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25.01.2022 We have just been informed that the 44 Class shipment will arrive to the docks in Sydney on the 30th of May. As long as all goes well without any hiccups they will be in our hot little hands a couple of days after that and pre orders that have been paid for will be shipped out and the public release will happen at the Epping Model Railway Exhibition

25.01.2022 This weekends releases at the Liverpool exhibition will be the 43 class Kits Cattle Wagons and Sheep wagons. We will also have some soon to be released items on display also

23.01.2022 Another issue that has appeared is that when the factory included the 4 standoffs for mounting he buffer beams. They didnt realise that the front buffer beam requires a different standoff to the rear one. This is also being corrected and they will be sending the front buffer beam standoffs along with the corrected Red Terror colour scheme locos.... Once they have arrived I will make everyone aware that we have received them, make sure you send me an email with how many you require so we can get them posted out to you Email us at [email protected] Just a reminder that the SSR colour scheme doesnt require any standoffs and is also the only loco in the 44 range that doesnt require numbering and is ready to roll

23.01.2022 This weekend We will be attending the AMRA exhibition at Sydney Olympic Park. Located at stand 71 with all the latest goodies and a surprise on display that we will be taking orders for See you over the long weekend

22.01.2022 Here is a list of the show only specials

18.01.2022 Just to let everyone know we will be attending the Caulfield show this weekend. We will have a range of products with us and will be located along with Lyndons Trains. Drop by and say hi and see if we have any goodies for you

18.01.2022 Just a little something that might interest a few people

17.01.2022 Don’t forget we are at the Hills Model Railway Exhibition in Stanhope Gardens at the Stanhope Gardens leisure Centre 9-5 Saturday and 9-4 Sunday Drop by and say hello and enjoy a family day out

17.01.2022 Heres a little update on a few projects thats been happening and some news on long awaited products as well as product pricing

16.01.2022 Get set everybody, is that money burning a hole in your pocket yet? Guess what was finally delivered today at midday. Thats right the 44 class has arrived and is ready for departure at the Epping Model Railway Show. For those who have Prepaid and Pre Ordered we will have a list at the show where you are more then welcome to collect the locos and if not they will be mailed out after the show due to the lateness of them arriving in the country. For those wondering about Pric...ing it is as follows RTR direct from Badgerbits/Gopher Models at shows is $240 per Loco Direct from Badgerbits/Gopher Models delivery via post is $250 See more

16.01.2022 Here is a step by step how to video on the Victorian GH wagons. Its only our first attempt at doing one of these so please be gentle It does go for about an hour

16.01.2022 The Painted samples for the Next Ready To Run Locos have finally arrived of the B class S class Gm class and 42 Class. These are expected to be released later in the year hopefully not long before Christmas Let us know what you think and enjoy the pictures

15.01.2022 Dont forget the Liverpool Exhibition is on this weekend. We will be at the show on stand 27 under the Name Gopher Models. All the usual suspects will be there also a couple of samples of 44s painted in the more unusual colour schemes with decals available to purchase. Hope to see many familiar faces over the weekend

15.01.2022 We have been informed that the 44s will finish the production run on the 24th of April and should arrive mid may. That will give us time to test the locos and send out all pre orders that have been paid for. The first public release of the 44s will be at the Epping model railway exhibition at thornleigh on the June long weekend

14.01.2022 This weekend we will be at the Epping Model Railway Club Exhibition at Rosehill Gardens. We are at stand 17 come by and check out whats new, stay tuned tomorrow morning for some of the specials we will be running for the show

12.01.2022 Hey everyone dont forget to check out the visitor posts, Barry has kindly added a couple of videos of the upcoming 36class loco running on 23

12.01.2022 We have discovered a small oversight regarding the horns on the S Class. We are organising to have a large amount of Triple Horns cast for those who would like to change them over from the Double horns

09.01.2022 Great news. The 42s S, B and GM class locos arrived this morning. Those who have preordered the list has been printed and people will be notified shortly. Will be busy placing decals in the individual cases today getting them ready to ship out.

09.01.2022 We wont say anything, but will just leave this picture for you to look at

09.01.2022 What a fun weekend so far at the Epping Railways Exhibition. The 44 class locos have gone down like a treat. One very happy person who couldnt believe the detail for N scale, Mr Railroad Australia Himself Bernie Baker was blown away

09.01.2022 Finally some good news. Those waiting on the corrected Red Terror 44s and buffers, they have arrived this morning earlier then expected. Anyone who wishes to change over their Red Terror or to collect the Buffers please Email me on [email protected] Do Not send a message through here are they will be going into a seperate email folder in the system so we can keep track of it. ... Once you have emailed through we will start dispatching each persons required list See more

06.01.2022 Just to let everyone know the numbers in the 48s are getting pretty low. In the Tuscan there is less then 20 items in each Mk candy is pretty much the same. These wont be rerun for anytime in the foreseeable future Take advantage of the last of this stock at the Epping Show

05.01.2022 Just a little update since things have been a bit quiet lately. We were advised last night that the production run of the 42s, GM, S & B class locos had finished yesterday. The factory is organising transport for shipping today and they should be here in approximately 3 weeks all things going well and customs not holding anything up. If this is the case they will be available early next month and also have an actual release at the Warnambool show on the 13/14th of January

05.01.2022 Here is an update that should answer a few questions

04.01.2022 For those who may be interested. We are currently developing and test fitting 10 SMR 10 classes. These are being done as a group project and is weeding out any issues we may have with it as a kit. Anyone who may be interested in one of these can you please email me with your expression of interest so we can also gauge how many would need to be prepared in the future

04.01.2022 Dont forget we are at the Hills Model Railway Exhibition in Stanhope Gardens at the Stanhope Gardens leisure Centre 9-5 Saturday and 9-4 Sunday Drop by and say hello and enjoy a family day out

04.01.2022 We will be there this coming weekend, dont forget to drop by and say hello https://www.facebook.com/events/371504486689789??ti=ia

04.01.2022 Just a little update, things looking well on track fro the 44 Class shipment to be arriving on time for release at the Epping Model Railway Exhibition. The long awaited 36 Class kits are almost there, now the decals are done we are just waiting on the final 2 components to arrive from Melbourne and the kits will be finalised and available for pick up at the Epping show as well. Out of the 100 available chassis there are already 42 ordered leaving 58 chassis available for the ...following We would like to gauge the interest in who would like the Round Top version of the 36 Class Also who would be interested in the Commonwealth Railways C Class We need a minimum of 10 orders for each style for it to go ahead. The great thing is it will not take anywhere near as long for these versions to be rolled out due to the 3D prototyping with the changes not taking very long to do. Please leave a comment if you are interested in either of the above so we have some idea of the interest.

03.01.2022 Just to let everyone know, with the impending move happening the Current landline number everyone has for me has been disconnected. The best way to contact me is via the Mobile which is 0433646393 or email [email protected]

03.01.2022 Here is a link to a video on YouTube that was done by Brad White. Its a brief video of the newly released Victorian B Class. Greatly appreciate the trouble he went to with it A quick video look at the VR liveried B Class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj5fjBvnOhk

02.01.2022 For anyone who isnt aware the 49 class kits are available. The decals have been done for Pooh Brown Candy FreightRail Blue and SSR. These kits fit onto a Gopher Models 48 class chassis The kit is $220 including the chassis

01.01.2022 Just a little update, we held the 2nd day of putting the 36 Class loco kits together today. Not as many people as there was for the first day but the great news is one person left with their 36 Class up and running. Doing this group day in smaller numbers does make it a lot easier and more focused. ... We will hoping to get a video of it sometime soon since we forgot to get one of it running today. In the next week we will be announcing the dates for the next session for putting the 36 Class kits together

01.01.2022 Hi guys, something I have noticed with the Decals for the B Class. They have only supplied 1 Number box decal instead of the required 4. I have ordered new decals to be printed locally so hopefully they will be here within the week and we can get the replacement decals out to you

01.01.2022 The Colour Schemes shown on the Previous photo are the colours in the first run. Due to the limited numbers being done its very likely that a second run will go ahead where we will be able to do other popular colour schemes. But as always it does depend on sales

01.01.2022 Hi everyone, there was some concern from the angle of the pictures of the new locos werent correct in certain areas. This happened due to the pictures being taken so some of the roof detail could be shown as well as the sides. Here is a. Ice clear picture just to ease everyones concerns

01.01.2022 For all those with the recent questions about the Red Terror 44 Class colour scheme, you were correct and after constant talks with the factory they have admitted to making the error. His has concluded with the Red Terror being recalled and all being sent back to the factory and new bodies will be made and painted in the correct colour scheme for the Red Terror Those who have purchased your Red Terror already, please get in touch with us via Email so we know who you are. You can keep your model now and then when the replacements arrive from the factory we can just do a straight swap with your uniquely painted version for the correct colour scheme