December 2023 Newsletter

Happy Christmas and New Year to all our friends, customers, and enthusiasts!

This is a quick post to let you know that we have received new production of the following ships on the 13th of December:

USS Ronald Reagan

USS Supply

USS Mount Whitney

USS Blue Ridge

USS Makin Island

RFA Argus

HMS Ocean

as well as Devonport Dockyard Basin 2 Frigate Complex kit.

Orders for these and anything else will be processed around family events, right up to our new year break from 4th January.

As mentioned previously we shall be closed from 4th January to the 5th February.  The eBay shop will be hidden and the website shop will be viewable but won’t be able to sell anything. This may seem unusual but allows us to recharge and restock for the new year.

Emails and queries will be answered in the normal way.

2023 Bye Bye Mailchimp, thanks for all the fish.

2024 Hello HubSpot – new newsletter provider!

These emails have used the Mailchimp service which started off as free and now costs nearly £30 a month. So another reason for this newsletter is that we are changing to another email system which is pleasingly free. Always expect to have glitches so watch out next year!

Our first brand new model in 2024 will be the new Manxman Ferry of the Isle of Man Company.

As always, your ideas for new models are welcome.

We have sold out of various ships and whether to make more of these is really down to customer demand, so please let us know!

We probably need to make a Dover-Calais ferry but there are so many to choose.

2023-24 Ship Shows

Our last ship show was at Wellow on 19th November. It has been so rewarding to meet customers and colleagues in person, provide an order collection service, and of course discuss future plans. We put known information on upcoming Ship Shows on the website and in newsletters. At the moment a similar selection of venues to this year is planned for 2024 and we hope to meet even more of you!

More details will be sent out nearer the time but for now:

Sunday 28th July 2024 – The Lincoln Mini-Ship show

(Faldingworth village hall, LN8 3SE).

Saturday 21st September 2024 – The Liverpool show organised by the World Ship Society. 11am to 4pm

(Christchurch Community Centre in Crosby, Liverpool L22 1RE)

Theale Mini Ship shows – dates to be confirmed in 2024

(Theale Village Hall, RG7 5AS)

Wellow Mini Ship shows – dates to be confirmed in 2024

(Wellow Village Hall near Romsey, Hampshire SO31 6BR)

There is no ship show in Bristol planned for the Spring.