Oxford Diecast - 2016 deliveries and announcements

[woodbury22uk]

Marked for March release are the following military and coach items:-

NPE009.    Plaxton Elitecoach  - East Yorkshire Coaches
NPP004.    Plaxton Panorama 1 coach - Midland Red
NMWD002  Bedford MWD - Royal Artillery
NTIL002    Austin Tilly - 51st Highland Division

and a later announcement now released.

NBSA002    Motorbike and Sidecar - RAC

[woodbury22uk]

Three new releases listed for April - all new liveries. Not sure if the sidecar is different from the AA/RAC ones.

NAEC004    AEC Matador with crane - London Brick Company
NBSA003    Motorbike and Sidecar - Royal Mail
NLRT002     Leyland Royal Tiger coach - Southdown

Large images available by clicking on the photos on this trade page.

http://javis.co.uk/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=1843&keyword=&manufacturer_id=0&Itemid=2&orderby=product_sku&limit=10&limitstart=20

[Railwaygun]

Pictures here

The crane on the Matador is a travesty!

http://www.gaugemaster.com/news/Oxford-Diecast-Announcements-05.04#NScale

[PLD]

The crane on the Matador is a travesty!

Sadly... You could probably lift the titanic with that lump...

Is there an opening here for an etched brass or 3d print replacement?

[bridgiesimon]

Totally agree, that crane is awful. I would also be interested to hear about alternatives.
Best wishes
Simon

[Railwaygun]

the OO version is fine

[smg id=37739 type=full align=center caption="matador crane"]

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[moogle]

The crane on the Matador is a travesty!

Sadly... You could probably lift the titanic with that lump...

Is there an opening here for an etched brass or 3d print replacement?

My thoughts exactly. A 3D printed 'paint and swap' job would probably sell better.

[trkilliman]

This reminds me of the front axles on the tractors they released. I wonder if it is down to designing them to fit within a set budget (cost engineering) and/or they feel that in N gauge it doesn't matter that much?

[jpendle]

OK I only just saw this in the N Gauge Journal and then on here.

THEY ARE DOING A CONTAINER LORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And its a Combi trailer, drool, drool

Finally we have a goods vehicle to go with all those Intermodal trains that we love.

Regards,

John P

[woodbury22uk]

OK I only just saw this in the N Gauge Journal and then on here.

THEY ARE DOING A CONTAINER LORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And its a Combi trailer, drool, drool

Finally we have a goods vehicle to go with all those Intermodal trains that we love.

Regards,

John P

If it is like the 00 gauge version reducing the number of wheels might suit it to a wider range of trailer types than just the Combi.

[javlinfaw7]

Modified my Matador its not perfect but I think it is an improvement[smg id=38416 type=preview align=center caption="IMGP0005"]

[bridgiesimon]

That looks massively better

Best wishes
Simon

[Bob Tidbury]

Can you tell us how you modified your Matador ,or have you allready and I've missed it .
Bob

[javlinfaw7]

On a recent post showing clearance items from Lytchett Manor I noticed an AEC and Dodge breakdown lorry for £1 .I purchased one for the sideframes braced them added the hook from the Matador ,painted them then glued into place.

[woodbury22uk]

Items due for release in early May:-

NBSA005    Motorbike and Sidecar - 34th Armoured Brigade
NCT004      Citroen 2CV - Bamboo Green

Early June will also see the announcement of further models for release in late 2016 and early 2017.