Ratio Scale Models was started in 1950 by Jack and Dev Webster, producing fine coach kits made from sheet plywood pressings in Chorleywood, Hertfordshire. They commenced manufacturing plastic kits in 1959 and the name was changed to Ratio Plastic Models. The factory was moved to Goring-on-Thames in 1961, and to Sturminster Newton in 1972. As the range continued to grow, they moved to larger premises in Buckfastleigh in 1986. Ratio was sold to PECO in 1996; production now takes place at a new factory in Buckfastleigh, along with the Wills and Parkside ranges.
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David Tennant’s Evenlode and Lyndene is a classic GWR branch line terminus which makes great use of kits from the Ratio OO line.
Photographer: Steve Flint
David Howe’s Kingsnewton is a OO gauge BR Western Region layout featuring a signal box and signals from the Ratio range, adding extra realism to the operation of the trains.
Photographer: Derek Shore
Matthew Teller’s fictitious Cornish preserved branch, Knapwood Parkway, features a water tower and signal box from Ratio, coal bunkers and a GWR ‘Pagoda’ hut from the Wills Scenic Series, plus Peco Scenic Background sheets to add realistic depth to his layout.
Photographer: Geoff Helliwell
