Airport vehicles

[goonybird]

Oxford Diecast set of three vans. Complement the six Corgi Aviation Archive Vans (all 1/43rd) Only duplicate is the Caledonian Morris 1000. Finish not up to Corgi standards, but more than acceptable at £10 set or thereabouts.:)

[Agent X20]

yep if they were 1/200....

[G-force]

Would love some vehicles for my Lightnings.

[Agent X20]

You would never catch one with that selection Goony put up..:LOL:

[G-force]

You would catch a Lightning now!:mad:

[Albert Ross]

Does anyone have any good colour photos of any original airline vehicles from the 1950s-60s? If you want airline vehicles, I will need some period photos of BEA, BOAC and British Eagles vehicles that we can work with. I can only find distant shots in the background of airport photos.

[shuttle]

Interesting.....!

:D Shuttle

[goonybird]

AR
what would be nice is the BEA bus in 1/76th (as the matchbox one). Something I believe Bus collectors would dearly love. But again lack of schemes would limit it. Three at best?
Notice EFE have got a proper RMA 1/76th BEA bus coming later this year.

[PH-LKK]

Does anyone have any good colour photos of any original airline vehicles from the 1950s-60s? If you want airline vehicles, I will need some period photos of BEA, BOAC and British Eagles vehicles that we can work with. I can only find distant shots in the background of airport photos.What? You mean like this:

BEA and BOAC Airport Buses (http://www.yellins.com/transporthistory/Bus/airport.htm)
The BEA Airport RFs (http://www.countrybus.org.uk/rf/RF6.htm)
The BEA Routemasters (http://www.countrybus.org/RMA/RMA.html)

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0287033/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0340992/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0076101/M/

I wish I knew an easy way to search airliners.net for good close-ups of ground equipment. Unfortunately, it's a big of a turkey-shoot.

What scale are we contemplating Albert? I'd hope for 1/144, but I imagine I'm barking up the wrong tree.

[goonybird]

I'll have to post piccies Papa-Kilo.
EFE do the Atlantean BOAC, BEA RF and others. in 1/76. so would only be near to 1/72nd if displayed with a plane.
Western do three? sets of various vehicles in 1/200th as do herpa.
Then the vans in 1/43rd seperate collection but do look good.:)

[Agent X20]

no chance of any 1/200 stuff... that would be very profitable on a price per kilo of die cast..( iconic white petrol tankers..) .. thats blown that then..:D

[DCRanger]

Does anyone have any good colour photos of any original airline vehicles from the 1950s-60s? If you want airline vehicles, I will need some period photos of BEA, BOAC and British Eagles vehicles that we can work with. I can only find distant shots in the background of airport photos.
Any chance of some WWII ground equipment in 1/72 please?

[CFBC]

Ure gonna get us all in trouble saying that in a civil thread DC.... However, I do agree that we should have more ground equipment in 1/72nd. Please!

[DCRanger]

Ure gonna get us all in trouble saying that in a civil thread DC.... However, I do agree that we should have more ground equipment in 1/72nd. Please!
Sorry. (I'm on a crusade now.:) )

[PH-LKK]

no chance of any 1/200 stuff... that would be very profitable on a price per kilo of die cast..( iconic white petrol tankers..) .. thats blown that then..:DYou mean like these?

http://ecom.westernmodels.accessweb.co.uk/StockPictures/ac3_4.jpg

(That's from the Western Models website.)

[Agent X20]

Slobber drool droll.. will have to set sail to investigate..

[CFBC]

You mean like these?

Midget, midget vehicles... :LOL:

[Agent X20]

piece for piece more 1/200's about than 1/72's..:p

[Albert Ross]

AR
Notice EFE have got a proper RMA 1/76th BEA bus coming later this year.

Do you mean with front passenger door and towing a baggage trailer?

[uksubs]

Got one of these 1936 chrysler airflow US army , very nice
http://www.motormint.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=772

[CFBC]

Looks pretty kewl Mr Subs, what was the postage like as it's 1/32nd. :)

[uksubs]

Looks pretty kewl Mr Subs, what was the postage like as it's 1/32nd. :)
You can buy them in the uk m8;)

[Agent X20]

Nice piccy Mr G.....

[Aviaction]

For the peeps collecting airline related vehicles.

Out about now, two new airline related releases from:
Oxford Diecast Ford Anglia van in KLM colors and one in BOAC colors.

worth getting at about a fiver each.:)

[Aviaction]

So fresh from the NEC. The Oxford Diecast KLM Ford Anglia 1/43 scale. :)
(BOAC soon hopefully)

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/AirportVehicles/klmAnglia1.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/AirportVehicles/klmAnglia2.jpg

[Albert Ross]

I am working with both Corgi and Oxford Diecast, who will BOTH be releasing more airline vehicles in 1/43 and 1/76th scales next year. We have BEA,BOAC and other airline vans coming up!

[Aviaction]

So this one of yours then??? :rolleyes:

BOAC Engineering Ford Anglia is available, just haven't got round to getting it yet.

[Agent X20]

1/200th.. make a killing............

... naw.. sorry......... no demand...........:(

[Aviaction]

BOAC Engineering Ford Anglia. Oxford Diecast.
Note the quality of these Oxford Diecasts is quite grim. Paint chips that have been re-touched etc. Have to admit Corgi offerings are better. But for under £4.00 delivered off the bay, quite happy.-smile
Also there is a Heathrow Airport Police Mini van available.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/BOAC_Anglia.jpg

[uksubs]

1/32 German vehicles http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/5065/dscn2204gd0.jpg

[Aviaction]

Came across this by accident.
Schuco Piccolo Mercedes Lufthansa Airport minibus. Scale appears to be OO/HO. Surpised to find it is a solid lump of metal. :)

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/SchucoMercLuft1.jpg

And second 1/43rd Schuco VW Beetle cabriolet Lufthansa. just ready for the summer.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/SchucoVWcabLuft1.jpg

[Aviaction]

Another Lufthansa vehicle arrived recently.
1:160th (N-gauge) by Rietze Auto Modelle.
Setra 315 Coach.
Close in scale to match 144th Corgi. Seen with Herpa 1/200 B737 Lufthansa.


http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/Herpa/LHBus1.jpg

[cf@ nas whiting field]

Can anyone give me a heads up, on where I might locate an airport worker figure? In particular, one that is directing an aircraft to a parking spot with flashlight wands. I am looking for something like this, or similar, around a 1:34 scale, but anything close would do, even if it meant buying it as part of a set of figures. Thanks.

[Upkeep]

Does anyone have any good colour photos of any original airline vehicles from the 1950s-60s? If you want airline vehicles, I will need some period photos of BEA, BOAC and British Eagles vehicles that we can work with. I can only find distant shots in the background of airport photos.

Albert,
I'd be keen on some 1:144 'generic' ground service equipment such as refuelers (generically: red-ESSO or yellow-SHELL), generators (generically: white), and towing tractors with bars (generically: white or red). That would be a heck of lot easier for collectors of the Corgi diecast AND kit modellers to add interest to their collections without being too 'airline specific'. Generic passenger stairs are always a problem as more often than not, they have to be airline specific. In my case, I replaced the Corgi passenger stairs by grabbing a 1958 Monogram TWA Constellation kit and adding the correct era airline markings myself, as seen below. (The figures are Preiser 1:144 airline crew, self painted)

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm82/upkeep/DAF/cpa_britannia_departures550.jpg

That 1958 Monogram kit was approximately 1:131, but with a few modifications, it works very well. These passenger ramps are now 100% historically accurate for CPA ca.1961+. I sure would like to be able to add some generic GSE, as outlined above, to my displays.

Of course, I would also be happy with BOAC marked GSE too, as I have about 3 Corgi BOAC models that could stand to be tarted up on display! (2 Britannias and a Stratocruiser) Some decent passenger stairs as well for this airline (ca.1958) would be most certainly welcomed, and due to the high volume of BOAC propliner models out there currently, it could be viable.

If this stuff was made up well, priced decently, and marketed properly, you'd also attract those who kit build 1:144 classic propliners, as the forums often seem to have people who are inquiring as to if and/or where they may find these accessories. There is still a lot of interest in 1:144 within the kit building set, and it my observations that there seem to be quite a lot of them out there.

/U

[PH-LKK]

I am working with both Corgi and Oxford Diecast, who will BOTH be releasing more airline vehicles in 1/43 and 1/76th scales next year. We have BEA,BOAC and other airline vans coming up!Excellent news Albert!!!! Let's get some KLM in there too. ;) And while 1/43 is nice, I'll be sticking with 1/76 or 1/72 for now, to mate with the a/c. Oh, and don't forget fire tenders and fuel trucks!!!! By the by, anyone happen to know what type of bus is show in this picture (see the full version of the pic HERE (http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1018769&r=y))?

[PH-LKK]

Oh yeah, I just remembered. What's the van in this picture (the KLM)? (Schiphol in 1956).

[maple 01]

Albert have a look out for a DVD of 'Out of the Clouds' film set at LHR in the 1950s. Lots of ground stuff on show including a BOAC blue jeep!:cool

[datacroft]

By the by, anyone happen to know what type of bus is show in this picture (see the full version of the pic HERE (http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1018769&r=y))?
Looks like a Duple Vega to me.

[Aviaction]

pic of my EFE BOAC Duple Vega

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/AirportVehicles/BoacDupleEFE.jpg

Shame its too big.

Also Nice steps Upkeep. I al;so have the Monogram TWA steps with the air hostess, and yellow GPU from the Monogram 1/124 Connie. They are a good match with Corgi 1/144th

[Upkeep]

Thanx. Yes -- the Stewardess is on the top of the second ramp. I found that I only had to cut the TWA steps down one level and everything matched the doors perfectly. Yeah -- I'm pleased as punch with the way all of this has worked out.

Nice EFE Duple Vega! I grabbed that one too, but it is WAY TOO BIG to fit in with my 3 Corgi BOAC group. Now it sits alone, away from any BOAC aircraft. A real pity, actually.

That's the problem I find with 1:76 and 1:43 airline vehicles. They really want to be mixed in with aircraft.

/U

[Av8tor]

Ventured into the diecast car world (although with aviation connection). A Vanguard 1:43 BEA Ford Anglia van...

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc167/Viscount815/bea.jpg

Av8tor :D

[Garethster]

Very nice Av8tor :) Brings back some fond memories of the early '60's when one could hang around Gatwick Airport without any fear of interference from security - my Dad and I used to like visiting the BEA Admin buildings on the periphery of the airport :)

[blue steel]

Shouldn't be too long before there are some themed vehicles to go with 1/144 planes ;)

[Upkeep]

Shouldn't be too long before there are some themed vehicles to go with 1/144 planes ;)

Well, I don't know where you're getting your info from (nor will I ask) but I'm overjoyed to hear this (unless of course, you're just having this desperate 1:144 collector on! :LOL:). Assuming this is on the up-and-up, I trust you'll follow up with an announcement of sorts here, yes?? :unsure:

/U

[Av8tor]

Shouldn't be too long before there are some themed vehicles to go with 1/144 planes ;)

Oxford Diecast who have done the 1:43 vehicles mentioned/seen earlier, are doing N gauge (1:148) vehicles such as the Morris Minor/Anglia which would go with 1:144 but wasn't aware of any aviation themed ones. Haven't seen mention of anyone else.

Av8tor:)

[Upkeep]

Oxford Diecast who have done the 1:43 vehicles mentioned/seen earlier, are doing N gauge (1:148) vehicles such as the Morris Minor/Anglia which would go with 1:144 but wasn't aware of any aviation themed ones. Haven't seen mention of anyone else.

Av8tor:)

Yes -- that's all the information I have too. There are some N gauge refueling trucks out there in metal that require assembly -- classic 50s kinda of stuff -- but no generators, tractors, passenger ramps -- nada.

/U

[Upkeep]

Very nice Av8tor :) Brings back some fond memories of the early '60's when one could hang around Gatwick Airport without any fear of interference from security - my Dad and I used to like visiting the BEA Admin buildings on the periphery of the airport :)

Days long gone, now, eh? We had similar experiences at our hometown airport in central British Columbia, during that same era. Easy access just about anywhere at our airport without question. ;)

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm82/upkeep/DAF/easyearlyaccess.jpg
PHOTO: Prince George Airport ca. 1961. Paradise to me! Yup -- that was all there is to it.

/U :)

[Av8tor]

Glad to see the Corgi civil aviation collector is catered for in the new 2010 catalogue...

A BOAC "Del Boy" van :cool

Av8tor :LOL:

[Upkeep]

Glad to see the Corgi civil aviation collector is catered for in the new 2010 catalogue...

A BOAC "Del Boy" van :cool

Av8tor :LOL:

I must get one of those. Priceless!!

As much as I admired the Vanguard BEA Anglia, I have done nothing. Well, in the new year when that 'Del Boy' shows up in Hatton's catalogue, I'll be grabbing it and a few others!!

Thanx for posting that photo! ;)

/U

[Aviaction]

The OO/HO sets of the Lufthansa Airport Express usually go for heinous amounts of dosh.
However, just picked this up. Made by Schabak so quality not as good as some models but looks sweet.
Had no idea what size this was going to be when bought, but appears not far of 1/400 (may be 300 or 350th?) I was expecting something nearer to N scale to go with 1/200's.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/AirportVehicles/LHexpress800.jpg

Pictured with BB400 1/400 BA Tristar
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/AirportVehicles/LHexpressBAl1011800.jpg

[Aviaction]

"Bumped"

to knockout the stupid F14 thread on the civil section!:mad:

[dilligafocau]

Glad to see the Corgi civil aviation collector is catered for in the new 2010 catalogue...

A BOAC "Del Boy" van :cool

Av8tor :LOL:

3 wheelers were popular post-war as they were economical to buy and run, also you could drive one on a motorcycle licence. :)

[Aviaction]

Finally obtained a Budgie BOAC Loader, originally from the 1960's. Bit "playworn" but appears complete, usually have missing doors. I think scale is about 1/43rd

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/BOACfront800.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/BOACback800.jpg


http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/BOACupload800.jpg

[b-huj]

I am going to bring a German theme here: 1/50 tow tug "Fraport". Anyone knows if this is still available at Frankfurt airport? or actually, where is the shop at the airport?? friend of mine in transit today, would like to give it a try.

1:50 scale Goldhofer TBL TUG
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/5094/tug3mb8.jpg
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/1079/tug2nk4.jpg

Thanks in advance!

[Aviaction]

OH!
Missed that on release a few years ago and regretted it ever since. Apparently very rare.

Mind you the cost and size of a 1/50th Lufty B747 to go with it was a bit frightening as well.

[Av8tor]

Here's the latest Oxford Diecast 1:43 airline themed vehicle...

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc167/Viscount815/ang1.jpg

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc167/Viscount815/ang2.jpg

Plus a small military one ;)

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc167/Viscount815/herk1.jpg

Av8tor :D

[dilligafocau]

Nice 1/43 Av8tor , Anglia is'nt it? What make is the Landrover? goes well with the Herc :cool: I have the same Landy in 1/76 paired with the HM 1/72 Suez Centurion ;)

[Av8tor]

Nice 1/43 Av8tor , Anglia is'nt it? What make is the Landrover? goes well with the Herc :cool: I have the same Landy in 1/76 paired with the HM 1/72 Suez Centurion ;)

Hi dilli.

The Landrover is also Oxford Diecast but in their small N gauge range, which is I believe 1:148. When I first saw this was going to be released, thought it would go well with that particular Corgi Herk.

Av8tor :D

[dilligafocau]

Hi dilli.

The Landrover is also Oxford Diecast but in their small N gauge range, which is I believe 1:148. When I first saw this was going to be released, thought it would go well with that particular Corgi Herk.

Av8tor :D

I also have that Corg 1/144 Hercules, I'll have to look up that N gauge Landy now :)

[blue steel]

There should be an 'N' gauge AEC RF bus/coach from Oxford Diecast in BEA livery (for 2011 I think) which might look nice with a Corgi Comet and/or Viscount :)

[Av8tor]

There should be an 'N' gauge AEC RF bus/coach from Oxford Diecast in BEA livery (for 2011 I think) which might look nice with a Corgi Comet and/or Viscount :)

Yep. It's on the list already. Due Feb 2011 ;)

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc167/Viscount815/BEAbus-1.jpg

Av8tor :)

[Upkeep]

Yep. It's on the list already. Due Feb 2011 ;)

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc167/Viscount815/BEAbus-1.jpg

Av8tor :)

That is a lovely AEC addition for the 1:144 world. :cool Hopefully there will be some goodies that I could take advantage of down the road. Maybe one in BOAC, as I have 2 Britannias and a Strat in BOAC colours.

Since moving more into 1:200th, I would appreciate it if these things were made in OUR 'N' scale -- 1:160. Highly unlikely, but it WOULD be nice. :D;) Ah . . . it is for to dream.

/U :):LOL:

[Aviaction]

Ha!
Bet you were expecting a Corgi Reliant. Picked this up a few months ago at Kempton park also by Oxford Diecast. scale OO/HO Wales & Edwards van

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/nov2010/BOACtri1800.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/nov2010/BOACtri2800.jpg

But couldn't leave out the Corgi Reliant Regal as well

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/nov2010/BOACregal1800.jpg

[Aviaction]

Also acquired the latest EFE BEA Bus with Baggage trailer

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/nov2010/BEAbus1800.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/nov2010/BEAbus2800.jpg

And also the BUA Anglia at last Kempton

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/nov2010/BUAAnglia1800.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/nov2010/BUAAnglia2800.jpg

[dilligafocau]

Very nice Avi :cool:

Seem to remember the milkfloats in the 60's looking somewhat similar to the dark blue 3-wheeler you have there. There are some real gems in the Oxford 1/76 and 1/43 ranges ;)

[Av8tor]

Spotted a couple of interesting Oxford Diecast airport vehicles on the horizon...

OXNMM056 1:148 British Caledonian Airways Morris 1000.

OX76CA024 1:76 BOAC Bedford CA Minibus.

[Aviaction]

keep them coming.
as they qualify as pocket money toys @£5-10 makes them easy to collect.
Just picked up the Heathrow Airport Police Minivan which puts me up to date.
another acquisition is the 1/50th Conrad Goldhofer tug which has been a holy grail. pics follow at the weekend.
only problem now is a 1/50th jet to go with it.:eek:

[Upkeep]

keep them coming.
as they qualify as pocket money toys @£5-10 makes them easy to collect.
Just picked up the Heathrow Airport Police Minivan which puts me up to date.
another acquisition is the 1/50th Conrad Goldhofer tug which has been a holy grail. pics follow at the weekend.
only problem now is a 1/50th jet to go with it.:eek:

I know about those. Wow. :cool I wanna hear the story behind that (and the photos too!). I'll be back later in the weekend.

/U :)

[Aviaction]

Oops forgot the piccies of the airport tug!
anyway finally got hold of the Oxford Diecast BEA RF bus in 1/148th 'N' scale.
1st picture with big brother from EFE. Overall detail is brilliant for such a small model. only real complaint is the thick front window frames.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/18062011/BEAefeRFOxRF.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/18062011/Rf_frnt.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/18062011/Rf_back.jpg

[Upkeep]

I know most of you guys are into the retro stuff, but every now and again there is a call for 'contemporary' vehicles. And like the retro world, precious little is available in the scale we'd prefer.

I ran into a number of modern ones (1:76) when trolling through one of my favourite online retailer in Liverpool [ HERE (http://www.ehattons.com/stocklist/results.aspx?searchfield=British%20Airways) ].

http://www.ehattons.com/images/products/340pxwide/uk5015_1.JPG

Creative Master Northcord not only does the BA one above but also does a number of Heathrow specific buses [ HERE (http://www.ehattons.com/stocklist/prodlist.aspx?ManID=104&PrTyID=152&ScID=1) ]. There are about 4 on the page and all are 1:76 (OO).

http://www.ehattons.com/images/products/340pxwide/ukbus5003_1.jpg

Rather tempting, if I do say so myself. I rather like this one. :cool For the record, eHatton's is a real first-class act, as I've bought from them several times before.

/U :)

[Aviaction]

Spotted a couple of interesting Oxford Diecast airport vehicles on the horizon...

OXNMM056 1:148 British Caledonian Airways Morris 1000.

OX76CA024 1:76 BOAC Bedford CA Minibus.

Got my hands on a Bedford CA. Note quality of finish and deatil on Oxford diecast is improving rapidly. Lovely little model. Shame my Revell 1/72 BOAC 707 doesnt have wheels. :o

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/18062011/BOACBed1.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/18062011/BOACBed2.jpg

[Upkeep]

Would this be the item you speak of Mr. Aviaction?

If so, this 1:50 model is currently available directly through Goldhofer [ HERE (http://www.goldhofer.de/gh-en/shop/artikel/Modell_AST-1_Metall_Massstab_1_50.php) ] for €60,00. Looks like there is a drawing of an airplane on the side too.

Tempting . . . :cool

http://www.goldhofer.de/gh/fotos/shop/AST-1-g.jpg

/U :)

[Aviaction]

Would this be the item you speak of Mr. Aviaction?

If so, this 1:50 model is currently available directly through Goldhofer [ HERE (http://www.goldhofer.de/gh-en/shop/artikel/Modell_AST-1_Metall_Massstab_1_50.php) ] for €60,00. Looks like there is a drawing of an airplane on the side too.

Tempting . . . :cool

http://www.goldhofer.de/gh/fotos/shop/AST-1-g.jpg

/U :)

Yup thats it. I think there are a couple of versions with minor (serial number?) differences. However 60 euro is almost 60 quid at todays exchange rates.

[Aviaction]

Depsite recession and no wonga, managed to snatch this of the bay. amazingly came from the same seller the Emirates 777 came from even though was a completely different search criteria. and similarly not expensive. ;)
Cracking model.

Wiking 1/43 (BIG!) Rosenbauer Panther Fire engine of Newcastle International Airport. Apparently quite a rare ltd edition?

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/ForumPix2011/Rosen1.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/ForumPix2011/Rosen2.jpg

[Aviaction]

And another Vanguards 1/43 Ford Anglia I wasn't aware of, so had to get one.

Esso Aviation

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/ForumPix2011/Esso1.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/ForumPix2011/Esso2.jpg

[Upkeep]

Depsite recession and no wonga, managed to snatch this of the bay. amazingly came from the same seller the Emirates 777 came from even though was a completely different search criteria. and similarly not expensive. ;)
Cracking model.

I saw that Emirates 777-300 over at DA.C. Impressive to say the least. BTW: I had a bit of smudge on a pax window (actually a double offset print) on my AF 777 and was able to remove it with a flattened toothpick soaked in Testor's Model Enamel Paint Thinner. I just lightly rubbed it back and forth and the smudge just eventually went away. You might want to give that a try on that smudged 'CY' on the roof. The model is well enameled white with a clear coat so the tampo printing just sits on top -- rather precariously I might add too.:unsure:



Wiking 1/43 (BIG!) Rosenbauer Panther Fire engine of Newcastle International Airport. Apparently quite a rare ltd edition?

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/ForumPix2011/Rosen1.jpg



My Lord! What an imposing beast!! Excellent! :cool

/U :)

[Upkeep]

A couple of 1:200 retro collector chaps have decided that waiting for GSE is getting beyond them, so they are taking the matter into their own hands.

According to [ THIS ] (http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/1-200-scale-model-aircraft/98513-announcing-gse-200-bea-bus.html) announcement, a different-than-Oxford 1:200 BEA d/deck bus will be produced for the retro collector.

The mock-up photo looks pretty crude at the moment, but if this can be swung, we may have a new and interesting source for European retro GSE!

There has been chatter about stairs too.

/U :)

[Agent X20]

The mock-up photo looks pretty crude at the moment, Thats Mr Bridges for you.... Betcha a bundle the next one will be in the livery of TAP...:D

[Upkeep]

Thats Mr Bridges for you.... Betcha a bundle the next one will be in the livery of TAP...:D

Oh, I wouldn't doubt that for a second. :LOL::D;)

/U :D

[Upkeep]

I know most of you guys are into the retro stuff, but every now and again there is a call for 'contemporary' vehicles. And like the retro world, precious little is available in the scale we'd prefer.

I ran into a number of modern ones (1:76) when trolling through one of my favourite online retailer in Liverpool [ HERE (http://www.ehattons.com/stocklist/results.aspx?searchfield=British%20Airways) ].

http://www.ehattons.com/images/products/340pxwide/uk5015_1.JPG

Creative Master Northcord not only does the BA one above but also does a number of Heathrow specific buses [ HERE (http://www.ehattons.com/stocklist/prodlist.aspx?ManID=104&PrTyID=152&ScID=1) ]. There are about 4 on the page and all are 1:76 (OO).

http://www.ehattons.com/images/products/340pxwide/ukbus5003_1.jpg

Rather tempting, if I do say so myself. I rather like this one. :cool For the record, eHatton's is a real first-class act, as I've bought from them several times before.

/U :)

Yeaaaahhhh . . . both of the above are out of stock now. The lower one is on it's way to Upkeep Manor along with a nice EFE 1940's Guy Arab II Marleybone 23 grey d/deck jobbie.:cool

/U :)

[sniperUK]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/ForumPix2011/Rosen1.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/ForumPix2011/Rosen2.jpg

That looks very familiar:cool

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/sniperUK/four/iac2009037.jpg

[Upkeep]

:eek::eek:Looks like a transformer!! What else can it turn into . . . a Lanc?! :LOL::LOL::LOL:

/U :)

[the_old_un]

Hope not :LOL:

They are smart though.

[dilligafocau]

:eek::eek:Looks like a transformer!! What else can it turn into . . . a Lanc?! :LOL::LOL::LOL:

/U :)

It's a future-istic looking piece of kit, airport appliances usually look ahead of their time in my opinion :)

[Upkeep]

It's a future-istic looking piece of kit, airport appliances usually look ahead of their time in my opinion :)

I would completely agree with that! http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm82/upkeep/add-ons/thmbs_up2.png

/U :)

[Aviaction]

Just got the Oxford Diecast Morris 1000 Van in the colors of British Caledonian.
actual scale is 1/148th. somewhat smaller than the 1/43rd version in my collection.
Nice little addition. Possible better match to Corgi 144 Caledonian Britannia, but compared to 1/200 architect model cars in my collection, it appears only slightly larger.
Finish and detail is good, but shocked to find it's body is plastic on a metal base (Oxford Plastics?). note the RF BEA bus is metal. Must be the only way to get clear windows.
So for about a fiver posted, a bit of a bargain compared to other suppliers.
So next to my Inflight LE VC10.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/Bcal31024.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/Bcal21024.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/aviaction/Bcal11024.jpg