Welcome:
Welcome to the Britannia Models website and our offerings in the 2008 model year! Our product listings will be updated over the next few weeks to show the items available or expected for release, during 2008. Until we have our listings updated, Hornby 2008 model releases can be viewed on the Hornby website by clicking here.
STORE HOURS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE:
During January and February we tried new opening hours and an appointment system for certain days. We have found this worked well in two ways. Firstly, we have more hours to respond to our email and phone orders, which is appreciated by our remote customers, and secondly, people visiting the store by appointment, were able to receive our full attention which was appreciated by them. Therefore we have decided to continue with the opening hours as shown below. This does not affect mail or phone orders, which are still available Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm pacific time. Our online order system and our fax and voicemail facilities, are of course available 24/7.
Please note our retail store will be closed from Sunday, April 6th, until Saturday, May 3rd when we will reopen at 10:00 a.m.
During this period we will be attending train shows in Nanaimo, B.C.; Calgary, Alberta and Brampton, Ontario. See below for details of these shows.
To contact us during our absence, please email us at info@britanniamodels.com
| Mondays | Closed |
| Tuesdays | By appointment only |
| Wednesdays | By appointment only |
| Thursdays | By appointment only |
| Fridays | Open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturdays | Open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Sundays | Closed |
| Tuesday to Thursday | To make an appointment for a store visit on one of these days, just call ahead on 604-538-2698 |
See us at the following shows in 2008:
April 13th. - Vancouver Island Spring Model Railroad Show, Beban Park Rec Centre, Nanaimo, B.C. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
April 19/20th. - Supertrain 2008, Calgary Soccer Centre, 7000 - 48th Street SE, Calgary, AB 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (See us at Booth # 63)
April 26/27th. - Great British Train Show, Jim Archdekin Centre, 292 Conestoga Drive, Brampton, ON
July 18-20th. - NMRA National Train Show, Anaheim Convention Centre, Anaheim, California
(We will not be displaying at this show but hope to be attending and would be pleased to meet any of our customers who may also be attending).
September 21st. - Victoria Train Show, Cedar Hill Rec Centre, Cedar Hill Road, Victoria, B.C. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
November 8/9th. - TRAINS 2008, Cameron Rec Centre, 9523 Cameron Street, Burnaby, B.C. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
April 13th. - Vancouver Island Spring Model Railroad Show, Beban Park Rec Centre, Nanaimo, B.C. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
April 19/20th. - Supertrain 2008, Calgary Soccer Centre, 7000 - 48th Street SE, Calgary, AB 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (See us at Booth # 63)
April 26/27th. - Great British Train Show, Jim Archdekin Centre, 292 Conestoga Drive, Brampton, ON
July 18-20th. - NMRA National Train Show, Anaheim Convention Centre, Anaheim, California
(We will not be displaying at this show but hope to be attending and would be pleased to meet any of our customers who may also be attending).
September 21st. - Victoria Train Show, Cedar Hill Rec Centre, Cedar Hill Road, Victoria, B.C. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
November 8/9th. - TRAINS 2008, Cameron Rec Centre, 9523 Cameron Street, Burnaby, B.C. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
We carry a large selection of products including Hornby, Dapol, Bachmann Branchline, Farish and Ace Trains, locomotives, rolling stock and accessories.
We also carry:
Other model railway accessories from Peco, Ratio, Wills, Metcalfe, Superquick, Kestrel.
Diecast road vehicles in OO scale from Corgi, Oxford, Base Toys, EFE, Cararama and Classix.
British magazines and videos (NTSC format) covering railway modeling, the real railway, past, present and preserved.
Plastic kits from Airfix, Tamiya, Italeria, Svesda plus paints, glues, brushes and tools.
So enjoy your visit to Britannia Models and try our friendly service. You can check out our history and a little bit more about us, here. Thank you for stopping by!
Latest News:
March 26, 2008 - We have just listed a lot of new items on our Specials page and there are some GREAT deals on there.
You find them first,they are yours! Check them out here
March 12, 2008 - We have our first Hornby items from the 2008 range. These include the Skaledale Coal Mine and many other new Skaledale buildings, plus a lot of the Skale Autos, road vehicles in 1:76 scale.
The streamlined version of Duchess of Hamilton is here in LMS Crimson with gold striping, based on the streamlining activity with the real engine by the NRM.
We also have Bachmann Jubilee 'Alberta' and 'Hong Kong' (sorry, the LMS version 'Australia' is currently sold out but more to come).
Also in are the first models in Hornby's Railroad Range of models at more affordable prices. These include, Flying Scotsman, LMS Jinty and Caledonian 0-4-0 Pug.
January 18, 2008 - We have just received a large order of 1:76 scale (OO scale) vehicles including Vauxhall Cresta, Humber Super Snipe, Ford Zephyr, sets of vehicles for Royal Mail, British Rail, London Transport, and many small vans such as Ford Anglia, Morris 1000, Bedford, Morris J, etc. Prices start at just $9.00 Check them out here
January 18, 2008 - We have a special offer, good until March 31st. Purchase the hard-cover, 100+ page book, 'Seasons of Steam' at the regular price of $39.95 and receive a free copy of the 2008 Seasons of Steam Calendar. Both these publications feature great colour images of steam locos at work on Britain's preservation railways and main line excursions. The calendar was originally $14.95 but can now be purchased on its own, for $12.50
January 5, 2008 - We received many new items between Christmas and New Year which we are now unpacking and advising our advance order customers. These include; more King Arthurs (Class N15 in SR and BR), Maunsell coaches in SR and BR, the first of the Stanier 2-6-4T's (LMS livery), Class A4 'Wild Swan', Class A3 'Ladas' Caledonian Train Pack and more. From Bachmann we have the first of the new Jubilees (BR liveried 'Hong Kong') and Standard Class 4MT 2-6-0's. So, lots to see if you drop by.
November 3, 2007 - New arrivals include the Hornby Rebuilt Royal Scots and Rebuilt Patriots, Dapol's N scale Virgin Voyager sets and BR (ex-Southern) Q1 Class 0-6-0 tender locos. We also have the Virgin Voyager 4-car train in OO scale from Bachmann.
September 20, 2007 - We have the Ace Trains petrol tank wagon sets #7 and #8 arriving soon! If we have not been able to contact you and you want one or both of these final tank wagon sets, please get in touch as soon as possible. We also have some of the Ace Celebration 4-4-0 locos coming in as well as the Brake Van (Guards Van) which is available as a stand alone item and is available free to anyone who has ordered through Britannia Models,all the petrol tank wagon sets, number 1 thru 8, in exchange for the vouchres that were included in each of the tank wagon sets (i.e. you would have 8 vouchers to exchange for a free Guards Van). In a couple of months we expect to receive the all new Ace Trains Castle Class 4-6-0 loco in GWR and BR liveries. Place your order now to ensure delivery from the first batch.
Note that all these locos are three-rail, DC only models.
