time! I discovered last week that shopify had switched off our ability to take card payments without any warning. It apparently started when I told them our new address back in Feb/March. There was a brief email exchange back then when I explained the reason was we had moved house, and then nothing until last Friday - 8 months later - they put a warning on our system dashboard  that they had suspended our ability to take card payments and also wouldn't payout any money from sales. I had had a few messages from customers before this that our system wouldn't accept...