The Colonial Steamboat Company is a small business which designs and makes models for wargaming and wargamers.
We manufacturing ranges of cast model buildings, terrain and model boats and ships. In addition, we also offer a range of handmade models made to standard designs and also Custom model making service.
The Colonial Steamboat Company is the trading name of Andrew D. Birch. This trading name was first used by Andrew Birch in 2002 to sell a small number of handmade models on bring and buy stands at wargames events. In 2005 it was adopted as our official trading name when Andrew Birch launched a business producing resin and handmade models. However due to several problems and serious health issues this business effectively failed. However the handmade part of the business was kept going, principally selling a range of 35 handmade Arab/Middle Eastern style models through eBay.
In 2008, Andrew finally felt that he was fit enough to restart the business in full, and in October 2008, we began to sell the first resin models. We now plan to rapidly expand product base and look forward to attending many of 2010 events. In 2011 we hope to have a trade stand at SALUTE.
Andrew would like to thank those people who have offered their support over the last few years, and he would also like to apologies to anybody who as been let down or inconvenenced has result of his illness.
Full contact details can be found on the ORDERING page.
DATA PROTECTION NOTICE
The Colonial Steamboat maintains a strict privacy policy, customer are details ARE NEVER passed on too or disclosed too third parties. Only information necessary to comply with statutory record keeping are kept for period required to comply with TAX record requirements. All customer details are kept securely and when no longer requirede to be kept for TAX purposes, they are completely destroyed.
LEGAL NOTICE
Intellectual Property Rights - Copyright and Design Rights
All the designs made under the trading name The Colonial Steamboat Company are copyright protected under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, and are original to Andrew D. Birch, unless other wise indicated. Third party Copyright and Design rights may exist in part or whole on products sold by Andrew Birch trading as The Colonial Steamboat Company. Under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 there is a automatic design right for unregistered designs that are unique. This relates to the design, and not style or period. For example a design for model an arab building, it is the design and configuration of the models, and not the the architectural style of the building, that is protected. In the case of design on a historical items, for example a field gun, the right relates to the actual model, and not the design, because it is considered to be in "Common Usage".
All rights to all design produced under the trading name the Colonial Steamboat Company are reserved and are not transferable, and may not be reproduced or copied.
For further information on Design Rights, CLICK HERE to read Fact Sheet P-15 Design and Design Rights on the UK Copyright Service site. Additional information can be found at the Intellectual Property Office Website.
All graphics and images are Copyrighted to Andrew D. Birch, excepted where it indicated or where third party copyright or design exists.
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