Mike Harvey Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 @Tricky-CRS The prices are shown as £3.75 each except for:- NG09,10,16,31 @ £4.00 NG 20,21,24,25,26 (Tipper in stock), 28,38,39 @ £4.25 NG 27, 36,37 @ £4.50 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-CRS Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 I have had a letter and order from Mr Parker only sent last Saturday arrived yesterday so very fast turn around. No new kits this year, still sorting out the OO gauge range but hopefully new N gauge releases next year. He did hint at 1 but not sure if that is confidential so won't mention it here for now. I'll write to him again this time next year for an update. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted October 10, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 10, 2020 Might need to find my cheque book, shame the Rover 2000 is OOS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebnoswal Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 G'day all, have only just come across the R Parker range. Can anyone suggest a method how a modeler from down under can purchase some of these vehicle. I'm really after the NG28 Fordson 7V Heavy fire appliance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trewisin Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Hi Nebnoswal, Parker only sells his vehicles via mail order direct. His details are in the blog above contact him diirect. good hunting regards Ray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Harvey Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 (edited) I have placed an order this week with Rod Parker and received the delivery very quickly. He has provided an updated price list, with two items discontinued due to difficulty in casting them. These were the AEC WW1 style lorry and bus, NG37 and NG39. On the plus side there are 3 new items:- NG41 1965-1978 Ford Transit Mk1 recovery truck with rear spectacle lift; NG42 1937-1949 Ford 7V tractor unit and flatbed articulated trailer; NG43 1931-35 Fordson Model BB S.W.B. tipper truck . The latest list is as follows:- R.Parker 1/148 scale white metal kits as at 30 September 2021 £4.75 each except as noted below. Price includes UK postage. NG01 1953-56 Austin A30 NG02 1954-1957 Rover P4 75 NG03 1961-70 Jaguar Mk X 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 series Wyvern NG09 1965-78 Ford Transit LWB van £5.00 NG10 1965-78 Ford Transit Ambulance £5.00 NG11 1965-78 Ford Transit SWB van NG12 1938-48 Wolseley 18/85 Saloon NG13 1954-61 Ford Thames 300E 5 cwt van NG14 1954-62 Standard 6cwt van NG15 1935-38 Morris Eight Saloon NG16 Mid 1950s Touring Caravan £5.00 NG17 1935-38 Morris Eight 5cwt van NG18 1939-47 Austin Ten NG19 1932 Morris 8cwt “Flatnose” light van NG20 1931-35 Bedford WLG Dropside Truck £5.25 NG21 1933-37 Morris Commercial 2 ton van £5.25 NG22 1939-48 Austin 10HP 4x2 Light Utility Out of stock NG23 1927-30 Morris Cowley Saloon NG24 1937-49 Ford 7V SWB Flatbed £5.25 NG25 1931-35 Bedford WLG Refuse Truck £5.25 NG26 1931-35 Bedford WLG SWB Tipper £5.25 NG26 1931-35 Bedford WLG SWB Recovery truck £5.25 NG27 1925-34 Foden 6ton C-type Steam Wagon £5.50 NG28 1939 Fordson 7V Fire Appliance £5.25 NG29 1919-26 Bullnose Morris Cowley NG30 1932-34 Austin 10/4 Saloon NG31 1936-38 Horse Drawn 35cwt Parcels van £5.00 NG32 Horse Drawn Milk Float NG33 1954-86 Austin A30 Countryman NG34 1924-26 Morris 8cwt Snubnose van NG35 1932-34 Austin 10 van NG36 1926-34 Foden 12 ton Six wheeler steam wagon £5.50 NG38 1931-35 Fordson BB 2 ton Cattle/Livestock truck £5.25 NG40 1949-60 Morris J—type van NG41 1965-78 Ford Transit Mk1 Breakdown/Recovery Truck £5.00 NG42 1937-49 Ford 7v Tractor Unit and articulated flatbed trailer £5.25 NG43 1931-35 Fordson Model BB SWB Tipper £5.25 Edited October 1, 2021 by Mike Harvey spelling 1 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Royal42 Posted October 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2021 (edited) Hello Mike, that is good news and thank you for advising us. Mr Parker doesn't seem to advertise anywhere and our only updates are by word of mouth, so to speak. I have ten of his vehicle kits already and have just placed a fresh order for nine others, including his three latest, as a result of your post. cheers, Mike Edited October 2, 2021 by Royal42 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-CRS Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Rod told me this time last year that he was working on a new version of the transit but that is a very pleasant surprise. The Ford V7 tractor is a very useful addition and nice to see more versions of existing cabs. Shame about the the WW1 lorry and early bus. The bus was a nice kit and based on one the GWR used. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Harvey Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 I had wanted the AEC bus but it was always out of stock. They were run by East Kent into the 1930s which would suit my little street diorama from Dover. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trewisin Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Hi Mike Harvey, thanks for the info and price updates .I have just ordered some of his kits as Richard said the new ones are very useful. Mike,@royal42 were the Fordson 7V articulatated lorries used by the British forces during and after ww2?. I seem to think that the RAF used them in Gatow during the airlift .(Dad was stationed there in 1952-53). If not they must have been US built. Regards all Ray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-CRS Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 4 hours ago, Trewisin said: Hi Mike Harvey, thanks for the info and price updates .I have just ordered some of his kits as Richard said the new ones are very useful. Mike,@royal42 were the Fordson 7V articulatated lorries used by the British forces during and after ww2?. I seem to think that the RAF used them in Gatow during the airlift .(Dad was stationed there in 1952-53). If not they must have been US built. Regards all Ray. British forces certainly used Fordson 7V in the early part of the war as loads were left in France and Belgium. My knowledge is a bit sketchy later on and trying to remember what pics I have seen of post D-Day supply runs. Just looking it up a Ford/Fordson pulled Montgomery's map caravan around North West Europe campaign. So post D-Day, suggesting others were in use as well. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trewisin Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Hi Richard ,thanks for the info .I have seen pictures of Montys fleet or general war office on the move .He changed the caravans a some point to I think it was Italian built capturedin Libya fro0m the German /Italian forces during the African campain. I believe that they are now part of the IWM colletion at Duxford. Regards Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Harvey Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 (edited) The book "British Military Trucks of World War Two" only covers the Fordson 7V very briefly as it was generally seen as adaptations of civilian vehicles rather than military specified. There are photos of an ambulance with pre-war radiator (shades of the Austin K2 body), a couple of wartime radiator short wheelbase tippers as use by the RAF and Royal Engineers, a wartime short dropside variation with a mesh "greedy board" used as an aircraft tug, and Monty's original caravan which was presented to Monty at the end of the war and is now at Duxford, as mentioned above. It looks like the Parker artic tractor could serve as a conversion to the SWB tipper. Edit: I just checked the wheelbase of the SWB tipper which comes out at 9ft. 10in. The Parker artic tractor is 18mm wheelbase so just a touch short. Edited October 10, 2021 by Mike Harvey Added info 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-CRS Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Mike Harvey said: The book "British Military Trucks of World War Two" only covers the Fordson 7V very briefly as it was generally seen as adaptations of civilian vehicles rather than military specified. There are photos of an ambulance with pre-war radiator (shades of the Austin K2 body), a couple of wartime radiator short wheelbase tippers as use by the RAF and Royal Engineers, a wartime short dropside variation with a mesh "greedy board" used as an aircraft tug, and Monty's original caravan which was presented to Monty at the end of the war and is now at Duxford, as mentioned above. It looks like the Parker artic tractor could serve as a conversion to the SWB tipper. Edit: I just checked the wheelbase of the SWB tipper which comes out at 9ft. 10in. The Parker artic tractor is 18mm wheelbase so just a touch short. The picture I was referring to of Monties NW Europe Map caravan towed by a Fordson 7V is in the book above and claims to be the Duxford one but new for DDay. A very useful forum such info is ww2talk, a few picture threads and some very knowledgeable people on there. Edited October 10, 2021 by Tricky-CRS reference site added 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trewisin Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Hi, Mike ,Richard ,& Mike, thanks for the info will have to rumage through my own library and see if ther are any photos. My parcel arrived from Rod in yesterdays post the castings look very good and i will look forward to making them. Regards Ray. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndaymodels Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 On 04/10/2021 at 10:42, Mike Harvey said: I had wanted the AEC bus but it was always out of stock. They were run by East Kent into the 1930s which would suit my little street diorama from Dover. Hi Mike, I have bought the brass master pattern of the AEC bus from Rod and will be adding it the Beaver Products range some time in the New year along with the N gauge Fleetline Models which I also now own, visit johndaymodels.co.uk and click on the 'what's new' button for updates. Daryle,.. (John Day Models) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Harvey Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Daryle. Thanks for the news on the bus. I’ll keep an eye your website, and diary a special visit in the new year. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndaymodels Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 On 30/11/2021 at 10:02, Mike Harvey said: Daryle. Thanks for the news on the bus. I’ll keep an eye your website, and diary a special visit in the new year. Mike Hi Mike, Something to look forward to! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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