Just Like The Real Thing is the model company that prides itself in being the UK's leading manufacture of 7mm rail items. Over the last 10 years we have pushed back the frontiers of modelling in the UK.

We believe it’s our job to make a kit that you will know will be right when you open the box.

Our factory in Scotland has the latest technology so we can give you models that are as close to the real thing as they can be. We use cutting edge technology to make it easy for you to build. Our wagons, coaches and loco's are made to snap together and parts are kept to the minimum so that they can be glued together. Soldering is mainly only used for the pick up.

Our etch brass loco kits have been brand leaders for over 20 years and are used on all of the best layouts. We are always updating our kits with new ideas and most of our steam locos now have a one piece plastic firebox, boiler and smokebox. We also produce Super Detailing kits to enhance your model even futher. Replace etched parts with superb lost wax brass castings and milled parts, this bring you even closer to the ultimate Engine.

We cover the railways of Britain from the 1930s up to the present, due to our unique position of being maintainers for Network Rail; for steam, diesel and electric traction; we have access to all of the works drawings as well as to people with years of experience and practice working on the prototypes. We run our own layout so we know what the modeller wants.

We are not interested in what other manufacturers are doing as we believe they are not making models that we would buy. AT JLTRT WE DO NOT USE OTHER PEOPLES PARTS AND RE-CAST THEM, WE DO NOT MAKE PARTS BY HAND, OR THICKEN UP KITS. We use CNC millers to cut out parts as well as SLR machining. All our windows are Laser cut by us. We have our own state of the art casting machines for Plastic, Brass, Nickel and Pewter. We offer all of these facilities to anyone.

Call us. IF IT'S RAILWAYS IT’S JUST LIKE THE REAL THING.