With the last delivery of new items for 2015 now in the shops I thought this is a good time to set up a 2016 page.
Items announced in May 2015 and October 2015 and due for delivery in 2016 are listed below:-
NAEC002 AEC Matador with crane - Pickfords * 2/2016
NAEC004 AEC Matador with crane - London Brick Company * 4/2016
NAEC010 AEC Matador - Royal Navy
NAT004 Austin Low Loader Taxi - Burgundy
NBL006 Bristol Lodekka LD bus - Eastern National 2/2016
NBSA002 Motorbike and Sidecar - RAC 3/2016
NBSA003 Motorbike and Sidecar - Royal Mail 4/2016
NBSA005 Motorbike and Sidecar - 34th Armoured Brigade - May 2016
NCA003 Bedford CA Ice Cream van - Lyons Maid
NCOM003 Commer Commando coach - BEA
NCT004 Citroen 2CV - Bamboo Green - May 2016
NCV003 Caravan - Cream and Brown
NDEF008 Land Rover Defender LWB Hard Top - Network Rail 2/2016
NDEF009 Land Rover Defender LWB Hard Top - AA
NFT020 Ford Transit LWB - West Sussex F & R
NIRZ004 Scania Irizar coach - Eddie Stobart 1/2016
NLRT002 Leyland Royal Tiger coach - Southdown 4/2016
NMB001 Mercedes Actros Curtainside artic - Eddie Stobart *
NMWD002 Bedford MWD - Royal Artillery 3/2016
NNR001 New Routemaster bus - London General *
NOWB006 Bedford OWB bus - British Railways 1/2016
NPB005 Commer PB van - London Fire Brigade
NPE009. Plaxton Elitecoach - East Yorkshire Coaches 3/2016
NPP004. Plaxton Panorama 1 coach - Midland Red 3/2016
NSET003 5 Piece bus/coach set - Southdown
NSFE003 Scania Pump Ladder fire - Grampian F & R
NTIL002 Austin Tilly - 51st Highland Division 3/2016
NTIL005 Austin Tilly - London Fire Brigade
NUT005 Guy Arab Utility bus - Wolverhampton
NWFL001. Weymann Fanfare coach - Leyland - Southdown*
NWM002 Whitby Ice Cream van – Dimascios
* = new moulding/variation Red text = delivery announced
There is only one car in that list. Cars remain the major gap in the range but Oxford clearly have some difficulty in achieving financial viability with this type of vehicle in N, unlike in 1/76 and 1/43 where there are established collector markets which probably exceed the model railway demand.
Just in case anyone is wondering, I have no special relationship with Oxford Diecast. I just report here the news which I find. From my experience OD respond well to model proposals supported by lots of photographic detail, accurate dimensioned drawings, and a reasoned case why there is a market for thousands of a particular moulding in 4 or more colour schemes.
Thanks for that, Mike.
Quote from: woodbury22uk on December 18, 2015, 11:49:51 AM
Just in case anyone is wondering, I have no special relationship with Oxford Diecast.
Yes - I was beginning to wonder :hmmm:
Quote from: woodbury22uk on December 18, 2015, 11:49:51 AM
From my experience OD respond well to model proposals supported by lots of photographic detail, accurate dimensioned drawings, and a reasoned case why there is a market for thousands of a particular moulding in 4 or more colour schemes.
Still no cattle lorry :'(
I'll have to do a bit of research and see if I can convince them.
Mick
I seem to remember that someone is designing a cattle float kit in laser cut wood in 1/76 scale. The drawings might scale down for us, and you can't beat a model of a wooden body made out of wood. Might sit on the BT Models BMC FG flatbed or chassis. I'll see if I can find out more.
Would the back of the Dornaplas ford or Thorniecroft
cattle truck fit?
"There is only one car in that list. Cars remain the major gap in the range but Oxford clearly have some difficulty in achieving financial viability with this type of vehicle in N, unlike in 1/76 and 1/43 where there are established collector markets which probably exceed the model railway demand."
Seems like the case but very frustrating, you only have to look at the average road and can instantly see the ratio lorries to cars. I do not understand it either because there are loads of cars on exhibition layouts obviously not including the home layouts etc so the lack of cars being done confuses me especially with the more limited models such as the oice cream vans which are produced - I have 30+ cars but only 1 ice cream van!
Best wishes and merry Christmas
Simon
Simon, I think there's a few of us who are often mystified/disappointed by the Oxford releases. I model the very early 1950s and turned to the R.Parker cars to get what I wanted.
If their cars sell slowly then maybe they would do better to produce and issue sets of 3-4 cars of the same era, e.g a Capri, Escort, Avenger and Viva.
I also think they could do sets of circus and fairground vehicles, with scope for accessories to go with them. We all of course have our own "wish list" of vehicles, but I do think they miss a trick or three with some of their releases.
I have to wonder if the growing number of 3D/resin manufacturers lists will soon include some cars and lorries...
Of course before Oxford an B.T we relied heavily on white metal. I am therefore thankful for their introduction.
Quote from: javlinfaw7 on December 18, 2015, 05:41:14 PM
Would the back of the Dornaplas ford or Thorniecroft
cattle truck fit?
Well, it worked for me!
Cheers
Clive[smg id=33023 type=preview align=center caption="Base Toys cab Dornaplas chassis"]
That's pretty damned good, Clive, but I'd like something a little later era-wise.
Quote from: newportnobby on December 19, 2015, 01:14:44 PM
That's pretty damned good, Clive, but I'd like something a little later era-wise.
These types of bodies tended to get moved from chassis to chassis so it was not uncommon to find a relatively new chassis carrying a much older body. There would by nothing wrong in fitting that body onto an appropriate chassis for your era...
NNR001 New Routemaster bus - London General *
a Borismaster???
Quote from: bluedepot on December 19, 2015, 07:14:36 PM
NNR001 New Routemaster bus - London General *
a Borismaster???
Livery drawing on this page.
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/eras/1_148_2010__Current.htm (http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/eras/1_148_2010__Current.htm)
Everyone up here calls them Boris Buses., like the bikes.
Pity about the lack of A/C ( being retrofitted at vast cost)? And the unreliability of the hubris power packs - most seem to be running on diesel only.
I think they were made in the Dapol factory!!
Just one new release scheduled for January 2016 at the moment:-
NOWB006 Bedford OWB bus - British Railways
This is a genuine BR livery, although the exact shade is lost in the mists of time.
Is it not still in he original wartiime grey which can vary from batch to batch.
It must be a very faded version of the wartime grey which was closer to Halfords primer. There only seems to be one photo and it appears to be at the pae end of the grey scale. OWBs were delivered in Brown rather than grey when new, although many operators repainted them if they had some colour left.
Interesting conundrum for anyone producing models from black and white photos. So I have no way of knowing whether the Oxford interpretation is close or not. My copy of the photo is very washed out.
A further new release item has appeared on the January 2016 trade delivery list.
NIRZ004 Scania Irizar coach - Eddie Stobart
Not yet known if it will arrive with the Bedford OWB already announced.
The following new items will be listed in the Oxford February -May catalogue. There are 7 entirely new shapes added to the tooling bank.
The observant will spot a car! The other new shapes are three farm implements/trailers, a modern container trailer, a new Volvo tractor unit, and a military scout car. I have marked these with *.
NCOR3001 Cortina MkIII Gold Q3/2016 *
NMOS004 Morris Minor Saloon Almond Green Q3/2016
NVWB004 VW Beetle Anthracite Q2/2016
1:148 Oxford Commercials
NBP005 Bedford Luton Van Slumberland Q2/2016
NFARM001 Livestock Trailer Q3/2016 *
NFARM002 Farm Trailer Q3/2016 *
NFARM003 Baler Q3/2016 *
1:148 Oxford Fire
NSFE005 Scania Pump Ladder Essex County F & R Q3/2016
1:148 Oxford Haulage
NSHL01CT Scania Highline D-TEC Combitrailer - Container Eddie Stobart Q3/2016 *
NVOL4001 Volvo FH4 Curtainside Eddie Stobart Q3/2016*
1:148 Oxford Military
NAEC017 AEC Matador 2nd Batt. Gordon Highlanders Q3/2016
NDSC001 Daimler Dingo 23rd Armoured Brigade Q3/2016 *
NMWD003 Bedford MWD RAF Q3/2016
NLAN188008 Land Rover Series 1 Civil Defence Q3/2016
NTIL003 Austin Tilly 11th African Div Q2/2016
1:148 Oxford Omnibus
NIRZ003 Irizar PB Ulsterbus Q3/2016
NLRT003 Leyland Royal Tiger W Alexander Q2/2016
NPP005 Panorama 1 Sheffield United Tours Q3/2016
NUT006 Guy Arab Ribble Q3/2016
Catalogue images are on the Oxford Diecast Collectors Facebook page. This is not an official OD page but they make their new product announcements there before announcing to the trade. There are also CADs of two new artic trailers for future announcement including a tri-axle low loader, and a walking floor woodchip/biomass trailer.
Some more undated announcements - 2Matador crane trucks ( alas none in Khaki)
http://oxforddiecast.myshopify.com/collections/by-range/products/aec-matador-pickfords-naec002 (http://oxforddiecast.myshopify.com/collections/by-range/products/aec-matador-pickfords-naec002)
http://oxforddiecast.myshopify.com/collections/by-range/products/aec-matador-london-brick-company-naec004 (http://oxforddiecast.myshopify.com/collections/by-range/products/aec-matador-london-brick-company-naec004)
Has anyone got a URL for the Facebook page?
Sounds very interesting!!
Best wishes
Simon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/282491821467/10153908466891468/?notif_t=group_activity (https://www.facebook.com/groups/282491821467/10153908466891468/?notif_t=group_activity)
Should be the link
Alistair
Mk III Cortina :drool:
Quote from: ChrisWV10 on January 24, 2016, 10:19:29 PM
Mk III Cortina :drool:
Me too! :thumbsup:
I think the Vauxhall Viva should be next! :D
Quote from: Mustermark on January 25, 2016, 01:08:10 PM
Quote from: ChrisWV10 on January 24, 2016, 10:19:29 PM
Mk III Cortina :drool:
Me too! :thumbsup:
I think the Vauxhall Viva should be next! :D
Hey, there's a queue in alphabetical order: Allegro, Marina, Maxi, Princess.
I'm definitely happy with the Volvo FH cab, container trailers, biomass trailers, and the Mercedes cabs too...
I'm sure I'll get a few Cortinas too...
Cheers, Timmo
Ive had an email from Taff at Oxford Diecast:
As part of our updates and website upgrade (which will take a few months to finalise!) please find below new products added to the schedule for release later this year - so not yet available.
I've managed to copy the N Scale items into a PDF:
[smg id=34801 type=av align=center caption="Oxford 2016"]
its a bit jumbled unfortunately. will work on it!
How about 80s Sierras, Escorts, Fiestas etc...
The Cortina sounds like a trial into a new era to me, assuming it is successful no reason why not, then hopefully they will expand the range quickly. As mentioned, 1970s and 80s Vauxhalls, Austins and Fords would be very popular!
Best wishes from a hopeful
Simon
Whilst it's not the period I model I hope they do start producing more models, especially cars for the 70s, 80s and onwards.
I await the announcement of a Morris minor appearing in sky blue pink (tongue in cheek of course) To me it seems they like to, or more likely economically have to produce a given model in as many variants as they can wring out. If this is the case it surprises me that the current brewers dray has only appeared in Scottish and Newcastle livery.
Now the Bedford T.K. as a dray was really widespread and would, IMO, be a model that could appear not only in countless brewery liveries from across the U.K. but also as tipper, box van, flat bed, artics, even in Chipperfields circus guise/s to go with their Albion horse box... etc etc.
I have an Ian Allan book with a 1960 photo showing the 100,000th Bedford to be built that year. Not all TKs, but they were very popular and lasted a long time
I have a feeling that 3D printing could soon result in some glaring gaps being filled. What I see as a glaring gap in a single and double deck bus type may well be being worked on for 3D production right now.
It's great to have Oxford and B.T. especially if like me you have been into N for a long time and recall when it was basically white metal or white metal. However I do wonder at some of their choices for production, and more so at some of their omissions. And this is putting my own personal era I model to one side.
I wonder if RevolutioN @Ben A (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=94) @red_death (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=246) (or someone) else could be persuaded to start a Pendolino-style project for vehicles? There seems to be some pent-up demand which doesn't currently translate into confidence for the producers to actually invest in doing them; an organised campaign of solid pledges might change that. Personally I don't have any specific needs, but the magpie collecting instinct is strong - if it's something I recognise (i.e. late 60s onwards, mainly 70's/80's). I stood in front of a case full of Oxford vehicles in a model shop last year and pickings were slim (a 2CV and a BR Commer van), most of the rest was (to me) strange old stuff which failed to excite my wallet.
So far, I think the best option for 1970s and '80s vehicles is from a German company Called RailNScale that does 3D prints. The models are nice but pricey and need a bit of finishing. There's a Mk1 Vauxhall Cavalier, Renault 5 and Mk1 VW Polo in the range; all available in 1:148 or 1:160.
I have no interest other than as a satisfied customer and I like the types of car they make.
Some of Oxford's choices seem downright odd to me; Jowett Javelin (nice but never a big seller); Humber Super Snipe and Vauxhall Cresta estates (why not the more popular saloon?).
I have a small collection of the 1:76 scale Oxford diecast cars because they appealed to me (Ford Granada, Bentley Mk VI, Bentley R-Type Continental and Bentley T series) but I'd rather collect in 1:148 so I can use them on my layout.
Some of Oxford's choices seem downright odd to me; Jowett Javelin (nice but never a big seller); Humber Super Snipe and Vauxhall Cresta estates (why not the more popular saloon?).
Yes exactly my point JohnLambert.
I also think there was a few more Ford Populars around than Jowett Javelin's !
Seeing as they already have a Bedford TK cab in 1/76 redoing it in 1/148 on a two axle chassis would be a real winner. Newportnobby would even get his beloved cattle wagon. The beauty of a simple and separate 2 axle chassis would be the ease of filling the bodystyle gaps in 3D printing which would make even obscure but useful bodystyles accessible. That snow covered Highland layout could easily have its gritter and snowplough. The lineside gymkhana could be awash with horseboxes (from the 1960s to today). The mobile shop would be an easy fix. An inexpensive, well modelled donor cab and chassis would be a wonderful place to start.
I do not have too much problem with 3D CAD for bodies, but the curves and swoops of cabs are another matter. Currently engaged on a Bedford S type crew cab for a turntable fire appliance (à la Dinky 956) which is not quite right yet.
Woodbury said...Seeing as they already have a Bedford TK cab in 1/76 redoing it in 1/148 on a two axle chassis would be a real winner.
Thank you, it's reassuring that you share my view. You and I can see the potential of a Bedford T.K. so I have to wonder what the criteria are for a new model and who actually makes the decision.? In my early 60s I remember well the vehicles of my early years, just as a child of the 70s/80s/90a and so on would probably theirs.
On a slightly different note I have always felt that the Albion horsebox finished in Chipperfield's livery a bit strange on it's own. I understand there were some early problems with using the Chipperfield name but these are apparently now sorted. I reckon that many would like to include a circus on their layouts, and a fairground is another possibility. Some were quite small that visited small towns/large villages. The current fairground stuff I can find is either cardboard or quite expensive white-metal. The animals for a circus are German and also quite expensive. To my way of thinking there is an opportunity here to produce both circus and fairground themed vehicles, and the associated bigtop, animals and rides. And of course, if it was 60s/70s themed then the Bedford TKs could easily be included. Just my opinions of course...
Cattle wagons/livestock transporters. The lack of these has come up a few times. I bought 5x P.D. Marsh cattle wagon kits for a song. The only part I have used is the wooden body, the cab being a solid piece of white-metal that to my way of thinking is so last century as they say.
I made up the bodies around a 12.5mm wide plasticard base, affixed metal roof, sprayed them and attached them to some B.T. short wheelbase flatbed wagons...result.
A model opportunity missed by a manufacturer perhaps?
On new product choice the person that needs to be convinced of the business case is Oxford Diecast's Product Development Manager (Adrienne Fuller) and the MD (Lyndon Davies). It is a really tiny team and remarkable that they can generate almost 300 new items each year. Because of their (self-imposed) workload I have found that a detailed case with drawings, photos, and livery details has the best chance of working.
Brand licensing seems to have become a time consuming issue. The recent 2000s Ford Transit and Ford Transit Connect took an age to move from announcement to delivery. The current Ford Transit/Connect vans produced by Greenlight in 1/43 scale were a Ford Dealer item and sailed through to be delivered with the first real vans!
Following the copyright case the Chipperfields name cannot be used anymore. The Chipperfields family lost its claim for damages but retains rights to the name. Oxford have some Billy Smarts vehicles in 1/76, and Hornby Skaledale had a large range for a fictitious circus vehicles and bigtops/ arcades etc., mostly made by Oxford before Hornby bought Corgi.
Interesting Woodbury.
I did have a couple of positive emails to and from Oxford Diecasts Product Development Manager Adrienne Fuller a couple of years back.
I will assume by what you have said that the Chipperfields albion horsebox will remain a one-off then?
I well remember Billy Smart's circus from my childhood. Each year they used to have a large circus on Clifton Downs in Bristol. Their Elephants would arrive at Temple Meads station and be walk through the streets to the Downs, to the delight of onlookers/children.
I suppose the potential is there for a fictitious circus or fairground operator, if they decided to pursue it as range of models with the added scope for accessories.
Weird, circus vehicles, These animals were treated atrociously
by the circus owners , big cats and elephants living lives of misery.
Yes there was rough treatment of some animals in the circus environment, and prosecutions have taken place. When I was enjoying Billy Smart's circus I was around 8-10 years of age...over 50 years ago. At the time my Father used to smoke 20 Woodbines a day, and the cane was used without a second thought in schools. There are countless examples of areas where people would not question things, either because at the time they were considered quite O.K. or the true facts were hidden from the public domain. This still happens...
In my former home City of Bristol certain civic representatives keep going on about the slave trade, for which Bristol has a tarnished/sordid past. It happened a long time ago and there is little that can be done about it, other than to learn lessons and move on.
Circuses were a part of everyday life and in this respect I see them as something that could be represented on a layout depicting a certain era. Many shunters working with their long poles met with accidents/fatalities, yet a shunters truck on a layout is indicative of a certain time on the railways.
So Agrippa, thank you for raising our awareness of how some circus animals were treated. Now then, Oxford diecast...
I can't wait for farm trailers. How good are Oxford at delivering to promised time? My new layout has exhibitions booked for September and November and a couple of farm trailers are needed.
Quote from: Chris m on January 27, 2016, 07:49:12 AM
I can't wait for farm trailers. How good are Oxford at delivering to promised time? My new layout has exhibitions booked for September and November and a couple of farm trailers are needed.
I can recommend the Fleetline Farm Trailer from Lytchett Manor Models. Item Code N510. Just needs painting. I painted mine grey to match the Oxford Fergie.
http://www.mremag.com/index.php/news/640-tfod2016 (http://www.mremag.com/index.php/news/640-tfod2016)
Shows some early production samples of formally unannounced heavy goods vehicles, including the low loader and walking floor trailers (mentioned in post a few days back) and a low roof Scania cab.
The February - May 2016 catalogue can now be viewed online, and downloaded as a .pdf. This is a big file.
N is on pages 30 - 36, and 42.
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1017/3257/files/FEB-MAY_16_Catalogue.pdf?7255838666905505110
DMToys have issued a special edition of the Scania fire Appliance in Bergisch Gladbeck livery.
https://www.dm-toys.de/produktdetails/items/SP114.html (https://www.dm-toys.de/produktdetails/items/SP114.html)
SP114 Scania HLF 20/16 Fire Pump 112
Quote from: trkilliman on January 27, 2016, 07:31:27 AM
Yes there was rough treatment of some animals in the circus environment, and prosecutions have taken place. When I was enjoying Billy Smart's circus I was around 8-10 years of age...over 50 years ago. At the time my Father used to smoke 20 Woodbines a day, and the cane was used without a second thought in schools. There are countless examples of areas where people would not question things, either because at the time they were considered quite O.K. or the true facts were hidden from the public domain. This still happens...
In my former home City of Bristol certain civic representatives keep going on about the slave trade, for which Bristol has a tarnished/sordid past. It happened a long time ago and there is little that can be done about it, other than to learn lessons and move on.
Circuses were a part of everyday life and in this respect I see them as something that could be represented on a layout depicting a certain era. Many shunters working with their long poles met with accidents/fatalities, yet a shunters truck on a layout is indicative of a certain time on the railways.
So Agrippa, thank you for raising our awareness of how some circus animals were treated. Now then, Oxford diecast...
I'm surprised that the game of darts hasn't been banned ;)
Best regards,
Joe
Next week's planned new item deliveries are:-
NAEC002 AEC Matador with crane - Pickfords
NBL006 Bristol Lodekka LD bus - Eastern National
NDEF008 Land Rover Defender LWB Hard Top - Network Rail
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
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 (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)
Pictures here
The crane on the Matador is a travesty!
http://www.gaugemaster.com/news/Oxford-Diecast-Announcements-05.04#NScale (http://www.gaugemaster.com/news/Oxford-Diecast-Announcements-05.04#NScale)
Quote from: Railwaygun on April 05, 2016, 05:37:46 PM
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?
Totally agree, that crane is awful. I would also be interested to hear about alternatives.
Best wishes
Simon
the OO version is fine
[smg id=37739 type=full align=center caption="matador crane"]
[smg id=37740 type=full align=center caption="AECrecovery1"]
Quote from: PLD on April 05, 2016, 05:51:19 PM
Quote from: Railwaygun on April 05, 2016, 05:37:46 PM
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.
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?
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 :D
Finally we have a goods vehicle to go with all those Intermodal trains that we love.
Regards,
John P
Quote from: jpendle on April 12, 2016, 09:03:18 PM
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 :D
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.
Modified my Matador its not perfect but I think it is an improvement[smg id=38416 type=preview align=center caption="IMGP0005"]
That looks massively better
Best wishes
Simon
Can you tell us how you modified your Matador ,or have you allready and I've missed it .
Bob
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.
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.
Early next month Oxford Diecast is expected to announce their plans for the end of 2016 and early 2017. I thought this might be an opportune time to list the 35 items already announced and for release over the remainder of 2016. Release dates are from OD's latest catalogue, so best taken as totally unreliable!
NAEC010 AEC Matador - Royal Navy July 2016
NAEC017 AEC Matador 2nd Batt. Gordon Highlanders August 2016
NAT004 Austin Low Loader Taxi - Burgundy late June 2016
NBP005 Bedford Luton Van Slumberland August 2016
NCA003 Bedford CA Ice Cream van - Lyons Maid June 2016
NCOM003 Commer Commando coach - BEA June 2016
NCOR3001 Cortina MkIII Gold Q3/2016 *
NCV003 Caravan - Cream and Brown late June 2016
NDEF009 Land Rover Defender LWB Hard Top - AA late June 2016
NDSC001 Daimler Dingo 23rd Armoured Brigade Q3/2016 *
NFARM001 Livestock Trailer Q3/2016 *
NFARM002 Farm Trailer Q3/2016 *
NFARM003 Baler Q3/2016 *
NFT020 Ford Transit LWB - West Sussex F & R late June 2016
NIRZ003 Irizar PB Ulsterbus Q3/2016
NLAN188008 Land Rover Series 1 Civil Defence Q3/2016
NLRT003 Leyland Royal Tiger W Alexander Q2/2016
NMB001 Mercedes Actros Curtainside artic - Eddie Stobart * Q3/2016
NMOS004 Morris Minor Saloon Almond Green Q3/2016
NMWD003 Bedford MWD RAF Q3/2016
NNR001 New Routemaster bus - London General * August 2016
NPB005 Commer PB van - London Fire Brigade Q3/2016
NPP005 Panorama 1 Sheffield United Tours Q3/2016
NSET003 5 Piece bus/coach set - Southdown Q3/2016
NSFE003 Scania Pump Ladder fire - Grampian F & R June 2016
NSFE005 Scania Pump Ladder Essex County F & R Q3/2016
NSHL01CT Scania Highline D-TEC Combitrailer - Container Eddie Stobart Q3/2016
NTIL003 Austin Tilly 11th African Div August 2016
NTIL005 Austin Tilly - London Fire Brigade August 2016
NUT005 Guy Arab Utility bus - Wolverhampton July 2016
NUT006 Guy Arab Ribble September 2016
NVOL4001 Volvo FH4 Curtainside Eddie Stobart Q3/2016*
NVWB004 VW Beetle Anthracite Q2/2016
NWFL001 Weymann Fanfare coach - Leyland - Southdown* (not officially announced)
NWM002 Whitby Ice Cream van – Dimascios late June 2016
* = new shape
Announced for release over the next week or so are:-
NCA003 Bedford CA Ice Cream van - Lyons Maid
NCOM003 Commer Commando coach - BEA
NSFE003 Scania Pump Ladder fire - Grampian FIre & Rescue
Now confirmed that the next model announcements will be made on the evening of Friday 27 May on the Facebook Group - Oxford Diecast Collectors.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/282491821467/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/282491821467/)
Thanks for the updates Mike, much appreciated.
Can someone please explain to my why despite the GWR/WR being the most popular region to model so few commercial vehicles and buses are available in GWR/WR style names and/or liveries? :confused1:
Extra 18 new items announced this evening for delivery later this year and in 2017:-
NAEC014 AEC Matador Wrecker - Southdown Q4/2016
NAP003 Austin Princess (Late) Carlton Grey/Lt Grey Q1/2017*
NBED003 Bedford J1 Ambulance Dublin Q4/2016
NCMP001 CMP 1st Canadian Infantry Div Q1/2017*
NCMP007 CMP Southdown Q1/2017*
NFT001 Ford Transit SWB Low Roof White Q4/2016*
NLAN188010 Land Rover Series 1 Rover Fire Brigade Q4/2016
NMA001 Mercedes Ambulance Wales Q1/2017*
NMGB001 MGB Roadster Tartan Red Q1/2017*
NMN006 Mini M & S Floral Q4/2016
NNMN001 New Mini Chili Red Q1/2017*
NNR002 New Routemaster Go Ahead London Central Q4/2016
NNR004CC New Routemaster London United/Coca Cola Q4/2016
NPB008 Commer PB van - Royal Mail Q4/2016
NSET004 5 Piece Bus Set London Transport Q4/2016
NSHL01ST Scania Highline Nooteboom 3 axle Semi Low Loader Stobart Rail Q4/2016*
NTEA003 Ferguson Tractor Emerald Q4/2016
NWFA001 Weymann Fanfare South Wales Q1/2017*
I make that 8 new shapes/castings, marked with * in the list. Three new cars - well it is a start. Austin Princess, MGB, and current Mini.
Line drawings available on the Oxford Diecast Collectors Facebook Group (members only). Official announcement to the trade will be tomorrow 28 May.
The end June 2016 new item deliveries are:-
NAT004 Austin Low Loader Taxi Burgundy
NCV003 Caravan Cream and Brown
NDEF009 Land Rover Defender LWB Hard Top AA
NFT020 Ford Transit LWB West Sussex F & R
NWM002 Whitby Ice Cream Dimascios
These were originally announced in October 2015.
Other deliveries will include restocks of various Ford Transit Vans, VW vans etc.
Quote from: woodbury22uk on May 27, 2016, 11:16:13 PM
Extra 16 new items announced this evening for delivery later this year and in 2017:-
NAP003 Austin Princess (Late) Carlton Grey/Lt Grey Q1/2017*
Curses, I was hoping this would be the later British Leyland variant. My father had one, evidently produced on a Friday or a Monday (or another day ending in "y").
PDF is available here: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1017/3257/files/OXFORD_New_Release_2016_Number_2_with_Pics.pdf?12448860053090868503
Plenty of more "contemporary" stuff in that bigger gauge, I see...
Let's hope they shove some of them through the shrinking machine !
Quote from: railsquid on May 28, 2016, 11:59:37 PM
Quote from: woodbury22uk on May 27, 2016, 11:16:13 PM
Extra 16 new items announced this evening for delivery later this year and in 2017:-
NAP003 Austin Princess (Late) Carlton Grey/Lt Grey Q1/2017*
Curses, I was hoping this would be the later British Leyland variant. My father had one, evidently produced on a Friday or a Monday (or another day ending in "y").
PDF is available here: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1017/3257/files/OXFORD_New_Release_2016_Number_2_with_Pics.pdf?12448860053090868503
Seems like another odd choice from Oxford. According to my books Austin made around 1,900 of the A135 Princess over a 9 year period. The wedge Princess, including Morris and Wolsley variants, sold 19,000 of the first series and 221,000 of the second series between 1975 and 1981.
Seems like another odd choice from Oxford. According to my books Austin made around 1,900 of the A135 Princess over a 9 year period. The wedge Princess, including Morris and Wolsley variants, sold 19,000 of the first series and 221,000 of the second series between 1975 and 1981.
Your comment is similar to several that have been posted re' Oxfords choice to model. Don't get me wrong I am pleased that they entered the N gauge market, but I just cannot help feeling they are missing so many opportunities. Morris 1000s, Minis and Anglias are great, but there are so many more they could do, or maybe "shrink" from their OO range. B.T. models seem to steer clear of cars and small vans, but they may eventually realise the potential market for producing commonplace vehicles. For my layout era I turned to R.Parker for 50s vehicles and they are good, although Oxford and B.T. would likely produce better models.
I agree. We see the same old vehicles on layouts all of the time and it would be nice to have a few more variants - especially amongst the smaller commercial vehicles.
Quote from: railsquid on May 28, 2016, 11:59:37 PM
Quote from: woodbury22uk on May 27, 2016, 11:16:13 PM
Extra 16 new items announced this evening for delivery later this year and in 2017:-
NAP003 Austin Princess (Late) Carlton Grey/Lt Grey Q1/2017*
Curses, I was hoping this would be the later British Leyland variant. My father had one, evidently produced on a Friday or a Monday (or another day ending in "y").
PDF is available here: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1017/3257/files/OXFORD_New_Release_2016_Number_2_with_Pics.pdf?12448860053090868503
The wedge shaped BL Princess does exist in the 1/76 range so there is at least a possibility of it appearing in 1/148 one day. The old style Princess fits well into the wedding/funeral car class but I think Oxford have milked that already through the Daimlers and big Jaguars.
I confess to being a bit surprised at the amount of new tooling produced each year in N, but after the initial release some of it becomes dormant with no further liveries or colour schemes. The Foden 8 wheel lorries are a case in point where the cab got six outings but the six different bodystyles have just one each. A more modern cab would give those six bodystyles a new lease of life.
But I have to admire the scale of Oxford's production from a tiny team of people. Oxford Rail in 00 has been an instant hit it seems, and they have picked up licensing for Aston Martin, Rolls Royce, and now JCB over recent months to add to the Jaguar Land Rover arrangements. In my view the comprehensive range of current and recent JLR vehicles, created from the original makers CAD work, has a fidelity and quality not matched by other methods. I just wish some of these, as well as bread-and-butter cars from this and earlier eras, could find their way into the 1/148 range.
Quote from: woodbury22uk on May 27, 2016, 11:16:13 PM
NCMP001 CMP 1st Canadian Infantry Div Q1/2017*
NCMP007 CMP Southdown Q1/2017*
What does "CMP" mean? B
Canadian military pattern , they were built by both Ford and Chevrolet in Canada and used extensively by British and Canadian forces
I sometimes see the Langley Morris delivery van on ebay and get tempted. It is this sort of small commercial vehicle that was used by bakers, grocers and a host of tradesmen.
The latest NGS journal has details of building a milk float and a cattle lorry. The later was built/paired up by myself as I don't envisage one being produced any time soon. Amazing really, as I would guestemate that some 50% of layouts are either rural or have a rural area where a cattle lorry, old or modern, would fit in nicely. Milk floats would have visited the vast majority of streets until supermarkets muscled in and have virtually killed doorstep deliveries.
As I and others have said or implied...missed opportunities to produce stuff you DID see with regularity.
I've long been bewailing the lack of a suitable era cattle lorry so must have a good read of the Journal.
The MGB Roadster is the only thing there that'll get my hands in my wallet.
My layout is screaming for some 70/80's vehicles but they are just not coming. The Mk3 Ford Cortina will be welcome but that's about it I'm afraid.
Jamie
For my new layout, c 2000-2010, I could do with Mondeos, Focus, Astra, Peugeot 406,307 , Nissans etc and others of that era. I have a couple of items which were around then, a Merc A series in 1:160 for example and a Galaxy, but would like another 6 or so. For now I have a few cheap anonymous vehicles from a Far Eastern source - again 1:160
Malcrosby7 , an ebay seller often has N scale/Euro) vehicles.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&_ssn=malcrosby7&_sop=10 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&_ssn=malcrosby7&_sop=10)
Hi All
Some useful additions here but still the Oxford approach of producing odd ball models
Austin Princess with only ever 1900 made!
Yet another military vehicle
As I have said before Oxford make what they feel like as we buy from them because there is little choice. Come on BT make some cars to provide some competition
If you want some modern cars look at the 1:150 Tomytec Japanese models as these are the best you will get at the moment
The Austin Princess is still quite common as a bridal car , there are probably
more survivors than there are of the wedge variety, the CMP was used by a large number of road transport companies for everything from lorries to mobile cranes they survived in a lot of cases up to the seventies. I can remember seeing one lying in the back of an Ayrshire garage in a dilapidated state in the mid eighties.
I do find it a little strange that B.T. have not filled some of the glaring voids/opportunities for cars and smaller commercial vehicles. We can but hope.
Quote from: Rabbitaway on May 30, 2016, 11:04:05 AM
Hi All
Come on BT make some cars to provide some competition
If you want some modern cars look at the 1:150 Tomytec Japanese models as these are the best you will get at the moment
The original BaseToys (now BT) made a wide range of cars in 1/76 scale when they first started, even selling them through the Hornby Skaledale brand as well as their own. They included as many oddballs as Oxford Diecast as the founder (the late Don Craggs) liked them. The truck range also included several rare items, rarely seen in the metal.
My conclusion is that the folk who have the wherewithal and acumen to own these types of business have a desire for the offbeat vehicles. Come to think of it when I was making replacement sides for SNCF Corail coaches and multiple units I chose the ones I wanted first. Of course Dinky Toys managed to include some less than usual vehicles, and the Spot-on range was made up almost entirely of the unusual, some of which never passed the one vehicle target!Maudslay Mulliner coach?
I am planning another thought-through approach to Oxford Diecast about making some "ordinary cars" and now they have announced a Carflat in 00 gauge perhaps an N gauge one could follow, even if only as a commission.
Quote from: trkilliman on May 30, 2016, 01:49:40 PM
I do find it a little strange that B.T. have not filled some of the glaring voids/opportunities for cars and smaller commercial vehicles. We can but hope.
Why is it strange?
Oxford don't make them; BT don't make them.
See a pattern emerging?
Quote from: woodbury22uk on May 27, 2016, 11:33:41 PM
NAT004 Austin Low Loader Taxi Burgundy
NCV003 Caravan Cream and Brown
NDEF009 Land Rover Defender LWB Hard Top AA
NFT020 Ford Transit LWB West Sussex F & R
NWM002 Whitby Ice Cream Dimascios
Other deliveries will include restocks of various Ford Transit Vans, VW vans etc.
These are now with retailers.
Quote from: woodbury22uk on May 04, 2016, 06:03:09 PM
Early next month Oxford Diecast is expected to announce their plans for the end of 2016 and early 2017.
NDSC001 Daimler Dingo 23rd Armoured Brigade Q3/2016 *
Just been looking at this item and there's a lovely typo regarding the cost of this model, see this page
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/collections/1-148/products/daimler-dingo-23rd-armoured-brigade-ndsc001 (http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/collections/1-148/products/daimler-dingo-23rd-armoured-brigade-ndsc001)
But if you don't want to it's £4,252.00
Hopefully it's just the decimal point in the wrong place.
Nigel
had an e-mail from Liverpool lot today to say my AA Landrover had been despatched.
Due for release during the first week in July:-
NAEC010 AEC Matador - Royal Navy
NUT005 Guy Arab Utility bus - Wolverhampton
Next week's deliveries:-
NAEC017 AEC Matador 2nd Batt. Gordon Highlanders
NBP005 Bedford Luton Van Slumberland
NNR001 New Routemaster bus - London
NTIL003 Austin Tilly 11th African Div
NTIL005 Austin Tilly - London Fire Brigade
Hopefully the buses will be waiting for me when I get back from hols, ready to motorise for my Grand Central project.
The late August deliveries are now arriving in shops. My New Routemasters arrived today from the Oxford online shop. Pleased to say that they are 1/148 scale and beautifully finished. Adding sweltering passengers may be a challenge as the dismantling looks like it requires the clear printed plastic front to be removed, and it seems to be glued. Maybe some judicious sawing will do the trick.
(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/43/1599-200816114657.jpeg)
They certainly look the biz, Mike :thumbsup:
I have broken into the Borismaster.
(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/43/1599-200816185135.jpeg)
First shot a motorising here.
http://youtu.be/gg8aaFbJXIk (http://youtu.be/gg8aaFbJXIk)
Quote from: woodbury22uk on August 20, 2016, 07:12:14 PM
I have broken into the Borismaster.
(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/43/1599-200816185135.jpeg)
First shot a motorising here.
http://youtu.be/gg8aaFbJXIk (http://youtu.be/gg8aaFbJXIk)
Doesn't this pic contravene the "no religion" edict?
I'm waiting for the next version - The Mormon show isn't one I want to advertise!
Hi Mike,
Thanks for the pics. That is a lovely looking model.
Which Tomytec chassis did you use to motorise it - the extendable one?
Cheers
Ben A.
Quote from: Ben A on August 20, 2016, 08:03:06 PM
Hi Mike,
Thanks for the pics. That is a lovely looking model.
Which Tomytec chassis did you use to motorise it - the extendable one?
Cheers
Ben A.
Ben
It is the Walthers/Tomytec WBM-L01 which has an on-board rechargeable Lithium ion battery and a wheelbase extendable from 29mm to 38mm. At full extension wheelbase is just over the 39mm mark and just matches the Borismaster body. When I am back from my holiday I will do a proper write-up on dismantling and motorising. For best reliability I shall be chamfering the wheelarches a bit, hiding the white subframe I have installed temporarily, and refitting the front and rear extremities of the die-cast chassis.
http://www.walthers.com/north-american-operating-gmc-tdh-4512-bus-power-chassis-wmb-l01-fits-1-160-n-scale-gmc-tdh-4512-bus-bodies-includes-usb-cable (http://www.walthers.com/north-american-operating-gmc-tdh-4512-bus-power-chassis-wmb-l01-fits-1-160-n-scale-gmc-tdh-4512-bus-bodies-includes-usb-cable)
The reference number on the packaging is WBM-L01, not as shown on the Walthers page.
The post-referendum currency move has made the Walthers chassis incredibly expensive, once the shipping and import duty/VAT are factored in. I bought my five back in May.
I looked at the regular extendable Tomytec BM-03 chassis but the rear overhang is way too long. For my Grand Central layout I need the stop/pause/restart function. Otherwise I would have gone for a bespoke chassis. May still do that for another job.
http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=33741.msg398589#msg398589 (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=33741.msg398589#msg398589)
Hi Mike
Thanks for the info. I had seen that N American chassis but I admit I hadn't clocked the lack of rear overhang (which as you rightly say, is a pain for some UK models) and that it is actually made by Tomytec.
I might get one, but as you say with current rates it is a bit steep (approx £45 at the moment) so I may hang back. I will certainly pick up one of the new Routemasters as it looks to be a very nice representation, but motorising at the moment is not a priority as they aren't right for Horseley Fields!
cheers
Ben A.
Why do I see no excitement about what I think is the most significant of the recent announcements? I refer, of course, to the New MINI. I ordered one the day I discovered it in Hattons' list online. Now, I know that not all cars come from oxford (I wrote Not All Cars Come from Oxford!), but I don't ignore Oxford Diecast, and I think credit is due to them. When the New MINI arrives next year, it will be the first-ever mass-produced 1:148 British N Scale model of a private car introduced in this millennium! And the prototype genuinely does come from Oxford!
Following a coach, a truck, a van, and a bus, this very common car rounds off Oxford's first 'basic' wave of 21st century vehicles, which might be all some layouts would require. Indeed, they might be all I would require if I wasn't an insatiable car buff!
A good observation. I certainly tend to overpopulate a layout with vehicles. On a decade by decade basis pre 1970 the Oxford range looks OK if only it wasn't for some of the really obscure choices in the cars. We sometimes forget that road vehicles survive across 2 and sometimes more decades, but a streetful of big Jaguars, Jowett Javelins, and Morris Minors is more old vehicle rally than mainstream 1970s traffic. Add a worn out Anglia, VW Beetle, Mini, another Morris 1000, Humber estate, Morris Traveller, some Daimlers and a 2CV and that is the whole car range out on the road.
The DJM initiative and NGS possibilties will hopefully start to bridge the 1970s onwards gap.
It's why I enjoy the repeats of 'Heartbeat' on ITV3 as you get steam railways, classic old cars and mini skirts (not necessarily in that order) :D
Quote from: newportnobby on August 27, 2016, 09:24:54 AM
It's why I enjoy the repeats of 'Heartbeat' on ITV3 as you get steam railways, classic old cars and mini skirts (not necessarily in that order) :D
.........and the music and songs where I know all the words and the performers' names.
I agree with the two previous posts , those are the same reasons I watch Heartbeat,
You can't beat the old days that I grew up in.
Music and songs where you could hear the words, even if they didn't mean a lot.
Cars that you actualy had to drive.
STEAM TRAINS.
and not forgetting MINI SKIRTS Definatly don't forget MINI SKIRTS.
Bob
never mind the mini skirts - remember the Bond mini's :D
its a shame that Oxford and others don't do more 3 wheeler's and bubbles .
No Maxi skirts?
No Maxi skirts...are you asking for a dressing down...?
Quote from: trkilliman on August 27, 2016, 03:03:29 PM
No Maxi skirts...are you asking for a dressing down...?
maybe some hotpants?
Yesterday at TINGS I bought the DMToys special edition SP114 Scania fire engine in German Feuerwehr livery. Seems well executed to me, but lacks the hose reel at the rear which is present on the real thing, as in this example:-
http://www.firetruck-photos.net/images/pf-fire-truck/37460.jpg (http://www.firetruck-photos.net/images/pf-fire-truck/37460.jpg)
(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/43/1599-110916134354.jpeg)
(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/43/1599-110916134640.jpeg)
I notice the full page add for Oxford in the latest Hornby mag shows no 1-148 realises .
Relax. The range is vast. It doesn't mean they have abandoned us.
Quote from: Bornin1980something on September 11, 2016, 03:28:33 PM
Relax. The range is vast. It doesn't mean they have abandoned us.
Over 40 unreleased items still on the list to come, so no shortage of new items, plus more planned new castings being announced at the beginning of October.
Oxford's advertising in railway magazines seems to be tailored to the typical readership, so not all get diecast in the ads let alone N road vehicles.
Quote from: mr bachmann on September 11, 2016, 02:58:26 PM
I notice the full page add for Oxford in the latest Hornby mag shows no 1-148 realises .
The readers of the Hornby Magazine will be all Orribly Oversize enthusiast. The true path to enlightenment has not yet been shown to them
Quote from: Ian Bowden on September 13, 2016, 01:08:25 AM
Quote from: mr bachmann on September 11, 2016, 02:58:26 PM
I notice the full page add for Oxford in the latest Hornby mag shows no 1-148 realises .
The readers of the Hornby Magazine will be all Orribly Oversize enthusiast. The true path to enlightenment has not yet been shown to them
That's what I assumed that first, from the title. However, from what I have actually seen of Hornby magazine (though a little while ago), it is far more comprehensive than just Hornby products. In fact, it appears to be quite unrelated to Hornby itself (the logo typeface is different). I don't know what trademark issues are at play here, but it seems to have chosen the title because, to the casual observer, the name Hornby is synonymous with model railways. It is true that it is predominantly covers 00, but that seems to be true of most magazines, with Railway Modellers more comprehensive coverage a bit of an exception.
As for Hornby itself, I don't think there was ever been a company which provided such a comprehensive route into railway modelling, with all products types covered, in our scale. I really hope Hornby re-enters the N Gauge market gain some day, at least with affordable products! That said, some of the Lyddle End products appeared to be reappearing at DM Toys in Germany, under the Arnold Brand.
One item being released to retailers now:-
NUT006 Guy Arab Utility bus - Ribble
Quote from: woodbury22uk on September 16, 2016, 07:01:17 PM
One item being released to retailers now:-
NUT006 Guy Arab Utility bus - Ribble
Or as Jonathan Woss or Blackadder would say - "Wibble" ;D
I have edited message #64 to include 2 items appearing in the catalogue but not officially announced by Oxford Diecast. They will be in the next batch of new announcements.
NAEC014 AEC Matador Wrecker - Southdown Q4/2016
NPB008 Commer PB van - Royal Mail Q4/2016
Back to some earlier discussions, here are some miniskirts;
http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=PR79037&style=&strType=&Mcode=Preiser+79037 (http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=PR79037&style=&strType=&Mcode=Preiser+79037)
And some hotpants:
http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=PR79075&style=&strType=&Mcode=Preiser+79075 (http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=PR79075&style=&strType=&Mcode=Preiser+79075)
Quote from: woodbury22uk on August 27, 2016, 08:35:15 AM
On a decade by decade basis pre 1970 the Oxford range looks OK if only it wasn't for some of the really obscure choices in the cars. We sometimes forget that road vehicles survive across 2 and sometimes more decades, but a streetful of big Jaguars, Jowett Javelins, and Morris Minors is more old vehicle rally than mainstream 1970s traffic. Add a worn out Anglia, VW Beetle, Mini, another Morris 1000, Humber estate, Morris Traveller, some Daimlers and a 2CV and that is the whole car range out on the road.
The DJM initiative and NGS possibilties will hopefully start to bridge the 1970s onwards gap.
Sadly, not many cars last two decades. In fact, I suspect that today the lifespan of a typical car is a lot
shorter than it once was. The 2010 scrappage scheme, in particular, almost wiped out many vehicles from the 80s and early 90s. It certainly changed range of vehicles on the road quite rapidly. My family exchanged (and in my view, lost) a 1993 Toyota Previa, after 16 years and 170,000 miles. All cars exchanged through the scrappage scheme were destroyed. I sincerely hope we don't see another one!
More unusual and fancy cars, however, are more likely to be preserved. I think Oxford's choice in the prototypes, at least in their more recent releases, has been largely influenced by the longevity of the prototypes. For instance, the Volkswagen camper van is still very common in the summer months, with many examples over 40 years old. It is true that most surviving 'bay window' vans are actually of the later generation with high up front indicators, although the differences are not that noticeable in N.
I once spoke to the head of P&D Marsh, and asked directly why most model companies don't release up-to-date road vehicles, instead concentrating on 50s and 60s era classics. His reply was that such vehicles can technically be used on any layout built after the prototypes were launched, up to and including present-day layouts. In other words, for post-war vehicles, the older prototype is, the more potential customers! I suppose the watershed for popularity, at least in the eyes of traditionally thinking manufacturers, is if something is suitable for a steam age layout, hence the falloff in available models for the post-1970 period. Modern image only layouts are assumed to be in a minority, and if the modern image modellers can be forced to buy older vehicles, the layouts don't look very realistic, but the manufacturer makes more profit on one batch!
Quote from: woodbury22uk on September 16, 2016, 07:01:17 PM
One item being released to retailers now:-
NUT006 Guy Arab Utility bus - Ribble
This may be a bit of a dilemma for me. Since my layout depicts preservation in the Lake District, I have collected Ribble liveried buses. Of the utility buses, however, I understand they were made of poor materials (the best materials being reserved for the war effort), and very few have survived. I did an Internet search, and all I could find was one preserved, a former London bus. Is it remotely realistic that someone could have preserved a utility bus from a small operator?
This one from a small Scottish operator and at least one ex Edinburgh example ,though rebodied are preserved in Dunfermline
(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/43/1970-250916193927.jpeg) (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=43854)
Quote from: Bornin1980something on September 25, 2016, 05:38:31 PM
Of the utility buses, however, I understand they were made of poor materials (the best materials being reserved for the war effort), and very few have survived. I did an Internet search, and all I could find was one preserved, a former London bus. Is it remotely realistic that someone could have preserved a utility bus from a small operator?
From memory there are several double deck Utility buses preserved and on display at Museum days at Brooklands (London G351- HGC130 ) and Lathalmond (Aberdeen 155 - BRS 37), and on running days where a Huddersfield lowbridge Daimler CCX777) and a highbridge Northampton Daimler (vv8934) offer rides. There are also Bedford OWB single deckers in running order and in regular use.
Quote from: woodbury22uk on September 25, 2016, 07:45:11 PM
Quote from: Bornin1980something on September 25, 2016, 05:38:31 PM
Of the utility buses, however, I understand they were made of poor materials (the best materials being reserved for the war effort), and very few have survived. I did an Internet search, and all I could find was one preserved, a former London bus. Is it remotely realistic that someone could have preserved a utility bus from a small operator?
From memory there are several double deck Utility buses preserved and on display at Museum days at Brooklands (London G351- HGC130 ) and Lathalmond (Aberdeen 155 - BRS 37), and on running days where a Huddersfield lowbridge Daimler CCX777) and a highbridge Northampton Daimler (vv8934) offer rides. There are also Bedford OWB single deckers in running order and in regular use.
A Ribble utility Guy Arab survives, preserved at Freckleton:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ian_simpson/4626830523 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ian_simpson/4626830523)
^ Under restoration, I presume? Still, the simplicity of the utility bus should make it easy to recreate the body, with better materials! BTW, were any Bedford OWBs preserved. I know I'm odd, but I actually like utterly utilitarian vehicles.
Several Bedford OWBs are preserved including Portsmouth Corporation's 170 (CTP 200) https://www.flickr.com/photos/26024754@N07/19354596543 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/26024754@N07/19354596543)
having said that it has a replica body made from parts from a joint venture with Ulsterbus, who were also restoring an identical vehicle.
Poor quality materials for the bodywork was a factor in relatively few original utility bodies surviving to this day.
There is also an OWB with Warstone Motors. This has the same type of "restored" body as Portsmouth CTP200.
http://flickrhivemind.net/blackmagic.cgi?id=18294688385&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflickrhivemind.net%2Ftags%2Fbedford%252Cowb%3Fsearch_type%3Dtags%3Btextinput%3Dbedford%252Cowb%3Bphoto_type%3D250%3Bmethod%3DGET%3Bnoform%3Dt%3Bsort%3DInterestingness%23pic18294688385&user=&flickrurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/48950471@N02/18294688385 (http://flickrhivemind.net/blackmagic.cgi?id=18294688385&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflickrhivemind.net%2Ftags%2Fbedford%252Cowb%3Fsearch_type%3Dtags%3Btextinput%3Dbedford%252Cowb%3Bphoto_type%3D250%3Bmethod%3DGET%3Bnoform%3Dt%3Bsort%3DInterestingness%23pic18294688385&user=&flickrurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/48950471@N02/18294688385)
Announced this morning by Oxford Rail are two new car packs for 1960s and 1970s aimed at Carflat users. Attractive list price but do not get excited that new car types are included. They are not.
Each set includes 4 cars from the selection shown in the listing.
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/collections/oxford-rail-release-3-2016/products/carflat-pack-1960s-cars-or148cpk001 (http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/collections/oxford-rail-release-3-2016/products/carflat-pack-1960s-cars-or148cpk001)
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/collections/oxford-rail-release-3-2016/products/carflat-pack-1970s-cars-or148cpk002 (http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/collections/oxford-rail-release-3-2016/products/carflat-pack-1970s-cars-or148cpk002)
Not sure what I think about this.
The link says they're 1/76th, not N gauge
Quote from: pape_timmo on September 30, 2016, 12:56:48 PM
The link says they're 1/76th, not N gauge
But they are definitely 1/148! I'll let Oxford know they have the description wrong.
Hi
Perhaps not they may be 1/76 for their own 4mm carflat
http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/111578-oxford-announce-carflat-additional-liveries-and-sound-options/ (http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/111578-oxford-announce-carflat-additional-liveries-and-sound-options/)
Cheers
Paul
Oxford have definitely got it wrong! The heading says 1/76th but the description says N scale :confused2:
Whatever, I shan't be paying virtually the same price as for four individual cars where I can choose the ones I want.
Description has been corrected to confirm 1/148 scale.
Oxford have announced a small number of new items this evening. The official trade announcement is tomorrow. The walking floor/biomass trailer is new tooling, otherwise OD have said they are wanting to catch up on items announced but not yet delivered. Many of these involved new tooling announced previously.
NMOS005 Morris Minor Saloon Police Panda Q2/2017
NMB002 Mercedes Actros Curtainside Pollock Q2/2017
NVOL4006 Volvo FH4 Walking Floor A W Jenkinson Q2/2017
NAEC014 AEC Matador Wrecker Southdown Q2/2017 (already in the catalogue)
NIRZ005 Irizar PB White Q2/2017
NNR003 New Routemaster London United Q2/2017
The VolvoFH4 and Mercedes Actros cabs will be delivered towards the end of October in Stobart livery.
Below is the updated list of 42 items announced but not yet delivered. The oldest of these date from October 2015's announcement. * means it is a new mould or shape. Estimated delivery dates are elastic!
NAEC014 AEC Matador Wrecker - Southdown Q2/2017
NAP003 Austin Princess (Late) - Carlton Grey/Lt Grey Q1/2017*
NBED003 Bedford J1 Ambulance - Dublin Q4/2016
NCMP001 CMP - 1st Canadian Infantry Div Q1/2017*
NCMP007 CMP - Southdown Q1/2017
NCOR3001 Cortina MkIII - Gold Q4/2016 *
NDSC001 Daimler Dingo - 23rd Armoured Brigade Q4/2016 *
NFARM001 Livestock Trailer Q4/2016 *
NFARM002 Farm Trailer Q4/2016 *
NFARM003 Baler Q4/2016 *
NFT001 Ford Transit SWB Low Roof - White Q4/2016*
NIRZ003 Irizar PB - Ulsterbus - released
NIRZ005 Irizar PB - White Q2/2017
NLAN188008 Land Rover Series 1 - Civil Defence - released
NLAN188010 Land Rover Series 1 - Rover Fire Brigade Q4/2016
NLRT003 Leyland Royal Tiger - W Alexander Q4/2016
NMA001 Mercedes Ambulance - Wales Q1/2017*
NMB001 Mercedes Actros Curtainside artic - Eddie Stobart - released
NMB002 Mercedes Actros Curtainside artic - Pollock Q2/2017
NMGB001 MGB Roadster - Tartan Red Q1/2017*
NMN006 Mini - M & S Floral Q4/2016
NMOS004 Morris Minor Saloon - Almond Green Q4/2016
NMOS005 Morris Minor Saloon - Police Panda Q2/2017
NMWD003 Bedford MWD - RAF - released
NNMN001 New Mini - Chili Red Q1/2017*
NNR002 New Routemaster - Go Ahead London Central Q1/2017
NNR003 New Routemaster - London United Q2/2017
NNR004CC New Routemaster - London United/Coca Cola Q4/2016
NPB005 Commer PB van - London Fire Q1/2017
NPB008 Commer PB van - Royal Mail Q4/2016
NPP005 Panorama 1 - Sheffield United Tours Q4/2016
NSET003 5 Piece bus/coach set – Southdown Q1/2017
NSET004 5 Piece Bus Set - London Transport Q4/2016
NSFE005 Scania Pump Ladder - Essex County F & R - released
NSHL01CT Scania Highline D-TEC Combitrailer - Container Eddie Stobart Q4/2016 *
NSHL01ST Scania Highline Nooteboom 3 axle Semi Low Loader - Stobart Rail Q4/2016*
NTEA003 Ferguson Tractor - Emerald - released
NVOL4001 Volvo FH4 Curtainside - Eddie Stobart - released
NVOL4006 Volvo FH4 Walking Floor - A W Jenkinson Q2/2017*
NVWB004 VW Beetle - Anthracite Q4/2016
NWFA001 Weymann Fanfare coach AEC - South Wales Q1/2017*
NWFL001. Weymann Fanfare coach - Leyland - Southdown Q1/2017 * (not officially announced)
I intend to start a new 2017 topic at the end of December, which will update and supersede this post.
The new catalogue from Oxford Diecast can now be viewed and downloaded from here:-
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1017/3257/files/OCT_16-JAN_17_low_res.pdf?12675626043022092227
The N items are on pages 31-37, and page 43. Browsing the other scales will only produce envy so should not be contemplated.
Three new deliveries this coming week:-
NIRZ003 Irizar PB coach - Ulsterbus
NMB001 Mercedes actros with curtainside trailer - Eddie Sobart
NVOL4001 Volvo FH4 with curtainside trailer - Eddie Stobart
The two tractor units are from new patterns.
Thought I would try the wet weather look to show the new Volvo FH4 and Mercedes Actros cab units. Unfortunately it is always dry on the layout. Can't face making everything look wet.
(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/44/1599-251016152120.jpeg)
As of today Oxford Diecast has been launched in the first of a number of Edinburgh Woollen Mill branches. I do not yet have a list of all the planned venues, or whether the N range will be stocked in all of them. The one started today is at the Kernow Mill Shopping Centre, on the A38 near to Saltash.
End of November deliveries :-
NLAN188008 Land Rover Series 1 - Civil Defence
NMWD003 Bedford MWD - RAF
NSFE005 Scania Pump Ladder - Essex County F & R
NTEA003 Ferguson Tractor - Emerald
There may still be one further delivery before the end of December.
Hi Mike,
Any hints as to when the NSHL01CT Scania Highline D-TEC Combitrailer - Container Eddie Stobart might be here?
cheers
Ben A.
Quote from: Ben A on November 15, 2016, 10:23:54 AM
Hi Mike,
Any hints as to when the NSHL01CT Scania Highline D-TEC Combitrailer - Container Eddie Stobart might be here?
cheers
Ben A.
I'll ask Oxford Ben, but they are not always able to be precise. Even if they are already made some of these deep-sea container ships take unexpected routes.
Oxford advised at Warley that is still one more set of releases before Christmas. Whether there is any N depends on which container arrives first.
Just one N item in the final release batch of 2016:-
NMOS004 Morris Minor Saloon Almond Green Q3/2016
One for the Carflat.
Quote from: woodbury22uk on December 12, 2016, 04:26:34 PM
Just one N item in the final release batch of 2016:-
NMOS004 Morris Minor Saloon Almond Green Q3/2016
One for the Carflat.
Not for me, I want to run a Dagenham to Halewood Ford train!