ALAN GIBSON MODEL RAILWAY PRODUCTS

Spring 2018 EditionALAN GIBSONMODEL RAILWAYPRODUCTSNew Products on Page 35High Quality Items 4mm and 7mm ScalePrice 2.00Version 03.01.01

Price CodesIn order to attempt to make the catalogue easier to understand (take it from meplenty of people can’t work out why there are two prices) we’re going to swapto a price code system in order to draw people to this page so we can hammerthe fact that we show No VAT / VAT pricesWho pays VAT? Everybody in the European community (for now) except for afew places.Who doesn’t pay VAT? The rest of the world or any non UK business with anappropriate VAT number issued by a EU member.PriceCodeABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTNonVATPrice 1.25 1.33 1.42 1.83 2.08 2.17 2.25 2.58 2.67 2.75 3.08 3.33 3.42 3.50 3.67 3.75 3.83 4.00 4.17 4.33VATPricePriceCode 1.50 1.60 1.70 2.20 2.50 2.60 2.70 3.10 3.20 3.30 3.70 4.00 4.10 4.20 4.40 4.50 4.60 4.80 5.00 5.20UVWXYZAAABACADAEAFAGAHAIAJAKALAMANNonVATPrice 4.58 4.75 4.83 5.17 5.25 5.33 5.42 6.08 6.25 6.42 6.75 6.83 7.17 7.67 7.75 7.92 8.33 8.75 9.17 9.58VATPricePriceCode 5.50 5.70 5.80 6.20 6.30 6.40 6.50 7.30 7.50 7.70 8.10 8.20 8.60 9.20 9.30 9.50 10.00 10.50 11.00 TPrice 10.50 10.83 11.83 12.33 13.75 15.00 16.67 17.50 18.33 19.17 20.42 21.67 24.58 26.67 27.50 29.58 30.42 43.33 125.00 233.33VATPrice 12.60 13.00 14.20 14.80 16.50 18.00 20.00 21.00 22.00 23.00 24.50 26.00 29.50 32.00 33.00 35.50 36.50 52.00 150.00 280.002

MODEL RAILWAY PRODUCTS CATALOGUE – Winter 2016Terms of Trading, please review these notes as there have been some changesand it will (hopefully) reduce frustration on both sidesThis catalogue cancels all previous issues. All items listed in these pages are available direct either bywriting, telephone, fax or email and wherever possible orders are dispatched by return of post.However, with such an extensive range of products there will inevitably be times when some items willbe temporarily out of stock, orders are not acknowledged so it is essential that a telephone number isprovided in order that we can inform you of any delay. Every effort will be made to completeoutstanding orders as soon as possible.PERSONAL CALLERSAlthough we would like to welcome visitors calling in at the workshop there are a number of issuesthat make it unrealistic for us to do so. Therefore, we have decided not to accept callers.ORDERING BY POSTTo avoid unnecessary errors and delays when ordering please ensure you PRINT your name andaddress clearly and remember to include your post code. We will not dispatch items without yourPostcode. Please give the code number(s) and quantities you require, please also make sure youunderstand how the product is sold (pack size/quantity) and state the any gauge. It is a bad habit butwe tend to work to quantity and part number so descriptions may not be read so please ensure thepart number is correct. This will hopefully enable your order to be processed quickly and hopefullyaccurately. Unfortunately/fortunately we find ourselves very busy and mail order and associatedcorrespondence does consume more time than we’d like, so please study the catalogue first in caseyour answers can be found there.All mail order should be sent to the address below, accompanied by the appropriate remittance.Remember to allow sufficient for postage and packing where necessary (see Postage and Packing).Alan Gibson (workshop), PO Box 597, Oldham, OL1 9FQORDERING BY TELEPHONE/FAXWe also accept orders by telephone or fax for charging to credit/debit card accounts. Simply call thenumber below with your order, giving your full name and address, your card number together with thelast 3 digits of the security number on the reverse of the card and the expiry date. You can telephone0161 678 1607 or fax 01616 785 8208 between from 8.30 am, to 6 pm Monday to Friday and 9am to1pm on Saturday. You can also email your order to sales@alangibsonworkshop.com under nocircumstances should you send all your payment card information in an email.A note about phone calls. We are often busy and it is not always possible to answer phone calls, thisincludes running machines or even being on the phone itself. In these circumstances the call divertsto a mobile phone (at no extra charge to yourself) with a messaging facility, please leave a messageand we will call you back.METHODS OF PAYMENTRemittances should be made either by cheque or postal order. They should be crossed and madepayable to ALAN GIBSON. Do NOT send cash. Orders can also be accepted for charging to creditand debit card accounts by writing, telephoning or faxing, quoting your card number, your full nameand address together with the expiry dates of your card and the three digit security number on theback of the card along with any issue number. Please note that if you do not give this information thenwe are unable to process your order.POSTAGE AND PACKINGOrders to the value of 40.00 and over are sent post free within the UK but for UK orders of less than 40.00 add 2.00 P&P.All export orders will be charged to cards at cost. If paying by cheque please add 10% (minimum 2.50 (export orders)) for post and packing.EXPORT ORDERSOverseas customers outside the European Community (EC) may ignore Value Added Tax (VAT)which applies to UK and EC sales only. Payment for export orders should be made only by chequeswith a U.K. clearing address on them or by giving credit/debit card details. (For details of paying by3

credit/debit card see Methods of Payment). Cheques drawn on overseas local banks cannot beaccepted as we don’t like filling in forms or additional bank transfer charges.We do not accept Paypal due in part to the fees and mostly down to the fact that it creates anotherpile of admin and we’d much rather be manufacturing. We don’t accept bank transfers from privatecustomers because it creates a pile of admin, we have our own card processing terminal and wemuch prefer to use that.GOODS DAMAGED IN TRANSITIn order to comply with Post Office procedures goods damaged in transit must be notified to me within21 days of posting. Please do NOT return the goods to us but retain with original packing for RoyalMail inspection.PRICESWhilst every effort is made to keep prices stable, we reserve the right to charge the prices ruling attime of dispatch. This catalogue includes our first price rise in 5 years and whilst different areas of theproduct range have had differing percent increases applied we (as far as we’re aware) kept theoverall increase below the compounded inflation rate over that time periodV.A.T.All orders received from within the United Kingdom and the European Community have to be chargedValue Added Tax at the current UK rate. To assist customers in ordering two prices are quoted in theprice lists - the first price (in italics) is without VAT and is for export orders to countries outside the EC.The second price (in bold) is for the UK and EC countries and is inclusive of the current UK rate ofVAT of 20%. UK and EC customers please note that postage and packing are also liable for VAT.FAULTY GOODSEvery effort is made to ensure that goods leave us in perfect condition, but now and again a substandard item can slip through our quality control. If you feel you have cause for a complaint pleaseget in touch. Do not return the goods as we will (if required) send return postage with thereplacement items.FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSDo you have something in stock? – This is usually something really odd like 2 x 4000 (you know, ourbest seller). Seriously, if it is in the main part of the catalogue then you can expect to be in stock, youshould follow the instructions and provide a telephone number then, if items will be out of stock for anextended period of time we will contact you.Can I pay you by PayPal? – Sorry no.Why not? It is really easy and convenient – Many reasons, we have a contract for a card terminal andprefer to process cards directly. It will require an additional reconciliation within the business everyday and introduce extra stages while processing orders. The fees are much higher than we havenegotiated on our card terminal and having used it some 12 to 15 years ago I really don’t like using it.Can I pay you by Bank Transfer? – Sorry no due to the administration reasons given above.From the above it seems that you are creating obstacles to accepting payment, why? – It isn’t somuch that, as that we need to prioritise the time we have available. It is no secret we’re busy and thatwe’re making little progress on a number of high profile projects. However, you look at it the fault lieswith us, we’re trying to reduce the time the retail side of the business takes up as this can take largechunks out of our day. Answering 4 or 5 emails (especially ones that can answered by reading thecatalogue) for one 10.00 order isn’t going to create commercial success. We don’t have all theanswers at the moment but by providing as much information as we can will hopefully help all theorders flow smoothly through the business.4

Index4mm Components4mm ComponentsPage 7 & 8Page 9Page 10Page 11 & 12Carriage & Wagon Wheels, Conducting Carriage Wheels and associated bearingsDriving Wheels and Brass Driving Wheel kitsCrankpins, Bogie and Tender Wheels Outside Crank, Diesel & Electric Wheels and ShimWashersOutside Crank, Diesel & Electric Wheels, Shim Washers and BackheadsBack to back gauges and Locomotive FittingsPage 13Locomotive Buffers, Scale Handrail Knobs and BoilerbandsPage 14Brass Wire, Frame Spacers, Gear sets & Gearboxes and BearingsPage 15 & 16Page 17Page 18 & 19Milled FramesBrake Gear, Hornblocks, Plunger Pickups and Baseboard RockersFigures, Track Gauges, Coupling and Connecting Rods and Valve GearPage 20Valve Gear Rivets, Wagon Buffers, Coach Buffers, Coach Fittings and Wagon StrappingPage 21Wagon Underframe, Midland Railway FootbridgePage 22Bath Green Station Roof & BridgePage 23, 24, 25 & 26Page 27, 28 & 29IndexPage 64mm Signal Components4mm R-T-R Conversion Packs7mm ComponentsPage 30Carriage & Wagon Wheels, Bearings, Hornblocks, 7mm Narrow Gauge WheelsPage 31Wagon Strapping, Wagon Underframe, Locomotive FittingsPage 32Handrail Knobs, Straight Brass Wires and Plunger PickupsPage 33Valve Gear Rivets and Locomotive Buffers and Sans Perial Castings AND NEWSPage 34Page 35 & 36Page 37NewsHints and Tips on Using our ProductsBack Catalogue, Aspects of our range which are not stocked, but areavailable on a longer delivery (Contains Narrow & S gauges)5