N gauge road vehicles - lorry and van conversions

[acg5324]

Yes a second n gauge road vehicle topic......what conversions or mods have you done to any n gauge lorries and vans for your layout?

 

From back to front

ODC 8 wheel chassis and flatbed, PG models Ergo cab plus Farish sheeted resin load. Homemade decals.

BT models 4 wheel chassis, scratchbuilt Luton body, PG Models Bedford MK cab,

ODC 8 wheel chassis with the front axle chopped off, PG models Ergo cab, scratchbuilt tipper body. Homemade decals.

ODC Commer PB van was in BR livery, letteing removed and British Telecom decals from Lychett Manor added plus ladder and rack.

Parker models Mk1 Ford Transit van kit, painted and homemade decals for Rediffusion.

 

[BernardTPM]

I was planning something similar for my yellow PB too, only the slightly earlier Post Office Telecommunications.

[grahame]

I was planning something similar for my yellow PB too, only the slightly earlier Post Office Telecommunications.

The old 'man up a pole' and 'sweeney surveillance tent' in that pic. When was the last time you saw either of those two things in the street?

 

G

[Steadfast]

Really nice models in the opening post Andy, I've been following the layout thread and been impressed with your cut and shuts. Definitely sums up the era modelled well! So often we see N layouts where the trains are modelled well but very little thought given to setting the scene with appropriate Road vehicles.

 

It's difficult to put a pic from the thread here since I'm posting from my phone, but here's a link to my thread for my N scale Road vehicles

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/82521-jos-n-gauge-road-vehicles/page-1

There's some alternative views, including a before and after side by side of the Oxford repaints, here on my slowly developing new blog

http://whitehorsemodelmaking.blogspot.com/2018/01/flashback-friday-no1.html?m=1

 

Jo

Edited June 18, 2018 by Steadfast

[bridgiesimon]

I will need to sort and add a couple of piccies but I have bashed/scratchbuilt an N gauge lorry based simulator lorry. started with a Japanese lorry model and then went wild!

 

Defo piccies to follow!

 

Simon

[javlinfaw7]

The Oxford Matador with the Langley Harvey Frost cranereplacing the Plastic lump

[BernardTPM]

A couple of conversions I did circa 1981 for Brigenshaw (set in 1978). An ERF B artic and a Royal Mail Marina van both from heavily reworked Wiking models.

[grahame]

Okay, here's some of my recent N gauge commercials:

 

 

G

 

 

[bridgiesimon]

ok, some piccies now sorted - 

 

Firstly a rebuilt flatbed trailer based on one of the Tomitec lorries, really need to repaint the wooden bed, not looking that good. 

 

 

Next is one of the oxford diecast breakdown lorries, same one as Javlinfaw7 showed above, I scratchbuilt a unit to go on the back to replace the bloomin 'orrible lump of gunk OD put on there but I have used the OD hanger and hook which is not bad - 

 

 

Less of a conversion and more of a post army use is this, an ex US Army lorry from a Revell 1:144 kit, I had memories of 'Darling Bubs of May' in mind when I did this.

 

 

Given it a detailed load with a boat etc - 

 

 

Finally, the work in progress (for a long time) the simulator lorry. This is a Tomitec lorry with a scratchbuilt plastikard body and a shaped wooden block for the pod on top. Paint job fully completed and just waiting for the transfers for to finish it. I have designed the transfers for RAF Red Arrows etc to go on it but need to get them printed and added.

 

 

 

Best wishes

Simon

 

 

 

 

[BernardTPM]

Nice work. Just a minor point on the Hinos; those sold in the UK don't have the small lower window, instead they have a blank recess there.

[bridgiesimon]

interesting point Bernard, one I had no idea about but not a difficult detail to sort out, thank you for the info.

 

Best wishes

Simon

[Steven B]

A couple of my MoD ambulance:

 

 

 

Somewhere I've got a Leyland MJ/MK mid-way through conversion into a road-railer and a purple triple decker bus....