Rob Pulham
Western Thunderer
I have just picked this up on the Guild forum/
Let's hope that someone steps forward to buy the range.
Let's hope that someone steps forward to buy the range.
LG Miniatures Closing Down 31st July 2026
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spikey faz
Western Thunderer
Likewise I do hope this range of components continues to be made available. I was ordering parts from Shedmaster before Laurie took the business over and I have continued to order bits and pieces from LG Miniatures.
I think I'd struggle source these sort of parts from anywhere else.
Mike
I think I'd struggle source these sort of parts from anywhere else.
Mike
Marc Dobson
Western Thunderer
Think it might be a sign of the times as people move to RTR from kit/scratch building.
James
Western Thunderer
I use their castings on RTR models.
AJC
Western Thunderer
And age, possibly. Not sure how old Laurie is, but he's had that business for a long time now.
Adam
adrian
Flying Squad
I suspect it's more a sign of the times of modellers moving to 3D printing at home than a shift to RTR.
Greengiant
Western Thunderer
spikey faz
Western Thunderer
If that's the case, then I think I'm going to look for a different hobby.
Marc Dobson
Western Thunderer
I can only pass comment on the shift in people's purchase habits. O gauge there is a shift from kits/scratch building to RTR. Em/p4 it's the other way, as it costs much more to buy and re gauge some RTR stock as it would cost to buy a kit and build it.
5 years all our kit sales were 7mm. Now we sell more S(1:64) and G1 than 7mm with Em/P4 sales making the backbone of the business. If it would cost to much to change scales or it's deamed to much work for someone who is looking to retire then trying to sell the business may be the only option they can see as a way forward.
5 years all our kit sales were 7mm. Now we sell more S(1:64) and G1 than 7mm with Em/P4 sales making the backbone of the business. If it would cost to much to change scales or it's deamed to much work for someone who is looking to retire then trying to sell the business may be the only option they can see as a way forward.
Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
I can't comment on any of the smaller scales but in 7mm there seems to be those who are happy to play with what ever is thrown at them in the RTR market whilst others pursue a particular railway company and build or have built the specific stock they need which will not be found or probably never will be produced by rtr companies, some of whom have only heard of the GWR or BR diesel era.
Laurie Griffin has been supply castings etc. for decades and I can imagine that he wants to retire and good luck to him, we just hope that some one else takes the company on, there is still a lot of us out here that want to build models and don't want to un pack a box containing a jelly mould model from China, I did that in the 60's with Triang and like to feel I've progressed since then !
Laurie Griffin has been supply castings etc. for decades and I can imagine that he wants to retire and good luck to him, we just hope that some one else takes the company on, there is still a lot of us out here that want to build models and don't want to un pack a box containing a jelly mould model from China, I did that in the 60's with Triang and like to feel I've progressed since then !