News from Miscellany Models
With the assistance of Duncan Petford, Miscellany Models are now offering engraved glass windows featuring the thistle emblem that the Highland used to obscure the windows of toilet compartments. They come in packs of five, for £7 postage included and are available here.
These are laser engraved on 1mm perspex and really lift the appearance of a Highland coach, as you can see:
Sadly, I have also had to increase the prices for most of the products. The costs of the last few deliveries from my etchers have been eyewateringly expensisve, so I need to defer a degree of this. The good news is that this is an indication that more products will soon be featured too – so Highland and LMS modellers keep an eye out.
Posted on December 26, 2023, in Miscellany Models and tagged 4mm, engraved glass, Etched glass, highland, Highland Railway, Miscellany Models, Model Railway, p4, Thislle, Thistle Glazing. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Comments.
highland miscellany 
any chance these will be produced in 7mm?? Merry Xmas
Hi Roger,
The artwork can be used to create a 7mm version of this, I will look into this but I suspect the cost will be two to three times the cost of the 4mm ones as the cost for laser cutting is defined by the area.
Mark
I can’t resist asking what coaches 5 & 6 will be? I hope they will be more HR coaches ideally bogie coaches.
Thanks & regards,
William Jenkins
Hi William, I actually mention what they are on the Miscellany Models site.
A HR diagram 17 composite. This is the same one as the old Microrail one but I have done it with matchboarding lower sides which around half of them acquired with effect from WW1. The other is an LMS 50ft underframe.
Great news. Any idea when it will be available? You can put me down for at least 1 & probably 2 ,but not more as I already have a Diagram 18 Compo made from a Micro Rail kit in addition to the D50 PBV made from your kit.
Are you considering making/improving any other old Micro Rail kits for HR bogie coaches?
Regards,
William (Jenkins)
Superb looking windows! May I ask though whether you have plans to do any for other railway companies? 😉
Hi Chas,
No general thoughts to do other firm’s windows. Miscellany Models is an adjunct to my modelling activity and the only one at the moment that I might do (if I had prototype info) would be ECJS.
However, if you had prototype details for any others, I could look into hopw realistic it would be for me to get some done?
Mark
Hello Mark, I think I do have details on at least one other company – I’ll have to check. ECJS would be very high on my list, as it happens: that may be the one I have, I filed it away a while back… Chas