N Gauge vehicles

[grahame]

Not sure if this has been reported elsewhere but the range of ODC N gauge cars is expanding. The following are either very new or due soon (last quarter 2009 or first quarter of 2010;

 

1939-xx Leyland RTL bus

1939-xx AEC RT bus

1957-67 Leyland PD3/Queen Mary

1934-69 Scammell Mechanical Horse

19xx-xx Albion horsebox

19xx-xx Vauxhall PE Cresta Friary estate

19xx-xx Daimler DS420 Limo hearse

19xx-xx Daimler DS420 Limo saloon

 

along with their earlier models;

 

1958-97 Austin FX4 taxi

1939-50 OB coach

1958-68 AEC Routemaster bus

1958-68 Ford Anglia 105E

1956-71 Morris Minor van

1956-71 Morris Minor traveller

1947-53 Jowett Javelin

1958-60 Humber Super Snipe estate

 

they now have quite an extensive range, especially as there are various colours and types available of many of the models. However, the big dissappointment is the lack of anything relatively modern and suitable for the 1970s, 80s, 90s and 00s.

Along with the Parker range, steamy era N gauge modellers can no longer really claim that there are no decent quality vehicles for them. Unfortunatelly, being all a bit timewarped, it's now the modern era modellers who are being neglected;

 

Parker cars

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NG01 1953-56 Austin A30

NG02 1954-57 Rover P4 75

N003 1961-70 Jaguar MkX

NG04 1963-70 Rover P6

NG05 1953-59 Ford Anglia 100E

NG06 1954-56 Austin A30 5cwt van

NG07 1953-59 Standard Eight

NG08 1948-51 Vauxhall L Wyvern

NG09 1965-78 Ford Transit LWB van

NG10 1965-78 Ford Transit Ambulance

NG11 1965-78 Ford Transit SWB van

NG12 1938-48 Wolseley 18/65 saloon

NG13 1954-61 Ford Thames 300E 5cwt van

NG14 1954-62 Standard 6cwt van

NG15 1935-38 Morris Eight saloon

NG16 Mid 1950s Touring caravan

 

G.

[nebnoswal]

Hatton??™s have photos or artist drawings of all the new Oxford N gauge on there website, and it's possible to pre-order them. Definitely some Albion horseboxes and Scammell mechanical horse??™s heading down under when they are released.

 

 

[grahame]

Oxford DC have announced even more RTR 1:148 N gauge road vehicles. Again, they're all rather dated, looks like there's nothing for the 70s, 80s, 90s, or 00s, but at least the range of better quality British N guage vehicles is increasing;

 

19xx-xx London Q1 trolleybus

19xx-xx AEC RF single deck bus

193x-xx Austin LowLoader taxi,

193x-xx Jaguar SS

1956-xx Jaguar MkVIII

195x-xx Land Rover 88

194x-xx Scammell Scarab.

 

G.

[ste234]

We will get some modern ones eventually

[grahame]

We will get some modern ones eventually

 

Snag is that they'll also be oldies by the time a manufacturer get around to doing them

 

Even the long awaited Farish/Bachmann SceneCraft bus range, which threatens to be a whole lot better quality than the rather poor first bacth of cars from them, is of oldies;

 

19xx-xx Bristol VRT

19xx-xx Bristol RELH

19xx-xx Harrington Cavalier

19xx-xx Leyland Titan PD2

1950-60 Guy Arab IV

1972-xx Leyland National

19xx-xx Bristol Lodekka

1958-xx Leyland Atlantean

 

At least the National and Atlantean were long lived.....

 

G.

[m mcdermott]

where do you get the parker cars from ,not seen these before

[Flying Pig]

Even the long awaited Farish/Bachmann SceneCraft bus range, which threatens to be a whole lot better quality than the rather poor first bacth of cars from them, is of oldies;

 

19xx-xx Bristol VRT

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At least the National and Atlantean were long lived.....

 

G.

The Bristol VRT is another - I think the production dates are something like 1968-81 and it was in service until last year with Wilts and Dorset.

[Invicta]

Oxford DC have announced even more RTR 1:148 N gauge road vehicles. Again, they're all rather dated, looks like there's nothing for the 70s, 80s, 90s, or 00s, but at least the range of better quality British N guage vehicles is increasing;

 

19xx-xx London Q1 trolleybus

19xx-xx AEC RF single deck bus

193x-xx Austin LowLoader taxi,

193x-xx Jaguar SS

1956-xx Jaguar MkVIII

195x-xx Land Rover 88

194x-xx Scammell Scarab.

 

G.

 

Interesting that they're not exactly duplicating the 1:76 range- don't think the RF and Q1 have been done in OO?

[Southernboy]

I can definitely use three of those

 

19xx-xx AEC RF single deck bus

193x-xx Austin LowLoader taxi,

193x-xx Jaguar SS

 

[BernardTPM]

I can definitely use three of those

 

19xx-xx AEC RF single deck bus

 

 

Are you sure about the RF? They weren't introduced until 1951.

[Wicor Models]

Interesting that they're not exactly duplicating the 1:76 range- don't think the RF and Q1 have been done in OO?

 

EFE have made virtually every variety of the RF including the modernised version and Corgi/Original Omnibus have produced both single and double decker versions of the Q1.

 

Dave

[Southernboy]

Hello Bernard - if I've read this link correctly, they were introduced from 1930

 

EDIT: Actually, I think I didn't read it correctly It's []=002006002009&&current_browser_object=5"]one of these, isn't it (?)

[BernardTPM]

Hello Bernard - if I've read this link correctly, they were introduced from 1930

 

EDIT: Actually, I think I didn't read it correctly It's []=002006002009&&current_browser_object=5"]one of these, isn't it (?)

 

I'm afraid it is, yes. It gives them the three basic post-war pre-OMO types (RM, RT, RF).

[BernardTPM]

Perhaps this old Hong Kong bus might be more appropriate. The model is 7'6" wide and 26' long to 1:150 scale. It has a five-bay body that could be adapted to make a later STL and being made of plastic is more readily carved than a diecast body. I don't think LT used Daimlers pre-war (or at least not in quantity) but the basic radiator shape/size would be the same as AEC so could be changed.

[grahame]

where do you get the parker cars from ,not seen these before

 

R Parker N gauge (British 1:148 scale) cars are simple two piece kits. They're cast white metal but are very well moulded with fine details and 'open' windows - a clear plastic glazing bubble is also supplied. They're available directly by post order from R Parker, 19 Oaklands, Malvern Wells, Worcs, WR14 4JE.

 

 

 

G.

[SuperBee]

Ref the Oxford N gauge bus range.

 

It is good to see the LT RF coming along but I am hoping for a solid standard livery. If the RM, RT and RTL are a guide it will probably be a short wheelbase

 

Private Hire vehicle! Look at the red LT RM. First we have RM8 which is a very accurate model, with correct blinds and adverts, but it was only like that for

 

about 10 days at the 1958 Commercial Vehicle show. It then went back to Chiswick and wasn't put into service until March 1976! After a bit of a wait along comes

 

a standard red RM. But this time its on route 609. Yes, a Trolleybus route! This is only accurate for a summer Sunday service in 1961, not exactly typical.

 

The RT gives another very unusual example. Pre 1950 livery. Full blinds which wouldn't have been around until 1951 and on route 165 which had RTs from 1954.

 

Lastly the RTL model has the RT roofbox body. I think only about 26 of the 1631 strong fleet ever carried this type. Once again -unusual.

 

Don't get me wrong I am sure the models are accurate and the reproduction of the liveries and blinds is excellent in this scale but the chosen subjects are

 

so obscure. Some central London routes had RMs and RTs for decades in standard schemes. How about some of them as subjects to model?

[grahame]

a standard red RM. But this time its on route 609. Yes, a Trolleybus route! This is only accurate for a summer Sunday service in 1961, not exactly typical. The RT gives another very unusual example. Pre 1950 livery. Full blinds which wouldn't have been around until 1951 and on route 165 which had RTs from 1954. Lastly the RTL model has the RT roofbox body. I think only about 26 of the 1631 strong fleet ever carried this type. Once again -unusual.

 

 

It's quite easy to change route numbers with transfers (as on the N gauge RM in the pic below - apologies for poor quality modelling and probably inaccurate route and ads) and probably fairly easy to hack the roof boxes off the RT to make more common.

 

 

 

G.

[David Rickard]

We will get some modern ones eventually

 

Hear hear!

 

Considering how much modern-era rolling stock there is, the dearth of other items (buildings, road vehicles, etc) is surprising.

 

There's some slightly naff looking things on eBay, but they might be alright if given a lick of paint and other little touch-ups. Then hidden behind a bush or something...

[BernardTPM]

probably fairly easy to hack the roof boxes off the RT to make more common.

 

Looking at those on ehattons it's clearly a separate moulding (not always too well fitted!) so should come off easily. All the next scheduled RTs don't have it.

 

The N Gauge bus market is expanding rapidly - I suspect people like Mabex will increase their range of routes, numbers, names and adverts for N as they already would have the research done for 00. There was little point in past years when there was so little available.

[SuperBee]

Hello Grahame, I have now seen some pics of your budding LT fleet and very good they look too.

 

I did not know any N gauge bus transfers were available but from other posts I gather Mabex do them. The blinds for routes 9 and 24 on the Oxford DC models I

 

have are superb. Spot on accurate. An idea might be to repaint the buses red and leave the blinds in place. Easier on the 1933 livery than the Shillibeer!

 

I still think that for Oxford DC to produce nine versions of the RM and still no model of an everyday standard red bus is strange, made even more

 

frustrating by the superb detail on the obscure versions available.

[grahame]

I did not know any N gauge bus transfers were available but from other posts I gather Mabex do them.

 

Modelmaster also do some 2mm transfers for busses (exclusively available from the NGS) as well as a small range from Mabex - and as Bernie suggests, now that more N gauge busses are becoming available, perhaps they'll extend their range.

 

 

I still think that for Oxford DC to produce nine versions of the RM and still no model of an everyday standard red bus is strange,

 

I'm not totally conviced by the Oxford DC RM; it seems a tad too narrow, the colour looks rather orangy, and that chunky rear platform, urghh, but yep, everyday ordinary common ones would be nice.

 

G.

[grahame]

More N gauge vehicles recently announced from Tomytec;

 

???Construction Vehicle Collection #1??™ - to include a large bulldozer, power shovel and 2 types of cranes.

'Bus Collection #15' - Mitsubishi Fuso PKG-MP35UM ???Aerostar??™ & Isuzu K-CJM500 models.

 

G.

[John M Upton]

I know I am resurrecting a long dead thread here but I am starting to get VERY frustrated with the lack of decent N scale modernish buses.  Modelling Scotland in the late 1980's and I really need Alexander bodied anything and everything but at the moment all there is are Park Royal/Roe Atlanteans and Mk1 Nationals both of which were very rare creatures north of Carlisle, the ECW Bristol VR later type virtually unheard of up there (the SBG had the Mk 1 flat fronts but very quickly offloaded them) and Routemasters which again not really suitable although my somewhere in the Scottish Highlands layout does now have a Kelvin Scottish example!!!

 

Are there any small manufacturers lurking somewhere with kits that I am unaware of that would be worth investigating?  I have a very empty newly built Metclafe bus garage to fill!!

[BernardTPM]

One that might be a useful basis is the Leyland Victory Mk.2 from 80M Model Shop, Hong Kong. 1:150 scale with Alexander bodywork. Go to their shop website and look under 'KMB Models'. Scroll about 3/4 of the way down and they show no.15036 as in stock (most aren't any more) - they do PayPal.

They also did Leyland and Volvo Olympians with Alexander R type bodies, but they're all sold out now.