quicksilvercoaches Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 I've made a rather surprising discovery that Oxford Diecast's recently-released and supposedly OO Citroen H catering van is in fact HO scale so it's no good to OO modellers! Read more on my findings here: https://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.com/2019/08/h-for-ho.html 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
friscopete Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 oh the shame ,the shame . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 30, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 30, 2019 I saw some on a dealers stand at a toy fair last week and I thought they looked a bit on the small side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fodenway Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 A shame indeed, especially as there have been highly-detailed versions of the H van available (in plastic) from some of the European manufacturers for some time. I had hoped that this might have been the start of a group of small foreign commercials in 1/76, but I won't be parting with any money this time. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilvercoaches Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 All is not lost. If you don't mind applying modellers' licence to make something that didn't exist but could have done, the Oxford model could pass for a OO scale G van. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 But why on earth would you want a van that makes a Nissen Hut look good? 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted August 31, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 31, 2019 Who cares too much what a van looks like? Does it do the job? For that, the H was a real pioneer and especially user-friendly with its low floor. It came in a multitude of versions. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 If it's a model it doesn't do a job, save to please the eye or jog the memory. For me it does neither. I don't ever recall seeing them while they were current either. I wouldn't object though, to seeing them on a period French layout, adding to the atmosphere, in which case being H0 is actually a bonus. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted August 31, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 31, 2019 6 hours ago, BernardTPM said: But why on earth would you want a van that makes a Nissen Hut look good? Because it's a Citroen? Mike. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 31, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 31, 2019 Quite frankly I'm not interested in a vehicle that is not common in the UK and is only imported because it is 'trendy'. Several commissions and special liveries are in the pipeline so that seems to be the intended market. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 17 hours ago, BernardTPM said: If it's a model it doesn't do a job, save to please the eye or jog the memory. For me it does neither. I don't ever recall seeing them while they were current either. I wouldn't object though, to seeing them on a period French layout, adding to the atmosphere, in which case being H0 is actually a bonus. 14 hours ago, PhilJ W said: Quite frankly I'm not interested in a vehicle that is not common in the UK and is only imported because it is 'trendy'. Several commissions and special liveries are in the pipeline so that seems to be the intended market. Yes, I agree. I don't recall having ever seen one driving down a road in the UK. And they're ugly enough to be head turning and memorable. And, as for incorrectly scaled/sized (or labelled) vehicle models, that is not a new thing. Bachman produced a range of buses under their Scenecraft brand intended for British N/2mm modellers but they were made to an inconsistent scale that was even smaller in some dimensions than the continental 1:160 scale making them far too small for British 1:148 (or even 2mm 1:152) scale. It's great to have the scale (and incorrect labelling) drawn attention to, but it's probably not worth making a fuss about. It might be best to just ignore the model. After all it's not exactly a popular must have vehicle for British layouts, but would very much be at home on a European based one as mentioned. G 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 1, 2019 If you need one in 1/76 Tomica made one in 1/74 scale a few years ago. I've never seen one outside of the catalogue so they might be difficult to find. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted September 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 1, 2019 Missing the clever move here. Small is far away...…..park it so that the forced perspective effect is applied. Alternatively, park it behind a building or even in a closed garage so that it isn't seen. Bonjour vous opposants. E. Macron 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 17 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said: Missing the clever move here. Small is far away...…..park it so that the forced perspective effect is applied. Alternatively, park it behind a building or even in a closed garage so that it isn't seen. Forced perspective only works when everything else in that distant far away area/zone is made to the diminished scale. You'd need to make the roads, buildings, street furniture and other nearby vehicles and figures to the same smaller scale. And you couldn't have any trains running through that zone otherwise they'd look oversize. I like the idea to park it out of view thou. G 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 23 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Because it's a Citroen? Mike. Have you spelt that right? Stewart 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted September 2, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 2, 2019 Bring it on, some of us are perceptive and far sighted and don't follow the herd! Mike. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Harvey Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Pity the Citroen H is 1/87.. Being a resident of Dover in the 1940s to 1970s I was very familiar with the H and its other dustbin colleague the 2CV fourgonette. Every cross channel ferry had one or both, though when dispersed to the hinterland and beyond that certainly made them a rare beast. From what I recall they were popular with the wine trade and antiques traders so might not have got far beyond London or Brighton. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 I used to see three regularly in Sheffield at the turn of the century at the stage where they were old but not a classic. If the owner kept the rust free for long enough I bet he made a killing now they are the in thing for catering vans 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 3, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 3, 2019 I see the Tomy Tomica version (1/71 scale) is on E-bay at the moment.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 I remember one that used to run around Bristol c1990. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
w124bob Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 The real irony is , there are better HO renditions out there as well. Busch, Wiking and Norev to name but three. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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