Published on Thursday 5 February 2026 by Model Railway Quest
When users tried to log on to the UK Model Shop Directory yesterday, many were shocked to see the website was suddenly closed for business. The hugely popular site was the go to online resource for the model railway hobby.
Had it been hacked? Was everything okay?
I sat down with its founder, Adrian Hall - who explained just exactly what happened.
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