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Austin models (as in toys)

I just came across this crowd in the UK who make nice, metal scale models, mainly for model railways.

They do some nice, cheap little OO scale models of vintage cars including some Austins and also seem to do some bigger scale ones too:

http://www.scalelink.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000002.pl?WD=riley&PN=Vehicles___Scale_1_76__OO_%2ehtml#aSLC142

I got the little Riley Brooklands and it's a nice little kit. All white metal. Tiny cast spoked wheels with separate rims and tyres and a small pile of other bits. Actually, un-assembled, that's a pretty accurate model of what I have!

They also sell things like 1:24th etched wheels sets with what look like rubber tyres, including Austin 7 ones, which might be handy for people wanting to do little scratch built models.

http://www.scalelink.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000002.pl?WD=cast%20wheels&PN=Car_Kits___Scale_1_24%2ehtml#aSEF_2dSP03

Simon

Location: Wellington

Re: Austin models (as in toys)

A company called Oxford models make a range of excellent models in 1:76 and 1:43, including commercial vehicles.
I have Austin RNs in both scales in fawn which is close to the colour of my own RN.

Location: Near M1 Motorway Jtn 28

Re: Austin models (as in toys)

Yes Simon they do some good kits which I've built for my railway, however their description is wanting, I bought the 1932 Austin Seven saloon and found that it was a SWB saloon.

Re: Austin models (as in toys)

I was surprised when I saw a model of my actual RN van. It even has the registration number, but the signwriting of a previous owner

Location: Stretham