I like the Oxford Topgear models. Not N Gauge but neat all the same.

Quote from: newportnobby on April 02, 2013, 08:13:35 PM

there does seem to be a preponderance of London buses

There's nothing preponderous about London buses. They turn up regularly and are quite spritely. 

But what has happened to the backlog of ODC announcements and promises, including those due last year? The Chinese new year must have come and gone by now, so that excuse is now exhausted. What's the latest one?

Perhaps they are like most non-London bus services - you wait for ages in the hope of something, but it never turns up. 

H.

Quote from: H on April 02, 2013, 08:54:24 PM
Perhaps they are like most non-London bus services - you wait for ages in the hope of something, but it never turns up. 

Or it turns up late and you discover the price has doubled.....

Quote from: H on April 02, 2013, 08:54:24 PM

Quote from: newportnobby on April 02, 2013, 08:13:35 PM

there does seem to be a preponderance of London buses

But what has happened to the backlog of ODC announcements and promises, including those due last year? The Chinese new year must have come and gone by now, so that excuse is now exhausted. What's the latest one?

H.

I heard on Monday that they are on the same ship as the Farish buses. 

Mike

Quote from: woodbury22uk on April 03, 2013, 07:15:23 PM

I heard on Monday that they are on the same ship as the Farish buses. 

Let's hope that they're not both on a bus for delivery - we could be waiting for ever.

H.

Wonder if this batch of farish buses will be variable scale live the last lot

I have been in conversation with OD this year and the excuses keep changing.
Last I heard was the tooling is all done just not a priority for production, reading between the lines the N gauge range is not important.

They also have had trouble developing the market and sales are possible not what they had hoped for. I dolt much will come out before the summer.

Funnily enough Oxford Diecast are just round the corner from me so if they are delivered on a bus thats fine 

Quote from: Calnefoxile on February 18, 2013, 05:36:38 PM

Adam Warr mentioned that someone on Shapeways had done a 3d print of a Maestro,

Photos and review in N'spirations10 - page 19.

It's a very neat model and to 1:148 scale, but there are some drawbacks;

* it's 3D printed so there's still the ridges/resolution issue (hopefully that will imporve over time),
* it needs painting (there's plenty who don't like painting)
* and there's no clear glazing to fit.

H.

Quote from: H on April 05, 2013, 08:51:56 AM

Quote from: Calnefoxile on February 18, 2013, 05:36:38 PM

Adam Warr mentioned that someone on Shapeways had done a 3d print of a Maestro,

Photos and review in N'spirations10 - page 19.

It's a very neat model and to 1:148 scale, but there are some drawbacks;

* it's 3D printed so there's still the ridges/resolution issue (hopefully that will imporve over time),
* it needs painting (there's plenty who don't like painting)
* and there's no clear glazing to fit.

H.

And County Rolling Stock are selling rusting agent on the cheap so you can get that natural Maestro finish

Quote from: newportnobby on April 05, 2013, 01:10:19 PM

Quote from: H on April 05, 2013, 08:51:56 AM

Quote from: Calnefoxile on February 18, 2013, 05:36:38 PM

Adam Warr mentioned that someone on Shapeways had done a 3d print of a Maestro,

Photos and review in N'spirations10 - page 19.

It's a very neat model and to 1:148 scale, but there are some drawbacks;

* it's 3D printed so there's still the ridges/resolution issue (hopefully that will imporve over time),
* it needs painting (there's plenty who don't like painting)
* and there's no clear glazing to fit.

H.

And County Rolling Stock are selling rusting agent on the cheap so you can get that natural Maestro finish

Hey, don't knock it.  The rust was the only thing holding my Maestro together...

An updated list of the whole N gauge range can be seen here.

http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/eras/1_148_0__Current.htm

July releases are expected to include the first Citroen 2CV, Bristol Lodekka, Bedford Pantechnicon and another VW "van" variant. That will make 7 new castings released over June/July.

Two new castings have been added to the planned list (Foden FG 8 wheel flatbed, and Commer PB Postbus), but it seems like the backlog is now being addressed.

Eddie Stobart lorries! 

I am new to this hobby and considering how many Green/ BR blue diesels/ coaches there are and how popular the 70's/80's era seems be i'm surprised at the lack of corresponding road vehicles.

I'm in the market for any good vehicles for my layout, (Ford, British Leyland, Triumph, BMW, VW, Peugeot, Citroen, Renault, Fiat etc) 

Maybe I'm off and this market is not as good as I think. All I know is i need in excess of 50 vehicles and maybe 100+

I was looking at the GF Leyland Atlantean bus too but apparently it's smaller than the 1:48 scale. May not matter if I only use GF buses of that era/size.

Your only options are the PD Marsh whitemetal 'blobs' that need painting, or keep scouring Ebay for Wiking/Herpa plastic models especially for BMW, Ford, VW, Citroen, etc. The latter are 1:160 so a little underscale but as long as you don't mix them with 1:148 models too much they will look OK


Paul