14th January 2025: New Hornby, Corgi, Airfix and Scalextric ranges available to pre-order online now.
10th January 2025: Restocks on all popular items are now flowing in. If you are looking for something that is not showing, get in touch and we can confirm when it will be back in.
3rd January 2025: We are now back to normal hours. This week has seen the release of a number of diecast, rail and RC items, all of which have been dispatched to those customers who have paid, if you have ordered but not received your pre-order yet, and can see you have not yet been charged, please check your emails.
Remember: We work to "best price" all year round, with constant price adjustments to stay competitive, we do not overprice in order to give false discounts like many in our sector.
29th November 2024: New Tamiya RC Releases now in stock: Hornet Evo, Painted NSX, Painted Citroen DS, ENEOS X Prime GR Supra.
19th November 2024: Very large restock of Volantex RC planes in. Also arriving, special offers on four WWII Top RC models which knocks a tenner off each model.
15th November 2024: Today we've had a van full of Scalextric and Hornby sets arrive. We're looking for somewhere to store them!
14th November 2024: Heavy further delivery of HPI, significant restocks on Tamiya, FTX, Associated, Absima.
12th November 2024: New Kyosho 30620 Optima Pro 4WD, Gold finish Scalextric Aston Bond car now in stock. Also arrived - big Airfix delivery, lots of slot car restocks.
5th November 2024: Corgi 1966 Batmobile arrives. Bachmann Spirit Of Christmas and Merry Christmas Express train sets arrive.
30th October 2024: Our Christmas Jigsaw delivery has arrived and has now been put away in the Jigsaw department.
29th October 2024: Large Bachmann clearance delivery plus restocks and some new releases. Most of it is N gauge.
28th October 2024: Kootai Maule RC plane now in. New offers on the HPI Maverick QuantumR series (stock due first week November). Large CADA brick range release - now in stock.
25th October 2024: Large selection of Carrera slot cars turned up just before we closed today and are now online.
25th October 2024: New Scalextric Set C1450M Williams Racing Formula 1 set has now been released and arrived into stock.
24th October 2024: FTX EVO30 (BMW E30 M3 3-Series) Drift Cars now in stock, two colours, brushed model and brushless - all complete packages with battery and charger.
22nd October 2024: Additional Build Army Lego-based military models now open for pre-order, due next month.
16th October 2024: Large number of new plastic kits from Airfix and other brands now in.
14th October 2024: EFE have announced a number of Bedford OB models, due around Christmas - pre-orders now open
8th October 2024: New 500mm Volantex Mustang RC plane - going out fast, lots of interest in this one.
30th September 2024: We now have the new R9360 Playtrains set from Hornby in stock.
27th September 2024: Kyosho Ultima 87 WC Spec now available to pre-order for pre-Christmas delivery.
26th September 2024: Corgi RT26101S James Bond Aston Martin DB5, Silver 1:46 With Working Ejector Seat - spare stock now available.
24th September 2024: Gaugemaster GM2000106 Kato GWR Class 800/0 Paddington Bear Premium N Gauge 1:148 Train Set has arrived.
17th September 2024: New FTX CROSSBOW RC Car with 3S Lipo and Brushless - amazing power and performance.
16th September 2024: New Hornby-Triang R2X Passenger Train Set has arrived.
10th September 2024: Lots of new release Airfix kits have arrived and are now listed.
5th September 2024: Scalextric autumn releases now announced and online for you to pre-order.
4th September 2024: Now In Stock: Cada and Build Army brick kits (compatible with Lego), Double E RC Toys, big restock of HPI and Maverick.
3rd September 2024: Tamiya announce the Porsche 956 1:10 Kit - this limited edition car will be made in one batch only!
30th August 2024: Corgi autumn pre-orders now listed - planes, trucks, 70s Fords, toy buses - that sort of thing...
28th August 2024: Tamiya new releases - 58740 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8 BT-01 and 47505 Toyota Supra (JZA80) PAINTED BT-01 - a fully painted version of the earlier release, both now in stock along with restocks of a number of other kits and RC trucks.
14th August 2024: Tamiya Fast Attack Vehicle NOW IN STOCK - reissue of the reissue but in high demand.
12th August 2024: Corgi have just announced that they are to remake their iconic 1960s Batmobile model, complete with Batman, Robin and Rockets! Pre-orders taken now, October delivery.
23rd July 2024: We have had a lot of Tamiya RC kits arrive with slightly damaged boxes. These do not usually hang around.
8th July 2024: A number of new coaches have arrived from Hornby, and a number of wagons and buildings have arrived from Bachmann. The Tamiya Wild Willy II is now back in stock, and we have just had a large restock from HPI of their popular Jumpshot and Maverick ranges.
1st July 2024: New FTX Ramraider Brushed RC Truck has launched. This is a budged concious heavy duty RC truck - the same as the all-powerful brushless edition but for those who need manageable speed rather than demand ultimate speed. This is a fantastic new car and looks to be a big seller this year now that the competition do not always include batteries, as it includes a 7.4v Lipo and a charger in the box as standard.
18th June 2024: Selection of new Airfix kits plus 1:18 Spy Who Loved Me model from KK Scale.
14th June 2024: This month's new Academy plastic kits are now all in stock.
12th June 2024: New Absima SR4S Stick Radio - replaces the SR2S but doesn't change in price despite two extra accessory channels - well under £40!
11th June 2024: Pre-orders being taken now on Tamiya's new 58740 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8 BT-01 - the first 1:10 911 on a rear drive chassis for decades. Also a reissue of the Fighting Buggy / Super Champ - pre-orders taken now.
5th June 2024: Large delivery - new Hornby locos, new wagons, new Bachmann car transporter wagons, a pile of reduced price Scalextric cars and more.
12th May 2024: Pre-Orders now open on the recently announced Scalextric models for the 2nd quarter - these include a gold finished James Bond car and Inspector Morse's Jaguar.
8th May 2024: Now in stock: Traxxas Chevrolet Corvettes, these are almost half price at £195. As we know most of our customers will be new to Traxxas, we are including with each car a Traxxas to Deans-Style connector free of charge - that way you can use your existing batteries.
1st May 2024: Pre-Orders now open on the recently announced Corgi models for Summer 2024. Also now taking pre-orders on the newly announced Kyosho Optima Pro 4WD and Lazer SB DirtCross 4WD.
15th April 2024: New EFE Routemaster models available to pre-order to celebrate 70 years of this iconic London bus. Search EFE Routemaster to see them. We have limited numbers coming.
9th April 2024: Loads of Damaged Box Tamiya RC kits have arrived. Have a look in our Scratch and Dent section.
18th March 2024: Price Drop! Ansmann AC/DC 3 amp fast charger now just £14.99. This has been reduced site wide on it's own and also in all bundles.
29th February 2024: We have added a "Lowest Price Bundle" on the Black Lunch Box, just search Lunch Bundle to see it!
24th February 2024: Selection of new Bachmann and Farish buildings listed.
22nd February 2024: Tamiya's new releases for February are now in, including the Hotshot II and new BT-01 Supra.
16th February 2024: Scalextric ongoing set offers continue - The Mustang Drift set has now been priced down to just £99.95!
24th January 2024: New in - Blackzon Slyder Turbo and Blackzon Smyter Turbo - both with full brushless set ups for outstanding speed.
23rd January 2024: We are now back to normal dispatch speeds.
19th January 2024: Due to circumstances beyond our control affecting power at our premises, and as notified at the top of each screen, we were unable to dispatch any orders on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th January. This issue has now been resolved and we expect to clear through all orders in date order from Monday.
13th January 2024: New Corgi / Airfix / Hornby/ Scalextric for 2024 available to pre-order from later today.
13th January 2024: Our postage rates have altered very slightly. Free postage is now raised to £40 from £35, and there is an extra £1 on orders between £10 and £15. Pre-orders now pay £2.50 on release on parcels worth less than £40, free above. This is because there have been SEVEN price rises from Royal Mail and three from the couriers since we last updated our rates in 2021.
3rd January 2024: We are now open normal hours. Please note that our phone lines will reopen from Tuesday 9th on our usual hours, this is to enable maximum staff time to dispatch a backlog of orders which we believe will take around a week to completely clear. Support is available faster by email anyway - sales@timetunnelmodels.com
Operating and support hours during Christmas period: Dispatch - we expect to be closed to new orders from 9am Friday 22nd until 9am Thursday 28th. Support by email at sales@timetunnelmodels.com will operate early morning and evenings only from Friday 22nd until Wednesday 28th, with no replies on Christmas Eve evening or during Christmas Day. Merry Christmas!