LCDR Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Picked up on another forum that G & R Wrenn will cease trading in October and will be disposing of their stocks of spares etc. after which no more will be available. This is another sad loss from the world of model railways especially with their previous association with Tri-ang, and Hornby Dublo. Although the old Hornby Dublo (and subsequently Wrenn) is today unable to compete in terms of scale and accuracy with modern Hornby or Bachmann the engineering and general robustness and longevity of their products made them particularly attractive. They will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 They most certainly will LC. Considering the amount of stick company's get for getting the slightest bit of detail wrong I'm surprised they have lasted this long. A real shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Very sad news. I tried to stock their product when we were trading as I knew we could sell it by the bucket load to our overseas buyers, but they wouldn't deal with trade with online trading sites. Pity really. Another British company gone so sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Welcome back SoT, hope you're well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 I'm improving WTD, it's good to be here. Going to be "nuked" this month, having my heart irradiated for testing purposes on the 7th and 9th, will be glowing in the dark for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Oh dear, I still have eight wrenn and Hornby doubleo chassis requiring finished bodies :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Toy fairs are the place to go 81F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Toy fairs are the place to go 81F. The trouble is that if the body is in good condition the chassis will be! However, I wonder just exactly what Wrenn were still making. The decorated wagon bodies I bought off their ebay shop were described as being left over from when they were in Basildon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted August 30, 2015 Author Share Posted August 30, 2015 Oh dear, I still have eight wrenn and Hornby doubleo chassis requiring finished bodies :(You have about two weeks to go on to their website or six weeks on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted August 30, 2015 Author Share Posted August 30, 2015 Welcome back SoT, hope you're well Our good wishes for continued improvement SoT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 All the very best SoT. Hope that you don't glow too brightly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Welcome back S.O.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graskie Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Please also accept my continuing best wishes for the future, SoT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choralc Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Good to hear that you are up and about. A positive about glowing in the dark is that you won't have to turn the light on in the middle of the night if you have to go tinkle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Only if you have a luminous loo, Choral, otherwise the aimer might miss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony57 Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Hi allIts the end of period six in Wrenn's history, for a long time the 3 Wrenn fans who brought the right to all new Wrenn have been using the original moulds and stocks of bits and pieces purchased from Dapol, (who brought Wrenn after George and Richard Wrenn shut the factory). Many of the the new trucks that were sold were only producded in small batches of about 30 using old stock or getting a few new bodies made to fit on finished chassis. Some of the latter they tried new colours of plastic which makes them collectors itemsThey also got some of the engine metal body moulds back in use and made a few air smothed and rebuilt Merchant Navy bodies and just started to do the 8Fs, no new motors and rolling chassis have been made for some time.I hope that Maurice Gunter brings out Vol 4 to his great book of the story of Wrenn soonTonyThe Wrenn Collectors Club Member 214 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graskie Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 I've had dealings with Maurice relating to Wrenn catalogues and price lists which I collect. A very nice gentleman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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