Oxford Diecast – 2015 new anouncements

[Bob Tidbury]

Yes Paul it might be for you computer gurus not for a nerd like me .bring them to TINGS and I'll pay you then .

[woodbury22uk]

Something like this Bob.





Just print this out 27mm wide  on some plain paper and stick it on with Pritt after cutting out.

[Tank]

Excellent, I'll order a few Land Rovers if the price is right. 

[Bob Tidbury]

Thanks Woodbury22uk that's just what I wanted I will see if I can get my son or a mate to print them out for me as at the moment we can't print from my IPad 
And I don't think our old printer can print that small but we will try.

[Newportnobby]

Meanwhile down at Maplins Tormouth...

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Think im gonna repaint the ice cream van!

I hope Jezzer Clarkson won't be turning up

[Rabbitaway]

Hi

Just picked up one of the new Witby Mercedes ice cream vans

Very disappointing model as the dimensions are all over the place

The real van is just a touch under 2m wide the model is a scale 2.4m

Length is about right but height from road level is 2.8m which does appear wrong although I do not have this dimension for the real van

Sitting beside the Oxford LWB Transit it just looks wrong and it is the same width as their artic tractor units

Why can't Oxford get scale right as this is not the first model to be well out of scale

[woodbury22uk]

I think wheel size and height of the body in relation to the wheel centres is off in several cases.

[Ben A]

Hello all,

I remember reading an article many years ago in a modelling magazine (possibly the Railway Modeller) in which there was some discussion about the width of road vehicles, and a manufacturer (Corgi or Matchbox, I think) said that at that time all their models were made wider than scale because true scale cars looked too narrow.

I hope this view is not still informing Oxford's design criteria in the 21st century!

cheers

Ben A.

[woodbury22uk]

Just one new model for delivery in October so far:-

NMN004 Mini - Black and Wicker

But if you are into Ford vans there is a bumper crop in 1/76 scale with five different versions released:- 400E BR , Mk1 Transit (white) , Mk3 Transit (white), and fire brigade re-liveries of the 2012 Transit and the 2002 Transit Connect, plus many many more. Must be an important Transit anniversary this month I think.

Oxford will announce their next planned releases programme tomorrow evening (?) on the Oxford Diecast Collectors Facebook page, with trade advices going out over the weekend.

[Tank]

Mk3 Transit?!  Fantastic!  Have been waiting years for one (although I have a few painted white metal models).

[woodbury22uk]

Some surprises in the Oxford Diecast new announcements for the coming year:-


NAT004 Austin Low Loader Taxi Burgundy Q1/2016

1:148 Oxford Commercials
NBSA003 Motorbike and Sidecar Royal Mail Q1/2016
NCA003 Bedford CA Ice Cream Lyons Maid Q1/2016
NCV003 Caravan Cream and Brown Q1/2016
NDEF009 Land Rover Defender LWB Hard Top AA Q1/2016

1:148 Oxford Fire
NSFE003 Scania Pump Ladder Grampian F & R Q2/2016
NTIL005 Austin Tilly London Fire Brigade Q2/2016

1:148 Oxford Gift
NSET003 5 Piece N Gauge Set Southdown Q2/2016

1:148 Oxford Haulage

NAEC004 AEC Matador London Brick Company Q1/2016
NMB001 Mercedes Actros Curtainside Eddie Stobart Q2/2016

1:148 Oxford Military
NAEC009 AEC Matador Royal Artillery Malta Q4/2016
NAEC010 AEC Matador Royal Navy Q1/2016
NBSA005 Motorcycle and Sidecar 34th Armoured Brigade Q1/2016

1:148 Oxford Omnibus
NCOM003 Commer Commando BEA Q1/2016
NLRT002 Leyland Royal Tiger Southdown Q1/2016
NNR001 New Routemaster London General Q2/2016
NPE009 Plaxton Elite East Yorkshire Coaches Q1/2016
NPP004 Plaxton Panorama 1 Midland Red Q1/2016
NUT005 Guy Arab Utility Wolverhampton Q1/2016

of the new tooling the new Borismaster tests from the moulds are shown on Facebook. The Mercedes Actros is well advanced.

[Sprintex]

NMB001 Mercedes Actros Curtainside Eddie Stobart Q2/2016

Boo hiss . . .


Paul

[woodbury22uk]

Couple of extras added to the October release progamme:-

NLAN188019    Land Rover Series 1 - 88" hard top - AA
NPE008            Plaxton Elite coach - Stagecoach Coastrider X7

to go with the Mini previously advised:-

NMN004     Mini Black and Wicker

[glenng]

Not much modern era 

[woodbury22uk]

I think 5 out of 18 are current vehicles, Glenn. So 13 out of 18 for the rest!