Oxford Diecast - 2016 deliveries and announcements

[woodbury22uk]

I have broken into the Borismaster.



First shot a motorising here.


http://youtu.be/gg8aaFbJXIk

[steve836]

I have broken into the Borismaster.



First shot a motorising here.


http://youtu.be/gg8aaFbJXIk

Doesn't this pic contravene the "no religion" edict?

[Railwaygun]

I'm waiting for the next version - The Mormon show isn't one I want to advertise!

[Ben A]

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.

[woodbury22uk]

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

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

[Ben A]

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.

[Bornin1980something]

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!

[woodbury22uk]

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.

[Newportnobby]

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)

[woodbury22uk]

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)

.........and the music and songs where I know all the words and the performers' names.

[Bob Tidbury]

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

[mr bachmann]

never mind the mini skirts - remember the Bond mini's 
its a shame that Oxford and others don't do more 3 wheeler's and bubbles .

[railsquid]

No Maxi skirts?

[trkilliman]

No Maxi skirts...are you asking for a dressing down...?

[steve836]

No Maxi skirts...are you asking for a dressing down...?

maybe some hotpants?