4mm Ford Y

[Guest Jack Benson]

 

Sometime ago, I chanced upon a manufacturer of ‘30s autos, it was not Scalelink or John Day, on offer was a Ford Y. Unfortunately, bookmarking the site on a iPhone was beyond my ability and the opportunity was lost.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Stay Safe

Edited May 16, 2022 by Jack Benson

[Wellyboots]

D.G. Models have a Ford Y in their range, http://www.autocraft.plus.com/page33.html

 

Regards

[BernardTPM]

Agreed. The only other name you might see one under would be 'Malvern Models' which was the original name for the John Day range.

The D G Models are very good.

[PhilJ W]

There used to be a range of white metal cars and vans, all Fords of the 30's IIRC. The bodies were cast in one piece which made assembly easier. They produced the Model Y in saloon, van and pick-up styles. I can't remember the name of the maker now.

[PhilJ W]

A quick tip if you want to remove paint from a model, even a resin one is to soak it in Dettol. It doesn't affect resin but I think it will dissolve superglue.

[wainwright1]

On 11/08/2021 at 09:39, Jack Benson said:

 

Sometime ago, I chanced upon a manufacturer of ‘30s autos, it was not Scalelink or John Day, on offer was a Ford Y. Unfortunately, bookmarking the site on a iPhone was beyond my ability and the opportunity was lost.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Stay Safe

This might have been Varney models (Jim Varney) who did a range of car kits in the 1970/80's.

They do turn up from time to time on 2nd hand stalls.

 

All the best

Ray

[wainwright1]

On 11/08/2021 at 11:23, PhilJ W said:

There used to be a range of white metal cars and vans, all Fords of the 30's IIRC. The bodies were cast in one piece which made assembly easier. They produced the Model Y in saloon, van and pick-up styles. I can't remember the name of the maker now.

I have a vague memory the bodies of the cars being cast in brass, but I might be wrong.

 

All the best

Ray

[PhilJ W]

32 minutes ago, wainwright1 said:

I have a vague memory the bodies of the cars being cast in brass, but I might be wrong.

 

All the best

Ray

They also produced O scale versions, these were cast in brass.

[Dorsetmike]

Can somebody shrink one to N gauge please, father worked for a Ford main dealer and 2 uncles had model Ys, plus my layout is 1930s.

[BernardTPM]

1 hour ago, wainwright1 said:

This might have been Varney models (Jim Varney) who did a range of car kits in the 1970/80's.

They do turn up from time to time on 2nd hand stalls.

All the best

Ray

The Varney models* didn't have one-piece bodies (at least in the 4mm scale range).

 

* a.k.a. Transport Replicas

[2750Papyrus]

My Dad had a 1937 Ford Y, registration number DLX189, which I think was towards the end of the production run.  He paid £100 for it new and sold it for the same sum in 1953, when it was replaced with one of the last "sit up and beg" Anglias, YMV338.

[RJS1977]

I had a feeling Oxford had made one at one point - I think my father has one on his layout as it was his first car.

[PhilJ W]

5 minutes ago, RJS1977 said:

I had a feeling Oxford had made one at one point - I think my father has one on his layout as it was his first car.

Oxford have never made one.  There was a series of 00 white metal kits produced about twenty years ago with one piece bodies of the Ford Models A and Y but I cannot remember who made them.  There was two and four door versions of the Y plus a van and pick up, and possibly a roadster. They were quite easy to build with a vac formed glazing unit. The model A was only made as commercial vehicles IIRC. As well as the usual flat and dropside trucks I seem to recall a dustcart and breakdown truck.

[fodenway]

5 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

Oxford have never made one.  There was a series of 00 white metal kits produced about twenty years ago with one piece bodies of the Ford Models A and Y but I cannot remember who made them.  There was two and four door versions of the Y plus a van and pick up, and possibly a roadster. They were quite easy to build with a vac formed glazing unit. The model A was only made as commercial vehicles IIRC. As well as the usual flat and dropside trucks I seem to recall a dustcart and breakdown truck.

Originally in John Day's Railside, or Malvern Models ranges, later re-released in the John Day Vehicle Scenics range. Still available from Daryle Toney's "John Day Models" - see the website. Another range which includes them is Dave Gilbert's DG Autocraft Models, Google "DG Models" for a look at the range.

[fodenway]

47 minutes ago, Jack Benson said:

Hi Guys,

 

If I may interrupt, the original of the kit was revealed on this thread by Wellyboots on 11th August ‘21

 

Click here

 

StaySafe

You may indeed! I hadn't looked that far back on the topic, but appear to have repeated that information, plus added another known (and currently available) source of Model Y Fords in miniature......