PRECISION LABELS   PRECISION DECALS 
 
- THE SMALL SCALE DETAILS THAT COMPLETE YOUR MODELS -
 
        
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The Products

U.K. outline railway modelling is the focus, most of our range is aimed at "OO" 4mm to the foot scale, we also have lots of things for 2mm N-gauge. We produce fine details to add to standard models by Hornby, Bachmann, Graham Farish, Heljan, Lima and Wrenn. Plus many items produced specially for "O" 7mm to the foot scale models, such as kits from Just Like The Real Thing. Nameplates and numbers, roof destination and headboards, lining and other livery details, for both modern and historic subjects. The details can be made permanent when painting a model, or can be used as removable additions without damaging prized collectibles. We specialise in things you won't find anywhere else and are happy to quote for custom order work including printing your own designs for model decal transfers or labels.

We offer two main formats for precise images that bring to life famous trains:
 
 
  PRECISION LABELS  
  - self-adhesive labels, a variety of materials including vinyl, waterproof and metallic forms
 
  PRECISION DECALS  
  - water-slide decals, sometimes called transfers, with clear, white or even no carriers
 
Our productions start with real life photographs, manipulated to scale and traced over to create new images. We then employ the best resolution that modern colour printing allows to produce details that are exactly like the real thing, but smaller. For most items, all you need do is cut around the images with fine scissors or a sharp craft knife, then remove from the backing sheet and place on the appropriate rolling stock.

Guidance is given on the usage and placement of images, for example what type of coach carried a given name and the running order of Pullman Cars in a Pullman train. Most of our packs include a separate sheet of instructions, with tips such as loosening the backing sheet on self-adhesive labels before cutting out. For our decal orders we provide detailed notes on how to work with paints and get the best results. In case you need more, our packs usually contain spare copies or alternative images.

For further general details of materials used and how to apply them, click on the button below.




News & Latest Releases
 
Gee What A Difference A Decal Makes!
  G-Scale 66 & Intermodals.
   D12-A First Scotrail Class 90 Decals For Caledonian Sleeper - e.g. 90019 - (N 2mm Only)
   D24-I/J/K/L Grand Central Rail HST Set Revised Logos - (N 2mm & 4mm OO)
   D31-C/D/E/F/G/H DCR Class 56 Engines 56303 & 56311 - (N 2mm, 4mm OO & O 7mm)
   D44-E/F/G/H Colas Rail Freight Class 66 66846-66850 - (N 2mm, 4mm OO, 7mm O, G 1:29th)
   D69-G/H Wrexham & Shropshire Final Dark Grey Coach Details - (N 2mm & 4mm OO)
   D75-D/E/F/G/H/I/J/K/L/M EuroPorte GBRf 66/7 Details - (G 1:29th, O 7mm, N 2mm & 4mm OO)
   D78-A/B/C/D/E/F DBS Red Class 60 Decals - 007/011/054/091 - (O 7mm, N 2mm & OO 4mm)
   D83-G/H First Scotrail Caledonian Sleeper Mk3 Decals - (N 2mm, 4mm OO )
   D89-A DB Schenker Red Class 92 Decals - e.g. 92009, 92031, 92042
   D91-A/B/C TATA Steel DB Schenker 60099 Decals (O 7mm, N 2mm & OO 4mm)
   D93-A GBRf EuroPorte Channel Class 92 Decals - e.g. 92032
   K1 Boxed 13-Piece Craft Knife Set (Special Offer, Limited Stocks)
   L94C/D/E/F Colas Rail Vinyl Stickers For 66575/6 (N 2mm, 4mm OO, 7mm O, G 1:29th)
Contact us if you need the original clear Johnson's Klear,
that decal-essential product, we can supply in 100ml bottles,
to keep you going till something better comes along.

For details in date order of all items released earlier, click on the button below.
      Klear 100ml.
   Review our bumper list of developments prior to October 2010!
Also finished but waiting on web ordering pages - please Contact Us to order via our special item payments page:
  • [PIC] Northern Belle 47790 & 47832 with Pullman, "Galloway Princess" & "Solway Princess" names, foil VSOE headboard labels,
  • [PIC] Fertis Class 56 & 58 decals,
  • [PIC] Euro Cargo Rail Class 66 & 08 EWS International decals,
  • [PIC] Faded EWS and EW&S lettering and number decals for selected DB Schenker in-service Class 60 locos,
  • [PIC] Network Rail Class 57/3, Numbers, Data Panels and Logos - 57301/3/6/5/10/12,
  • [PIC] Railtrack Class 73 decals,
  • [PIC] Intermodal 45-foot container decals for G 1:29th and 7mm O - Maersk, Maersk Sealand, Evergreen,
  • [PIC] Class 150 First Great Western & ex-Silverlink FGW decals for 150121/7,
  • [PIC] Northern Rail "N"-type logo decals, with unit numbers for Pacer, 158, etc.,
  • [PIC] South West Trains logo decals, with unit numbers and markings,
  • [PIC] East Midlands Trains logo decals, HST and Mk3 sets,
  • [PIC] Midland Mainline Limited logo decals for HST and Mk3 vehicles,
  • [PIC] Tiphook Rail big "R" bar wagon branding decals,
  • [PIC] Cerestar Gruppo Ferruzzi PCA and large hopper complete wagon decal sets,
  • [PIC] Norsk Hydro Fertilizers covered wagon logo decals,
  • [PIC] RMC Roadstone wagon logo decals,
  • [PIC] Railfreight Metals covered wagon logo decals,
  • [PIC] ECC International hopper wagon logo decals,
  • Anhydrous Ammonia hopper lettering decals,
  • [PIC] D400 Rail Magazine celebrity Class 50 decal details,
  • Ribble Cement Class 17 Clayton decals for O-gauge 7mm models,
  • [PIC] Custom order modern livery engine numbering decals, including EWS or EW&S lettering,
  • [PIC] GWR engine number custom order decals, lined or unlined, with colour spots,
  • Shed plate custom order decals, anything you want in an oval plate,
  • [PIC] Depot crests - Gateshead, Old Oak Common, Powys, York,
  • [PIC] Depot creatures - Thornaby kingfishers, Tinsley snails, Margam sheep, Highland Rail stags, Slug & Fox
  • [PIC] Depot picture panels - Bescot, Landore, Plymouth Liara, St Blazey, Toton,
  • [PIC] Depot plaques - every one of the diamond details ever made,
  • Vehicle number plate decals - cars, trucks, bikes - any scale or type custom order,
  • Class 57 number decals and silver foil name/number plates,
  • [PIC] Class 47 silver foil name/number plates Windsor Castle, Prince William & Henry,
  • The Talisman pack - roofboards and headboards,
  • [PIC] The Master Cutler pack - Pullman roofboards and various headboards,
  • [PIC] Magnetic fitting coach roof boards and steel etched brackets.

  THE FULL RANGE OF   PRECISION LABELS   
 
Label packs for OO (4mm) scale unless noted, arranged by B.R. region in numerical order under linked index pages.
Including "Bournemouth Belle" & "Golden Arrow" (With O 7mm & N 2mm packs)
Including "Flying Scotsman" & "Queen Of Scots" (With O 7mm packs)
Including "Royal Scot" & "Caledonian" (With N 2mm & O 7mm packs)
Including "Cheltenham Flyer" & "South Wales Pullman" (With N 2mm & O 7mm)
Modern Headcodes, Pullman Names, Luggage Labels (With N 2mm & O 7mm)
Specify "Anything You Want" Roof Boards & Pullman Name Panels (With N 2mm)
Notes:The inter-region cross-country Pines Express appears in the Southern section.
 The North Wales Welsh Dragon appears with Colas Rail 57002 vinyls in the Midland section.
 For the Southern Railway's Devon Belle & Atlantic Coast Express see the B.R. Western section.
 New true scale metallic foil label headboards are listed under the Various section.


  THE FULL RANGE OF   PRECISION DECALS   
 
Water-slide transfer packs are mostly for OO (4mm), each menu also has options for G 1:29th, O 7mm & N 2mm.
Engine Numbers, Nameplates & Painted Names For Specific Engines
Private Companies, Depot Markings, Data Panels, Light Lenses, Grills & Flags
Pullman Names, Wagon Logo Brandings, Tarpaulins, Warning Flashes & Signs
   ALPS/OKI Model Decal Transfer Printing Service Details & Colour Chart
Notes:Details for DMU/EMU multiple units appear in the Liveries sections.
 For decals to put on coaches, DVTs & wagons, see the Stock section.
 If you're looking to have your own designs for decals printed, click on Custom.

Feature Articles
 
  What the press and our customers have said - direct quotes.Jul 2010
  A little about us - from our launch a little over nine years ago.Jul 2009
  Photos from the MIGO+1 O-gauge layout exhibition 14-15th.Jun 2008
  Developments at Hornby, Bachmann & Keen Systems.May 2008
  From Bullet Trains to Preserved steam plus wayside gardens.Jun 2007
  The modern luxury Mk2 Pullman train and Hornby models.Jan 2006
  Preserved steam at Crewe Works with FM Rail's new 47.Sep 2005
  Which real Pullmans the OO and N models were based on.Aug 2003
  How Precision Labels were developed for crested boards.Sep 2002


Want To Buy?
 

Orders can be placed by telephone or email with any of our stockists listed on the right. Then at the same time you could of course purchase the appropriate models to decorate with our products. Most of our stockists have a web site where you can view details of other relevant products. If you wish to telephone a stockist from outside the U.K., strip the leading zero and replace it with country code "44" for the U.K. phone numbers listed opposite.


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Further Links

 
Shunting Challenge
In association with Neil Machin, we are pleased to bring you a little light entertainment. The task is to place wagons in particular sidings and finish with a correctly made up train. It's fascinating to move the train, change the points and use the uncouplers. The dynamic graphics are designed to work with Microsoft's Internet Explorer (4.0 or later) - a unique award winning site!

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 GENERAL STOCKISTS 
 
Frizinghall Models & Railways, Bradford
(MAIN STOCKIST)
Tel: 01274 747 447       Fax: 01274 739 680
Website: www.ModelRailShop.co.uk
- for "Train Traders" commission selling collectables.
 
Alton Model Centre, Hampshire
Bachmann "Retailer of the year 2002"
(MOST LABEL ITEMS STOCKED)
Tel: 01420 542 244       Fax: 01420 544 463
Website: www.AltonModelCentre.co.uk




 MODEL SIGNS 

Looking for historic totem lozenge style station names, see "Station Signs"
Website: www.stationsigns.co.uk

For modern image model signs, "Ten Commandments" have a custom service
Website: www.cast-in-stone.co.uk/html/stationsigns.html

For advertising panels, "Tiny Signs" are now sold through Gaugemaster
Website: www.gaugemaster.com/tinysigns.html

 
 WIDER COMMUNITY 

We try not to duplicate the offerings of other manufacturers.

For most standard lettering and numbering transfers, check out "Fox Transfers"
Website: www.fox-transfers.co.uk

Mainly decals for 4mm OO scale, with some N 2mm etched nameplates, "ModelMaster"
Website: www.modelmasterdecals.com

With a range of standard historic insignia, emblems and lining transfers, "HMRS"
Website: www.hmrs.org.uk

For direct Rail Services (DRS) transfers, "Lancaster City Models"
Tel: 01524 63043 (Website broken)

Mainly known for N-gauge, for further full side panel vinyls, "Electra Railway Graphics"
Website: www.electrarailwaygraphics.co.uk

For a wide range of etched nameplates and headboards, "Shawplan Model Products"
Website: www.shawplan.com

For wagon decal details, "Cambridge Custom Tranfers"
Website: www.cctrans.freeserve.co.uk/

Specifically for 7mm O-gauge, making excellent etchings, "Severn Mill Nameplates"
Website: www.severnmillnameplates.co.uk

For custom order etched nameplates, "Narrow Planet"
Website: www.narrowplanet.co.uk

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