He had, as I recall, a liking for pork & apple sandwiches from the Deli near West St. Thank you. For us, our use of storage that became an initially unintentional retail outlet for us during the 90’s when money was tight, however we survived and come out of a long lease in the end that in those days the Commercial Rates was more the burden, with such small outlets now would have a 100% rate relief. The modelling community in the UK as whole still seems to be fairly strong though, which is good news. Hornby LMS, Princess Coronation Class, 4-6-2, 6224 ‘Princess Alexandra’ - Era 3. Such happy days in retrospect. The main general-purpose model shop in Brighton used to be ModelZone (ex-"Model Aerodrome"), near the Churchill Square Shopping Centre. We used to “do” multi-racing boats back in the early 70s, remember your Fagan Firefly and Tapain 19/20 that my father and myself helped you build? Games Workshop have a store … My favourite models of those days were the Aerokits RAF fire tender and the Frog Hawker Tempest control liner. Mr. Trottman retired by 1970, lots of Airfix kits and matchbox! After purchasing I used to go browsing in the army surplus shop nearby (Arthur Sallis?). Find Model Shops near Brighton, get reviews, directions, opening hours and payment details. Later there was the shop at Bostel House, 37 West Street, which was Modelmakers (Brighton) Ltd., who also traded as Model Aerodrome Ltd. in the 1950s. Scenery. I vaguely remember a place called the Balsa Cabin and a place called the Toy Exchange but can’t remember where they were. Yes, the Model Aerodrome (now Model Zone) was certainly in West Street and specialised in elaborate radio controlled as well as large static models (not necessarily of planes). Willkommen in meinem eBay-Shop. See our collection and add your own! Anyway thanks for bringing back a few nice memories of my time at T&MM. Sort by: Items per page: Accessories. I also remember that Tri plane. Queens Road still has John Trory selling stamps, coins, railway and other models trading as Valelink. When he left, my friend and I would go in on a Saturday and help out there. It was a huge thing like a one armed bandit! Now most models are built from depron sheets or injection molded foam rather than balsa but give me a balsa built model any day . I remember Model Aerodrome well. I think I’m going to run out out of space any minute now, so cheers to you David and your son, and keep on flying those Parkzone models! It made me smile when it was posted “The old gentleman who ran it”. Take advantage of local discounts and offers in Brighton here... Infoserve Limited. We set them up in our attics and used to chat to each other. How about Trottmans model shop in the Lewes Rd ? As a teenager interested in model railways and airfix kits it was heaven for me! Also, does anyone know the name of the company that made the Foursome model engine? Here’s some more places that I used to frequent on my trips in from Lewes. There is an underground office to the shop where the building was undertaken…lots of dope (paint). We can also provide for your DCC needs. 01273 705420, 68 Seaside Road, Eastbourne, BN21 3PD We now have to go over to Worthing to buy modeling bits and pieces, or buy online. We aim to meet the needs of all model railway enthusiasts, from beginners to expert modelers. I mainly worked in the stock rooms downstairs but also helped cover the Model department on the top floor (we also sold Mamod steam engines which fascinated me) and with the larger toys (bikes, pedal cars etc) on the ground floor. Thanks to everyone who has kept this thread going for nearly a year and a half since I started it. Welcome to Tiny Railroads, a new & used model train store located in Delhi, Ontario. Jon Trory and Dennis Tompkins both the more established finally retired too. As a small lad, I used to buy model kits from a shop that was in Churchill Square; I think it was to the left of where HMV used to be, opposite the side entrance to BHS. The ‘Model Aerodrome’ in West Street was the only other shop in Brighton that I can remember at that time. Bob Bradshaw. I remember a toy/model shop at the upper rear of the old Churchill Square, near to where Tesco used to be I think. The ones that spring to mind are: LSA Models in Hove, near Hove station, focuses mostly on plastic kits. See reviews, photos, directions, phone numbers and more for the best Hobby & Model Shops in Brighton, MI. Train World Australia specializes in model railway equipment with an emphasis on Australian prototype. Modelzone is more about diecasts and the like, with the kits relegated to basically a cupboard.. Hope this jogs a few memories for folks. Still going strong at 89. I remember on one occasion he dragged me down to the door at the back in the basement to chastise me in front of some council officials for not putting out the rubbish correctly, even though I didn’t do it (honestly). Welcome to Australia's Premier Train Shop. Welcome to the Brighton Model Railway Club. As well as building and operating our layouts, we run other events throughout the year such as … Hornby/Triang Boxed R2991XS LNER A4 60018 Sparrow Hawk BRb … Train World is Australia's premier model railway shop. I think it became A A Baker, subsequently The Black & Decker shop, then BMJ Power of which I was the last manager. Did Barnards move to Kemp Town later on? Regards. There were probably more if all of the model train, plastic kit and die-cast kit shops that may have come and gone are included. Later there was the shop at Bostel House, 37 West Street, which was Modelmakers (Brighton) Ltd., who also traded as Model Aerodrome Ltd. in the 1950s. I used to pour over the Arthur Mullet adverts in the Aeromodeller every month. I visited Brighton earlier this year (my first time back home in 16 years), and a) Model Aerodrome was now Model Zone and b) there was a lack of sci-fi models; I was not impressed. Hobby Model Shops in Brighton, MI. I’ve no idea of the name but the owner was very helpful. Tiny Railroads opened on Sunday, May 15, 2016. Trains N. 5 items | Page: 1. Its collection focuses on toys and models produced in the UK and Europe up until the mid-Twentieth Century, and occupies four thousand square feet of floor space within four of the early … What a shame, I have been looking in their window since I was a kid. This email address is being protected from spambots. There also used to be a model shop called Arthur Mullet in Meeting House Lane (see advert from 1958), but I never went there and assume it had closed by the early seventies. The shop was double fronted with a red fascia and window frames. Those were the days. MAINE HOODIE. After it was lost and recovered (by being returned to your address in Hove) you told me it was because you found out that the elevator servo was working in reverse! There was a train set/layout by the till for demonstrating and testing, but this was later moved to above the stairs to make more room, but made it hard to get  to it. Hi David, Yes I do (amazingly) remember your “dominance” on that particular Sunday. Hey, I’d just like to add, I used to work at LSA models. Don’t know if you remember me? When I was at T&MM ARTF meant that the kit had a set of veneer covered foam wings, and that was it, whereas now they really are ARTF having been almost entirely constructed in a traditional way in Vietnam. I’m not 100% sure I remember the name of the shop but it might have been “Wicks Electricals” (or perhaps “Wicks Models”). … I would also like to know what happened to the owners. When I was ten my mother bought me an Airfix Spitfire and Gloster Gladiator. Well, here I am, owner of Bradshaw Model Products and Southern Hobbies. Would be interesting to know? Mullets moved in the late 60s to a small shop below Western Road. It may be my jaundiced view on present life (yes of course, it probably is) but those guys in the 60s and 70s seemed to bring it all together i.e. SALE. I’m not from Brighton, but there used to be plenty of model shops in London. Me in Ladies Mile Rd. The dates will be Sat 17th ( 1000 to 1700 ) and Sun 18th November 2018 ( 1000 to 1600 ). Since then, the model shop situation in Brighton and Hove has only got worse, with Modelzone and LSA having closed down. One of those lovely shops that sold so much interesting bits. Looking at Mullett’s advert above the prices seem so low but then a single channel “left-centre-right-centre” set up cost about one and a half times the average weekly wage. Woolworths and possibly WH Smiths also had fairly good ranges of model kits and even corner shops, (Johnsons in Woodingdean, for example) sold models for pocket money prices. Gone are the days of Kiel Kraft, Veron, Cox, OPS, Taipan,etc. The boxes in the window display had all faded to a dull blue. Concerning model shops, there is still one in Queens Road Brighton, more or less opposite the top of North Road Brighton if that’s any help. Please keep posting those modelling memories! Hanover Terrace) which would suggest it might be located in London road? I built it and flew it – highly satisfactorily in the desert at the edge of Ahmadi. Probably the reason why even today I would be in my workshop making radio antennas and all sorts of other things, the same as when I was a kid. Hi David (Carstairs) – just saw your comment re Toy and Model Market in Churchill Square. After university, I saw Harry quite a bit at his shop in Portslade because my parents also lived in Portslade. Later still they had another shop at 38 Brooker Street. Hornby The Highland Rambler Train Set R1220. Dive dive dive! I used to pore over the aeromodelling magazines and especially at Arthur Mullet’s World Wide Mail Order advert. They also had an array of interesting tools and were probably in competition with Bennett’s. I had a saturday job working for Toy and Model Market in Churchill Sq. 01903 207525. I believe he ended up on one of the Channel islands working as a meteorologist. I remember not having the money for a Nichimo 1/35th Sherman, unusual kit,  I only ever saw one. Surely the model shop in St George’s Road was Barnards. Nowadays I can buy a 2.4Ghz 7channel set, with 6 digital servos for about half my weekly pensions. Again, I have no idea of the name. that would be the shop I think. I don’t recall you (maybe we didn’t overlap) but I certainly rmember George Fevier from my time. If you find any missing or broken links etc please let us know via the contact form . Other shops opened by the end of the 1950s were Southern Hobbies Ltd. at 113, Western Road; C.T. (The Manager’s name was George Feviere). Apart from the listed shops, in the 80s there also used to be Beatties in Dyke Road, in the same shop that is now Pizza Hut. Their current phone number is … I don’t do any model related stuff whatsoever nowadays, but having heard (via the www) of Doug Spreng’s death (quite recently) who worked with Harry Brooks, I do occasionally re-visit model engineering www sites to see how things are progressing (or remembered). I recall another model shop in the seventies opposite the Granada in Portland Road, Hove. It was part of a small chain of, I think, 3 or 4 shops based around Portsmouth. I remember (back in the early 1990s) Model Aerodrome on West Street, and their impressive range of sci-fi model kits. I was buying plastic model kits, rather than the balsa flying ones, and this had jogged a few memories from the late 70s/early 80s. 37 Seaside, Eastbourne, BN22 7NB When I was at Hove Grammar School for Boys I used to fly C/L with Neil Tidey (Laser Engines) and Baz Bumstead (C/L Combat winner). I spent many a Saturday gazing wistfully at the massive boxes high up on the shelves of 1:32 scale bombers, but my pocket money would usually only stretch to 1:72 fighters. It’s name was the amalgam of it’s two owners, Messrs Colley and Ferris and it was known as Leyris and for a couple of years hosted the fledgling Brighton Model Railway Club in its back room. I remember a shop in Coombe Terrace near the bus garage. Do you remember any other model shops? I’m not sure if it’s still there, but there was a toy museum under the railway station, which I’m sure would have a few of those old models. Does anyone remember the old cash register there? Seymour Hylda also made engineering dial gauges if that helps anyone. As you say, many newsagents sold plastic kits, and my father would sometimes treat me to a kit, and a small tim of Humbrol paint. I also seem to recall Feviere being a bit of a gruff individual. YP - The Real Yellow Pages SM - helps you find the right local businesses to meet your specific needs. I am sure Barnards was the name of the model shop. My name may be published alongside the comment on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. Scroll down for an interactive google map. About Search Results . Does anyone have any information about the company, its products, where their products were made, etc? I used to make up kits to display in the shop window. Like many things in life they only remain as memories. I haven’t been past there for some time so don’t know if it is still there. Sadly, a couple of years after I went to university in Bath my mother died, and the house was cleared and sold in my absence. Still occasionally dabble but failing eyesight meant that I had to sell most of my models. I remember going in there aged about twelve to buy some 3/8th balsa and they wouldn’t sell me it unless I could tell them what 3/8th was as a decimal! Model Trains in Brighton on YP.com. Why not start a new thread about Brighton model railway shops? Please be aware that Brighton Model Railway club is close until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic. Then we were paid with a free model kit that we would build when we got home. The store had all sorts of interesting stuff from slide rules to models of all kinds in the window. I can’t think of another commodity that’s risen by that percentage in fifty years – not even petrol. JACKSON TEE. My dad used to have a model railway shop in Queens Road Quadrant. (probably the one you mention). Hi, a little late to this page but I used to work at Harry Brooks Models in the mid 80s – 90s. Danny Bloomfield mentions that model flying is still going strong. I have recently run it and it ran very smoothly. Unfortuneately it fizzled, but I was the lucky recipient of a free Elfin 2.49 and Mills 1.3. It was owned by a couple called Oban and Colin and they had a westie called snowie. It was built in the showroom of the shop. I used to serve in the shop and also the overseas parcel packing dept. They have been going for over 30 years. Our extensive range includes locomotives, rolling stock, track, building materials, tools, scenery, electronics, books and more. Thank you to everyone who has contributed or visited this page and the staff at My Brighton and Hove for keeping this excellent resource up and running. BUT maybe to just “impress” you (or not as the case may be) about my potentially dodgy memory, I reckon the guy you went head to head with (or bow to bow) was a guy called John Stillwell (or something like that), does that ring a bell? Selina Squirrel in St James Street, another toy shop with a basement of kits, I still regret not buying the 1/48 Otaki Fw190. Was proud to see my Buggy on display, 5 years later. Most of the oo guage trains in the window were Trix Twin Railway, TTR. As Mr Robins pointed out, many corner shops and larger stores also sold plastic kits. West Sussex Model Railway Shop near Brighton and Worthing specializing in British and European models from the popular ranges of Hornby, Bachmann, Dapol, Peco, Graham Farish, Fleischmann, Scalextric A toy/cycle shop in Lewes Road next to the Labour Club, seeing the Frog Sea Fury and I think, Shackleton there in 77 and the flying models shop nearly opposite. Frizinghall Models & Railways ,Unit 8A Sapper Jordan Rossi Park,Baildon,Braford,West Yorkshire,BD17 7AX 01274 747447 | shop@fmrdirect.co.uk I worked in T&MM for a few Saturdays in the early 70s. I think it must have been the early ’70s, as I used to work there on Saturdays and during school holidays, so I suppose I was around 15 or 16. We used to sell a lot of Cox control line aircraft and I inevitably had to deal with people who could not get their cox 0.49 engine to start. Ian Mullett (my brother in law) took over from his Father, Arthur when he died n the late ’50s. he had saved up for years to get me this. They sold boilers and also other household machinery. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). Brighton Toy and Model Museum: Playing with the model train was the best! Good memories. One of the regular patrons in the shop was Dick Emery, who always had time for a chat and a giggle. Does anyone else have any stories about this shop and what it was called? Prior to and during WW2 my Mother was friends with the staff there and they used to give me model kits of ships and aeroplanes in wood and plastic to build for display in their shop window. Like Ken and Ian I have returned to model flying, now with Lincoln Aeromodellers. 2055 Follower mo-de-train (73527 mo-de-train hat einen Bewertungspunktestand von 73527) 100.0% mo-de-train hat 100% positive Bewertungen. PRINTED STRIPE TEE. Sorry to you model aircrafters for rambling on. I think it was with an opus hull and OS40 engine. © 2000 - 2021 Infoserve Ltd. All Rights Reserved. We still bump into Graham of Select-a-matic of the Kemp Town shop, Bob too of that basement stall within others that’s now Komedia. Just seen this thread. Finally, a specialist place in Spring Street for military figures, used to stock Historex not to mention that pretty much every newsagent used to have a few kits for sale, lots of Frog kits from 77 onwards after they went out of business. Sadly I’m no longer in the trade but do miss those days. (White’s? It was really a SprengBrook but you made it yourself. We had an excellent old shop there called Model Corner. Out of the blue the name “Bennetts” found its way out of the labyrinth of my fading memory cells. Good to see your name again! Perhaps at least one new model shop will open in Brighton and Hove before the next ten years is up! Harry Brooks died several years ago and his shops returned to houses. The two elderly and very correct chaps who ran the Model Aerodrome in the late ’50s/ early 60s (anyone remember them?) There was a good model soldier shop in Spring Street, called I think, John Taylors. [Thank you for your kind words, Danny. I acquired a Micron TX and built a micron (then sub minature) RX from a kit. Brighton-based troubadour Passenger's (Mike Rosenberg) new video for the single Suzanne picks up where 'A Song for the Drunk and Broken Hearted' left off – in a half empty dive bar where the camera's focus moves away from the sad clown band and switches to one particular drunk and broken-hearted patron named Suzanne who is reflecting on days gone by. Bachmann Trains Online Store : - Catalogs Large Scale HO Scale All Scales N Scale O Scale Figures and Accessories On30 Scale O Scale Williams 3-Rail Thomas & Friends™ Product Lines Warehouse Finds Christmas Trains Speciality Tools 2019 NMRA New Releases Proses Slot Car Accessories ecommerce, open source, shop, online shopping, store I only recall about 6 staff but they were happy days! I cannot remember the name but he kept spares for Micron R/C. ALBERTA JACKET. Certainly in the 1950s anyway at that address. When we lived at RAF, Amman, Jordan for 2 years, I was so excited about not having to pay the “purchase tax.” I ordered several models from Mullets by badly hand-written letters from a schoolboy. Die drei österreichischen Traditionsbetriebe ergänzen gegenseitig ihr Sortiment und wir können Ihnen … I remember Harry Brook’s shop in Portslade (it was also a Gun Shop), I got my first Radio control set from there (27mhz) and I still have the red linear servo’s. Brighton Toy and Model Museum (sometimes referred to as Brighton Toy Museum) is an independent toy museum situated in Brighton, East Sussex (registered charity no. I wonder what the balsa trees are used for now? + Quick View. The Editing Team at MyB&H]. I was keen on boats mostly, living near the Round Pond in Kensington Gardens, but I also made balsa planes with elastic band propulsion. Your email address will not be published. ( I’m sounding like an anorak, sorry). These were Arthur Mullett (as above) and the Southern Junior Aircraft Co. at 89/90, London Road. There are certainly many modellers who shopped in Brighton and Hove and I have counted over twenty model shops from the information given. I also used to use a model shop in Lewes Rd right next to Gladstone Terrace on the east side, I think it was called The Model Shop. Barry, Bennett’s was a shop in North Road which led to Queen’s Road. The train enthusiasts also seem to be doing well with several exhibitions throughout the year in the City. This shop was also an interesting shop for tools and loads of other interesting things. Contact Hobby Habit now for a quick response to your model train and model train accessory requirements. The reason for this research is that we have been given a model boat kit in balsa wood made by Southern Junior and I hadn’t heard the name since childhood. My dad bought lengths of tool steel for making his own engraving tools. I bet you will get a good response and you could tell us about your background and involvement with the hobby. The assembled products filled my bedroom and overflowed into the rest of the house. Having had a model shop in Queens Road, Brighton for 30 years now, I am disappointed at how few people have posted glowing tributes. TIPPED POLO. Sounding like an old bore (which I am I suppose! That’s the internet generation now. The model shop on the corner of Cranbourne St and West St was called Model Aerodrome in the 60s. 5 items | Page: 1. A family run business since 2000. QUEBEC POLO. Brighton and Hove Albion Online Store | Latest replica shirts and merchandise. I was then introduced to Harry Brooks by Baz and I ended up building Harry’s Reb fuselages for him, including the one he flew in the 1962 World Champs. I hope you enjoy the variety of layouts and features we have on this site. These factors are similar to those you might use to determine which … I can remember spending days over some models I built. One was a bike shop, the other was toys and models. I remember making a large scale Airfix Me109, and Stephenson’s Rocket, and a Klingon Bird of Prey in particular. Hey Neville,  I saw Chris the day before I emigrated to Oz in ’68. Even today this shop would be a paradise to me. They used to have a good selection of balsa wood models, tissue and dope etc. I think it might have been called Model Aerodrome before the name change? I was just thinking about my aeromodelling and Arthur Mullet’s name popped into my head. Please call us on 01323 722026 for up to date information. At the time I was involved in RC racing boats (at the lagoon) so I used to order a load of obscure bits and pieces for myself and other club members – OPS engines, Taipan Engines and some weird fibreglass hulls from a guy who made them in Eastbourne (I think they were called OPUS ). Wir freuen uns Sie im neuen Webshop von FERRO-TRAIN, HALLING und STÄNGL Modellbahnen begrüßen zu dürfen! He ordered lots of stuff from Mullets. Even More Confused of Ottawa writes: Another senior moment is upon me. Share us with your friends. This shop sold steam engines and all interesting odds and sods for a lad. By the end of that weekend I had two wonkily assembled models, streaked with plastic cement, unpainted and with the waterslide transfers cut out and glued on as I had no idea how to fix them properly. Search results are sorted by a combination of factors to give you a set of choices in response to your search criteria. Train World sells train and model train product around the World shipping model trains and related product to all locations … Yes the toy museum is still here -I’m sitting in it at the moment! About Search Results. …BUT DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN GET BALSA WOOD IN BRIGHTON THESE DAYS? We all three had a lengthy chat but we didn’t ask for his autograph. The comments on this page certainly take me back. Locate and compare Model Construction & Hobby Shops in Brighton ON, Yellow Pages Local Listings. I think he was in town appearing at the Hippodrome or Theatre Royal. Quick view Out of Stock. In the latter heyday of the collectors shops in Brighton I proposed and had the ‘Collectors Gazette’ making a map of all the model shops in Brighton and at one time there were 30 outlets, which then expanded to cover Sussex. If you like cars, boats, planes, and trains head gown to one of the model shops in Brighton. I always looked in the window when I went to the chemist or the chippie. The Clapshaw and Cleave shop in Brighton I remember from the Seventies was a sports shop. Old age and fading eyesight caused me to stop again about 5 years ago although I still have a couple of Parkzone models that I fly with my son in the local park. 01323 411736, 57 Broadwater Road, Worthing, BN14 8AH Here at Becker's, we work hard for you to supply what you want as quickly as possible at competitive prices. Chris and I dug a deep hole in his garden, roofed it with tin and dirt and then dug an access tunnel out. - See 233 traveler reviews, 151 candid photos, and great deals for Brighton, UK, at Tripadvisor. Does anyone have any details on the Seymour Hylda company that was based in Portslade and also Southwick? Since we closed our shop in 2000, we have turned more into paper, that’s photographs & books, still running stalls at events around the South Coast while going online ourselves in the final years of our retail shop, we reached our 30th year in trading collectables in February 2019. Visit our store in Lancing from anywhere in Brighton or across West Sussex to explore the collection. The good news is that the aeromodelling community still seems to be strong with a number of indoor and outdoor flying clubs in the area (presumably buying most of their modelling needs online). Happy times; thanks a lot for starting this thread! From that peak I spoke about earlier in this thread, with 30 retail dealers those have all gone. For more information about BRFC go to http://www.brightonradioflyingclub.co.uk. I bought my first model diesel engine from Mr Hammond which I fitted to a Keil Kraft Piper Super Cruiser. There is a thriving model aircraft club called Brighton Radio Flying Club - see the website http://www.brightonradioflyingclub.co.uk/. CTS Models in College Place, funny little place, used to have old kits in stock, run by a couple of modellers I think. I think there has only been one mention of the small model shop in Lewes Road at the north end of Gladstone Terrace which was run by Mr Hammond who was a really nice and helpful person. After school on a Friday we used to go down to Arthur Mullett’s to buy our model stuff including engines. It’s the tallest tree in the biodome there and needs to be trimmed regularly. 75 meters from the North Brighton Station on the Sandringham line from Melbourne's Flinders Street Station. We carry a wide range of locomotives, rolling stock, track and accessories in HO, OO, N and O gauges. Model Shops in Brighton, East Sussex. Train Times Model Shop. Your email address will not be published. I never actually met him as he died before I was born which is a shame. Southern Hobbies won a contract to build a model railway as a prop for the BBC soap ‘Compact’ c 1962/3. They're one of the best on the market. I happened to notice this page whilst looking for references to Southern Junior Aircraft Company at 89/90 London Rd, which I used as a child. However, after a short while, I moved on – but still went back as a customer (slot racers and OO gauge trains). The Model Shop in the Lanes had a massive mail order business and we would haul loads of parcels stacked in big red GPO bags around to the Ship Street P/O every day. Yes, I remember C.T. I don’t know if you remember there was a huge glider (black body with yellow wings) hanging above the stairs. Ob Nahverkehr-, Schmalspur- oder Messingmodell-Fan, bei uns finden Sie zahlreiche neue und begehrte Modelle unter einem Dach! The Toy and Model Shop in Churchill Sq was called the Toy and Model Market – I know because I worked there for around 6 months between leaving Varndean in 1975 and joining the RAF in 1976. Never had a glitch with it and it went on for some years. If he had sold them to a collector now he would have made a few £££s! If George was not around, we would build models on the counter, getting customers to hold bits while the glue dried. Thanks to everyone who has posted to this forum since it started in Feb 2010! All for now, Simon (PS Oh by the way I’m doing the best I can at being grown up, but it’s difficult, so that’s why I still play in bands either playing guitar or trumpet!). In the late 1940s it was call South Coast Models and the advert states that it was “The largest model shop on the South Coast”. Several school friends used to build and paint fantastic plastic kits but although I enjoyed building them, I could never paint them very well. I popped in there regularly on my way home from the Brighton Secondary Technical School. I can’t believe that in a few months time it will have been ten years since I started this thread! I see that Chris Foss is still involved with model aircraft, but the other names “of the day” like Harry Brooks, Ken Binks, Ron Bray etc seem to have faded away. And when you can buy models they tend to be these quick fix so no glue or paint. The above posts have brought back many happy times I spent with my Uncle Eric Pollard in around 1956/7 in Model Aerodrome. Situated in Early Victorian railway arches underneath Brighton Railway Station, it is home to one of the finest public collections of toys and models in the world with over 10,000 exhibits on display, including collections of toys from the golden age of toy making from the world’s top manufacturers plus a rare vintage model train collection. I also remember a big glider (not sure if it was the one you mentioned above) but we took it up to the Dyke one hot afternoon and couldn’t figure out why we couldn’t fly it. Find useful information, the other was toys and models train store located in.... Lewes Road but never going inside classic planes, and submit a review on Yell.com made a months. 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