Worsley Works

Worsley Works, is a UK producer of kits for model railway carriages and locomotives owned and run from Worsley by Allen Doherty. Initially producing 3mm scale models Worsley works has expanded into many other scales.

Worsley Works are well known in the finescale modelling world "Continental Modeller". 1998. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help) especially in the less popular scales. They are one of the few sources for British HO scale "UK HO Suppliers". They are of one the main sources of kits for 3 mm scale modellers "40 years of 3mm modelling".. Their range expands regularly as customers ask for new etches to be designed to meet gaps in the market.

Worsley specialise in what are described as 'scratch aid' kits "Continental Modeller". 2002. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help) a term they say they use to indicate their kits are not complete models merely the basic parts. By manufacturing only the etched brass or nickel silver components of the models they are able to produce a very wide range of kits in many scales even when demand is very low. This is hard to do with resin or plastic models where the costs of producing a master for casting are extremely high. Assembly of Worsley Works kits, like most purely etched kits, is, challenging and requires the modeller source other components or use fillers and their own skills to build awkward areas that are hard to fabricate in etched brass. In part as a result of the availability other small manufacturers produce resin extras such as curved roofs specifically to make building the Worsley Works models easier "2mm Scale Roofs"..

Well constructed Worsley Works kits command high prices due to the quality of the finished models and the difficulty in building them. "Heritage N price list' October 2006'.

External links

• http://www.worsleyworks.co.uk - official website