Oxford Diecast - 2014 new announcements

steve836 · 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

woodbury22uk · October 09, 2014, 12:10:08 PM

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.

PLD · October 09, 2014, 05:46:00 PM

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

Steven B · 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!

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.

steve836 · October 10, 2014, 01:10:41 PM

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!

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!

woodbury22uk · October 11, 2014, 05:42:37 PM

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.

woodbury22uk · 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

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.

woodbury22uk · October 11, 2014, 07:02:02 PM

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

woodbury22uk · October 11, 2014, 07:34:45 PM

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.

Richard @ N'Tastic Scale Models · October 11, 2014, 08:11:45 PM

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.

Newportnobby · October 11, 2014, 08:22:30 PM

I really want that AA bike/sidecar

woodbury22uk · October 12, 2014, 12:48:46 AM

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.

steve836 · 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

Me too!!

Jerry Howlett · 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

Me too!!

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

Caz · 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.