Latest News

Updated March 2025

Recent Arrivals:

The VR K class models have arrived and are now available.

Queensland Railways 1620 Class

Above are production samples of the QR and Malaysian locos.

The 1620 class sound and function file is nearing completion, and will be available shortly for ESU Loksound to validate. 

As all the paint work and chassis assembly is complete, delivery will occur reasonably soon after we receive the decoders and the Kadee couplers. In the past, we have learnt that trying to store couplers, ahead of time, is not so conducive in the humid conditions of southern China. 

A short prelude to the DCCSound file can be heard here:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYXWrs3GcHc

QR   1460/1502 Class Locomotive

DCC Sound models have arrived and are now available.

Queensland Railways / Aurizon

BEZY / QQAY  Container Wagons

The models models have arrived and being mailed out to customers.

These are be available in the original QR 3'-6" livery and the later QR / Aurizion standard gauge QQAY scheme.

SAR 8300 Brake Van

We've revised our KB Mail Van program as further research uncovered some anomalies in our original posted production series. The current production is shown below and we've deleted the early versions with Navy Dressed roofing colour.

It's highly probable, when these vans were built, they used white lead material to provide weather proofing.

There is some supposition, that as these vans were delivered during the period of Crimson Lake Pullman carriages, they carried the same exterior finishes. In a period where mansard and elliptical roof cross sections had become simpler and cleaner in design and appearance the reversion to an earlier style must have been for an intended purpose. There fore our KB01 model is an acknowledgment to the original Pullman finish. 

The tooling is being finalized and production will commence shortly with a delivery date early 2025.  

NSWGR End Platform Cars

The tooling is complete for the new Caves Express set 75 and Greyhound car. 

Decorated samples 

We’ve had running samples of these models for some time. Presently our supplier is trialing colours, painting and lining sampling with us. This is a huge undertaking as each colour is presented to them as a swatch of paint on plastic card. They then match the sample and return their interpretation of colour to us to approve. Once we’ve achieve the desired shade control they can progress onto body painted sampling which includes lining and number colours. We should be able to display fully painted and lined samples soon. Delivery will be mid 2025.

As we’ve mentioned previously these models are being produced with our prime partner and as they have completed all the tooling requests, these models are now ready to commence production. We’ll provide regular updates of their progress and likely to simplify assembly we’ll complete them as classes.

In addition to the all new tooling of the T2 version, a model not previously available in RTR plastic, we’ve changed each and every item of the old Austrains high and low nose model base. To the extent the only carry over parts is roof mounted horn. In fact, even the chassis base has been narrowed to accommodate the new slimline engine hood. The fuel tanks and battery boxes are now T class series specific, the bogie side frames have corrected narrowed pedestals improving their appearance and the gearing is now a newer lower ratio. The models are plug and play with an MTC 21 pin interface motherboard and a speaker is standard. The headlights, marker lights are split and will feature the same logic as the VR D3 with white/white, red/red and white/red scrolling option. 

The retooling of these models is also completed, the design brief mirrors the T class project in corrected detail. These models will feature all new LED lighting, new logic and control functions making them ideal to operate together with our T class models. The new lower gear ratios are shared with the T class, the bogie sideframes have been brought to life with some visual improvements and we’ve added a spoked wheel set for earlier models.

These will commence assembly sometime in near future and be produced concurrently with the later series T classes.

Australian National

DL Class Locomotive

 The DL Class diesel is being retooled.  The improvements will reflect the nuances we have applied to the VR T class and VR Y class models. The DL model will be available in two versions. The ‘as delivered’ version with original front pilot and lower square edged fuel tank and the later ‘current’ version with revised front pilot and radiused lower edge fuel tank. New tri-mount bogies, improved body appearance, new logic control and lighting are all standard features.
As several road numbers still wear original AN green/yellow paintwork and NRC blue-grey/marigold paintwork we intend to offer some in contemporary ‘faded’ paint finish.  

 Our first EP sample arrived in June and comments have been forwarded to the supplier for some minor tweaks to the bodywork detail. We should have some running samples early 2025.