I am currently in the process of developing a couple of new products and I'm posting details here to give Society members some advance notice and hopefully gain some idea of possible demand. Please note that I will be launching these regardless of the level of response from this forum - this is *not* a case of me requesting X number of pre-orders before I'll start production, indeed I'm not actually taking pre-orders at all as I can't currently guarantee an availability date.
I'm currently working on:
i) An FR disc signal kit. This will be mainly etched with a lost wax brass base and lamp, and will include an alternative tunnel board to portray the Moelwyn Tunnel signals. Status of the kit is that the etcher is currently producing the first test etch, and one of the two casting masters is complete with the other one hopefully finished in the next couple of weeks.
ii) FR carriage 119-120 in original condition, i.e. before the recent complete rebuild. Resin roof master is done and the artwork is at the "nearly finished, how many can I fit on a sheet?" stage. It will be similar in construction to my current FR 104/106 kit, but with a cast resin roof. It will include ALL parts required to complete including bogies, wheels, roof, corridor connections, partitions, etc. It *won't* include the etched seating of my earlier kit as this made them rather heavy and considerably more complex to build. I may consider cast interior seating kits if there's demand.
If you're interested in either of these, please drop me a line at newkits<@>chrisveitch.co.uk (removing the <> brackets) and let me know. Hopefully this will enable me to make a more intelligent guess at production volumes. If you have any questions please ask.
Thanks,
Chris Veitch
PS I'm posting this in the Signalling and Rolling Stock areas as I'm not sure how the forum distributes new messages and the Signalling area is particularly sparse. Apologies if this upsets anyone.