Englishman in a foreign country seeks advice....

I noticed this post was totally ignored. Was this because there are no suppliers of OO in North America or did nobody have the information? I have seached the net but can't find suppliers.... so is importing stuff from the UK my only option?

Most likely nobody knows the answer. The vast majority of posters to the group appear to be UK based, or using UK suppliers.

However, I'll tootle back through the archive and see if I can add anything to the original questions.

Probably. Some suppliers may be able to remove the VAT before sending it to you, which might balance out the higher postage costs. Ask your chosen supplier. (VAT = UK sales tax of 17.5%, and UK retail prices are quoted as including VAT)

- Nigel

"Norman" wrote

Little point in answering a post if one doesn't know the answer.

John.

Posting this question in a uk newsgroup had to be a waste of time, in case you are not aware, the uk is a small group of islands just off the west coast of europe, about 3,000 miles from the usa, so, it is extreemly unlikely that anyone here will have any knowledge of suppliers in the usa.

You should have addressed your query to a us based group.

Alan

"Alan Holmes" wrote

Not necessarily, there are plenty of US, Canadian and other overseas subscribers to this group.

John.

There are a couple of shops in the Vancouver BC area that specialise in UK OO models and if you purchase a copy of or go to your library and read a copy of "Model Railroader", you'll find one to two advertisements for U.S. of A shops that also carry UK OO.

-- Cheers Roger T.

Home of the Great Eastern Railway

John I have been lurking here for some time & have come to the conclusion that, whatever your level of knowledge, you are a rather miserable old sod. Don't you ever read what people write before rushing to throw cold water at newbies? I actually said; "or did nobody have the information?" Thank God I'm a Yorkshireman born & bred so have a thick enough skin to let your bile run off but I wonder how many people you have scared away from the forum with your icy blasts. As my old grandda used to say, "If you've got nowt useful to say, keep your gob shut.

Sorry to the rest of you but Mr. Turner got up my nose with his supercilious answer.

A friend of John Turners are you Alan? Your sarcasm is wasted on someone who was born & bred in the North Riding of Yorkshire & served

Thanks Roger & Nigel. Didn't see anything in Septembers "Model Railroader" I thought I'd devoured it from cover to cover but I'll force myself to read it again. Hadn't given the VAT refund a thought, thanks.

Norman

I think if you continue in this vein you will also continue to see no responses to your posts.

I was thinking about this after I went to bed last night and I realised that the subject started with 'Englishman in a' and I then realised that my post was a little silly.

But, posting a query about suppliers in the US, in a uk newsgroup was still rather silly.

It didn't occure to you, to try model shops in the US, to see if they could put you in touch with suppliers of english model railway stuff?

BTW I have absolutely no idea who John Turner is!

Alan

In message , Norman writes

Take a look at page 42, left-hand column, fourth advertisement down.

I'm sorry that my response to rudeness upset you John but perplexed that the original rudeness didn't.

Alan I possibly over-reacted but a) I never mentioned the US I actually wrote North America as I know there are Canadian & American residents on this list & b) When fishing I've always found that the wider one casts your net the more likely you are to catch a fish.

Yes I did & yes I did as one avenue of my research.

Thanks to Jane & others I now have the information I sought

"Norman" wrote

Thank you, flattery will get you everywhere. ;-)

John.

I'd like to say a big thank you to those positive replies both on list & by email. I will be looking at membership of BRMNA & a visit to Surry B.C. next time I'm across the Rockies. Thanks All Norman

Norman,

I just now (today is the 9th of Oct.) saw your message, and have some very good news for you. Yes, there are quite a few dealers in North America that carry the standard lines (and some not-so-standard) of UK

Finally, if you can at all make it one of the best UK model railway exhibitions here in North America is put on annually in Brampton, Ontario (part of metro Toronto). The 2006 Great British Train Show will be held at the Jim Archdekin Recreational Centre, 292 Conestoga Drive Brampton, Ontario, on April 29th and 30th, 2006. I highly recommend this wonderful event.

Dave Richtmyer

Actually, the Great British Train Show is every 2 years, in even years.

There is an annual Railfair show in Ottawa, which takes place next weekend (Oct. 15/16), jointly sponsored by BRMNA.