TrixBrix to start doing custom wheels and rods

[Vilhelm22]

Afternoon all,

With the closure of Big Ben Bricks, all the problems with HA Bricks last year, and the new EU laws causing Breckland Bricks to pull out of the EU market, this has obviously left a hole in the custom wheels and rods market for European customers who don't want to import things from the US (thankfully I'm in the UK so I've still got Breckland Bricks).

 

However, something on TrixBrix's latest instagram post caught my eye.

The TrixBrix post states "We Solved Ballast.  What's Next?"

Below are countless suggestions and requests from various people around the world for things TrixBrix could do.  As you can imagine, there's quite a long list of demands, including monorail motors, an R104 4 stud gap system, R88 points, and many more ideas/requests.  But the one that stood out for me was the person who said "Big Ben wheels closed shop, maybe something for you to pick up.  Wheels custom, maybe even sell full on bogie sets with less friction.  Connecting rod for steam lovers."

And TrixBrix's response: "- Soon "

Somebody else followed up with "Please say this is true!!"

And TrixBrix responded: "- That's true."

 

So I don't know exactly when they'll be starting, but TrixBrix is making custom wheels now.  Hopefully this will help a lot of people on this forum going forward who relied on Big Ben Bricks and others - losing 3 custom wheel sellers in the space of just over a year for different reasons was not an ideal way to go.

[TeddytheSpoon]

Oh I hope that comes in soon, and that they have a good range of sizes. I was hoping to get some Breckland stuff next time I visit the UK, but with a custom order that I can't seem to hear back about...