Although we here in Scandinavia have become accustomed to a life where the Covid pandemic takes up less and less space in everyday life, this is not the case everywhere in the world.

A shutdown was introduced yesterday in DongGuan in southern China, to limit the spread of Covid infection. This is where our factory is located.

Unfortunately, this means that our factory has been closed indefinitely – Right now the hope is only 2 weeks of shutdown, but as seen earlier, it can take both be for shorter or longer time. Also, based on previous experiences of shutdowns in China, we do fear, that we first will be up and running again around Easter.

Right now, it is very difficult to give an ETA on new items. Therefore, we must accept that there will be delays in relation to previously announced – a minimum of 2 weeks, but it all depends on how the “reopening” proceeds.

This applies not only to DEKAS ‘own products, but also to our OEM customers (McK, Hnoll, Exacttrain, ASM and LEMKE / HOBBYTRAIN)

We will update the website as much as possible, with expected delivery times, but as mentioned, It is only a snapshot and we hope for the understanding and patience of all of You.

Best regards
Kasper Bang Jensen
General Manager / Owner

At the Hobbymesse in Rødovre past weekend, we have announced our new coming model of the:
DSB QGR van with high positioned brakehouse.
Then model will be available with 3 roadnumbers, and released during Q3 2022.

During the fair we have handed out a product flyer for this new item. Read more

And the cars can also been found here on our website here

This week we have received and dispatched the 5-plank hopper wans from Ålborg Privatbaner. So all dealers who have preordered now have them delivered.

The cars are one plank lower than the DSB versions and previous released PF cars, and therefore we made a new body mould for these four cars. To our knowledge this is the first time ever a private railway car is done in mass production, where it is not a new color scheme of a DSB cars. We hope you will support this project.

Please also note that the PFR with brakehouse item no. DK-873024 now has sold out.

Firstly, we need to apologize that the website has not been properly updated lately, but it is only been because we are busy shipping out and making new models.

We have now added the DSB CM passenger car; the private railway Q van; and Ålborg five plank hoppers to the site.

PFR with brake house in the shops

Last week we sent out the PFR cars with the brake house to the shops. We are taken by surprise by the sales of this car – today we only have around 10% of the whole production left at our warehouse.

SJ Kö / Ugkkp

We have received the decoration sample, and besides a small mistake by adding cornermarks to the Ugkkp car if has been approved. After the Chinese new year holiday we will start mass production and expect the models to arrive in April / May 2022.

We are very sorry for the delay, but it is due to the current energy crisis that China is so far going though.

Accessories

Dekas all started with small parts to the modellers in lostwax metal. In 2021 our supplier closed down, and that combined with making more and more “mainstream” models, we have decided to let these items run out and be replaced with items from our models.

Currently, DK-A-1003 has sold out and been discontinued. It is being replaced with DK-991010.

Last weekend we attended the Hobbymessen in Rødovre and here we presented our new catalogue.

Among the already known models we presented some new items.  These are:

• IndlandsBanen TMX 1014 (DK-8750121~4)
• DSB CM 2193-2202 passager coach (DK-876101~5)
• Small Q wagon from GDS (DK-872413~15) and Nordfyn. (DK-872415~16)
• Five-plank version of PF from Ålborg privatbaner (873027~30)

The catalogue can be collected at your Dekas dealer (not all have received copies yet) or can be downloaded here.

As you all are aware shipping from China to Europe is a huge challenge these days, and our deliveries of new items are therefore also not on schedule. Unfortunately.

But the good news is that next week the following items will arrive in Denmark:

• TWA-800B
• DSB QG/QGR
• TKVJ, FFJ, HHJ and OHJ privaterailway Q-wagons

All these models will be dispatched to the dealers who preordered on 22^nd and 23^rd November.