Model Components and Services

Welcome to Aardstorm Models. This is a small, UK-based company offering a variety of professional model components and associated support services by model maker Trevor Birch. After a lifetime of model making as a hobby, I am now offering my experience to produce a range of decals and transfers, and 3D-printed and etched-metal components in a wide range of scales to help you build your own models.

As well as a range of standardised products, I will also be happy to produce custom decals and components to your precise requirements. These can be modifications to one or more of my standard products, or something completely different.

Note: For those familiar with the previous versions of my site and services, my house move resulted in me now living on a canal boat. This has unfortunately meant that I no longer have the facilities to produce complete, finished models. Hence the shift to producing decals and components

Please explore my site to see what I have to offer. A brief guide to this site and my services is given below, to help you find information relevant to your interests.

Decals and Transfers

As a by-product of previous model making projects, I can now offer a range of standard, semi-custom, and fully custom decals and transfers. Please see the relevant sections of this site for further details:

  • Standard Decals. A range of fully standardised decals available "off the shelf" in a variety of scales.
  • Semi-custom Decals. A range of standardised decals that only need limited adjustment to meet your requirements.
  • Custom Decals. Fully custom decals produced to your requirements.

My decals are normally printed onto waterslide paper; I can also print them on self-adhesive or plain paper for special applications or according to your preference. I can also supply electronic files for the finished decal sheets for you to print yourself (or get printed by a third-party service). Further details of the decals I can produce, and their limitations, are given here.

Components for Models

I can also now offer a range of standard, semi-custom, and fully custom components to help you construct a larger model. These components are either 3D-printed in resin, or produced as etched metal frets. Please see the relevant sections of this site for further details:

  • Standard Components. A range of fully standardised components available "off the shelf" in a variety of scales. Many components are highly configurable from a range of standard options.
  • Semi-custom Components. A range of standardised components that provide for a wider range of customisation to meet your requirements. This often means allowing arbitrary values rather than standard options.
  • Custom Components. Fully custom components produced to your precise requirements.

I do not hold a stock of even my standard components, they are all produced to order. I produce the 3D-printed components myself, but use a commercial service to produce the etched metal versions.

Architectural Drawings

I can also now offer a range of architectural drawings to help you construct a model in a variety of scales. These drawings are normally delivered electronically, as downloadable files, or I can supply them to you on paper too. Please see the relevant sections of this site for further details:

  • Standard Drawings. A range of fully finished drawings available "off the shelf" in a variety of scales.
  • Semi-custom Drawings. A range of standardised drawings that only need limited adjustment to meet your requirements.
  • Custom Drawings. Fully custom components produced to your precise requirements.

My range of components includes items relevant to each of my standard or semi-custom drawings.

Research Services

Where you want a model of a specific object, I can also help with the research for your model, from searching the Internet or searching for suitable books or other publications through to visiting museums or other locations to take photographs, notes and/or measurements. The end result of such a project is likely to be a set of scale drawings and a collection of photos that I found. I may also be able to offer tips to help you construct your model, and custom decals and components to help you finish it. Please enquire for details, or specify your requirements when requesting a quotation.

Please see the Modelling Services section of this site for further details.

Previous Work

This section contains examples of previous models that I have built in the past. For each model, or group of models, a selection of photographs is presented to show the standard of work I achieved, together with brief details of the subject of the model, the model itself, and how I constructed it.

Please explore the Previous Work section of this site to see examples of my work.