Support Your Local Model Shop: The Locoshed Manchester 

Proper model shop fantastic

I would certainly visit this shop if I ever went to Manchester!!

True gentleman,how rare to find a proper shop that sells everything for this wonderful hobby

I was only in the shop last friday and a young one with his farther came in and Jim happily sorted him out with an affordable small loco and rolling stock...... seeing hus face lit up leaving was brilliant! Great shop and great staff

Thank God I live in Belgium, my wallet couldn't bear it😜 I love these shops, and people might under estimate how important these are to keep the hobby going. And what I think makes this a very good modelshop is that they sell secondhand as well, and there is an after service. Not everyone is gifted with skills to repair stuff, and that's where good shops like these ones come in. And it's a shop for everyone's budget, that's important, giving people with low budgets a chance to also find joy and an escape from the stress full world we live in is a social benefit. And there are plastic kits, I use to build them a lot, and I had a good mentor in making them, it was for me a very good school for painting techniques. And perhaps the most important lesson I learned at the time, is take your time and go for perfection, and be open to negative critique. A lot of people can't stand critique, I agree with them if it's done to humiliate you. But on the other hand, if they always say that's good, it will give you a false impression, where you think you're good, where in reality you're not. And that's where a good mentor comes in, he will say in your face when it's rubbish, but then learns you at the same time how to do it correct, it can bee emotional hard, but once you get over that, the benefit evolves you the a top model builder. The amount of spitfires I build to learn, is beyond, I think the RAF never had so many spitfires🤣 But in the end it didn't bring me wind eggs, which brings us to the topic of today, Happy Easter everyone. Cheers, Danny

If I lived near by I would be happy to pop in. God bless you. ❤

What a gorgeous shop!! Seeing it is both interesting and inspiring.

Wow! That place is literally packed to the rafters with hidden gems. I wish we had places like that down here in Aus.

A true gold mine ,like the old days. Happy Easter to you all Mark 😊😊

What a cool shop. My kind of place. Owned by a chap who loves model railways and people. When I was in the hobby about 45-50 years ago, I did business with similar shop in Bakersfield, Ca. We didn't have Internet in the 1970s. If I was in the hobby today, I would still go to model railway shops. We need to keep our Main Street ( High Street) for my UK readers, going. Bill and Janet from California

Great video another Amazing model shop absolutely packed in there!

Jim what can i say! A truly wonderful person and a really special friend. The Locoshed is the best Model Railway shop in the Northwest and probably in the country. His kindness knows no bounds, always ready to help all.

Ps. What a man and a. Marvellous shop.😊

Amazing and a hundred times better than buying on line. (no pun intended).

Thank you for another epic visit to a great train shop. What a great owner and a grand tour! Hope you bought something... like the station or a nice Wrenn model. ;)

Fantastic , I could spend all day in there.

I'm so fortunate to live within 20 minutes from The Locoshed where Jim and his assistants always give the warmest welcome, a brew and banter and always provide super helpful service whether your spending £5 or £200.

Happy Easter. Excellent video as usual.Me and Barbara due to ill health can’t get out much .. Thanks for your help in bringing model railways to us.And for spreading the word.

Great shop I love the old school Model Railway shops i could spend hours in there.

You people in England are so lucky to have these wonderful shops full of treasure..like you said Lima was underrated..I myself have lots of them. Bought them all in the 80s and still have them running..this is the first time I’ve seen them in a store..thanks for sharing..😊

There used to be a great model shop where I live in Wigan. Used to visit the shop many times during the early-mid 90s with my dad when he built a loft model 00 gauge railway, later we built one in our garden after we moved. The shop moved twice but closed around the late 90s (I think) and I've heard it was forced to close because the council put the rent up and they were unable to afford to run it. This is what council's do when they don't want shops like this around they force them out of business. The last model shop I visited was at Westhoughton. Not many around now.

Another great video thanks

great video guys thanks for this video have been wanting to get to this model shop for ages but just dont have the time at the moment it looks amazing will try and get there one day

Great shop love ones like that 👍

Thank you, great shop, Jim as got a great attitude to the hobby, i sed to Irene your a natural at interviewing Pauline camera person does a good job to 😉😉.

Hi Guys a great video and a great model shop. I,m with Rick, Roger Moore the best James Bond. I really like the Dublo CoBo been keeping my eye out for a while. I really like these videos, keep them coming guys.,All the best. Carl.

Hi Rick, well it does look like you found a nether great shop!!!!! I sure did enjoy the Interview with the gentleman :)!!! WOW And is it full of a lot of great thigs too!!! I did pause it win it did get to the Buildings and the Dicast Cars :) lol!!!! I did like the Blue Passenger Car. ooo and yes, I do have that Jams Bond one you are holding :)!!!! Beatles Bus YAH!!!! He sure dose have it all I don't know how he know what is in there as well lol!!! Thanks for shing this shop!!! WOW Do I wish I could go there... But by Wife is ok that we don't lol !!!!!!! Happ East er to you all and take care:)!!!!

Great idea to feature model shops. The Locoshed is an Aladdins cave and well worth a visit but allow plenty of time for browsing as it is very well stocked!. Jim really is as friendly and helpful as he comes across in the video. I shall be going back when I can scrape up some spending money as there is bound to be something that catches my eye.

10 out 10, well done you guys.

Wow, what a shop. He deserves to do well, not many shops like that around these days unfortunately .

We visited yesterday and received an incredible warm welcome from Jim and Paul .Paul makes a great cuppa. I went with the intention of buying that station building and got it at a great price .It presents me with challenge of converting /refurbishment instead of resorting to scratch building .Highly recommended for a visit.

If I lived in England, this would be my favourite shop.

Another amazing video guys. My god that shop, i would be like a child in a sweet shop. There must be some little gems hidden in there. That little Robertsons van i have here as my surname is Robertson. I bought it for my dad years ago and now its come back to me.

Just wanted to say thanks for sharing another wonderful support your local model railway shop 😊 your doing a great job 👍 the world needs people like your channel so well done both of you, keep the videos coming regularly 😊 Anyway on another note I love model railway shops like this especially the ones that still sell second hand stuff, it's a lot better then buying brand new items as you well know can be really pricey these days sadly to say. To be honest I prefer pre-owned model railway bits and bobs and as you will probably remember me telling you in one of your videos messages, that when I was a young boy I started my model railway collection with second hand items, and still do now too, I'll only buy brand new if it's a item that I really do want. Yes I really enjoy this shop, might have to pop over to Manchester one day and have a good look around, and it's nice to see a friendly owner who seems very knowledgeable about everything in the shop, which is really good. Anyway on a bit of jokey banter 😂 it's bloody typical "Well Chuffed" here's me collecting Model Pacer units OO and finding them difficult to get hold of, and this chap goes and has three of them for sale!!!!!!!! It's not fair!!!!!!!! Lol 😂 I love my little Pacer Trains model and real life and have a few on my layout too, well nevermind it's toy fair and model railway season now, so you never know what I'll find when I'm out and about hopefully? Will be attending Buxton railway show soon this year, as it's local to me, plus a great bus service from where I live too on both days which is good 😊 on another note, it was lovely to see one of the old Woodhead Electric locos for sale too, the Woodhead railway is one of my favourite past time lines, and I have a great interest in the line too, nice to know that a bit of the railway line still exists today in the Manchester area and in the Sheffield area too, sadly when I was born the railway closed 😢it would of been a lovely journey too? And even a CO-BO diesel too!!!!!! Never seen one model railway scale before, apparently there's a real one at the East Lancashire Railway heritage centre being done up and hopefully running again, at one time I remember it being stored in a Railway shed just a few yards away from Matlock Town Railway Station back in the 1980's. Anyway sorry for rambling on, I'm autistic and sometimes can't shut up!!!! Lol 😂 but it's who I am and not changing myself in anyway. Anyway on another note on the subject of supporting your local model railway shop, not sure if you've already done this one in past video's? But what about a visit to one of my other localish model railway shops? Rails of Sheffield.? Now that's a fantastic shop to visit and have a good look around 😊😊 Anyway it's your channel so I'll let you decide where you go and visit, but just thought I'd give you some ideas? Like I've said in the past Well Chuffed, I really love your channel and it keeps me entertained and happy to watch you both and see where you go on your travels, so keep up the good work. All the best from. Devon Mike 🚂 🚅

Super shop, thanks for the tour.

Jim is the best guy, so friendly and helpful 😅

Looks like a real Aladdin’s Cave. 👍

This looks to be a great place to shop for all 'our' hobby needs, it is really well stocked, I would like to just have walked around and see what is there, many thanks for sharing this great shop, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia

These model shop videos are just great, it definately helps the hobbie. More please.

best model shop in Manchester ❤

Love those model shops. We almost do not have them here in the Netherlands

It's a great shop to visit and they are always very helpful .

Its just a short trip on the tram to the loco shed for me. and trust me Jim is a Diamond.

This place needs a visit.

I wish I had a local Model shop the nearest model shop is far.

Wow what a shop . Wish we had something like that around Glasgow . What stock !

Looks like the original Hattons shop on Smithdown Rd.

In Franfurt/Main, Germany, we had some 30 shops specialized on Modelrailroads in the 1960ies. Guess how many we have today? Right: one and that is only a pale shade of what was normal then. The the metro area there are 3 now left over from over 100 in 1965.

We had 2 similar model shops in Preston now we have nothing.... May go here. ❤️

Great shop and great staff

Amazing shop. Couldn’t recommend enough, Jim are the staff are brilliant. Thanks for all you do guys 🙏🏻

I wish we had the shops here in the states stocked full of trains like you guys do in the UK. There's a few here that specialize in trains but a lot of them, trains are just a side business, maybe half the store (other half is R/C or gaming). I think I could spend hours in places like these!

Yep I do , a 10 minute walk for me . Eastleigh the railway town 😊

We both goes to the loco shed and have done for years now , Jim has a heart of gold and absolutely a gem of a person. We will carry on going there and buying stuff and enjoying a laugh with Jim

I am an ex-model shop owner - I do hope this shop in Manchester use peelable adhesive price labels on their items!!

I need to visit this shop. Just started a new layout. Was delayed cutting the baseboards, but got there now.

Brilliant.

I’ve only been in once when I was in the area. I found Jim a really likable fella who was happy to help. I couldn’t believe the stock they had. I’ll be going again. 👌👌👌👌👌

WOW 🤩 I can’t believe I’m seeing Jim on RU-vid 👍🏻 I’ve known Jim for many many years even before his shop at swap meets. He’s helped me out many times and hopefully when I start building my layout again after moving house 🏡 Top guy Jim 👍🏻

The yellow wagon was a Lima O gauge continental model of Reefer, labled for SILLAN which is an italian chemical and power generating company owned by edison.

Jim's Loco Shed is the best model shop in the world. Lovely man. Been going to see him for years. Keep going Jim. You know me as Steve TRIX-TWIN man

Nick video 😊😊😊

Wow, what a fantastic shop and business. His stock is second to non. The owner is doing an amazing job with operating in what are difficult times. Well done will definitely visit shop and check out his website.

Great to hear all ok

No bobby no mention but wow what a shop if not to shop in you could hide in there i would not want to leave the place in fact i am going to phone them about something thank you rick and pauline from Pete.

A super model shop. I don't think we have anything like it in Bristol except Antics. Saw many things I already have and loads I would like to have. Thank you for sharing. Regards Paul.

Another superb video, what a fascinating shop. You should treat yourself to that Metro Vickers Co-bo

Am defo in there on my travels. Looks amazing. Well done surviving 👍🏆🇬🇧

I'm sure if you advertised your "Well Chuffed Railways" channel more on social media your subscriber base would grow, especially with these model shop videos. Regards Barry.

Great shop. I would love to patronize my local model shop, but I don’t really have one worthy of the name. The closest one (five hours away) used to be good, but the last time I talked to the owner at a model train show he informed me that o scale was on its way out and that I should just buy a digital HO setup from him. So, I will just stick with online orders ….

I looked all over, there aren`t any such shops in Manchester N.H. or Concord.

Lima lover's delight!

A fantastic model shop! Unfortunately more and more model shops are disappearing and all over Europe. People prefer to shop online. And the shops have their own soul. You can talk to and get advice from the shop owner.

5.2K views speaks for itself.

I dont no about other hobbies but the way bachmann hornby and now dapol and heljan are going with there prices alot more model shops like this will disappear from our streets hobby's are becoming to expensive for those who are on low income even second hand models are getting to expensive which is a shame these companies are pricing there self's out the British market,😢😢,

JPGR? John, Paul, George, Ringo maybe?

have you got the latest yellow Manchester metro-link trams? or the previous light blue ones?

Do you do pre owned sets ?

You COMPLETELY ignored the N Gauge items !! Grrrr

... Hope someone don't Try Spoil this Shop.... 'Tis the Season Unfortunately 3:39