Brooklin Blog — quarantine

A very happy new year to you from the Brooklin Models Team. We are already off to a flying start at the factory and ready to make 2021 better than ‘The year that must not be named’.

It is lockdown time again here in England. We have been taking precautionary measures since March and thankfully (so far) nobody here has been affected - we are working as normal. We hope you are all staying safe.

Well hello there. Long time no see. We hope that you are all well and staying safe during these trying times. A lot of the Brooklin Models staff have been home for weeks and weeks but we are all back now and getting things moving again. Things have changed here (as they have in many places) but we are raring to go.

The 1932 Packard Light 8 was introduced in 1976, while Brooklin was still in Canada. The initial models feature dark maroon bodies with white or grey roofs. Later Canadian versions appeared in medium or light silver grey metallic with maroon fenders and grey roofs. Following the move to Bath, the light silver grey version was continued, with silver green or grey fenders and green or grey roofs. Different shades of...

The Ford Model A Coupe was only produced in England, replacing the 1930 Ford Model A Tudor, and was also designated as BRK5 on the box label. But oddly the model’s baseplate has no number indication at all. The BRK5A designation was introduced in an attempt to clear the confusion. Most of the Ford Model A Coupes are found in different shades of green with black roof insert and fenders....

The 1937 Chevrolet Coupe was initially produced in Canada in several color shades of green with wheels in green, cream and white. A rare black version was produced in only 20 pieces. The Canadian cast has plain base, except for code 006 which has a detailed base. The English cast has a detailed base. The early English version has Robertson fixing screws on base. The model was deleted in July...

Pebble Beach Golf Links is a public golf course on the west coast of the United States, located in Pebble Beach, California. It is one of the most beautiful courses in the world, situated on the rugged coastline with view of Carmel Bay and the Pacific Ocean, on the south side of the Monterey Peninsula. The course began as part of the complex of the Hotel del Monte, a resort...

Labatt’s Brewing Company was founded by John Kinder Labatt in 1847 in London, Ontario and is the largest brewer in Canada, producer of famous beers. The first light ale introduced in Canada, Labatt 50, was the  best selling beer until 1979. In 1951 Labatt’s launched its Pilsener Lager, nicknamed "Blue" for the colour of its label, which had the top spot in the Canadian beer market. D.M.P. Studios (Ontario, Canada)...

Hello to you and a very sincere wish of wellness to you. Wherever you are in the world we are sure that you have been affected by the CV19 virus and we hope that you are safe. This will be our last blog for at least 2 weeks as the UK is not doing so well and Brooklin Models will be closing for the safety of the staff here. We...