Toyfair time again. Hopefully over the next few days photos will emerge of the previously announced items in production form. Amongst the newly announced items, I'm looking forward to the Scania artic tippers (right for a lot of modern bulk terminals), and the Portsmouth Bedford OWB bus.
1:148 Oxford Automobile
NMN002 Mini Old English White and Black Q3
NMOS003 Morris Minor Black Q3
NVWB003 VW Beetle Turquoise Q3
1:148 Oxford Commercials
NPB003 Commer PB Silver Jubilee Q3
1:148 Oxford Haulage
NSCA003 Scania Highline Tipper The Forgie Norsman Q3
NTCAB003 Scania T Cab Tipper J & M Murdoch Q3
(Some T cabs here:- http://flickeflu.com/groups/1183922@N20#wrapper (http://flickeflu.com/groups/1183922@N20#wrapper))
1:148 Oxford Omnibus
NOWB003 Bedford OWB Portsmouth Q3
pretty boring really IMO...
Tim
It's a shame that Oxford seem to be woefully short when it comes to commercial vehicles.
I was hoping for much more I the way of lorries and trucks.
The full range is listed here, without the new additions in the first post.
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/eras/1_148_0__Current.htm (http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/eras/1_148_0__Current.htm)
Probably short of cars as well as small trucks. Plenty of buses and coaches.
Nice to have a few more N gauge cars.
Still a poor choice compared to the 1:76 range but hopefully Oxford will put a few of its OO range through the shrink ray...
Hmm a few things there to take my fancy.
Yellow BR commer van, will have those.
And for those more upto date, there is a network rail transit crew van in the forward pipeline
I'd be interested in the Mini, Beetle & Commer PB, N scale is seriously lacking in 1970's & 1980's cars & commercials :(
cheers, Stu.
There are several Intertrans 148 MAN F90 artics, in UK liveries, on eBay right now: excellent models, suitable for late 1980s-1990s era.
Edit: here's a link -
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.XIntertrans+148&_nkw=Intertrans+148&_sacat=0&_from=R40 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.XIntertrans+148&_nkw=Intertrans+148&_sacat=0&_from=R40)
Seems rather a long wait for a rather slim list.
I've had the white mini on pre-order since last June.
Dave G
It'd be nice to see Oxford replicating the Motorcycle combo's they've done in 1:76 for us.
Is it me or is there a huge gap in the market for decent convincing N gauge Motorcycles? :hmmm:
Let's face it they were a very common affordable mode of transport in the era that many of us model.
Jason
Quote from: woodbury22uk on January 20, 2014, 07:01:17 PM
Toyfair time again. Hopefully over the next few days photos will emerge of the previously announced items in production form. Amongst the newly announced items, I'm looking forward to the Scania artic tippers (right for a lot of modern bulk terminals), and the Portsmouth Bedford OWB bus.
1:148 Oxford Automobile
NMN002 Mini Old English White and Black Q3
NMOS003 Morris Minor Black Q3
NVWB003 VW Beetle Turquoise Q3
1:148 Oxford Commercials
NPB003 Commer PB Silver Jubilee Q3
1:148 Oxford Haulage
NSCA003 Scania Highline Tipper The Forgie Norsman Q3
NTCAB003 Scania T Cab Tipper J & M Murdoch Q3
(Some T cabs here:- http://flickeflu.com/groups/1183922@N20#wrapper (http://flickeflu.com/groups/1183922@N20#wrapper))
1:148 Oxford Omnibus
NOWB003 Bedford OWB Portsmouth Q3
I'd like to know whether the Portsmouth OWB is to be released in wartime grey like its larger scale counterpart or in its postwar maroon/white with yellow lining which they carried until the early 60s.
Quote from: gc4946 on January 23, 2014, 07:42:58 PM
Quote from: woodbury22uk on January 20, 2014, 07:01:17 PM
1:148 Oxford Omnibus
NOWB003 Bedford OWB Portsmouth Q3
I'd like to know whether the Portsmouth OWB is to be released in wartime grey like its larger scale counterpart or in its postwar maroon/white with yellow lining which they carried until the early 60s.
I have not seen the images for this one yet but most likely to be the wartime and currently-preserved grey with red stripe as for the 1/76 version.
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/76/76OWB003%20Portsmouth%20Bedford%20OWB.html (http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/76/76OWB003%20Portsmouth%20Bedford%20OWB.html)
A good picture of the Eddie Stobart artics half way down this page:-
http://www.mremag.com/news/bulletin.asp (http://www.mremag.com/news/bulletin.asp)
Images of forthcoming items available on pages 31 to 37 here.
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/ebooks/feb_may2014/ (http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/ebooks/feb_may2014/)
Confirms that the Portsmouth OWB will be grey with a red stripe.
Oxford Diecast have indicated that the following are for Feb/March 2014 release.
First issues of the Bedford Lomas Ambulance, Mini, Morris Minor, and the two Scania artics.
I much prefer the Oxford Diecast models - but are they too big or are B-T Toys with their much greater N gauge range too small ? Equivalent models are not nearly the same size despite both claiming to be 1:148.
Quote from: woodbury22uk on January 27, 2014, 08:00:19 AM
Oxford Diecast have indicated that the following are for Feb/March 2014 release.
First issues of the Bedford Lomas Ambulance, Mini, Morris Minor, and the two Scania artics.
These are all showing as new releases in stock at DM Toys in Germany (!) so should be at UK retailers in a few days.
In comparison with OO we are not very well covered by this great range. We could do with something like the Morris J van in N for instance rather than another Morris 1000 livery. Also we could do with some sort of tipper truck like a Leyland Comet.
Can't find a single tipper truck or pre-transit type of van in N.
Agree entirely.
I'd be nice to be able to have a building site or builders yard with right era bits and pieces.
I know Langley do some items but TBH, I don't particularly like the look of the small items. Too small for me to paint anyway.
Dave G
Quote from: ParkeNd on February 20, 2014, 09:50:06 AM
Can't find a single tipper truck or pre-transit type of van in N.
There is a Commer PB van coming soon, but nothing for the 1940s/1950s yet. Some of the BT Models/Base Toys can be adapted to 1950s tippers using the various Wiking tipper bodies - Commer, Albion, AEC, Leyland LAD, Leyland "Mouthorgan", Foden etc.
http://www.ayrey.co.uk/items.asp?id=308 (http://www.ayrey.co.uk/items.asp?id=308) and look for the BTO N reference numbers near the bottom of the page.
Quote from: woodbury22uk on February 20, 2014, 10:04:51 AM
Quote from: ParkeNd on February 20, 2014, 09:50:06 AM
Can't find a single tipper truck or pre-transit type of van in N.
There is a Commer PB van coming soon, but nothing for the 1940s/1950s yet. Some of the BT Models/Base Toys can be adapted to 1950s tippers using the various Wiking tipper bodies - Commer, Albion, AEC, Leyland LAD, Leyland "Mouthorgan", Foden etc.
http://www.ayrey.co.uk/items.asp?id=308 (http://www.ayrey.co.uk/items.asp?id=308) and look for the BTO N reference numbers near the bottom of the page.
Thanks for these comments and Dave G above.
The BT list is very useful and I will go through it. But I worry that BT Models are really 1:160 as the one I have looks tiny though otherwise very excellent - Foden DG6 flatbed. It is about the same size as my two Oxford Scammel Scarabs and is dwarfed by an Oxford Lodekka - cant be right?
Agree with Dave G. Painting a casting from an old mould doesn't appeal to me either.
I have asked for clarification on the base toys and been assured they are 1:148 I suspect the oxfords much horses are slightly wrong not sure either or both could be wrong.
BT's Foden , Albion ,and BMC FG are all the same size on the two axle ridgid lorry ,so I find it difficult to believe they are all accurate. I have bought them anyway
The latest edition of "Model Collector" magazine includes some Toyfair photos including one previously unannounced model - a Mercedes Sprinter ice cream van in Walls livery.
Here are a couple of new cars I found at Basingstoke today
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g181/railwaygun/6be2e7471e56dd6177175071f8596d32_zps95bf6e7f.jpg)
A Bristol Bristol Lodekka and RAC and Royal Mail Transit have been added to the eras area of their shop page
Quote from: javlinfaw7 on March 08, 2014, 08:52:38 PM
A Bristol Bristol Lodekka and RAC and Royal Mail Transit have been added to the eras area of their shop page
Having bought 12 more BT models and Oxford Diecast models which all look correct together I am firmly convinced the Bristol Lodekka is way too big. The equivalent Farish one is probably the right size.
Having compared the length of the Oxford Lodekka with that of the real thing it comes out nearly spot on 1:148 . I feel however BT models are built to fit a parts bin ,the 16 ton Foden DG uses exactly the same chassis as the Leyland FG 7 ton van as do the Karrier ,Albions,Commers and largerLeylands (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/albums/My_workbench_album/Dir_4/medium_10791.jpg) (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=10791)
This little car followed me home from the Leamington show yesterday ;)
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j154/fourwheelsteer/Train%20and%20model%20rail%20stuff/WP_20140309_006_zps1cca022a.jpg) (http://s79.photobucket.com/user/fourwheelsteer/media/Train%20and%20model%20rail%20stuff/WP_20140309_006_zps1cca022a.jpg.html)
Three new N items just being released.
NFT005 Ford Transit "Network Rail"
NPB001 Commer PB Postbus
NVW015 VW Minibus with surfboards (colour variation)
Quote from: johnlambert on March 09, 2014, 07:39:50 PM
This little car followed me home from the Leamington show yesterday ;)
As long as it's not a hearse............. :D
Quote from: woodbury22uk on March 26, 2014, 09:35:22 AM
Three new N items just being released.
NFT005 Ford Transit "Network Rail"
NPB001 Commer PB Postbus
NVW015 VW Minibus with surfboards (colour variation)
There is a further new release for April.
NBL005 Bristol Lodekka "Bristol"
Further new items announced through to quarter 1/2015
1:148 Oxford Haulage
NTCAB004 Scania T Cab Tipper, Metropolitan Demolition Q4
1:148 Oxford Commercials
NFG003 Foden FG Dropside Pickfords new tooling - different back Q4
NFG004 Foden FG Tipper Blue Circle Cement new tooling - different back Q4
NFT002 Ford Transit Van, Royal Mail Q3
NFT003 Ford Transit Van, RAC
1:148 Oxford Military
NCOM001 Commer Commando, RAF new tooling Q1 2015
The Transits have been in the era area of the Oxford website for about a month but without pictures. Do you know if they will be the standard Transit rather than the high top long wheelbase?
Another question please. Slightly off topic but, as Paul Daniels would say "Not a lot"
My new small layout is based loosely in Bedfordshire in about 1964 and I'd really appreciate some advice as to which of the Oxford Diecast coaches/buses would be suitable for that time period/location.
Hi javlinfaw7 I only have the list. Images will be available in early June when the catalogue is released. Hopefully the new Transits will be the short wheelbase low roof version, and I hope too that the RAC van will have roof beacons.
Hi Mick. Try this page and click on the 1950 and 1960 dates in the line under the row of heading photos.
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/navigationOX/148/148IndexALL.html (http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/navigationOX/148/148IndexALL.html)
Quote from: woodbury22uk on May 17, 2014, 03:26:51 PM
Further new items announced through to quarter 1/2015
1:148 Oxford Haulage
NTCAB004 Scania T Cab Tipper, Metropolitan Demolition Q4
1:148 Oxford Commercials
NFG003 Foden FG Dropside Pickfords new tooling - different back Q4
NFG004 Foden FG Tipper Blue Circle Cement new tooling - different back Q4
NFT002 Ford Transit Van, Royal Mail Q3
NFT003 Ford Transit Van, RAC
1:148 Oxford Military
NCOM001 Commer Commando, RAF new tooling Q1 2015
Is that it for new items in the june-sept catalogue?
The information source for the new items can be found here:-
http://equilateralmedia.co.uk/zeteo/mar/index.php/news-and/ (http://equilateralmedia.co.uk/zeteo/mar/index.php/news-and/)
Announced a bit prematurely in ModelAutoReview as for the Feb-May catalogue.
Quote from: woodbury22uk on May 17, 2014, 03:50:59 PM
Hi Mick. Try this page and click on the 1950 and 1960 dates in the line under the row of heading photos.
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/navigationOX/148/148IndexALL.html (http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/navigationOX/148/148IndexALL.html)
Mick I think a green Bristol Lodekka is what you need.
http://www.sct61.org.uk/uc958 (http://www.sct61.org.uk/uc958)
1:148 Oxford Military
NCOM001 Commer Commando, RAF new tooling Q1 2015
Seems a strange choice of all the nice stuff in the OO range, it is only in 1 livery in OO from what I can see.
Quote from: woodbury22uk on May 17, 2014, 04:10:40 PM
Quote from: woodbury22uk on May 17, 2014, 03:50:59 PM
Hi Mick. Try this page and click on the 1950 and 1960 dates in the line under the row of heading photos.
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/navigationOX/148/148IndexALL.html (http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/navigationOX/148/148IndexALL.html)
Thanks Mike.
The Lodekka seems to be too far west (just going by description) in the 1950/1960 sections. :hmmm:
As for the coaches, I just haven't a clue which of them ran where ??? :dunce:
Mick I think a green Bristol Lodekka is what you need.
http://www.sct61.org.uk/uc958 (http://www.sct61.org.uk/uc958)
Mick
I see I might have confused things. Bristol made the Lodekka which was used by fleets across Britain. The United Counties Bristol Lodekkas were dark green with a cream stripe so you just need to change the fleetname and destination blinds to make one suitable for Bedfordshire where UC operated. Coaches are less of a problem as they roam well away from home territory. Just choose a coach operator rather than one owned by a service bus company.
Forthcoming deliveries of Oxford new items are expected to be as follows:-
Early June
NSCA002 Scania Highline with refrigerated trailer "Eddie Stobart" (new trailer casting)
Late June/Early July
NBED002 Bedford Lomas Ambulance - "Birmingham"
NMN002 Mini - black over white
NMOS002 Morris Minor - peat brown
NTCAB002 Scania T cab with curtainside trailer - "Ian Hayes"
NTCAB003 Scania T cab with tipper trailer - "J&M Murdoch" (new trailer casting)
NUT003 Guy Arab Utility bus "Midland Red"
NVWB002 VW Beetle - ruby red
Seeing the name "J&M Murdoch " on the Oxford Scania reminded me of when I was
a trainee accountant and went to their farm near Paisley each month to do the
books. I was given my lunch in the farmhouse kitchen with cats , dogs and chickens
running in and out , in those days they had one truck which was hired out now
and then. Changed days....
Drawings of Transits and Fodens on Oxfords web site on era page Transits are low roof swb and RAC version is illustrated with a light bar.
The new version of the Oxford catalogue can now bee downloaded from :-
http://media.solnet.co.uk/oxford/june_sept_2014/files/assets/downloads/publication.pdf (http://media.solnet.co.uk/oxford/june_sept_2014/files/assets/downloads/publication.pdf)
The N items are on pages 30 to 36.
There is also one further new June release:-
NPB002 Commer PB van "British Rail" yellow
August releases are :-
NOWB002 Bedford OWB Utility bus - brown
NRAB010 Scammell Scarab with van trailer - Royal Navy
NRAB011 Scammell Scarab with flatbed trailer - Royal Air Force
NCT003 Citroen 2CV Dolly- Red/White (re-release - 2nd production run)
Images appear on page 7 of the August Globe magazine No.175 :- http://media.solnet.co.uk/oxford/globe175/files/assets/downloads/publication.pdf (http://media.solnet.co.uk/oxford/globe175/files/assets/downloads/publication.pdf)
The next batch of releases for end August/early September includes:-
NMH017 Scammell Mechanical Horse RASC - camouflage colour scheme
NMOS003 Morris Minor - black
NOWB003 Bedford OWB Utility bus - Portsmouth Corporation - grey with red waistband
NPB003 Commer PB van - Royal Mail - Queen's Silver Jubilee colour scheme
NVWB003 VW Beetle - tourquoise
Any pictures/links yet?
should be in here,
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/eras/EraHeaders1_148.htm (http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/eras/EraHeaders1_148.htm)
Direct link to all the illustrations for the complete range.
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/eras/1_148_0__Current.htm (http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/eras/1_148_0__Current.htm)
Images of the September releases on this wholesaler's site:-
http://www.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 (http://www.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)
I would like them to release trailers for the Scammels without the tractor. When I worked in the goods yard at Brentwood back in the 60's BR had two Scammels and a Bedford tractor unit but about 6 box trailers and the same number of flatbeds which could be pulled by either.
Quote from: steve836 on August 27, 2014, 09:50:23 AM
I would like them to release trailers for the Scammels without the tractor. When I worked in the goods yard at Brentwood back in the 60's BR had two Scammels and a Bedford tractor unit but about 6 box trailers and the same number of flatbeds which could be pulled by either.
Good suggestion Steve. Oxford did 2 trailer packs in 1/76 but it seems they are very slow sellers. I think they are/were for LNER, BR (red/cream), BR (yellow), Pickfords, Southern, LMS flat, LMS tank, GWR flat and van. The two BR van versions with the black/white chequer crosstown cartage markings seem to be the only ones sold out. Have a look here under the codes 76MH***T and 76RAB***T to see the range
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/eras/1_76_0__Current.htm (http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/eras/1_76_0__Current.htm)
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/navigationOX/76/comm/TRAILER/76IndexTRAILER.html (http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/navigationOX/76/comm/TRAILER/76IndexTRAILER.html)
Probably worth emailing Oxford to make the suggestion.
One extra new item for September:-
NUT004 Guy Arab II Utility Bus - Birmingham
This has not been announced previously in the catalogue.
Should find a photo here:-
http://www.britishmodelbuses.com/LargeImages/OxfordDiecast2/NUT004_Guy%20Arab_Birmingham_N_Final_Large.jpg (http://www.britishmodelbuses.com/LargeImages/OxfordDiecast2/NUT004_Guy%20Arab_Birmingham_N_Final_Large.jpg)
Oxford diecast have added a NPB004 Commer PB Crosville in the Omnibus future releases part of their n gauge era listings, no picture or yet but here is a link to 1/76 version
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/76/images/76PB004.jpg (http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/76/images/76PB004.jpg)
Quote from: javlinfaw7 on September 03, 2014, 01:00:42 AM
Oxford diecast have added a NPB004 Commer PB Crosville in the Omnibus future releases part of their n gauge era listings, no picture or yet but here is a link to 1/76 version
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/76/images/76PB004.jpg (http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/76/images/76PB004.jpg)
Further confirmed mid-September releases are:-
NPB004 Commer PB - Crosville
NBED004 Bedford Lomas ambulance- St. John's Ambulance
Oxford will be announcing the next tranche new castings and liveries in the next week or so. Look out for a Scania fire appliance and some more artic trailers.
I hope they come up with some new castings. The actual range, if you discount different colour schemes is really quite limited.
I'm inclined to agree that some new castings would be welcome.Circus and Fairground stuff would probably sell well. I can understand that they want to maximise the liveries used on each model to maximise returns, but for modellers as opposed to collectors it can get a tad boring. I cannot help feeling they are missing a lot of potential for 50s/60s vehicles, particularly cars. R.Parker cars seems to be filling a bit of the void here. This is just the period I would like to see covered but others will understandably like more modern stuff. When I glimpse at their 1/72nd range I dream of us getting anywhere near the selection available in that scale.
Still no motorcycles then? :(
The Oxford philosophy on new castings and recolours is that they need to get at least 6 liveries out of a casting to make it viable within the current price range. Cars are a particular problem because people tend not to buy all the recolours and everyone wants a model which is not in the range yet! With the new announcements in early October Oxford will have over 60 different outlines in the range, not counting all the various trailer variations. Oxford do some commissions so if someone has a surefire favourite which will sell say 7500 units they can always commission it.
1/148 is not a collectors scale, unlike 1/43 and 1/76, so the market is mainly N gauge railway modellers, some wargamers, and people for which 1/148 is an attractive collecting scale. This tends to favour military and bus models more than cars and light vans. It will be no surprise that the 1/76 and 1/43 collectors want more models too, and like a lot of people not the ones yet produced. There is an Oxford wishlist page on Facebook which shows just how wide a range of wishes there is.
Oxford's recent tooling cost for N is well over £0.25 million according to their MD, and their supply position has now improved to the extent that most models are arriving within 6-9 months of initial announcement. The MD also outlined typical N scale tooling costs some time back which are in a previous post in this thread or 2013s.
Problem is Oxfords models are so good that anything else looks rubbish when seen along side. This means that when you have one or two you feel bound to that supplier. Well meaning family members have bought me other makes of road vehicle but they have to stay in the box!
Perhaps if there were a category for road vehicles in the annual wish list survey it might spur them into producing some more castings or at least encourage some competition.
I'm pleased we have the Bristol Lodekka of which I have three. I am really surprised that Oxford or B.T. models have not done the Bristol L and K types, single and double deck bus respectively. These were so commonplace across the U.K. for roughly a 30 year period. These have a mass of scope for different operators just as the Lodekka has, albeit in Tilling green or red. A previous poster noted that no motorbikes are in the N range. They would be small but surely a good seller for period layouts if they could get a reasonable level of detail in them? Of course I have a wish list like many others, but I do feel a few glaring opportunities are being missed. Maybe I'm just a tad impatient! 7,500 for a commision....hmmmm.
Quote from: silverfox on September 28, 2014, 08:01:11 PM
Still no motorcycles then? :(
Oxford may not do motor bikes, but Noch do N36901 for motorbikes and N36910 for scooters.
Thanks Steve, I've seen them. Classic British stuff is what I crave! :)
Two more new items arriving at retailers this week:-
NFG001 Foden FG flatbed (8 wheeler) - BRS
NSCA003 Scania Highline articulated Tipper - Ian S. Roger
Quote from: silverfox on October 04, 2014, 06:34:41 PM
Thanks Steve, I've seen them. Classic British stuff is what I crave! :)
Like a Brough or 500 Norton or Goldstar - Nice, but highly unlikely. I'd like an M.V.Agusta like I rode but also highly unlikely.
Was browsing a couple of model railway mags yesterday and saw some forthcoming Oxford diecast. Using the flatbed Foden chassis they are producing a brewery dray carrying bottled beer crates, in the livery of Scottish and Newcastle breweries. Breweries are more than a little popular with us lads so I imagine they will sell well. Given that they maximise the colours/liveries of a model it would seem certain that a host of other brewery liveries will follow. Some well detailed wooden barrels and metal kegs would be a welcome addition for the drays, as would being able to purchase them separately.
does any one know what this is about www.oxfordrail.com (http://www.oxfordrail.com)
Quote from: javlinfaw7 on October 09, 2014, 01:48:20 AM
does any one know what this is about-www.oxfordrail.com
Have googled it, There was a diccussiom on the rmweb forum about this, the upshot of which was that no-one knows wait and see.
Just over 42 days to find out ???
Not wanting to sound like sour grapes, but I bet its for that other gauge! :hmmm:
Corgi/Hornby does an extensive range of locomotives 1/120 scale which are essentially collectibles. Maybe this is an N scale Pendolino...........
Quote from: woodbury22uk on October 09, 2014, 11:42:23 AM
Corgi/Hornby does an extensive range of locomotives 1/120 scale which are essentially collectibles. Maybe this is an N scale Pendolino...........
Why 1/120 it doesn't match anything, not even TT
Quote from: steve836 on October 09, 2014, 11:50:58 AM
Quote from: woodbury22uk on October 09, 2014, 11:42:23 AM
Corgi/Hornby does an extensive range of locomotives 1/120 scale which are essentially collectibles. Maybe this is an N scale Pendolino...........
Why 1/120 it doesn't match anything, not even TT
Does seem strange. 1/10 of an inch to the foot, rather than a mixed mm/ft scale like 2.54mm/ft.
Quote from: steve836 on October 09, 2014, 11:50:58 AM
Why 1/120 it doesn't match anything, not even TT
1:120 is European TT... - like other scales, they got that one smaller than the correct British size :P
Quote from: steve836 on October 09, 2014, 10:10:26 AM
Not wanting to sound like sour grapes, but I bet its for that other gauge! :hmmm:
No need to bet on it - the logo at the bottom of the page says "Oxford Rail OO Gauge Railways".
I believe Rapido trains (of the OO Gauge APT-E) have another couple of British projects on the go - perhaps this is one of them?
Happy modelling.
Steven B.
Quote from: Steven B on October 10, 2014, 12:49:49 PM
Quote from: steve836 on October 09, 2014, 10:10:26 AM
Not wanting to sound like sour grapes, but I bet its for that other gauge! :hmmm:
No need to bet on it - the logo at the bottom of the page says "Oxford Rail OO Gauge Railways".
I believe Rapido trains (of the OO Gauge APT-E) have another couple of British projects on the go - perhaps this is one of them?
Happy modelling.
Steven B.
So it does-- I missed that!
The website is changing almost daily. There are now product development project-charts on there, and remarkably the launch date has come forward to 8 November 2014. Now where is there a show that date...Barry & Penarth is not a million miles from Swansea geographically. Anyway who brings launch dates forward in this day and age........Mind it does not mean delivery dates come forward too.
The 16 newly announced models are listed at the bottom of this page. Includes army vehicles and a motor cycle combination
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/eras/1_148_0__Current.htm (http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/eras/1_148_0__Current.htm)
The 8 new castings are:-
AEC Matador, Motorcycle and sidecar, Land Rover LWB, Foden 8 wheeler dropside with chains, Foden 8 wheel oval tanker , Scania fire engine, Austin Tilly pickup, Hotdog trailer.
Hopefully this is photo of the motorcycle and sidecar with a 5 pence piece for size comparison.
http://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/s480x480/1476542_10152433055415949_3407017544986993041_n.jpg?oh=65fb0835eb5426b4f102d40d91418cae&oe=54F34729 (http://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/s480x480/1476542_10152433055415949_3407017544986993041_n.jpg?oh=65fb0835eb5426b4f102d40d91418cae&oe=54F34729)
Quote from Oxford's MD this evening:-
"For N scale apart form those announced in this release - we have 12 new castings already tooled, which will be announced progressively throughout 2015."
The future looks interesting.
Taff has gone of for supper break but coming back to answer some questions, really interesting choices in N some that I thought unlikely, like motor bike and side car.
I really want that AA bike/sidecar :heart2:
At the end of their session on Facebook Oxford slipped in CADs of a six wheel Irizar coach, the Landrover Defender, and an oblique mention of a Leyland Royal Tiger coach, all as already in 00 scale.
Quote from: newportnobby on October 11, 2014, 08:22:30 PM
I really want that AA bike/sidecar :heart2:
Me too!! :drool:
Quote from: steve836 on October 12, 2014, 07:26:08 AM
Quote from: newportnobby on October 11, 2014, 08:22:30 PM
I really want that AA bike/sidecar :heart2:
Me too!! :drool:
Where can I source a saluting patrolman to go with it?? Plus doesn't the equal opportunities commission demand an RAC version. They were more streamlined I seem to recall.
::) Jerry
Quote from: Jerry Howlett on October 12, 2014, 10:20:21 AM
Where can I source a saluting patrolman to go with it?? Plus doesn't the equal opportunities commission demand an RAC version. They were more streamlined I seem to recall.
::) Jerry
How about a repainted train guard with flag removed and perhaps a little tweak to the arm.
Quote from: Caz on October 12, 2014, 10:32:31 AM
Quote from: Jerry Howlett on October 12, 2014, 10:20:21 AM
Where can I source a saluting patrolman to go with it?? Plus doesn't the equal opportunities commission demand an RAC version. They were more streamlined I seem to recall.
::) Jerry
How about a repainted train guard with flag removed and perhaps a little tweak to the arm.
As a person who broke his wrist 4 years ago and it still ain't right I object to the tweaking of the arm.
A repaint wouldn't do me any harm, though. ;D
In George's case the AA would stand for Antipodean Alcohol, though :-X
Quote from: Jerry Howlett on October 12, 2014, 10:20:21 AM
Quote from: steve836 on October 12, 2014, 07:26:08 AM
Quote from: newportnobby on October 11, 2014, 08:22:30 PM
I really want that AA bike/sidecar :heart2:
Me too!! :drool:
Where can I source a saluting patrolman to go with it?? Plus doesn't the equal opportunities commission demand an RAC version. They were more streamlined I seem to recall
::) Jerry
At last a decent N gauge bike on the horizon :D all Oxford have to do next is bin the chair!!!
The AA patrol man helping me start my BSA in my avatar pic is a modified Model Scene railway worker..............he took ages to turn up!!!!
Quote from: woodbury22uk on October 11, 2014, 06:21:55 PM
The 16 newly announced models are listed at the bottom of this page. Includes army vehicles and a motor cycle combination
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/eras/1_148_0__Current.htm (http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/eras/1_148_0__Current.htm)
The 8 new castings are:-
AEC Matador, Motorcycle and sidecar, Land Rover LWB, Foden 8 wheeler dropside with chains, Foden 8 wheel oval tanker , Scania fire engine, Austin Tilly pickup, Hotdog trailer.
A couple of questions
1 The aec matador is stated to be Royal Artillery but has the american star, is this right?
2 The BOAC bus is nice, but when I was little I had a Dinky Toys bus in BOAC colours but it had a fin a bit like an aircraft wouldn't this type have been better. Either would probably be wrong for Derbyshire but I might apply rule 1
On the subject of a saluting patrolman, perhaps an upper body transplant from a 1/148 soldier?
I think the white star was used as an identification sign in Europe after DDay, like
the invasion stripes on planes. I'd ask my dad who was a gunner in the RA , but he's
gone to the big firing range in the sky. I don't think it was used in N africa or Italy.
Quote from: Agrippa on October 12, 2014, 09:06:09 PM
I think the white star was used as an identification sign in Europe after DDay, like
the invasion stripes on planes. I'd ask my dad who was a gunner in the RA , but he's
gone to the big firing range in the sky. I don't think it was used in N africa or Italy.
Perhaps he worked with my Dad he was a range finder for the gunners in N Africa & Italy.
Back to the point the white star was the allied markings for and after D Day.
My dad was in the 64th antitank regiment (Glasgow Yeomanry) part of 78th Div.
Believe it or not when he was given a week's leave in Italy in 1944 he and his pal
went to stay in an Italian boarding house in a seaside resort.
An even stranger event was when his column entered a town which unknown to them
was still occupied by some Germans and a battle broke out in the mainstreet.
During the fighting a woman came out of a house and asked one of the soldiers how
things were doing in Glasgow. It turned out she had left Glasgow prewar to marry
an Italian and got marooned during the war and heard the accents of the soldiers.
I digress , back to Oxford Diecast!
Quote from: steve836 on October 12, 2014, 08:16:12 PM
2 The BOAC bus is nice, but when I was little I had a Dinky Toys bus in BOAC colours but it had a fin a bit like an aircraft wouldn't this type have been better. Either would probably be wrong for Derbyshire but I might apply rule 1
The Dinky BOAC coach was a Harrington Contender which was not popular with many operators. The Oxford coach is a Commer Commando used by the armed forces and airlines. This has more potential for multiple liveries than the Dinky version.
The Dinky one did not have a fin, nor did the plain liveried Maudslay observation coach as far as I can see. There was a Commer coach with a "dorsal fin" but that was not a Dinky, and as far as I remember came only in plain liveries. Oxford have hinted at producing a Leyland Royal Tiger coach seen in the Derbyshire area.
A couple of mid-month releases have arrived while I have been on holiday:-
NFG002 Foden FG round tanker "Milk Marketing Board"
NSCA004 Scania Highline curtain side artic "Knights of Old"
Some retailers have sold out on their first delivery of the MMB tanker already.
Somebody is already selling a Police/Motorbike Sidecar version on eBay. Model number is apparently BSA006. Looks good in the pictures...
Unfortunately bsa006 is 1/76 scale,sorry
http://tinyurl.com/onhr9nv (http://tinyurl.com/onhr9nv)
but the box says N scale!!
See quote from hattons website
Manufacturer: Oxford Diecast
Scale: OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Product Code: 76BSA006
Product Title: Motorbike/Sidecar Police (Please note, some outer sleeves incorrectly refer to item as N Gauge)
I would say the model is not in its original box.
Paddy
Quote from: javlinfaw7 on October 30, 2014, 01:21:19 AM
See quote from hattons website
Manufacturer: Oxford Diecast
Scale: OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Product Code: 76BSA006
Product Title: Motorbike/Sidecar Police (Please note, some outer sleeves incorrectly refer to item as N Gauge)
my ebay source says
Hi
1/76 scale, Oxford made an error on their printing of the box labels (!!!)
Regards
Keith
- elizkeith1
The .pdf version of the new Oxford Diecast catalogue is available to download here:-
http://media.solnet.co.uk/oxford/Oct-Jan2015/files/assets/downloads/publication.pdf (http://media.solnet.co.uk/oxford/Oct-Jan2015/files/assets/downloads/publication.pdf)
This is 48 pages and it can be slow if a large number of downloads are taking place simultaneously.
The N items are on pages 30 to 36. There are 21 new items due for delivery over the next 5 months or so. Regular stock items are marked with a red square. Anything else should be regarded as a one off limited edition. The Midland Red Guy Arab Utility bus has been reworked to correct the colour error.
That's a long list I have just made. :doh: :'(
Biggest problem is more than half are too big.
Why am I wanting the new jags and Land Rovers? ???
Alistair
Three more new releases now arriving at retailers:-
NFG003 Foden FG - Dropside - Pickfords
NTCAB004 Scania T cab tipper - Metropolitan Demolition
NUT003_1 Guy Arab II Utility Bus - Midland Red (with correct livery this time)
Quote from: Railwaygun on October 30, 2014, 09:38:24 AM
Quote from: javlinfaw7 on October 30, 2014, 01:21:19 AM
See quote from hattons website
Manufacturer: Oxford Diecast
Scale: OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Product Code: 76BSA006
Product Title: Motorbike/Sidecar Police (Please note, some outer sleeves incorrectly refer to item as N Gauge)
my ebay source says
Hi
1/76 scale, Oxford made an error on their printing of the box labels (!!!)
Regards
Keith
- elizkeith1
A COMBINATION of errors..
Jerry
Quote from: Jerry Howlett on November 04, 2014, 11:05:40 AM
Quote from: Railwaygun on October 30, 2014, 09:38:24 AM
Quote from: javlinfaw7 on October 30, 2014, 01:21:19 AM
See quote from hattons website
Manufacturer: Oxford Diecast
Scale: OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Product Code: 76BSA006
Product Title: Motorbike/Sidecar Police (Please note, some outer sleeves incorrectly refer to item as N Gauge)
my ebay source says
Hi
1/76 scale, Oxford made an error on their printing of the box labels (!!!)
Regards
Keith
- elizkeith1
A COMBINATION of errors..
Jerry
:doh: :whiteflag:
I just wish they'd release a late 1950's cattle lorry so I have the means of getting the cows from the fields to the cattle dock at the yard (I'm sure I'm not alone in that :hmmm:)
Cows are for very slowly driving up the lane which explains why all the road vehicles are stationary. Agree that a cattle float would be a useful addition - could even justify the weekly cattle market, and the drunken brawlers at the pub.
Quote from: newportnobby on November 04, 2014, 01:35:43 PM
I just wish they'd release a late 1950's cattle lorry so I have the means of getting the cows from the fields to the cattle dock at the yard (I'm sure I'm not alone in that :hmmm:)
You could buy a 1950s lorry of your choice and transplant the body from the 1930s Dornaplas kit... That's exactly what happened with many prototypes in that era...
Latest from oxford rail http://www.oxfordrail.com/logos/oxford%20rail%20logo.jpg (http://www.oxfordrail.com/logos/oxford%20rail%20logo.jpg)
Hi
If you go to www.oxfordrail.com (http://www.oxfordrail.com) you will see the announcement of their first (OO) model. It looks like they are only doing OO stuff in the near future.
Neil
I was told by a trader today that Oxford Rail have stepped in to replace Kernow who were originally doing the Radial.
As to whether that's true or not............................... :-\
Quote from: newportnobby on November 09, 2014, 03:24:32 PM
I was told by a trader today that Oxford Rail have stepped in to replace Kernow who were originally doing the Radial.
As to whether that's true or not............................... :-\
If all the rumours were true, at least four different manufacturers would alegedly have released an Adams Radial in 00 by the end of next year...
Kernow aren't a manufacturer only a commissioner of models from other manufacturers which they sell under their own brand or jointly branded. So while Kernow is/was one of the other rumoured "producers", I strongly suspect theirs would be a combined effort with a third of the rumoured manufacurers and has no connection to Oxford.
Oxford are apparently well ahead of the others on the development path, so it will be interesting to see if the others drop theirs (if they had actually started any real design/development work) or maybe just pause it to see how the Oxford model is recieved...
It has also been suggested that Kernow knew about the Oxford announcement and were playing games by dropping hints about the radial to stir it all up. Not sure who the others were, but Kernow do like dropping hints to keep everyone interested.
There are no N new releases scheduled for December. Oxford have confirmed that 85% of the 2015 tooling so far announced is already completed, so hopefully the extra newly tooled N items should be with us more or less on time in 2015. Still a bit of catch up to be done over the next couple of months including the low roof Ford Transit van. If the Moderators do not have a problem with it I will create a new page for 2015 in due course.
The most recent releases are in the new edition of the Globe magazine available online at:-
http://media.solnet.co.uk/oxford/globe179/files/assets/downloads/publication.pdf (http://media.solnet.co.uk/oxford/globe179/files/assets/downloads/publication.pdf)
See pages 11 and 12. This is a big .pdf file. An alternative "flipping book" is available at:-
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/ebooks/globe_179/ (http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/ebooks/globe_179/)