Brooklin Blog

‘That’s it. We are done!!! We are off for our Christmas holidays until the 4th January 2022. Take a look at what we have been doing in our last week here. Merry Xmas/Holidays/Seasons celebrations to you all. See you next year.’

‘Christmas is coming, The goose is getting fat………so will we in a week or so. We are still ploughing through the last of the jobs for this year. Come on in and take a look.’

The standard 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham (BRK27) was released in 1988 and deleted in March 2001. It is finished in silver with maroon interior and blue license plate. Tyres are whitewall. Early models are known without silver dashboard.   PACIFIC COAST TOY SHOW The Brooklin special produced for the 1992 P.C.T.S. was the 10th sponsored for that show, so Ron Peters chose a model, color and detailing that was very...

‘Hi there. You are back! Nice to see you, no REALLY. We like you, you are our favourite (just don’t tell the others)’

“Ding Dong Merrily on high, You can’t stop me singing xmas songs now” The Advent calendars are open (old school, card ones. None of this modern chocolate/gin rubbish) and the decorations are going up later. The festive mood (and music) has only served to bolster our production here at BM HQ. Ho-Ho-Hop on in to have a look.

ROCK COUNTY EMERGENCY The differences between the BRK26 Station Wagon and the BRK26A Nomad Van, besides the removal of the rear side windows, are the elimination of the full-width grooves in the rear half of the roof and significant re-structuring of the rear tailgate into a rear door. The rear window is smaller, the vertical trim bars have been removed and a top-edge rain-drip channel has been added. All these...

“Ok, you get one more week without Christmas themed posts. But as of next week, it’s December. That’s officially Xmas and you can’t stop us. We are finishing up this year by getting almost everyone on the Riviera. We should have painted ones by next week.”

“Greetings, dear viewer/collector/model enthusiast. Kickstart your weekend early by checking out what we are doing here at Brooklin. Don’t ACTUALLY start your weekend, especially if you are at work. Finish your allotted hours first, THEN start your weekend. We don’t want to get into trouble for making you all walk out of your jobs…..again. Enjoy!”

The standard 1955 Chevrolet Nomad (BRK26) came after the C.T.C.S. version in 1987 and was deleted in January 1999. It is finished in a light blue color with white roof and white interior, a lighter shade of blue exists. On some models the C.T.C.S. base, with “1 of 375” engraved, was used in error. Tyres are whitewall.   CLASSIC CHEVY OWNERS CLUB The Classic Chevy Owners Club, in West Germany,...

“Ding Dong Merrily on high, in hea……too early? Oh ok ,we will wait. The year is drawing to a close but at Brooklin Models we aren’t slowing down. Come on in and have a nose around.”

“Remember, Remember, The 5th of November….as the saying goes. No gunpowder or treason here. No plot either. We’ve all lost the plot! A slightly busier week at BM towers involving some gift wrapping. Enjoy”

John Hammick and David Angel have created three video tapes cataloging the early Brooklin models and featuring some rarely seen models. The first video covers BRK1 through BRK9, the second covers BRK10 through BRK22, the third covers BRK23 through BRK46 as well as the BRK16X. Each video was produced in 500 pieces with a special model included in the box. A limited number of these special models were made in...