22nd August 2025: Pre-Orders - policy change. From 1st September, all pre-orders for more than two pieces of the same item will require full pre-payment. This only affects less than 2% of our pre-order customers but is necessary to make our pre-order services viable for the 98%. This will be a retrospective change and affected customers will be contacted before 1st September to confirm.
21st August 2025: EFE Titan models now in stock. We are also taking orders on the next releases from EFE - the Oor Wullie bus and twin pack of Clydeside 2000.
28th July 2025: Unusually, our delivery costs have fallen recently - so we have reduced our free postage rate to £35 - so spend just £35 for free UK economy P&P. Applies to all new orders until at least November 2025.
25th July 2025: Corgi have announced 4 new aircraft for late Autumn release. These are all certificated limited editions.
17th July 2025: New in - wide selection of new Airfix models plus two very good (limited run) 1:18 Vauxhall Cavalier MK2 models.
11th July 2025: Large aircraft kits from Hong Kong Models have arrived along with some new release Academy models.
1st July 2025: Volantex 500mm Brushless Corsair now in stock, this is the sister plane to the 500mm Mustang that came out late last year and features a 7.4v 2S battery and brushless motor for higher performance.
30th June 2025: Quite a number of new release plastic kits have now arrived, along with this quarter's batch of Carrera slot cars.
21st June 2025: New Let's Play Scalextric beginners set - a good value toy for the 3 to 8 age group.
16th June 2025: New Fords from Model Car Group - new being subjective, these are 1:18 Capris and MK1 Cortinas, excellent value for the size and detail is not bad at all.
10th June 2025: Latest Airfix models now in. Also just released - Model Car Group 1:18 Red Focus Estate and Red & Green 1979 Jaguar XJ6 in 1:18.
2nd June 2025: New FMS F150 1:10 value RC Truck now in stock
29th May 2025: Tamiya Bigwig Reissue now in stock. [edit - since sold out]
17th May 2025: New Corgi range, including the Mk2 Ford Fiesta, are now available to pre-order.
14th May 2025: Lots of new plastic kits have arrived!
1st May 2025: Kyosho RC restock now in - including the new Fazer D2 Toyota AE86 Drift Car!
25th April 2025: Easter is a great time to get out with an RC car or plane - which is why we had large restocks just before and now have plenty of stock of all popular models.
23rd April 2025: Hornby sent a pallet truck to deliver our latest stock of train sets and slot sets - most of which are at massive discounts over the RRP. Sub £200 for the £250 train sets, sub £125 for £160 Scalextric sets and so on.
22nd April 2025: New releases from Tamiya RC - VW Golf and Peugeot 306 being the most popular - NOW IN STOCK.
8th April 2025: We have added a number of new items to our sale now we have completed our annual stock take! Look at the specials section (left on PC/tablet, below on phones).
7th April 2025: Permanent reduction: All 1:10 Scale PD Racing models have been permanently realigned by the importer, this has resulted in significant price reductions!
21st March 2025: New releases from HPI: more colours on the Slyder range. HPI Jumpshot models are now back in stock. Tamiya has released special offers on the Ford Escort Mk2 and the 58726 XV-02RS Pro chassis.
19th March 2025: Corgi have released their latest reruns in the Thunderbirds range. They have also announced four extra model aircraft which can be pre-ordered now.
12th March 2025: We have now listed the full PD Racing spare parts range.
9th March 2025: Additional pre-order Tamiya RC Kits - the Jun Watanabe Hornet (the spotty one with the pink tyres) is coming again, plus the M08R and M07R chassis kits.
7th March 2025: New mini RC car from Blackzon - the Spryte - just £39.99 and including a battery, handset and charger plus the legendary Blackzon toughness.
5th March 2025: Recent deliveries - new DT-04 Fighter NXGEN from Tamiya, ICM kits, special offers on some Hornby decoders. Corgi have announced a further four planes that were missed from their January announcements, due soon. Volantex have released a FW190 in their Warbirds 400 RC series. Bachmann have cut the price on the N-gauge Thomas, Annie and Clarabel set.
5th February 2025: Bachmann have announced a number of Atlanteans in their EFE range. Some of these were announced 7 years ago but never materialised, so if you ordered back then please re-order now final details and pricing are known as all old orders have been cancelled.
4th February 2025: Various new release Scalextric cars have come in, plus a bargain price on the iTraveller train set and some great value £14.99 Scalextric cars for bashing against the skirting board.
29th January 2025: Tamiya have announced their new RC models for the spring, a selection of old bodies on new chassis (Rover Mini, Peugeot 306), painted versions of existing kits (Porsche, Celica), a revised trailer and a new truck, plus reissues of the Honda City Turbo and Big Wig. There is more too... ranges available to pre-order online now.
21st January 2025: New Oxford Diecast and Oxford Rail ranges available to pre-order online now.
14th January 2025: New Hornby, Corgi, Airfix and Scalextric ranges available to pre-order online now.
10th January 2025: Restocks on all popular items are now flowing in. If you are looking for something that is not showing, get in touch and we can confirm when it will be back in.
3rd January 2025: We are now back to normal hours. This week has seen the release of a number of diecast, rail and RC items, all of which have been dispatched to those customers who have paid, if you have ordered but not received your pre-order yet, and can see you have not yet been charged, please check your emails.
Remember: We work to "best price" all year round, with constant price adjustments to stay competitive, we do not overprice in order to give false discounts like many in our sector.
29th November 2024: New Tamiya RC Releases now in stock: Hornet Evo, Painted NSX, Painted Citroen DS, ENEOS X Prime GR Supra.
19th November 2024: Very large restock of Volantex RC planes in. Also arriving, special offers on four WWII Top RC models which knocks a tenner off each model.
15th November 2024: Today we've had a van full of Scalextric and Hornby sets arrive. We're looking for somewhere to store them!
14th November 2024: Heavy further delivery of HPI, significant restocks on Tamiya, FTX, Associated, Absima.
12th November 2024: New Kyosho 30620 Optima Pro 4WD, Gold finish Scalextric Aston Bond car now in stock. Also arrived - big Airfix delivery, lots of slot car restocks.
5th November 2024: Corgi 1966 Batmobile arrives. Bachmann Spirit Of Christmas and Merry Christmas Express train sets arrive.
30th October 2024: Our Christmas Jigsaw delivery has arrived and has now been put away in the Jigsaw department.
29th October 2024: Large Bachmann clearance delivery plus restocks and some new releases. Most of it is N gauge.
28th October 2024: Kootai Maule RC plane now in. New offers on the HPI Maverick QuantumR series (stock due first week November). Large CADA brick range release - now in stock.
25th October 2024: Large selection of Carrera slot cars turned up just before we closed today and are now online.
25th October 2024: New Scalextric Set C1450M Williams Racing Formula 1 set has now been released and arrived into stock.
24th October 2024: FTX EVO30 (BMW E30 M3 3-Series) Drift Cars now in stock, two colours, brushed model and brushless - all complete packages with battery and charger.
22nd October 2024: Additional Build Army Lego-based military models now open for pre-order, due next month.
16th October 2024: Large number of new plastic kits from Airfix and other brands now in.
14th October 2024: EFE have announced a number of Bedford OB models, due around Christmas - pre-orders now open
8th October 2024: New 500mm Volantex Mustang RC plane - going out fast, lots of interest in this one.