Our 2024 Christmas order cut off date is fast approaching
Get your Christmas order in before 9th December to ensure you dont miss out on that perfect Christmas gift for your aviation and railway enthusiast loved ones!
We currently have a very high level of orders for personalised items so please get your orders in ASAP to avoid disappointment!!
If you have been eyeing some of our products as Christmas gifts (and why wouldnt you be?) make sure your order reaches us by the 9th December. That way we can ensure your gift gets processed and sent out in time for the big day.
This is particularly important if you are looking to buy any personalised items. This will allow time for us to mockup and refine your designs!
Hi everyone, we are back open after a few days away in the NE of England and our end of season stock take.
We are feeling very refreshed and raring to go for the run up to Christmas!
We are working to get all orders placed prior to and during the break posted this week and hope to have them all in the post and to you by early next week at the latest.
Whilst away, I took the chance to implement some changes suggested by customers.
In this Update –
Changes to Classic Military Aircraft Embroidered Designs
New Aircraft Types and Squadron choices
Supply Chain Issues
Railway Designs
Reviewers Prize Draw
Classic Military Aircraft Changes
I received a number of suggestions regarding the embroidered aircraft clothing designs. The most requested change was in regards to the Tornado designs where people commented on the dates and name being too generic.
In response, I have modified the designs into the separate types each with modified service dates for the respective type –
Tornado GR1
Tornado GR4
Tornado F3
I have also modified the Sea Harrier to show Sea Harrier FA2 wording in readiness for the release of the Harrier GR1 and GR9.
The Eurofighter Typhoon has also been modified to show Typhoon FGR4.
This will fill a much requested gap in our library of embroidered railway designs.
Once these 4 designs are released, I will continue work on some of the larger types including Class 56, Class 58, Class 60 and Class 68 which are less frequently enquired about.
Due to a much busier summer than anticipated, the reviewers prize draws slipped a bit. I will be running a reviewers prize draw later this week and picking out 2 winners, so make sure you have left a review for your purchases!
Thats all for now, thanks for reading and stay safe
As usual, feel free to get in touch with any suggestions or comments!
Cheers
Gary
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The second big change is a reorganisation of the product categories to make the online shop easier to navigate.
I am hopeful that the changes will make it easier for you to quickly find your way between product types and subjects!
The changes also help with the side-bar quick selection options down the left hand side of each page. These filters allow you to easily fine tune product pages.
I have just drawn the first reviewers competition of 2021. The prize was a hat and scarf featuring the winners choice of embroidered design.
I’m just waiting to get comfirmation of that design and will post a picture up when its made up and ready to be posted.
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The next reviewers competition will be around Easter, so If you have made a purchase and not submitted a review, then follow the link in your ‘order thanks’ email to get your name in the competition.
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1st New Range of 2021
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I have just uploaded our first commemorative design of 2021 which commemorates the 30th Anniversary of Operation Granby, the UK Armed Forces element of Desert Storm.
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I’ll be posting more tomorrow with full details!!
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Feel free to let me know what you think about the changes or if you have any suggestions for improving the website.
Thats all for now – stay safe!
Gary
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Keyrings Fridge Magnets and Badges Now Available Online
If you have seen our stall at a Railway Gala or Airshow, you will know we have a huge range of small pick up gifts for sale. These have proved extremely popular with those who have seen them.
Traditionally I havent stocked these online, reserving them for our shows. With the loss of the 2020 show season, I have had loads of enquiries from customers asking how they can buy them and enquiring about any new designs we might have.
In response to these requests, I have slowly began adding the following smaller gifts to the online store.
We host the fundraising products for these two fine Class 50 locos.
Many of the fundraising gifts are of the smaller variety and havent been available. Coupled with the Covid restrictions on events, 2020 has been a difficult fund raising year.
Free Postage and Packing to Mainland UK When Spending Over £5
After some thought and discussion with our customers, we have decided to introduce free postage and packing to Mainland UK addresses.
Postage and Packing is one of those things in life that we all tolerate – a bit like going to the dentists!
We always want to be open and honest in our dealings. No-one likes unexpected surprises when buying online, especially hidden costs.
Simply spend over £5 and you will get free postage & packing on each and every order to mainland UK addresses!
From now on, the price you see on the product page is the price you pay!!
Prices have been amended throughout the site to reflect this change. Eagle eyed customers may well note that the actual prices actually work out slightly cheaper now with postage included as we have been able to reflect some cost savings with our Royal Mail account!!
VJ Day 75 and Battle of Britain 80 Commemorative Designs
Hopefully you will have seen our recent Commemorative design for VJ Day 75 and the Battle of Britain 80th Annivarsary.
The designs have been very well received with lots of orders. If you havent, there is a selection of the commemorative products below.
Hi everyone I hope you are all safe and well in these testing times. I just wanted to bring you up to date with the latest in regard to our production operations.
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Embroidered Products
We have lots of new embroidered designs ready for adding to the website with around a dozen in various stages of testing. These include –
As standard, you can personalise your railway clothing by choosing your favourite loco number and choice of livery. If the loco was named the nameplate will also be added to your design.
Additionally, you can now add personalised words above and/or below the embroidered locomotive to replace the standard name and number design.
For classes that featured variable front ends such as Class 37, Class 40 and Class 45, the design will have either a split box or flush front design as appropriate for the loco number you choose.
Which Loco Classes Are Available Now?
Our range of embroidered loco designs are steadily increasing and currently include the following classes of loco
In fact after releasing the Class 37 today, we are planning on releasing another two loco classes this week in time for fathers day!
** Flash Sales **
Our flash sales on Facebook, Instagram and our email newsletters have been going down a storm and this weeks features data panels at knock down prices so check our social media to grab a bargain!
1st to claim an item gets it – simple as that!
Which Loco Liveries Are Available?
We have an extensive choice of loco liveries available for your personalised clothing including –
Our latest loco data panel update is all about shunters – those humble and often overlooked locos that were once seen in almost every siding and depot throughout the UK.
Which Shunter Loco Data Panels Are Available?
We have added most shunter classes along with some of the common livery variations –
All of the shunter data panels are available in BR Blue and Br Green. The Class 08 and Class 09 data panels are available in several more colour schemes.
The tiny Class 03 shunters could be found mainly on the Eastern Region of British Rail. They were so small and light they were often seen with a small match wagon to help ensure they activated the track circuits. Nothing quite as unsettling for a signaller to see than a shunter disappear from his panel!
Class 06 Shunters
The Class 06 shunters could be found mainly in Scotland and only consisted of around a dozen locos.
Class 08 Shunters
The Class 08 could be seen everywhere in the UK with over 900 being built. Almost every siding and depot in the UK would have at least one 08 shunter lurking somewhere. In the initial release of data panels you can get the following livery versions –
BR Blue
EWS
Railfreight Triple Grey Without Sector Markings
There were some really cool depot colour scheme variations and special colour schemes. These will be added as part of our ‘Special Edition’ data panel range which will be launched in the next few weeks.
Class 09 Shunters
The Class 09 shunters were predominantly found on the Southern Region of the UK. They were fitted with waist height brake fittings to make it safer for guards to couple up the trains in 3rd rail electrified areas. Once privatisation took hold the 09s spread their wings and could be found all over the UK.
Class 13 Shunters
There were only 3 Class 13 shunters which were purposely built to work the hump yard at Tinsley. The class 13 was essentially a pair of Class 08s coupled together with the cab being removed from the front loco.
** Flash Sales **
Our flash sales on Facebook, Instagram and our email newsletters have been going down a storm and this weeks features data panels at knock down prices so check our social media to grab a bargain!
1st to claim an item gets it – simple as that!
Have We Missed A Loco Class or Livery?
Is there a loco class we might have missed or a particular livery you would like to see?
If so, let us know in the comments or on social media!!
Thats All For Now – Stay Safe Everyone
Please stay safe everyone and we look forward to seeing you again at a show somewhere once this all blows over.
In the meantime, here is the link to the latest on how the Covid 19 situation is affecting our operations and your orders.
All the best for now and I look forward to hearing your feedback on these new data panels – stay safe!!!
Gary
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Hi everyone, first things first, I hope you and your loved ones are doing ok in these testing times. As the Covid 19 situation evolves, I want you to be aware of what we are up to and how it affects your orders.
What’s In This Update?
Heres a quick summary of where we find ourselves as May draws to a close –
Normal Service For Embroidered Designs
Interruptions to Production of Printed Products
Wall Art Products Temporarily Suspended
GDMK Images 2020 Show Season
New Flash Sales
Loco Data Panel Designs Revised and Updated
More Classic Military Aircraft Embroidered Designs
New Classic Military Vehicle Embroidered Clothing Range
Dambusters Lancaster Embroidered Clothing
Battle of Britain 80th Commemorative Clothing Range
8th Stitch Creations
Normal Service Operating For Embroidered Clothing and Bags
We are continuing to run a normal service in regards to all our embroidered clothing and bags. Our blank clothing suppliers are able to run a limited service and we can access the full range of items we need. Delivery from them can vary between 5 or 6 working days when we need to order more blanks so there may be a knock-on effect to your order if we happen to be out of a particular colour/size combination.
Interruptions to Production of Printed Products
We are continuing to experience intermittent issues with our printer. Various repairs have been undertaken but we are still encountering an underlying issue that intermittently stops our production. Please be aware of this when ordering printed products, as unfortunately, there has been an occasional delay to peoples printed orders. We continue to work remotely with guidance from the manufacturer’s tech support staff in an effort to resolve the intermittent fault.
Wall Art Products Temporarily Suspended
Our supplier of Canvas Prints has temporarily stopped production whilst it implements mitigations to allow production to resume. As a result we will still take orders for Canvas Prints, but they will be held pending until such time as they reopen. We hope this wont be too long in light of the anticipated easing of Covid restrictions for non essential businesses.
2020 Show Season
There hasn’t been any updated guidance regarding ‘large gathering events’. In light of this, we are still anticipating a minimal show season, if any, in 2020. There is also an underlying health issue in the family which requires careful managing in relation to Covid 19, which adds to the considerations of resuming attendance at public events.
For the foreseeable future, we will remain online only.
This is a real shame as we have some fantastic new ranges to launch, several of which haven’t been seen before on the enthusiast circuit. We were very much looking forward to taking these new products out on the road this year!
Details of the new products will be revealed over the coming weeks and will be available online.
So What Else is New From GDMK Images?
The enforced lockdown has been challenging as I am sure it has been for you guys n gals as well.
The time has been well used by undertaking some necessary, and tedious, website maintenance.
I have spent a lot of time creating new designs and developing product ideas which will be launched over the coming weeks. There is an awful lot for all you railway, aviation and military vehicle enthusiasts to look forward to!!
In addition to this, I have taken been going over customer reviews and feedback and been refining and improving some of our designs.
** Flash Sales **
Our flash sales on Facebook, Instagram and our email newsletters have been going down a storm so keep your eyes peeled for this weeks announcement!!
The items consist of a couple of random items of stock we made up for the ‘not now happening’ show season and putting them up for grabs at knockdown prices!!
Each flash sale will include one railway and one aviation item up for grabs at a great price. Sometimes each social channel will feature different items so each sale gives you a choice of several items!
1st to claim an item gets it – simple as that!
Loco Data Panel Designs Fine Tuned
Our loco data panel designs were updated to include a larger size of 400mm x 305mm – this addition has been extremely well received with over 90% of data panel orders being for this larger size!. Most locomotive livery designs have had slight tweaks and improvements.
More classes will be added now that the most popular loco classes are available online.
I will be starting a new series of limited edition loco specific data plates. These will feature some of the unique loco colour schemes and depot special variations that have graced the railways over the years.
Theres loads more classic military aircraft coming as well …. !!
New Dambusters Lancaster Clothing Range
With the recent anniversary of the Dambusters Raid over the weekend of 16th and 17th May, we added a new Dambusters Commemorative clothing range to remember the brave aircrew of that audacious raid.
Battle of Britain 80th Commemorative Clothing Range
With 2020 being the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain we will be releasing a commemorative embroidered clothing range featuring 4 iconic Battle of Britain aircraft. The range will see the first Luftwaffe aircraft added to any of our ranges!
8th Stitch Creations
Those who have met us on the stall will know my wife Dawn.
Having got bored with ‘too many trains and planes’, she has taken the plunge and set up her own business called 8th Stitch Creations to make things more akin to her interests.
She will still be the backbone of all our in house embroidery, so don’t panic!
8th Stitch Creations allows her creative freedom to make things close to her heart including a very exciting fundraising project for the NHS!!
She is also specialising in unique memory and keepsake products such as memory blankets and so on.
Hawker Tempest Sweatshirt£31.00
PBY Catalina Hoodie£31.00
Dakota Flying Over the Sea Clock£22.00
Sale Mystery Bundles – Silver£30.00
