Company history
We are a newly founded company who's aim is to improve the performance of kit built model steam outline locomotives. Our founder, Peter Stanger has spent all his working life in engineering and has used that knowledge and his love of North Eastern outline models to design and produce the Easi-Rider Chassis range.
In the era of BR North Eastern Region steam, 52F was the British Railways shed code for both North and South Blyth engine sheds. We feel that being based in Blyth and our business is improving kit built 4mm scale model steam locomotives that would have been seen on a daily basis in this area; what better name than 52F Models?
52F Models was founded in January 2008 by Peter Stanger to produce a range of improved Locomotive and Tender chassis' in 4mm - 1ft scale. Our aim is to significantly improve the performance and running qualities of kit built models.
These chassis' are designed and produced by an experienced builder who is determined to address the problems associated with uncompensated, 8 coupled locomotive chassis at a reasonable cost to the modeller.
We believe whole heartedly in the principals of "continuous improvement" and what we learn from producing one chassis is incorporated in the next. Being a modeller with many years of experience, I ensure that all our Easi-Rider range of chassis' are test built and proven before being offered for sale to the model building public.
The Easi-Rider Q6 chassis incorporates "the keep it simple" philosophy in the design and assembly processes ensuring the chassis can be produced with a minimum of fuss by any competent builder.
A unique feature is that the otimum drive mechanism arrangement forms part of the rear compensation unit. This ensures that the drive train always stays in perfect mesh and ensures smooth, effortless running.
Our new G5 chassis breaks new ground for 52F Models. Not only are the bogie and driving wheels compensated but we have used a system of weight transferrence between the bogie and the driving wheels to ensure that the "bunker heavy" tendency of this type of model is in no way detremental to the model's performance.
Our mission is to keep improving existing kits while adding to the range at regular intervals. No kit will be offered for sale unless a production version has been built, thoroughly tested and deemed to be acceptable for sale.
We welcome visitors to this website contacting us with constructive suggestions about our products. We also welcome your ideas for future products that you'd like to see. Even obscure North Eastern Loco chassis are not out of the question but I feel it's only fair to tell you that "one off's" will be expensive.
52F Models and Easi-Rider Chassis are trade names used by Peter Stanger.
All images and graphics displayed on this site are the property of Peter Stanger unless otherwise specifically credited.