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Welcome
to Brassmasters,
manufacturers of high quality model railway kits and accessories,
primarily in 4mm scale

Geoff Hurley 1946-2023 |
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We are sad to announce that one of our team, Geoff Hurley, died
in hospital on 28th November. Geoff joined Brassmasters twenty years ago
when he retired from the Manchester police force.
An engineer by training and a skilled model maker, he became
proficient in etched kit design and pattern making. He designed our kits
for the rebuilt Royal Scot, the LMS 4F and the Princess Royal as well
our detailing kits for LMS locomotives.
In more recent times before he became ill in 2022, he produced the
artwork and the boiler/firebox masters for the LMS Coronation kit. We
hope to release the kit in 2024 as a fitting tribute to his work.
John Jennison, David Burton and Tony Sheffield
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08/11/23 - Warley NEC and locomotive kits
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15/09/23 - Scaleforum,
Coronation update and work in progress....
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25/05/23 - Scalefour North......
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21/04/23 - Expo EM and more 3-D printed private owner
wagons......
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01/12/22 - New 3-D printed private owner
wagons......
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01/11/22 - Price increases from 1st
November
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15/10/22 - Warley NEC and locomotive kits
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Recent releases |
Recent releases |
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Produced for
us by Andy Vincent of Meon Valley Models, these are the best 4mm scale
3D-printed wagons that we have ever seen. They even have readable
lettering on the axlebox covers!
The bodies have full interior detail on sides and floor and are designed to fit onto our
etched brass
sprung wagon
underframes;
axleboxes and buffers are included.
The first
types available are for Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon opens, in
either 15ft, 16ft or 16ft 6in body lengths with side or end doors, inside strapping and
with either 4, 5, 6 or 7 planks.
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Our latest EasiChas kit produces a
sprung chassis in either EM or P4 gauge for the
Hornby GWR 5101 and 61xx
2-6-2T. There are various
levels of conversion with the builder choosing which, of any, additional
detail required beyond the basic conversion which makes use of fold-up
mainframes, keep plate, and ashpan with sprung bearings, and a separate
etch for the rear frame. Replacement brake gear, pony truck, trailing
truck and coupling rods are included. |
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RCH 1923 Morton braked 9ft
wooden solebar sub-frame. It is designed
to fit under Slaters, Cambrian and Parkside wagons and includes
finely detailed
single-sided brakes activated from both sides. Newly released
are the RCH 1932 10ft
Morton braked steel or wooden underframe wagons.
Other easy-to-assemble
sprung sub-frames for the RCH
1907, RCH 1923 and Gloucester 9ft wheelbase Private Owner wagons
are also available. All
types
incorporate springing as standard. |
3-link couplings |
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We have sourced some very fine,
pre-blackened chain
which can be paired with our coupling hook etches to produce superb 3-link couplings (the chain is
available in two types - scale and fine, and with either copper or iron links). |
Coupling and connecting rods |
We have a range of
connecting rods and
coupling rods for RTR models - complete with working
‘knuckle’ joints and bosses. Available for
Class 14 'Teddy Bear', MR/LMS
1F, 3F and 4F, Class 5 and 8F, LNWR G2, SECR/SR Wainwright Class C, GWR 42xx/72xx,
28xx, 2251, Hall, Grange and
Manor, 43xx 2-6-0s and 41xx/51xx/61xx 2-6-2Ts and LNER A1, A3
and A4, and the 08 diesel shunter. |
Martin Finney 4mm scale kits
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We
have available the former Martin Finney range of 4mm kits
- six LSWR/SR locomotives
and three tenders, fifteen GWR
locomotives and three tenders, four
LNER locomotives and four
tenders and two
LSWR van kits. |
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We have included many
photographs of completed models and these take the form of thumbnail pictures
which, when clicked, open out to full size photographs which can be
viewed in (sometimes excruciating) close-up. Yes, these are 4mm models !!! We
are incorporating more photographs in the form of a gallery for each
loco and tender kit, and also pictures of the etches and extracts from the
instruction drawings for many of our other products.
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