Gallery

Pictures of some French and English models that Aster have produced.

In 1979 Aster introduced the SNCF 141R - a fine performer.

Mark de Caso's postwar design for the French Railways was an interesting development of Chapelon's ideas.

This fine model was a sluggish runner but several have been given C type boilers which transfomed their performance. 1977

All this class were built and delivered from 1913 to 1920. In the beginning the entire production was in France at S.A.C.M. (Belfort), Schneider (Le Creusot) and Fives-Lille (Lille). Modelled in 2007

What can one say about a King? 1990

The famous Mallard. Modelled in 1984. The Silver Link version in Silver Grey is very collectable. There was also a version in BR green which was the most popular.

The beautiful Stirling Single quickly sold out worldwide. 1996

The red LMS Jumbo. Also in LNWR black and plain LMS black. 1998/1999

GWR Panniers were produced in two types in green - with the modern cab and the earlier flatter one. A number were painted in what was claimed to be London Transport red.

The LNER A3 Pacific was a very popular model in both apple green of the LNER and BR green woth the modern smoke deflectors. 2004

The magnificent Duchess of 2005 quickly sold out.

They were sold in LMS red as shown here and also in BR green. 2005

The Bulleid Pacific models were introduced in 2007. The BR liveried version Winston Churchill had the cut down tender and the SR green version the high sided tender, issued as Spitfire.