Maker record
Douglass
Douglass Models was a Halifax, England, maker of 0 gauge locomotives and rolling stock active after the Second World War. Its locomotive range included glass fibre “Bondaglass” kits, such as models of the LNER V2 and A4, alongside brass engines and locomotives assembled from components supplied by other makers. The firm also offered coaches, wooden diesel railcar sets and narrow gauge locomotives. Its use of moulded glass fibre and breadth of British prototype subjects distinguish its small range in post-war 0 gauge modelling.
- Founded
- 1948
- Final year
- 1969
- Countries
- Great Britain
- Locations
- Halifax, Great Britain
- Founders
- R..W. Brittain
The story of Douglass
Douglass Models was a post-war Halifax maker of 0 gauge locomotives and rolling stock. It produced locomotive bodies from glass fibre mouldings, sometimes with brass fittings, and sold Bondaglass kits including models of the LNER V2 “Green Arrow” and Gresley A4. It also made engines in brass and offered wooden coaches and a wooden British Railways diesel railcar set. Its narrow gauge range included locomotives and rolling stock.
The firm offered models made using components or products from other suppliers as well as its own designs. A 1956 catalogue presented a GWR 2-4-0 tank described as specially assembled by Ellemsee; the firm’s 1960 catalogue showed conversions of a Bassett-Lowke 0-6-0 into Midland, Great Northern and M.& G.N. versions. Douglass catalogues also documented its narrow gauge range, including examples illustrated in 1958. The firm’s range therefore combined moulded, brass and wooden construction with rebuilt and supplier-assembled models.