Rumney Models Update February 2024

A belated Happy New Year to all, though somehow we are an 1/8th of the way through the year already! This is a small update with more to come later in the year. New Items I was hoping to have a few more things to release at this point but there are a couple of new items that have been … Read More

Rumney Models New Items September 2023

September is well and truely with us and Scalefourm is just around the corner which means it’s time for some new releases from Rumney Models Lima Bogie Vee Presflo Detailing A set of etches and 3D prints to update and correct the Lima bogie vee Presflo model brought to you by Mike Whitchurch. The ‘full’ kit (X.33A) includes correct length … Read More

Rumney Models Update and New Items for June 2023

New Items Thanks to some non-Rumney Models work commitments and the general craziness of school half term there was no time to update the website before Rumney Models appearance at Scalefour Crewe. I have finally gotten round to it and there are some new items to tempt you with. Bachmann Grain Hopper Underframes The latest RTR wagon to receive the … Read More

Rumney Models Update and New Items for January 2023

New Items With the Rumney Models exhibition calendar being different slightly different this year thanks to Scalefour North re-emerging at Crewe in June rather than Easter, it seemed like a good idea to take the opportunity of the New Year to release some items that have been bubbling away for a while. There are two new wagon kits available along … Read More

Rumney Models Update and New Items for September 2022

New Items I am pleased to announce the introduction of some new items in advance of Scaleforum, all are 4mm scale unless stated otherwise. 7’3” 14T Air Ministry Tank Wagon Kits Something a bit special and what could, depending on sales, be the first of a large range of late steam era oil and chemical tank wagons. Full kits for … Read More

Rumney Models Update and New Items for June 2022

Over the past two years I’ve had a couple of big commission projects to do which has meant that time for putting new items into production has been rather limited. I’m pleased to say that I have finally managed to finish instruction writing and put together a new price list which includes the official introduction of some 3D printed items … Read More

Rumney Models Still Open

6th January 2021 Despite the recent lockdown announcement, I want to confirm that Rumney Models will remain open. We are not required to shield again, which was the major reason for closing the first time round last March. I am down some work time due to loss of childcare so please bear with me when ordering and I will only … Read More

Rumney Models to Reopen 1st September 2020

I am pleased to announce that Rumney Models will reopen to orders on the 1st September 2020. There will be a few minor changes to how things were done before. Please make note of the following points of information: Lead times from my etchers have increased since the beginning of the year and given this I will no longer be … Read More

Rumney Models Trading Update

Since mid-March we have as a family been ‘shielding’ from Coronavirus as one of us is on the NHS vulnerable list. This has meant that I have been unable to go to a post office and therefore trade normally. It was announced recently that shielding will end on the 1st August for England and 16th August for Wales. This means … Read More

Temporary Suspension of Trading

Yesterday I received an email from my etching company saying that they were following Scottish government advice and suspending manufacturing due to the Coronavirus pandemic. This obviously means that I now cannot get any more etches done until they restart production and get through any backlog they might have accrued whilst shut. My current stock of etches is ok, though … Read More