RMweb Premium it's-er Posted September 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2020 On Tuesday evening 1 September Oxford Diecast made their September to January 2021 announcement, which is largely new variants and new liveries on existing tooling (the Coronavirus effect). Except for a rather magnificent Aveling and Porter road roller and associated tar spreader in 1/76! The tar spreader looks like a cute little model - I very much hope it will be available separately in due course. It would be useful on many model railway layouts! Here is the link to Oxford's website https://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/blogs/news/september-2020-january-2021-announcement. ( no pictures at the moment) and as Hattons have put it on their website, with pictures https://www.hattons.co.uk/stocklist/cataloguetypes.aspx?supcatid=284&utm_campaign=mar-068-oxforddiecastsep2020announcements&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Klaviyo&_ke=eyJrbF9lbWFpbCI6ICJqb2hudHN0b3JleUBnbWFpbC5jb20iLCAia2xfY29tcGFueV9pZCI6ICJKR1FlWGgifQ%3D%3D John Storey 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffBird Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 The Aveling and Porter road roller and associated tar spreader has now disappeared from the Hattons Website. I had it on pre-order and there is now a mnessage that says "Unfortunately this item is no longer available". Anyone know more? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 27, 2020 Sold out, they were intended as a limited edition for the Dorset Steam Fair which was cancelled due to Covid. Both are listed in the catalogue as going on sale next year in a different livery 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hat Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 A TVR in their car range would be great. A nice Cerberus... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 13, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 13, 2021 On 27/09/2020 at 11:13, GeoffBird said: The Aveling and Porter road roller and associated tar spreader has now disappeared from the Hattons Website. I had it on pre-order and there is now a message that says "Unfortunately this item is no longer available". Anyone know more? There's a few on E-bay, but check prices and vendors rating. Also at the moment if your buying from China it will take some time for it to arrive. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wainwright1 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Got mine before Christmas. Try Oxfords own site. Ray 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted January 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2021 Just seen the latest forthcoming models list, I think it is safe to say they have given up on N scale... 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 24 minutes ago, John M Upton said: Just seen the latest forthcoming models list, I think it is safe to say they have given up on N scale... To be honest they have lost momentum in general this past year but not too surprising really. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 On 13/01/2021 at 11:09, The Black Hat said: A TVR in their car range would be great. A nice Cerberus... A lovely car I agree However, I think that’d be better in one of the die cast collector scales such as 1/43. 1/76 is a bit niche for a car collector and it’d bomb in the model railway accessory market unless they had an exotic car dealer. Plenty of cars needed ahead of this or indeed any TVR in the railway arena. As an aside I think Oxford diecast struggle with the look of modern cars and their complex curves and light clusters etc compared to earlier prototypes. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 On 27/09/2020 at 11:13, GeoffBird said: The Aveling and Porter road roller and associated tar spreader has now disappeared from the Hattons Website. I had it on pre-order and there is now a mnessage that says "Unfortunately this item is no longer available". Anyone know more? Get one here just across the pond, in stock too. Got one myself before the xmas https://www.marksmodels.com/?pid=38033 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2021 46 minutes ago, ianmacc said: A lovely car I agree As an aside I think Oxford diecast struggle with the look of modern cars and their complex curves and light clusters etc compared to earlier prototypes. They do produce some very good modern cars. The problem lies with licencing agreements that restricts what can be produced and to what scale. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium it's-er Posted January 29, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 29, 2021 Oxford Diecast have provided details of their new first quarter February to May 2021 release programme. There are various new liveries and colour schemes, but Eloise acknowledged there are delays in their programme because of Covid etc: they need time to catch up, so new tooling is kept to a minimum in this announcement. Eloise provided details about progress with new tooling from previous announcements, and had photographs of first castings of two modern Ford Transit vans and of the forthcoming scooter (wonderfully cute and detailed!). There are three new toolings, all in 1/76 - Alexander M type Scottish coach, Bedford RL which comes first with a large enclosed lorry body (I'm sure there is a better way of describing that), and will hopefully later appear as the well-known Bedford S which I think is similar or even identical, and a huge 6 axle Liebherr LTM1350 crane. There are no new toolings in 1/43 or 1/148. Questioned about this on Facebook, Eloise said the market and sales heavily favour 1/76, but they have not forgotten these other scales, and they will have new toolings in due course. No doubt details will be on Oxford's website shortly, but this gives a quick indication of what is coming! John Storey 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 That Bedford RL (truck, 4 ton GS, I think), unlike many other military vehicles, would be a common sight throughout the land. They'd be seen picking up squaddies at rural stations, or collecting stuff from goods yards. When carrying troops, they had a row of back-to-back wooden benches facing the vehicle sides, and the canvas rear flaps would be tied back. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 12 hours ago, ianmacc said: To be honest they have lost momentum in general this past year but not too surprising really. Yep, true, but still a big shame. And particularly as they're still developing and knocking out new models in OO (albeit at a reduced rate) but none in 1:148 scale. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
64F Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 I'm liking the Alexander M type coach - I can finally forget about trying to piece together the Pirate Models whitemetal kit I made such a mess of all those years ago! And a teal blue Marina like the one my mother could never get to start first time. Those two make up for the continued lack of '70s Vauxhalls and Hillmans. for me at least. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted January 29, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 29, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, 64F said: I'm liking the Alexander M type coach - I can finally forget about trying to piece together the Pirate Models whitemetal kit I made such a mess of all those years ago! And a teal blue Marina like the one my mother could never get to start first time. Those two make up for the continued lack of '70s Vauxhalls and Hillmans. for me at least. There's something of a lack of Rootes Group cars irrespective of period. Just the Imps, the Sunbeam Rapier and two Humbers, but none of the bread-and-butter models, like the Hillman Minx and Husky, Singer Gazelle etc. Or the Commer Cob van/pickup. John Edited January 29, 2021 by Dunsignalling 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben04uk Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 4 hours ago, it's-er said: Oxford Diecast have provided details of their new first quarter February to May 2021 release programme. There are various new liveries and colour schemes, but Eloise acknowledged there are delays in their programme because of Covid etc: they need time to catch up, so new tooling is kept to a minimum in this announcement. Eloise provided details about progress with new tooling from previous announcements, and had photographs of first castings of two modern Ford Transit vans and of the forthcoming scooter (wonderfully cute and detailed!). There are three new toolings, all in 1/76 - Alexander M type Scottish coach, Bedford RL which comes first with a large enclosed lorry body (I'm sure there is a better way of describing that), and will hopefully later appear as the well-known Bedford S which I think is similar or even identical, and a huge 6 axle Liebherr LTM1350 crane. There are no new toolings in 1/43 or 1/148. Questioned about this on Facebook, Eloise said the market and sales heavily favour 1/76, but they have not forgotten these other scales, and they will have new toolings in due course. No doubt details will be on Oxford's website shortly, but this gives a quick indication of what is coming! John Storey at last a cement mixer! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 29, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 29, 2021 5 hours ago, 64F said: I'm liking the Alexander M type coach - I can finally forget about trying to piece together the Pirate Models whitemetal kit I made such a mess of all those years ago! And a teal blue Marina like the one my mother could never get to start first time. Those two make up for the continued lack of '70s Vauxhalls and Hillmans. for me at least. 5 hours ago, Dunsignalling said: There's something of a lack of Rootes Group cars irrespective of period. Just the Imps, the Sunbeam Rapier and two Humbers, but none of the bread-and-butter models, like the Hillman Minx and Husky, Singer Gazelle etc. Or the Commer Cob van/pickup. John The Rootes Arrow cars are the most obvious 'missing link'. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
64F Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 1 hour ago, PhilJ W said: The Rootes Arrow cars are the most obvious 'missing link'. I vote for that - a Hunter saloon is right at the top of my wishlist. I've been amassing a collection of Imps for my carflats, and in the 1970-76 period when both types were built at Linwood they presumably went out on the same trains. Nice screengrab of Arrows southbound on the WCML here: https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1135812-Hillman-Hunter-Arrow-1973.html 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 The 1959-63 Minx series IIIA, B, C came in some nice colourful duo tone combinations. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 29, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 29, 2021 There is a Minx in the Minix range that can be made into a decent model. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Yes, it can, but the later ones like that didn't come in the same kind of two-tone colours of the earlier ones with the wrap round rear window. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 29, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 29, 2021 I always liked the Singer Gazelle version. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted January 30, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) I learned to drive in my Dad's 1961 Series III Minx, White with red interior, bench front seat and column change. The one with the flared-out fins on the back and 1500 motor, which I think was the IIIb. It left me with an (as yet) unrequited yearning for a 1725cc Rapier.... Took me ages to get used to handbrakes in the middle. John Edited January 30, 2021 by Dunsignalling 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 The Rapier was one of my dream cats as a youth. Had to settle for numerous Airfix versions instead... steve 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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