Oxford Diecast By Scale
For some, the scale of models is important and for other its not, it really depends on your objectives for wanting the item. If for example you are creating a railway layout then it is important that the scale of the model vehicles match the scale of the buildings and surrounding scenery. Sometimes collectors are looking at the theme, they are not worried about the size, it is about the subject matter itself. Maybe a particular car brand, e.g Land Rover, or a company such as the AA (Automobile Association). For gifts the size of the model is normally irrelevant - if a friend likes VW Campers then the size does not matter.
Scale is just about how much smaller it is than the real thing. A Ford Cortina MKIII saloon is 167 inches long (4241mm) so - a 1:76 scale Oxford Diecast model is 76 times smaller around 2.2 inches (55-56mm). On the real Cortina differences in the spec can change things - length -different bumpers,height tyre pressures and width body trims. However these are minor things and placing vehicles together in the Oxford Diecast range gives a correct look. Popular scales for models are as follow:
OO - 1:76 Scale - All types of vehicles
HO -1:87 - All types of vehicles
O -1:43 - Cars for collectors and for railway layouts all vehicles (O varies between 1:43.5 and 1:48 at this size
N - 1:148 - This is British N scale - all vehicles. In Europe and US, N refers to a scale of 1:160 and in Japan 1:150. At this size all interpretations of scale tend to be inter-mixed.
1:72 - A traditional scale for Aviation, also some cars
1:50 - Construction Plant and some older buses
1:38 - Toys
1:64 - Toys
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Oxford Diecast Ford 400E Van Glamorgan Police - 1:43 Scale
Product Code: FDE012 1£15.95The Oxford Diecast Ford 400E Van Glamorgan Police is an interesting-looking model available in 1:43 Scale. For other great model Police vehicles, c...
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Oxford Diecast Ford 400e Minibus London Fire Brigade - Green
Product Code: 76FDE016£8.45The popular small commercial Ford 400E, commonly known as the Ford Thames, was manufactured between 1957 and 1965 and was used by various public an...
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Oxford Diecast Essex Police Land Rover Discovery - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76LRD001 5£9.95The Land Rover Discovery 3, as used by the Essex Police, carried the familiar yellow and blue chequered livery on a black lower body with dark blue...
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Oxford Diecast Commer Walk Thru London Fire Brigade
Product Code: 76CWT003 1£12.951:76 scale Commer Walk Thru Van lends itself very well as a London Fire Brigade auxiliary vehicle and brings a new usage different from the two Bri...
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Oxford Diecast Buick Century 1955 California Highway Patrol 1:87
Product Code: 87BC55003 5£9.95The Buick Century was a full-size car produced by Buick from 1936 to 2005. The 1955 model was the first year that the Century was available with a ...
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Oxford Diecast British Rail Land Rover 88 Fire Tender - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76LAN188015 6£9.95Land Rover Fire Engines were built on 80-inch and 88-inch chassis. These small and easily manoeuvrable fire tenders were capable of operating in re...
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Oxford Diecast BMW Isetta RAC
Product Code: 76IS002 1£7.95The BMW Isetta must be one of the most unusual vehicles used by the RAC throughout the history of the roadside assistance organisation. The Isetta ...
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Oxford Diecast Bedford QLD Wiltshire Fire Brigade
Product Code: 76QLD006 3£16.95After the end of World War II, many fire brigades inherited former military and National Fire Service Bedford QL 4x4 lorries that were converted in...
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Oxford Diecast Bedford J1 Ambulance Dundalk Fire Service
Product Code: 76BED007 1£8.95This unusual livery on the 1950s Bedford J1/Lomas Ambulance sees it in a dual role, as used by the Dundalk Fire Service. Here we see our Emergency ...
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Oxford Diecast Austin Heavy Twelve Black Wiltshire Police - 1:43 Scale
Product Code: AHT005£23.95The Austin Heavy 12/4 was introduced in 1921 and although the mechanical specifications did not change much between then and the late 1930s when it...
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Oxford Diecast Anglia Police Panda - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76105003 7£8.95The Anglia Police Panda was introduced in 1965 as part of a new approach to policing called "unit policing". Unit policing involved dividing a poli...
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Oxford Diecast AA VW T5 Van - 1:76 Scale 76T5V005
Product Code: 76T5V005 1£9.95No self-respecting series of small commercials would be without the AA! And here is that famous vibrant yellow and black livery on the fifth in the...
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