Oxford Diecast - 2017 deliveries and announcements

[javlinfaw7]

R Parker does a very good mk 1 Transit both as a van and an ambulance

[woodbury22uk]

The floral pattern Mini has been added to the current round of deliveries.

NMN006    Mini - M & S Floral

[Railwaygun]

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The floral pattern Mini has been added to the current round of deliveries.

NMN006    Mini - M & S Floral

https://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/products/mini-m-and-s-floral-nmn006



Real cool man!

[Yet_Another]

I don't care about a Mini

I want a Cortina!

[Portpatrick]

I want the promised "new" mini

[RailGooner]

I don't care about a Mini

I want a Cortina!

I too want a Cortina! A Mk.5 2.3 V6 Ghia in metallic bronze would be nice. I don't care about THAT Mini. But I could care for a Mini Cooper S 1275 in black. My second and first cars (respectively).

[woodbury22uk]

Turns out the Floral Mini is a one off from 2006!

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1960-morris-mini-minor-ms-twiggy-mini

[CaleyDave]

Turns out the Floral Mini is a one off from 2006!

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1960-morris-mini-minor-ms-twiggy-mini

Thanks for the link

Was on my mind to ask if anyone knew why the mini was painted like that, it did see an bit off the wall!

[trkilliman]

Turns out the Floral Mini is a one off from 2006!

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1960-morris-mini-minor-ms-twiggy-mini

Well, I can remember Mini's being on virtually every Street, but to release a one off does seem just a tad surprising.

The 60s onwards is not my modelling era, but it seems for those who do model it they are crying out for representative vehicles. The 1970s appears to be void of many very popular cars in the Oxford range.

Many times on this forum the point has been made about glaring ommisions, but to little effect. I think the emerging 3D producers may start to fill some of the vehicle gaps.

[Railwaygun]

Turns out the Floral Mini is a one off from 2006!

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1960-morris-mini-minor-ms-twiggy-mini

Found it ( no Twiggy alas)

[woodbury22uk]

Well, I can remember Mini's being on virtually every Street, but to release a one off does seem just a tad surprising.

The 60s onwards is not my modelling era, but it seems for those who do model it they are crying out for representative vehicles. The 1970s appears to be void of many very popular cars in the Oxford range.

Many times on this forum the point has been made about glaring ommisions, but to little effect. I think the emerging 3D producers may start to fill some of the vehicle gaps.

Oxford has a habit of doing one offs, and low production vehicles. The Floral Mini is made in 3 scales. In larger scales they have a history of making Royal Family vehicles, alongside Mr. Bean's Mini, the Leyland drawbar car transporter, BMC Competitions workshop, etc. At least for the Floral Mini it is just a recolour of an existing model.

At the beginning of June Oxford indicated that from about now there would be a "perfect storm" of deliveries of a lot of the new shapes announced in 2016. Most of these are run of the mill vehicles, although only one addresses the 1970s car gap.

[broadsword]

Hmmm. not sure about Oxford vehicles, always think they look a bit clunky
and blobby when compared with plastic rolling stock.

[woodbury22uk]

Hmmm. not sure about Oxford vehicles, always think they look a bit clunky
and blobby when compared with plastic rolling stock.

I am inclined to agree that quite a number of them lack finesse, accurate shape, and even accurate scale - which is a bit ironic when we insist on a nominal 1/148 scale, and turn away from say 1/160. The Utility bus and the ice creams vans - Bedford CA and Mercedes - definitely miss the mark for me on scale and shape.

On the other hand things like the modern haulage tractor units, and modern coaches and buses seem to be much more precise. It will be interesting to see whether the (BMW) Mini and the Jaguar XF follow this trend, given that the starting point for the XF at least was the manufacturer's CAD file. I know already that the Cortina Mk3 will seem clunky.

Of course it is not just Oxford that struggles on shape. The recent Herpa Fiat Panda and the Wiking Land Rover in 1/160 are suspect on shape and detail, whereas the Busch Land Rover Defender in 1/160 seems closer to the mark.

[broadsword]

Perhaps due to the manufacturing process, but some of the OD models
lack crispness, mind you I only have about 3-4 of them, perhaps  not
possible to get finer door pillars or headlamp detail etc.

[trkilliman]

Yes I have to agree about how some Oxford models look good, whilst others can look clunky. I think the tractors they brought out exemplify the point. Such a huge clunky front axle that really spoit them.

Just been browing Osborne's site and they are making some steady progress with vehicles. 3D printing is somewhat replacing white metal, and it may start to bite into the sales of diecast vehicles over time. If some of the most wanted vehicles are produced in quality 3D it may occur sooner than I/we expect...