OO Works no more

[Mol_PMB]

It looks like OO Works has ceased trading. 

https://www.rmweb.co.uk/topic/203800-oo-works-ceases-trading/

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So no more Irish locos from that source, sadly.

 

[Patrick Davey]

Very sad

[Flying Snail]

I'm sorry to see that - I have a pair of their J15s that I'm very fond of

[Westcorkrailway]

I doubt anyone would ever have made a GSR J24, but 00 works made a whole production line of them, something so incredibly niche and in good detail which I will always be grateful for! 

[Colin R]

Looking at the list of locos they made, there were a number that would not have made it onto the big players' production lines. I think, sadly, the people who, a few years ago, would have had cash to burn on these locos are now feeling the heat from living expenses (heating, running a car, etc.), and I doubt there is much left in the modelling kitty right now.

I think there have already been at least two other manufacturers that have also stopped trading, and the suggestion is that this is not over yet.

 

[leslie10646]

I don't know why Roderick and Rebecca have packed up their little company, hopefully simply to retire after over twenty years of producing niche locos. If so, a long and well-deserved retirement to them both.

While you can buy lots of their locos from eBay and secondhand retailers, I haven't seen an Irish loco offered.

I'll be on the phone to my insurance people in the morning to increase my cover - what price a Class U 4-4-0 (70 made) or a Class UG (about a hundred I think)?