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Oxford add Tt to their scales offered

Ex-military 15cwt vehicles were very common as tow trucks with some lasting into the seventies.

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New render of Iveco ford that is being test printed by Mike at Osborn's shown on ngauge@groups.io today

TK fire engines can be obvious or nearly unidentifiable

Jeep in civilian use as puppet theatre at Blackpool in the 1950's screenshot from the Look at Life ,why all the rush documentary 

If you are looking for the mid fifties , maybe this picture from the birmingham mail of  old square in 1955 would give a better idea and most vehicles are clearer

I think the unidentified car is a Singer Gazelle .https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Singer_Gazelle_3c_Reg_Jun_62_1592_cc.JPG

1 hour ago, Mike Harvey said:

This photo of a more jazzed-up version looks a bit nose high.

 

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I think the photograph is taken at a low angle with a wide angle lens distorting the shape of the husky giving it its oversized nose.

New picture of current development of Osborns TK  in N gauge forum.

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In coming next from Osborns models

Ex works vans were also quite popular two brothers ,ex university students,that lived near me each  had a Thames 300e that were under almost constant maintenance. Bedford HA with added rear seats were common normally badly rusted .

One thing I remember from the mid 70's was late 1960's cars with mismatched panels being common  due to replacements from scrapped cars not being painted quickly.

Langley transfers look odd they appear to be for the reign  of King George  but have a female crown.

Another new project  underway  at Osborn's.

https://www.osbornsmodels.com/ekmps/shops/osbornsmodels/resources/products/img_20200912_200424.jpg

This is the skip lorry 

https://www.osbornsmodels.com/ekmps/shops/osbornsmodels/images/arch-laser-a3d102-n-gauge-modern-skip-lorry-blue--49733-p.jpg

Osbornes have stated that this is still in the early stages of development, so may be too soon to say exactly which cab it is.

2 hours ago, Jack Benson said:

The squat brute is a Bischoff Polytrac, if that helps but also look at the photo album in this useful Facebook group Historic Construction Machines

 

Cheers and Stay Safe

Seems to be capable of being  fitted  with a grab  which  may explain the stabilisers. 

I had a Anglia deluxe estate ,mva135f alas 40 odd years gone it was solid blue  but I have seen estates in all three trims in two colours .

It may have been an optional extra

Also there was a standard Anglia with less chrome and a smaller painted grill as on the van.

Were the utiity company vehicles  not early Broughton RB44  who initialy fitted aA series cabs before moving to the Dodge/Renault equivalent when the A series ceased production. 

Mr Decal Paper offer advice and guidance on use of their productson their website , l have no links to this company other than used their product

My dad worked  for a coal merchant in the late fifties and early sixties ,he operated a Bedford OY, a Ford ET6 and two horses and carts ,another local smokeless fuel supplier operated a leyland tiger coach with the rear cutaway to form a platform

Does the grill on the Trader look as though its upside down ,seems very "smiley"

Could it be a Bluebox Hongkong copy of the matchbox model. Blue box copied a number of different diecasts

A little searching has found this pic of a Courage beer tanker: https://www.flickr.com/photos/39624596@N02/19326857683/in/photolist-vrRcsc rather than relying on the rather hazy video.

 

The tanker trailer is very similar to the one in the video although that is maroon and sign-written 'Courage' which is how I hope to finish it. The differences appear to be two rear axles (the one in the vid looks like three but is difficult to see) and a continuous catwalk - but otherwise the pipes and filler domes are the same. I'll probably go with the two rear axles as I have a Tomytec trailer frame (I've removed the modern underrun protection bars) which should be easy enough to adapt and add a tank body to:

 

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An email just received from Shapeways says the Ford D tractor unit is made and on its way to me. And so too is the Evergreen tube according to Hattons.

 

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Both tankers seem to have a single wheel arrangement on each end of their axle where as the Tomytec chassis has twin .