Mystery Snowplough

[jmupton2000]

Hello

In amongst a box of spares or repair junk I bought many years ago, I found a heavy (white metal?) snowplough:




Does anyone know who made it please? 

As I now have a pair of the NGS ones, this is now surplus to requirements and I am intrigued as to its origins.

[Steven B]

It looks like the GEM/Fleetline model.


Steven B.

[Bealman]

It's actually not too bad, though, I reckon!

[PaulCheffus]

It's actually not too bad, though, I reckon!

Hi

The proportions are not right. I have one from years ago before I scratchbuilt mine (since replaced with the NGS RTR which also has its faults).

Cheers

Paul

[zwilnik]

the way the axles are mounted it looks like it's die cast, which makes me think maybe it's an OOO Lonestar one? Did they ever do a snowplough?

[JBQFC]

it is a fleetline white metal kit i have a couple somewhere

John

[GlenEglise]

it is a fleetline white metal kit i have a couple somewhere

John

Yes, I have one also.

Thank goodness the NGS did proper ones. !!!!   

[Flange Squeal]

I think it was made by a company called Skytrex. They produced a range of fully built and painted, white-metal, ready to run wagons in the 1980s. I think kit versions were available too. They are somewhat forgotten about these days but Skytrex were once a well known brand and attended many model exhibitions back in the day.

[swisstrains]

I think it was made by a company called Skytrex. They produced a range of fully built and painted, white-metal, ready to run wagons in the 1980s. I think kit versions were available too. They are somewhat forgotten about these days but Skytrex were once a well known brand and attended many model exhibitions back in the day.

I agree. It certainly looks like a Skytrex one. If I remember correctly I bought mine from a model shop in Loughborough.
You can just about see it in this shot of my 1980's layout.

[ntpntpntp]

My immediate thought was Skytrex.  Not sure why as I've never owned one, maybe a friend had one decades ago.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/skytrex-gauge-snowplough-246167132

[GAD]

I think it was made by a company called Skytrex. They produced a range of fully built and painted, white-metal, ready to run wagons in the 1980s. I think kit versions were available too. They are somewhat forgotten about these days but Skytrex were once a well known brand and attended many model exhibitions back in the day.

Skytrex moved away from railways and concentrated on Wargaming stuff, the name is still extant, but I believe has changed ownership several times.

[martyn]

I think it was made by a company called Skytrex. They produced a range of fully built and painted, white-metal, ready to run wagons in the 1980s. I think kit versions were available too. They are somewhat forgotten about these days but Skytrex were once a well known brand and attended many model exhibitions back in the day.

Skytrex moved away from railways and concentrated on Wargaming stuff, the name is still extant, but I believe has changed ownership several times.

The current Skytrex is concentrating on O gauge.

I have a 40T breakdown crane by the original company; the jib is a solid casting. Of course, they also made the LMS Garrett kit amongst other N gauge models.

martyn

[GAD]

I think it was made by a company called Skytrex. They produced a range of fully built and painted, white-metal, ready to run wagons in the 1980s. I think kit versions were available too. They are somewhat forgotten about these days but Skytrex were once a well known brand and attended many model exhibitions back in the day.

Skytrex moved away from railways and concentrated on Wargaming stuff, the name is still extant, but I believe has changed ownership several times.

The current Skytrex is concentrating on O gauge.

I have a 40T breakdown crane by the original company; the jib is a solid casting. Of course, they also made the LMS Garrett kit amongst other N gauge models.

martyn

I own quite a few Microtanks (1/300 scale) and aircraft bought over the 30 yrs or so I was a wargamer. I didn't realise they made anything other than Wargames stuff these days.