RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 3, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 3, 2015 The Royal Blue MW6G is the one that really sticks out for me. That type has always been a personal favourite. Also, of course, as seen on TV in 'Endeavour' so there is at least one preserved. John There is also an Eastern Counties one preserved. It would not be viable for Oxford to produce any model without several livery options available. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 3, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 3, 2015 One very interesting model at the CAD stage is the NFS Fordson 7V Utility ladder carrier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted October 3, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 3, 2015 The Bedford CA ice cream van in 1/76 is something I will be buying. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatofludham Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 The Bristol MW coach also ran with Crosville and one is in preservation at the moment. Eastern Counties ended up demoting theirs to dual purpose status in NBC nipple pink and white which would make for an interesting variant, as did Crosville in green and white. I think some ended up in NBC bus livery with Western National. I suspect the casting will be turned out in a number of Tilling/BTC and NBC liveries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dungrange Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Also the CAD drawings of the Ford Galaxy shows the tailgate as a separate item from the rest of the body casting but incorporated into the glazing, it looks as if it either might be opening or very easily modified into the open position. The Ford Galaxy has been around for around 20 years now. Any idea whether this is the original Galaxy of the current version? It's a late 90's version that I'd be most keen on 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 The Bristol MW coach also ran with Crosville and one is in preservation at the moment. Eastern Counties ended up demoting theirs to dual purpose status in NBC nipple pink and white which would make for an interesting variant, as did Crosville in green and white. I think some ended up in NBC bus livery with Western National. I suspect the casting will be turned out in a number of Tilling/BTC and NBC liveries. Although these were fairly long lived coaches, most seeing NBC colours and a number if them even managing to remain as front line coaches long enough to be painted into white, the Eastern Counties ones, and I believe those of Red & White and Crosville, gravitated even further down the scale, ending their days as service buses in Red and Green respectively. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 3, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 3, 2015 The Ford Galaxy has been around for around 20 years now. Any idea whether this is the original Galaxy of the current version? It's a late 90's version that I'd be most keen on Its the current model. I would have preferred the older version as well, it could also be finished as a Volkswagen Saran or a SEAT Alhambra, and Essex police had a road patrol one in 'Battenberg' livery over dark blue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 The Ford Galaxy has been around for around 20 years now. Any idea whether this is the original Galaxy of the current version? It's a late 90's version that I'd be most keen on Two pictures here. It's the Ford only model; haven't looked in detail yet if it's pre or post facelift. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfsup Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 It is indeed the new Ford Galaxy - The Kinetic + Design on the front gives it away. As much as I didn't really rate the old version, I do slightly agree about the model, as PhilJ W points out could be finished as a VW or Seat as well (both were produced in the same factory before the Ford / VW factory split). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeharvey22 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 The list of new N items included a set of 5 Southdown buses/coaches NSET003. One of the coaches had not been announced. This is:- NWFL001 Weymann Fanfare coach - Southdown Reported today on the British Model,Buses webpage. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinkyme Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Most of the newly announce new models are now listed on Oxford Diecast web site pages, go to each scale and then all page to find them. However I could not see listed new flat-bed and low-loader trailers in 1/76 scale list, it is late or early morning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 6, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 6, 2015 Most of the newly announce new models are now listed on Oxford Diecast web site pages, go to each scale and then all page to find them. However I could not see listed new flat-bed and low-loader trailers in 1/76 scale list, it is late or early morning. The flatbed and low-loader are only in the prototype stages. On the Facebook page it was stated that they and some other models were awaiting production slots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley47708 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Sierra, Cavalier, Astra. All big ticks from me. Can start thinning out my 60s and 70s vehicles a bit. Still hoping for original style Range Rovers and Rover SD1s Wonder if we will get the more common Allegro saloon and a hatchback version of the Sierra in the future. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nzflyer Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 What era does Oxford's London Fire Brigade Landy belong to? The only photos of a real-life LFB vehicle of the same description is a six-wheeled monster that I found online and on Wikipedia: 'The Brigade's only six-wheel drive all-terrain unit is an adapted Land Rover based at Biggin Hill. It may be mobilised to incidents in the rural outskirts of London where normal appliances may struggle with access to the fireground.' Doesn't sound anything like what Oxford's produced? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeharvey22 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 The up to date catalogue can be viewed here:- http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/ebooks/oct_2015_jan_2016/ There is also a download button at the bottom of the page. Beware it is a big file. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeharvey22 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 (edited) Judging by the B549WYO number plate the LFB Land Rover is mid 1980s. The adjacent numbers were used when new on 1984 Dodge Turntable Ladders which still carried the numbers well into the 2000s as reserve appliances. The earliest Fire Brigade fleetbook I have starts in 1995 by which time the Land Rover might well have left the fleet. Edited October 31, 2015 by mikeharvey22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley47708 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 The up to date catalogue can be viewed here:-http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/ebooks/oct_2015_jan_2016/There is also a download button at the bottom of the page. Beware it is a big file. Excellent been checking their site for the new catalogue since the start of October. Always look forward to looking through it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nzflyer Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Upon seeing that their making a six-wheeled Army Land Rover it would be good to repaint it to a modern LFB scheme. Same goes for the new Mini as they used for bin fires etc. I'm now getting spoilt for choice if I wanted to model my own New Zealand roots with the Dennis F8 from the Nelson Fire Brigade and Land Rover FT6 doing nicely on any 1950-1970s layout. Also, the NAC Dragon Rapide would do nicely in an airfield diorama with an Airfix RNZAF vampire jet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeharvey22 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 (edited) Someone with time available could find some interesting model potential in the LFB online photo library. It is searchable by photo caption but these are mostly generic so do not home in on vehicle makes. The link here is to the search for van. There are another 300,000 more to look at. http://www.lfbphotos.com/dmcs_search.html?find=van Each photo has a detailed caption in a drop down window but these do not seem to be part of the search. Edited November 1, 2015 by mikeharvey22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gridwatcher Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) The Volvo 245 Estate is getting close acc to Rep who we saw yesterday. Looks ace by the way!! Also the 1995 1st series Vectra. Edited November 2, 2015 by gridwatcher Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class37418stag Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 No news from Oxford diecast because I bet loads men own diesel depot layout need small tanker lorry ?!?!? You need retooling with chassis of lorry by new model of fuel tanker lorry I am awaiting for that fuel tanker lorry for my diesel depot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Brit70053 Posted November 23, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 23, 2015 Looking through the catalogue, its striking that they have a number of Foden FG trucks available for 1: 148 (N), but no sign of these classics for 1:76. I've been hoping in vain for someone to introduce such models for use with 4mm scale model railways. I see a kit manufacturer has recently introduced a Foden tipper wagon and am hoping to examine one 'in the flesh'. I'm aware of the Foden DG 'Ballast' from yet another source and hope this might be promising of things to come, but its not the model I actually want. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium it's-er Posted December 11, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) One very interesting model at the CAD stage is the NFS Fordson 7V Utility ladder carrier.The January 2016 Diecast Collector has a photo of this - in raw metal, but it gives a good indication of what the Fordson will look like. Does anyone have a photo from any display at which OD have shown the Fordson - eg Warley? John Edited December 11, 2015 by it's-er Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium it's-er Posted January 20, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 20, 2016 Oxford Diecast is at London Toy Fair this Sunday 24th to Tuesday 26th, and then immediately on to Nurnberg Toy Fair in Germany from Wednesday 27th to Monday 1 February. This is when Oxford usually make their biggest splash of the year, both in showing progress with castings already announced and in announcing new castings (road vehicles - Oxford Rail has operated to different timings so far). Taff (Lyndon Davies) has promised to update folk on the Oxford diecast collectors Facebook site over the weekend. No doubt someone will let us know here too, especially where there are items of interest to railway modellers. That of course applies to virtually everything they announce, depending on a modellers particular time era! Although I already have enough Oxford Diecast 1/76 scale cars, vans and lorries to populate my railway many times over, I am still looking forward to this announcement enormously! John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Oxford Diecast is at London Toy Fair this Sunday 24th to Tuesday 26th, and then immediately on to Nurnberg Toy Fair in Germany from Wednesday 27th to Monday 1 February. This is when Oxford usually make their biggest splash of the year, both in showing progress with castings already announced and in announcing new castings (road vehicles - Oxford Rail has operated to different timings so far). Taff (Lyndon Davies) has promised to update folk on the Oxford diecast collectors Facebook site over the weekend. No doubt someone will let us know here too, especially where there are items of interest to railway modellers. That of course applies to virtually everything they announce, depending on a modellers particular time era! Although I already have enough Oxford Diecast 1/76 scale cars, vans and lorries to populate my railway many times over, I am still looking forward to this announcement enormously! John Any news from the Ally Pally on this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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