MGR Hooper! Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Oxford Rail announce OO gauge 6-wheeled GWR Toad Brake Van http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/collections/oxford-rail-release-3-2016/products/gwr-toad-brake-gwr-6-wheel-planked-early-swindon-or76toa001 http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/collections/oxford-rail-release-3-2016/products/gwr-toad-brake-gwr-6-wheel-plated-late-bridport-or76toa002 http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/collections/oxford-rail-release-3-2016/products/br-6-wheel-plated-bordesley-junction-or76toa003 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I refer my esteemed colleague to the thread below http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/115378-oxford-rail-new-items-announcements-in-00-and-n/&do=findComment&comment=2448609 Though this one is very nice too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Jackson Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Very nice! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted September 30, 2016 Author Share Posted September 30, 2016 I refer my esteemed colleague to the thread below http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/115378-oxford-rail-new-items-announcements-in-00-and-n/&do=findComment&comment=2448609 Though this one is very nice too! Saw that already, just wanted to have a dedicated thread as this was the only OO gauge model announced. The other being a static piece only and a range of cars. All discussions and updates regarding the GWR 6-wheeled Toad can bbe made here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted September 30, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2016 The photo of the early brake van has a built in livery trap for Oxford: Those cast iron plates were only used for a short time. There is also the intriguing question of what colour the plates would be. In the debate about the cut-off point between the red and grey wagon liveries, there is some consensus that brake vans were grey before the wagons. But the colour of the plates is a different matter. Logic says same as body colour, but who knows. Probably wiser for them to do a post- plates livery. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted September 30, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2016 The photo of the early brake van has a built in livery trap for Oxford: Those cast iron plates were only used for a short time. There is also the intriguing question of what colour the plates would be. In the debate about the cut-off point between the red and grey wagon liveries, there is some consensus that brake vans were grey before the wagons. But the colour of the plates is a different matter. Logic says same as body colour, but who knows. Probably wiser for them to do a post- plates livery. It's always easier to add features we want rather than remove those we don't and nothing will look more like a metal plate than a metal plate. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovex Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) NIce. I think I'll sit back now and wait for the comments about how the boiler is the wrong shape, the planks are the wrong size, the brakes are in the wrong place blah, blah blah Dean Edited September 30, 2016 by rovex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr chapman Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I have a soft spot the mainline dean goods and wasn't really sure about getting an oxford one. Because I'm a southern modeller, not because its the wrong shape blah blah blah. However... Now the 6 wheel toad is on the cards I think one of each will do nicely Good to see some more exotic wagons coming through. Nice choice Oxford Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted September 30, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2016 NIce. I think I'll sit back now and wait for the comments about how the boiler is the wrong shape, the planks are the wrong size, the brakes are in the wrong place blah, blah blah Dean Point taken. It is first and foremost nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Midland Mole Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) This Toad is a rather interesting development....it's name vill also go on ze list. It will complement the 6 wheel MR brake van I am currently knocking together. - Alex Edited October 2, 2016 by Midland Mole Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted September 30, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2016 An interesting choice out of all the types they could have picked.How high did it poll I wonder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
locoholic Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Interesting choice! When were the last of these withdrawn? I look forward to a nice Aberdare to go with it in due course! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 30, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2016 Interesting choice! When were the last of these withdrawn? I look forward to a nice Aberdare to go with it in due course! 'GWR Goods Wagons' says some survived into the 1950s but there don't seem to be any allocations published on the 'net for that decade which leads me to suspect they started to be withdrawn in the '40s (but note I do say 'suspect'). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 At last, a 20ft brake van with no sheeting over the bottom planks, so loads of potential for conversions to other late 19th and early 20th century vans. Those middle wheels won't last long on any I buy! If they fit plates I hope they'll be easily removable for renumbering. Maybe Oxford are finally producing something that's worth buying, although a 4 wheeler would be better! It's just a bit annoying that I've got one partly bashed from Airfix and Triang bodies. Do I finish it, or wait? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 30, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 30, 2016 At last, a 20ft brake van with no sheeting over the bottom planks, so loads of potential for conversions to other late 19th and early 20th century vans. Those middle wheels won't last long on any I buy! If they fit plates I hope they'll be easily removable for renumbering. Maybe Oxford are finally producing something that's worth buying, although a 4 wheeler would be better! It's just a bit annoying that I've got one partly bashed from Airfix and Triang bodies. Do I finish it, or wait? I wonder if its possible to swap the body onto another chassis? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndg910 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Great choice Oxford. Count me in for a couple. Also a lucky escape as I was about to buy a brass etched kit of one of these. Order changed to a road van! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I wonder if its possible to swap the body onto another chassis? I thought the GWR just stuck an extra axle on the same chassis, so why swap it? Even the one off broad gauge convertible just had extra bits stuck on the side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted September 30, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2016 I rather like the blue and green livery option, with red wheels. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I rather like the blue and green livery option, with red wheels. Wasn't that the mid-19C Broad Gauge livery? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garethp8873 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Finally I won't have to hack a Bachmann or Ratio Toad to death to produce a six wheeled version. Whilst I mainly focus on the Grouping when it comes to modelling, I think I'll have to purchase the 'Early Swindon' version too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Wasn't that the mid-19C Broad Gauge livery? I'd like to see some evidence for it, as no one seems to be certain! Best guess at the moment, I think, is brown, so proof of more interesting colours would be welcome . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 I rather like the blue and green livery option, with red wheels. Just stand by your window, CK, and keep an eye out for the nice men in white coats I'm sending your way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandc_au Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 If they fit plates I hope they'll be easily removable for renumbering. Maybe Oxford are finally producing something that's worth buying, although a 4 wheeler would be better! It's just a bit annoying that I've got one partly bashed from Airfix and Triang bodies. Do I finish it, or wait? As I read it they are making both versions so it should not be an issue for you. Khris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted October 1, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2016 Interesting to read this, sitting in the sunshine in Spain :-) I wonder how long it will be before Bachmann or Hornby offer us shots of their soon to be completed AA series Toad van. Pure speculation, but we have two shutters trucks already. The six wheel is an interesting choice, one that will be great at Henley. £12.50 at Hattons, seems a great bargain. (Usual disclaimer applies) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted October 1, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2016 Just stand by your window, CK, and keep an eye out for the nice men in white coats I'm sending your way. Well, I hope they come before I start my training as an ice cream salesman. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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