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Crewe Electric and Eastleigh Depots Added

New EH and CE Depot Memory Slates

Crewe Electric and Eastleigh Depots added to the Railway Depot Memories Slate Sign Range

Our Collaboration with J.A.M. Arts continues to work away on new products and variations on our existing popular designs!

Two more depots have been added to our Railway Depot Memories range, with a 3rd allowing you to recreate your favourite depot if it hasn’t yet been added to the standard range.

Crewe Electric features examples of the classic AC Electrics, indeed almost all of the AC Electrics were allocated there at some point during the depot’s existence.

Eastleigh features some nice early loco types including Class 07 and Class 71, along with the ever-present Class 33s finished off with some more modern types that were allocated there in later years such as Class 58s and Class 60s.

Eastleigh and Crewe Electric Depots Added!

Create Your Own Depot Memory Slate

We all had our favourite depots back in the day hence we are fast adding more depot designs.

What if your favourite depot isn’t yet available?

Simply use the power and simplicity of the GDMK Images personalisation process to create a tribute to your favourite railway depot!

What About Fictional Depots?

The favourite depot product is also perfect for fictional depots – perhaps your model railway? If you have a railway layout you could easily create a stunning slate with your layout name, logo and loco classes you run!

Just put the details in the order notes!

Keep Up To Date

More Railway Memories On The Way!

We are busily working to add more unique designs to the Railway Memories range so make sure you don’t miss out on the upcoming new designs and products!

Thanks for reading and please don’t hesitate to let Andy and Me know your thoughts on these designs!

Stay safe

Gary & Andy

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Depot Memories Laser Etched Slate Wall Signs

TE Memories 35 x 25 Slate

A Nostalgic Tribute to British Rail Depots

The GDMK Images and J.A.M. Arts collaboration has another very special design for you.

We are excited to introduce our Depot Memories Laser Etched Slate Wall Signs.

These designs are a unique piece of railway memorabilia paying homage to the legendary British Rail depots we remember from our younger days.

What Is Included in the Depot Memories Design?

A 35cm x 25cm slate plaque with a laser etched design featuring the diesel locomotives associated with select British Rail depots. The intricate design includes laser engraved line drawing fronts of the diesel loco classes allocated to each depot over the years.

Alongside these detailed engravings, you’ll find the steam shed code, BR Tops code, and even the depot mascot (where applicable).

This attention to detail makes these wall sign a fantastic gift for anyone who cherishes the rich history of railways and wants to rekindle great memories of their favourite railway depot.

Which BR Depots Are Available?

The series has launched with the following depots available, with many more in design –

  • FP- Finsbury Park
  • LA – Laira
  • TE – Thornaby
  • TI- Tinsley
TE Memories 35 x 25 Slate
Thornaby Depot Memories
FP Memories 35 x 25 Slate
Finsbury Park Depot Memories
TI Memories 35 x 25 Slate
Tinsley Depot Memories
See All Depot Memories Designs

What Are The Designs Engraved On?

Engraved on slate, it’s important to note that slate signs are a natural product. As such, they will have marks and features that make each individual item unique. These characteristics add to the charm of the slate sign, making it a one-of-a-kind piece that will stand out on any wall.

A unique piece of railway history, the Depot Memories Laser Etched Slate Wall Signs are more than just a sign they are a tribute to the golden era of railways and a testament to the enduring appeal of the old British Rail depots!

My Favourite Depot Isnt Listed – What Do I Do?

We are busily making designs for many other depots – if you want a specific depot that is not yet available, please use the My Favourite Depot product and we will make the design up for you!

Railway Memories Series

These designs are part of our growing Railway Memories Series, which is a treasure trove of nostalgic designs perfect for stirring up all those great railway memories of a railway now long gone.

Check them out and let me know what you think!

Thanks for reading and dont hesitate to get in touch with any questions you might have

Cheers Gary & Andy!

Share These Depot Memories Signs with Your Railway Enthusiast Family and Friends … Thanks!!

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New Laser Etched Drinkware Added to Shop

New Laser Etched Drinkware Added to Shop

This week we have launched our 1st design across our full range of laser etched drinkware.

The drinkware gifts added are –

This laser etched design is perfect for railway enthusiasts who want to recreate their favourite loco and includes –

  • The design features a lineart loco front
  • loco number
  • name if carried

We have most loco classes finished so you can enjoy your favourite drink from a receptacle featuring your favourite loco!

The loco fronts represent your chosen loco accurately in respect of having a split box, headcode panel or marker lights as per the real loco.

If your loco choice had multiple front looks during its service life, specify your desired fittings in the order notes.

If you choose a headcode fitted front then put your chosen headcode in the notes field and we’ll etch it into the headcode boxes!

Flasks

The 500ml flasks are double wall insulated and will keep your drink hot or cold for up to 6 hours and are extremely tough.

Water Bottles

Stay hydrated with the 500ml aluminium water bottle. Each drinks bottle features an integral drinking straw and retractable drinking spout.

Shot Glasses

60cl shot glasses. Enjoy that medicinal shot of your favourite spirit with a shot glass featuring your favourite loco!

Pint and 1/2 Pint Beer Glasses

The ever popular beer glass!

Drinkware Gifts Overhaul

Following on from these new additions, the entire drinkware range will undergo a revamp with new options.

More Laser Etched Designs Coming

Now our laser etching process has been fully fine tuned and the designs tidied up, we will be releasing more unique designs very shortly which will include the first new laser etched aviation designs.

Thanks for looking at these new designs and dont hesitate to get in touch with your thoughts!

Cheers Gary

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New 50021 and 50026 Laser Engraved Gifts

50021 Slate Coaster

New 50021 and 50026 Laser Engraved Gifts

You may have recently seen our recent announcement regarding laser etched products.

We can now reveal the first of our dedicated 50021 and 50026 laser engraved gifts.

These designs are exclusive and all profits go to support both Class 50 locos 50021 and 50026

Other Exclusive 50021 and 50026 Gifts

If you haven’t seen our fund raising products for 50021 and 50026 before, check out the full range and how you can help these two fine Class 50 locos on our fund raising page at https://gdmkimages.co.uk/support-50021-50026/

Supporting 50021 and 50026

Thanks for checking out these Class 50 items. Please dont hesitate to contact me if you have any suggestions for fund raising ideas

Cheers

Gary

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Laser Etched Gifts Now Available

D1011 35 x 25 Slate

Laser Etched Gifts Now Available

I am delighted to announce a new collaboration with J.A.M. Arts which opens up a whole new range of unique laser etched gifts.

GDMK Images and J.A.M. Arts Collaboration

I have long wanted to offer laser etched gifts and am really pleased to have the opportunity to work with J.A.M. Arts. We have been working for 4 or 5 months behind the scenes to create and fine tune some exciting exclusive designs for you.

We have been experimenting with some really interesting products and fine tuning the etching process to ensure we offer high quality products and designs.

You may have already seen the quality of our laser etched products via some of our trade customers as we have been supplying laser engraved products to the WLA, CFPS, C50LA, 50027 Loco group, 306th Bomb Group, NSERS and others. 

We want to thank these trade partners for their advice, support and feedback during our development process as their insight and feedback was crucial in developing our approach to products and designs.

You will have also seen a small taste of our unique designs at the Barrow Hill 150+2 event where the new laser engraved gifts went down a storm.

Some Laser Etched Designs We Have Supplied to Our Trade Partners

WLA D1013 60th Glass Coaster
WLA D1013 60th Glass Coaster
D1013 Pint Glass
D1013 Pint Glass
50027 laser etched Stainless steel bottle opener
50027 laser etched Stainless steel bottle opener
306BG 80th Anniversary Glass Coaster
306BG 80th Anniversary Glass Coaster

What Laser Etched Designs Can You Expect

You can expect to see a selection of your favourite GDMK Images designs on our laser engraved gift products along with a large range of new and novel designs from our collaboration that Railway, Aviation and Military Vehicle enthusiasts wont have seen anywhere before!

A Taste Of What’s Coming in the GDMK Images/J.A.M. Arts Laser Etched Range

A Sneak Preview of Some of the Upcoming Laser Etched Designs

37425 front number and nameplate pint beer glass
37425 front number and nameplate pint beer glass
55010 Pint glass
55010 Number and Data Panel Pint glass

Full Personalisation of Your Laser Etched Gifts

Many of the designs will allow you to fully personalise the design with your own wording and choice of locomotive/aircraft.

Each product will allow you to add your own words or phrases.

Thanks for reading and dont hesitate to let us know what you think of these laser etched products.

We would also love to hear about any product types or designs you would like to see!

Stay safe

Gary and Dawn

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GDMK Images July 2022 News

Desert Storm Tornado Mil Green T-shirt

Hi everyone, welcome to the GDMK Images July 2022 news update!

There are a number of important things to bring you up to date with.

Discontinuation of Material Printing

Earlier this year, we encountered intermittent problems with our T-Shirt printing equipment. The long and short of the situation is that, despite a lot of support from the supplier and manufacturer, the equipment is not economically viable to repair.

Unfortunately this means the following items are discontinued –

  • Printed T-Shirts
  • Small Bears
  • Leather Bound Hip Flasks
  • Tote Bags
  • Face Masks

Blank Product Delays

Earlier this year you may know we were advised by our blanks suppliers about supply chain delays. After a period of relative stability, our suppliers have advised us of more short notice delays to incoming blank products.

Particularly affected are certain colour combinations of Varsity Jackets and Hoodies. In some cases one particular group of colours wont be arriving into the UK until Jan 2023 if you can believe that!!!

As an example, a customer ordered a particular hoodie colour combination in October last year. We were advised of a delay, so the customer opted to change colour combination to avoid a delay. The batch of hoodies finally arrived at the end of May! The supply chain issues are still very real and affecting every aspect of our lives unfortunately.

Also affected to a lesser extent are mousemats, wallets and, in particular, certain iPhone and Samsung phone cases.

Please bear in mind we have access to many suppliers for all our products and we can usually source a blank from somewhere when our main suppliers are out of stock.

Please note, we will not sacrifice the quality of the products we supply. There are other suppliers that supply blanks which are not of the standard we usually supply – that is fine and there is nothing wrong with that – but having established a solid reputation for quality products, we wont sacrifice that by short cutting quality and using cheaper quality items.

Please accept our apologies in advance for these potential delays and inconvenience.

New Product Line – Laser Etched Gifts

I have long wanted to offer laser etched products. I am delighted to announce a collaboration with JAM Arts who will be producing laser etched renditions of some of our iconic designs on a great range of new and novel gift products.

We trialled a small number of items at both East Kirkby and Cosford airshow. The products were exceptionally well received, witnessed by selling out within an hour of being put out on the stall!!

Needless to say, the success has encouraged us to add them as standard lines to the online shop over the coming weeks and months!

Keep an eye out for an upcoming post that will showcase the products and designs!

New Product Line – Embroidered T-Shirts

Following many requests and successful tests on the stall, we will shortly be adding embroidered t-shirts to our product lines. A nice lightweight alternative to our ever popular polos shirts, you will soon be able to get all your favourite designs on a t-shirt!

The brand we use has been tested for washability and shrink resistance and has received great feedback from customers who who have bought them from the stall.

Customers report the t-shirts was really well, keep their colour and no shrinking after multiple washes!

New Embroidered Designs

We have been really pleased to receive many, many requests for personalised clothing tributes from customers.

Many of these involve new World War 2 aircraft types and Squadron variations.

We add these aircraft and squadrons (albeit with different aircraft markings and codes to protect the uniqueness of the customers personalised designs) as options to the Classic Military Aircraft range.

Added recently, or to be added shortly are the following aircraft types and squadrons

Thats All For Now Folks!

Thanks for reading and dont hesitate to give me a shout if you have any questions about the topics discussed above.

We really appreciate your support so far in 2022.

Dont forget our Facebook page, drop by and join in the discussion!

Stay safe

Gary and Dawn