Model Barn

Model Barn will be at the Auckland Hobbies Fair in Te Atatu this coming Saturday September 12. This is the biggest show of its type in NZ & its always worth a visit. You just never know what you can pick up there. Details below & of course if you need Jeremy to bring anything for you, let us know asap.
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Just arrived instore from Classic Carlectables, a 1/18 Chrysler Valiant VH Charger E49 R/T in Vintage Red livery. Only 600 made & only $299.50 + shipping. These are instore, online & available now.
https://www.modelbarn.co.nz/product/1/18-valiant-vh-charger-e49-r/t-(vintage-red)/cc-18874.aspx
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We had a surprise visitor yesterday, the legend himself, our good mate Craig Membrey from Membrey's Transport and Crane Hire in Melbourne. There are many Membrey's models in cabinets all over the world now & Craig did let it slip there are some exciting new items coming!! We really appreciate you taking the time to call in mate. See you again on the other side.
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Today we have a very special announcement of 2 new classic Kiwi trucks from an iconic Kiwi company.
That company is Uhlenberg Haulage

Uhlenberg Haulage was founded in 1966 by Mike and Carol Uhlenberg.
Work in the early days consisted mainly of carting metal for Ministry of Works roading projects in North Taranaki.
A move to Eltham in 1971, where they are still based today, saw the business diversify into the cartage of logs, metal, fertiliser and other commodities required by the rural community.
LPG was first carried by Uhlenbergs from the Kapuni field in 1972, this work is 65% of the workload today, with LPG bulk products distributed for clients throughout the North Island. LPG tankers are based at Eltham, Hamilton and Auckland depots.
The 1990’s saw Uhlenbergs diversify further into cartage of refrigerated products, which has resulted in a partnership with clients for whom UHL shift export beef and lamb products throughout the central and southern North Island regions. In the mid 2000's Uhlenbergs ventured back into container haulage, in both local and linehaul operations. Local cartage also includes metal, fertiliser, palm kernel, general freight as well as heavy machine shifts such as bulldozers, diggers and suchlike.
The company is 100% locally owned and operated by second generation brothers, Chris, Daryl and Tony Uhlenberg.
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Some exciting news from Kiwi Replicas.
There will be an announcement from Model Barn this Saturday at 4pm. It has been a while since we had a new Kiwi truck so tune in to Model Barn's page for the big news!!
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Just arrived instore from Universal Hobbies, 36 new Farm machinery items. Some special limited editions here too. These are all instore, online & available now. Check them out below!!
https://www.modelbarn.co.nz/new-arrivals/farm-equipment/g26.aspx?page=1&filterby=universal%20hobbies&sortby=0
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07 867 5340

Just opened some boxes from Drake Collectibles. Inside their latest Dawson's Haulage releases: The KW T909 (all spoken for sorry) & their matching new Dawson's Freighter triple road train. This is only the second triple road train set Drake have done & it does look good. These are instore, online & available now. Check them out below.
https://www.modelbarn.co.nz/product/1/50-freighter-triple-road-train-trailer-and-dolly-set-%22dawson's-haulage%22/drake-09366.aspx
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07 867 5340

This weekend at the Queensland Model & Hobbies Expo in Ipswich, Australia, Drake Collectibles will be releasing 2 new models; one on Saturday & one on Sunday. The Saturday model is a general release & will available at Model Barn in due course. The Sunday release is not a general release & will only be available via the Drake Shop Website, however Drake Collectibles will provide Model Barn (& one other NZ retailer) with a very limited number of this models for New Zealand customers. Drake items are well supported here in NZ & this will ensure NZ Drake collectors have access to these.
Please note: we dont know what these releases are & will take pre-orders only after they are announced, NZ customers only. Australia collectors, please deal direct with Drake Collectibles.
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With Brandon heading off to start his dairy farming career, we have some new faces at Model Barn. From left;
Jayne. Originally from the UK & married to Kiwi truck driver, she has her family here in NZ. You may notice an slight accent when phoning up!!
Ashley. Has a young family with her partner who works in the construction industry.
Pam. Been at Model Barn for more than 11 years now, Seems hard to believe its been that long.
Jeremy. With the ladies outnumbering me now, I may spend a lot more time in my office!!
Dont forget Brandon's last day is August 13 & we will have cake so if you're cruising by, call in & wish him well.
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