CONTENTS of the print edition
Model Auto Review 229
Publication 7 January 200904 Cars in colour (captions on page 06) 07 Chrysler 180 Maz Woolley, UK 08 T’Bird 1967-71 Dave Turner, UK 11 AVRE 6 Graeme Watt, UK 12 Ertl Blueprint Replicas Chris Sweetman, UK 14 Morris vans John Hanson, UK 15 Praliné catalogues Horst Macalka, Austria 16 News Hornby, Marsh, Minimarque 17 Cars 18 Letters 20 Bentley Malcolm Smith, UK 21 Competitions 24 Truckstop • Books • Oshkosh Robin Godwin USA, UK 26 Club News Collated by Rod Ward • Bus Stop • Captions to page 29 29 Buses and emergency vehicles
EDITORIAL
by Rod WardHERE WE ARE AGAIN!
I hope you had a suitably festive season in spite of all the negative economic news.
Here we are again, to start another MAR year, our 28th in continuous publication. Congratulations to those of you who have managed to stay the course since we started. To say that this year will be even more ‘interesting’ than the last one is an understatement. Goodness knows what we will see in the way of new model releases, range closures and retirements. We already know that some ranges have severely curtailed release their programmes, and the owners of some companies may decide that this is a good time to leave the field of model cars. In my experience, however, a time of economic difficulty is an ideal time to start up a new venture; we began Modelauto in the deep 1970s recession.
Whatever happens, MAR will try to keep you informed, and to keep you entertained as well.
Happy New Year from Biggles, our canine correspondent
Thank you, to everyone who has been asking after my health recently. I am now almost 14 years old and still enjoying life, in spite of being totally deaf and not seeing too well out of one eye.
AUTO REVIEW ON JOWETT AND OTHER TYKES
The latest Auto Review book is now available, on Jowett (with an appendix on other vehicles built in Yorkshire; an extensive and detailed listing, you may be surprised to find). For those who didn’t know, a ‘tyke’ is someone born in Yorkshire, so I don’t qualify, as I come from the other side of the Pennines.
My latest appeal for material to include in future Auto Review books: planned titles include Humber, Wolseley, Sunbeam (plus Talbot), British tractors and traction engines, aviatrices (famous lady pilots), Alvis, Armstrong-Siddeley, Aston Martin, Lagonda and British coachbuilding firms. If you have illustrations (adverts, brochures, your own photographs etc) or personal anecdotes you can offer, please send them to me as soon as possible for inclusion in these publications.
OXFORD REVISED SCHEDULE
Victims of their own success, Oxford had so many repeat orders for items released earlier in 2008 that it disrupted their production schedule, delaying releases of some new models and pushing some late 2008 models into early this year. This is the revised release schedule:
1:43 Oxford Automobile Co AP001 Austin Princess (early) black MAY AP002 Austin Princess (mid period) scarlet MAY DS004 Daimler DS420 Limo claret-black Queen Mother MAR JAG8001 Jaguar Mk VIII saloon black-grey MAR MGZ004 MG ZB Varitone ivory-black MAR JI004 Jensen Interceptor Mk I red APR 1:43 scale commercials and cars SP010 Mini 50th Anniversary FEB JM018 Morris J2 Postbus Royal Mail FEB CA016 Bedford CA Van Royal Mail Australia MAR LAN180004 Land Rover 80" Canvas RAF MAR AK001 Austin 3 Way Van Lancashire Evening Post APR TX4005 TX4 Taxi pink APR AK002 Austin 3 Way Van Pink Paraffin MAY MP010 Mini Pickup Shell-Mex & BP Ltd MAY 43SET29 Land Rover 88" hard top x 2 First Overland Set MAY 1:76 Cars 76CFE001 Vauxhall PA Cresta Friary Estate rose FEB 76CFE002 Vauxhall PA Cresta Friary Estate blue FEB 76VWY001 Vauxhall Wyvern E type black FEB 76VWY002 Vauxhall Wyvern E type green FEB 76AS001 Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire black-grey FEB 76AS002 Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire green-green FEB 76105006 Ford Anglia yellow-white MAR 76CRE006 Vauxhall Cresta green-green MAR 76ZEP006 Ford Zephyr Ambassador Blue MAR 76SS006 Humber Super Snipe green-green MAR 76COR1005 Ford Cortina Mk I London Transport MAR 76COR2005 Ford Cortina Mk II Bermuda Police APR 76ETYP006 Jaguar E Type open pale primrose APR 76JJ005 Jowett Javelin grey APR 76MMC004 Morris Minor Convertible closed blue-grey APR 76MMT004 Morris Minor Traveller Wolverhampton Police APR 76MMS001 Morris Minor MM Saloon green MAY 76MMS002 Morris Minor MM Saloon Cheshire Police MAY 76HH001 Humber Hawk MkIV claret MAY 76HH002 Humber Hawk Mk IV Blackpool Police MAY 76SR001 Sunbeam Rapier Mk III gold-black MAY 76SR002 Sunbeam Rapier Mk III grey-red MAY 76CV001 Trailer caravan orange-cream MAY 1:76 Commercial vehicles 76GG001 Bedford Green Goddess fire appliance AFS MAR 76JA003 Austin J2 Camper Blue FEB 76ANG030 Anglia Van Hull City Police FEB 76AT003 Austin Taxi AFS London Fire Brigade FEB 76MM029 Morris Minor Van Gas FEB 76TEA001 Ferguson TE A tractor grey MAR 76JM007 Morris J2 Van British Railways MAR 76LAN188007 Land Rover 88" hardtop Liverpool Police MAR 76JA008 Austin J2 Minibus Shell-Mex & BP Ltd MAR 76GG002 Bedford Green Goddess Glamorgan FS APR 76TK009 Bedford TK crew bus British Rail Scottish APR 76TRAC003 Fordson Tractor yellow Highways APR 76WE007 Wales & Edwards milk float Howards Dairies APR 76MH010 Mechanical Horse + tanker trailer LMS MAY 76TK010 Bedford TK box van British Railways MAY 76LAN188008 Land Rover 88" tilt British Railways MAY 76RAB005 Scammell Scarab + flat trailer BRS Parcels MAY 1:76 Modern Trucks DAF01REC DAF 105 (SS) Boniface Recovery M8 MAR SCA08CS Scania R Series Topline Knights of Old MAR DAF09CS DAF 105 (S) Curtainside Owens MAR SCA01REC Scania R Series TL Boniface Recovery RS APR MAN03CS MAN TGX XLX Curtainside Downton APR SCA04FR Scania R Topline Fridge Drysdale APR N Scale 1;144 vehicles NRT001 RT Bus (roofbox) London Transport MAR NOB004 Bedford OB Coach Royal Blue FEB NRM004 Routemaster bus South London 159 FEB NRT002RT bus Green Line APR NRM005 Routemaster bus LT Silver Jubilee MAR NRT003 RT bus Bradford MAY NOB005 Bedford OB Coach MacBraynes MAY NRM006 Routemaster bus Blackpool MAY NMH003 Mechanical Horse + flat trailer GWR APR NMH004 Mechanical Horse + van trailer LNER APR NMM052 Morris 1000 Van BRS Parcels MAR NFX4002 FX4 Taxi Evening News MAR NMH006 Mechanical Horse + flat trailer British Rail APR NAH001 Albion horse box British Rail MAY NMM042 Morris 1000 van Austin Service MAY NDS001 Daimler DS420 Limousine Old English white APR NDS003 Daimler DS420 Limousine black-grey APR NMMT002 Morris Minor Traveller Trafalgar blue MAR NSS002 Humber Super Snipe silver grey MAR NJJ003 Jowett Javelin maroon MAR N105004 Ford Anglia grey-white MAR 1:72 Aviation - New series AC001 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I APR AC002 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 Emil MAY AC003 Hawker Hurricane Mk I JUN AC004 Junkers Ju-87 Stuka JUL AC005 Focke Wulf 190 AUG AC006 Hawker Tempest Mk V SEP AC007 Messerschmitt Me 262 OCT AC008 Chance Vought Corsair F Mk IV NOV AC009 Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk Ia DEC AC010 Messerschmitt Bf 109G Gustav JAN 2010
HORNBY 1:76 SkaleAutos
Here is the Hornby SkaleAutos programme for early 2009, all 1:76 (00 scale) diecast in China:
R7050 Taxi TX4 Virgin all-over graphic Feb R7051 Tractor blue Feb R7052 Thames ice cream van Applebys Feb R7054 Mobile Grocers Shop D Birds Mar R7080 Ford Anglia 105E burgundy Feb R7056 Thames van Skaledale Gas Works Feb R7057 Land Rover Mixed Concrete Surveying Feb R7058 Thames van Sheaf Materials Handling Feb R7059 Thames van British Railways carmine-cream Feb R7060 Ford Thames hot dogs van Feb R7061 Morris dark blue Feb R7062 Jowett Javelin pale blue Feb R7063 E-Type Jaguar red Feb R7064 E-Type Jaguar Coupe Yellow Feb R7065 MGB Roadster dark blue Feb R7066 Ford Cortina Mk 1 red Feb R7067 Morris Minor Convertible pale blue Feb R7068 Ford Cortina Mk 2 pale green Mar R7069 Triumph Mayflower gun metal grey Mar R7070 Ford Popular black Mar R7071 Morris Oxford cream-blue Feb R7072 Standard Vanguard grey Feb R7073 Jaguar XK120 British racing green Mar R7074 Morris Minor Traveller pale blue Feb R7076 Jaguar Mk VII black Feb R7077 Jaguar Mk II white Feb R7078 MGA Roadster white Feb R7079 MGTC red Feb R7081 Milk Float Clover Farms Dairy Feb R7082 Bedford CA Milk Float Skalais Dairies Feb R7083 Austin J2 Paralanian cream and dark red Mar 2R7084 Bedford CA Van Royal Mail Skaledale Feb R7085 Morris J2 Ambulance Royal Air Force Feb R7086 TK Dropside Brewers Dray SBG Ltd Mar R7087 Bedford TK Tanker Fuel Oil Distribution Mar R7088 Bedford TK British Rail Maintenance Mar R7089 Bedford TK British Rail Linemens’ vehicle Mar R7090 GWR Mechanical Horse Mar R7091 Mechanical Horse Dustcart Skaledale Mar R7092 Mechanical Horse Delivery lorry Mar R7093 Scammell Scarab Dust cart Skaledale Mar R7094 Scammell Scarab BR lorry Skaledale Mar R7095 Bedford TK Fire Engine Skaledale & District Mar
RECENT MARSH MODELS
Marsh Models have produced 1:43 kit or handbuilt models (MK10) of the 1989 Mercedes-Benz C9 Le Mans 1989, all three race cars. Other current productions include MM165 Lola T600 John Paul Jr Miami Grand Prix 1983, the last race by the team before the car was sold, MM169 1967 Ferrari P4 LM and MM191 Lister Chevy Jim Rathmann. John Simons says, ‘We are currently having problems with Van Merksteijn Racing over the use of their name on the RS Spyder, so there is now a possibility this will not be released’.
OPEL-LOTUS CHRONOS
A new 1:43 handbuilt model in Michel Ducleux’s Alezan Collector range is AC25 Opel-Lotus Chronos by Pininfarina 1991 in yellow, a limited edition of 200 models.
RED RUN 1:43
Resin handbuilt from Italy: Fiat Cinquecento Speedster simpatico, available in three colour choices: pearl white, red or yellow, limited to only 30 of each colour. Contact: info@redrunmodels.com
MB 1:43 F1 MODEL CARS
Dick Browne has passed on news to us about MB Modelcars (Broni and Martin) who make 1:43 Formula 1 white metal kits and built models. Broni Brezna says they intend to make ‘less demanding and cheaper models, comparable with Minichamps’ plus highly detailed models of the Fittipaldi FD04 Ford 1976-77 and the Martini MK23 Ford 1978 of René Arnoux. See www.mbmodelcars.eu.
TWH Models Oshkosh military truck
by Robin GodwinTWH Models' latest Oshkosh 977 A2 HEMTT (Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck) 8x8 cargo truck in 1:50 scale. The 977 series is used for other applications such as fuel tanker, articulated Patriot Missile tractor, and bridge transporter. TWH is a US firm whose products are diecast in China. They also produce a range for Sword Models, mostly trucks, to the same level of detail; Chuck Sword is the man behind DHS Diecast Collectables. NZG distributes TWH models in Europe and pictured some in recent catalogues. TWH models are described as ‘museum quality’ and I can confirm that description; virtually everything works or opens. The opening doors fit so snugly that I haven’t yet been able to wedge the special tool into a gap to get them open! The 2500lb capacity Grove crane is fully functional. The price is $179.00 from US suppliers, outstanding value. UK suppliers charge £132.00 to £222.00, reflecting stock obtained at a rate closer to $2 to the £1 than today’s value. Surely VAT can’t make that much difference. TWH set standards that other manufacturers should pay attention to. There is a dedicated UK website to visit: www.twh-reviews.co.uk
BOOK REVIEWS
Pocket Guide to BRITAINS Farm Model BALERS & COMBINES 1967-2007 By David Pullen. Veloce Publishing Ltd, 33 Trinity Street, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1TT. Tel: 01305 260068. Hardbound. 176 pages. 148mm x 210mm. 49 colour photos. ISBN 978-1-84584-194-2. £16.99 UK, $33.95 USA
We’ve all seen the extensive range of tractor models by Britains. But they also made balers and combines, all of which are described and pictured in this comprehensive guide, by the author of A pocket guide to Britains model tractors 1948-1998. David Pullen gives background history to the equipment, for townies who don’t know a baler from a pitchfork. plus three useful indexes, by model, by issue date and by issue code. This will fill a reference gap to identify Britains models.
Rod WardArgus Illustré MINIALUXE. SAFAM, BP 40, 78230 Le Pecq, France. 210 x 297mm softbound. 60 pages. 2500+ listings. 350 colour photos €26, Europe €27
The latest Argus listing of toy marques takes us to Minialuxe’s l:43 and l:32 ranges from 1953, including the Tacot old-timers. Also covered in this publication are many recent promotional models. The rise in the value of the Euro unfortunately makes this 60 page A4 publication cost around £25.00.
Rod Ward
Club News
Collated by Rod WardThe Cape Model Collector, of the Cape Model and Toy Club, notes that Norev (named by reversing the name of founder Veron) make some Spot- On open cars, appropriately ‘No-Tops’ when reversed. These reversals must be a Southern hemisphere thing, like having hot weather at this time of year. Also in a warm climate, Showcase, the West Australian Model Collectors Club magazine, mentions a collection of 900-plus 1:18 models for sale at $100,000, which could not be split. I think a new sun hat is in order for the seller. Smalltalk, the newsletter of the Wessex Model and Toy Collectors, describes their quiz night where one of the questions was ‘What was the only model Dinky made to 1:18 scale?’ Someone suggested the Avro Vulcan! ‘What a box that would have needed’ mused editor Barry Lloyd. The answer? The Supertoys Lawnmower, of course. Sue Leake, editor of the South Hants Model Auto Club’s Wheel Nuts, hates being addressed as ‘Ms’. Even enclosing manuscript for an article? Wheel Bearings, the Maidenhead Static Model Club newsletter, notes that the Club was founded in 1969, so 2009 will be a big year of celebrations for them.
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