37114 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Sadly a Scania is now THE average British truck. Are we the only first world nation who does not produce its own trucks . ( I know there is a bit of cottage industry with Dennis and a few others and also sticking together DAF 's in Leyland) Vans to follow soon with Transit production being moved to Turkey. Spain went first (unless Pegaso are still around)? Dennis are hanging in there (just) but struggling to think of any other british truck makers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 11, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 11, 2013 We still make vans Vauxhall/Renault/Nissan, all the same van with a choice of badges. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim s-w Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) Hi All Ive added some thoughts on Oxfords Transporter to my work bench For more see http://www.p4newstreet.com/category/workbench Cheers Jim Edited February 11, 2013 by jim s-w Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 11, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 11, 2013 The water cooled version had an extra grill beneath the existing grill. To save hacking the dashboard about it is easier to swap them between the van and minibus, the minibus has the seating for left hand drive but a right hand drive dashboard. Another little tweak is you can make the offside door 'opening' just by adding a handle and hinge. (Loading doors on both sides was an option.) Back to the dashboards, I am leaving the dashboard I fitted into the minibus the brown colour as it contrasts nicely with the cream interior. I will be painting the dashboard of the van dark grey or black when I get a round tuit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeharvey22 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Couple more Toy Show pictures here showing unreleased castings in 1/148. VW Minibus, Citroen 2CV, Ferguson Tractor, Fordson Tractor, Bedford removals lorry, and the raw casting for the Bristol Lodekka before amendment and polishing. http://www.modellbus.info/swm_2013_oxford_05%20Kopie.jpg http://www.modellbus.info/swm_2013_oxford_04%20Kopie.jpg These come from Rudy Schreiber's model bus site. http://www.modellbus.info/modellbus-neuheiten-2013-nuernberg.htm Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeharvey22 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 http://media.solnet.co.uk/oxford/globe158/files/globe%20158%20ebook.pdf The March new releases are shown here. Another source indicates that the Bedford OWB with BR markings will also arrive in March. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinkyme Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Oxford Diecast are going to produce the following models not in the current Feb to May 2013 release programme book, 76BD008 GWR Bedford OX flatbed trailer, 76BD009 Bedford OX Royal Navy, Post Office (red) Reliant van & BSA Motorcycle with a different style of passenger carrying sidecar 1st might be in RAF colours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 (edited) Re the Oxford Tricycle van: Can anyone confirm what make of vehicle this is please? I have just purchased the Pickfords one (though due for repaint in plain black) and want to know what to enter it as on my database. Stewart Edited March 2, 2013 by stewartingram Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dorset Wanderer Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Its a Trojan if I remember correctly. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Re the Oxford Tricycle van: Can anyone confirm what make of vehicle this is please? I have just purchased the Pickfords one (though due for repaint in plain black) and want to know what to enter it as on my database. Stewart Originaly Raleigh, later Reliant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted March 2, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 2, 2013 Yes its a Raleigh or Reliant. Trojan vans of the period where 4 wheelers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I believe there's also a Mk1 Fiesta on the way. MZ have informed me it'll be in in the next few weeks, 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium it's-er Posted March 18, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2013 Several more unannounced models in 1/76 are coming from Oxford Diecast. At the Nuremberg Toy Fair the models Oxford Diecast displayed are in the link at post 127 above - photographs taken by Georg Hamel of Auto-und-Modell. The first 2 rows of photos are 1/43 scale, and the first of the third row - the rest are 1/76. The Armstrong Siddeley Lancaster 4 door saloon in the third row of photos is not yet in OD's catalogue (not even its February to June 2013 listings), nor is the plain Austin J van in the third row from the foot. Apparently some one brought these to Nuremberg direct from Oxford Diecast's factory in China, which explains why these (and the Bedford OW and OX) models were at Nuremberg but not at the London Toy Fair a few days earlier. John John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Got a feeling there are some truck plants in Spain maybe Iveco badged. Spain went first (unless Pegaso are still around)? Dennis are hanging in there (just) but struggling to think of any other british truck makers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted March 20, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 20, 2013 The only British truck plant is the Leyland plant making the smaller DAF LF models (up to 10 tonnes). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 The only British truck plant is the Leyland plant making the smaller DAF LF models (up to 10 tonnes). Plus Dennis in Warwick... Also Leyland is equipped to make virtually all the models in the DAF range these days Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Aren't Dennis in Guildford? Michael Portillo visited them in his last series. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Dennis Eagle at Warwick is a different company from Alexander Dennis at Guildford, the Warwick operation was spilt off some years ago. Laurence Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 (edited) Off topic but what I can gather on google - Alexander Dennis stopped building fire engines in 2007 , a shame so no one can buy a British Fire Appliance. A spin off company John Dennis still builds fire appliance bodywork on foreign chassis. That may mean Dennis Eagle dust carts are the only trucks manufactured in Britain as the Leyland Plant just assembles DAF from kits as far as I know. Edited March 21, 2013 by jcb 3c Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeharvey22 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 (edited) Oxford April releases include some new castings:- Bentley à la Ivo Peters, Dennis RS fire appliance, Morris Marina, Austin Atlantic, Reliant van, Scammell Pioneer Recovery Tractor all in 1/76 scale, plus some interesting reliveries, and plain white trucks. http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/shop/showcat.asp?cat=58&Latest+Releases Mike Edited April 2, 2013 by mikeharvey22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Thanks for that , thought Oxford also releasing an Amphicar and a LMS road rail bus till I realised it was a new book ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 1:76 Top Gear 4-pack of Nissan, Dampervan, Herald and Hilux, apparently. Nice big brand marketing there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invicta Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Looking through the forthcoming Oxford releases on Hattons' website, there's one fairly left-field OO release that I'm very (pleasantly) surprised they've done- the BMC Mobile Training Unit http://www.ehattons.com/60451/Oxford_Diecast_76BMC001_Mobile_Training_Unit_BMC_in_blue/StockDetail.aspx For the uninitiated, these were built by BMC from the late 50's-mid60's, and toured BMC dealers providing training sessions for mechanics etc. There was a fair-sized fleet of these, not just in the UK, but also Australia, Canada, the US and Europe. One or two were used as support vehicles by the BMC rally teams, including one modified to a race transporter. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3311/3216764821_6d447cf3f2_b.jpg Quite an obscure vehicle to pick, but with a few livery variations to play with (some were modified to camper vans and even a mobile booking office for a coach company etc after being sold off) Some prototype inspiration here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brimen/collections/72157628964699533/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Interesting vehicles. They appear to use the Riley/MG 'Farina 1600' tail lights. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeharvey22 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 1:76 Top Gear 4-pack of Nissan, Dampervan, Herald and Hilux, apparently. Nice big brand marketing there. Unfortunately the Top Gear models are not to 1/76 scale. I do not know exactly what they are probably 1/50 to 1/60-ish. http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/shop/showcat.asp?cat=223&Topgear Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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