<![CDATA[New Products from Diecast Devon]]> http://www.diecastdevon.co.uk/rss/catalog/new/store_id/4/ Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:49:28 +0000 Zend_Feed en_GB http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Corgi CC99203 Edward Stobart 1954-2011 Commemorative Set (Scania 4 Series with Curtainside and Scania 111 Tractor Unit)]]> http://www.diecastdevon.co.uk/corgi-cc99203.html The signs were there at a young age that Edward would become a successful business man, in his early teens he worked with his father as part of his Agricultural business. Using his father's delivery trucks he expanded the haulage side of the business and in 1976 formed Eddie Stobart Haulage Company with eight trucks and twelve employees. From here onwards the business grew to what it is now, Britain's most recognised haulier employing over five thousand people. This set commemorates Edwards career with one of his early trucks in the Scania 111 and a Scania 4 Series with a curtainside trailer from the peak of Edwards career.
In the mid-1970s, Edward Stobart moved from Hesket, Newmarket near Caldbeck to his first depot, 1 Greystone Road in Carlisle. At that time the fleet consisted of eight lorries, a mixture of DAF 2200s and2800s, a Seddon Atkinson, and this Scania, registration number KA0 23P, and named Julia. In this era, Edward was a 'jack of all trades' and would certainly have driven this Scania when required.
£104.99
]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:49:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Deposit For Corgi CC12832 Scania T - Ridgway Rental - Shropshire]]> http://www.diecastdevon.co.uk/corgi-cc12832.html Corgi CC12832 Scania T - Ridgway Rental - Shropshire
Based in Shropshire, P.S. Ridgway Ltd is a family firm with fifty years of experience in the transport industry. Starting out in the careful handling of textile products the company has since developed and extended to supplying self-drive plant from small plant up to forty-five ton excavators. To transport this wide range of machinery the firm has three trucks, one of them being the Scania T Cab modelled here which has become well known as'T Rex' which joined Ridgway Rentals in 2003. Originally fitted with a King GTS 60, 'T Rex' can carry excavators up to thirty-five tons. In 2007 the trailer to the cab was changed to a Faymonville five axle extendable that enabled the vehicle to carry forty-five ton excavators. 'T Rex' and driver Ben, who has been at the wheel from new, can often been seen across the UK and have recently covered their millionth kilometre together.

Features:
Aerials
Mud Flaps
£5.00
]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:49:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Deposit For Corgi CC13754 Scania R Facelift Box Step Frame - Eddie Stobart Ltd - Carlisle SPECIAL EDITION NEW TOOLING]]> http://www.diecastdevon.co.uk/corgi-cc13754.html Corgi CC13754 Scania R Facelift Box Step Frame - Eddie Stobart Ltd - Carlisle SPECIAL EDITION NEW TOOLING
In the 1970's Eddie Stobart built its high profile brand on the courtesy of its drivers, the quality of its fleet and exceptional service. These benchmark standards remain important, but Stobart also understand the customer service, employment practices and environmental challenges that face modern business today. Over the last few years the Group has evolved beyond its position as an independent road transport and logistics business to a leading UK provider of multimodal transport and logistics solutions. Today, Stobart Group delivers outsourced transport and logistics solutions for a wide variety of manufacturing, retail and public-sector customers across the industrial, consumer, food and defence sectors; working in partnership to transform their supply chain structures and optimise their efficiency.

Features:
Aerials
Chequer Plating
Visor Mirror
£5.00
]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:49:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Deposit For Corgi CC20515 Burrell Showmans 'Philadelphia' - No. 3414, 1912]]> http://www.diecastdevon.co.uk/corgi-cc20515.html Corgi CC20515 Burrell Showmans 'Philadelphia' - No. 3414, 1912
Built in 1912 and delivered new to Wareham station for Joseph Smith of Shirley, Southampton, this engine was put straight to work powering his gallopers fun fair ride. Following his death, the engine and ride were operated for several years by his family, who later sold both to well-known 'riding master' Alfred James Bartlett of Fordingbridge. His family operated the engine until the beginning of WWII when it was requisitioned for war work and placed with the local agricultural contractors, William Everett and Sons of Gussage, All Saints. The engine was used in agriculture until around 1948 when it was laid up in an open fronted shed where it remained for the next 48 years. Philadelphia was discovered by the present owners in 1966, when tentative negotiations for its purchase commenced. However it was not until January 1999 that the transaction was completed. Philadelphia is believed to be the last genuine showmans engine in the world to be rescued for preservation from its last commercial owner. It is now owned by John and Brenda Newton.
£5.00
]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:49:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Deposit For Corgi CC20114 Fowler Showmans Fowler 'Iron Maiden' - No. 15657, 1920]]> http://www.diecastdevon.co.uk/corgi-cc20114.html Corgi CC20114 Fowler Showmans Fowler 'Iron Maiden' - No. 15657, 1920
Built in 1920 by Fowler & Co. this engine was first used as a Road Locomotive by F. Barnes of Portland, Dorset for hauling stone from the quarries down to Portland Harbour. In 1923 Dorset County Council passed a law requiring steel wheeled vehicles be fitted with rubber tyres, so the engine was sold to Mrs H. Oadley of Derbyshire who sent the engine back to Fowler & Co's workshop for a complete overhaul to Showmans specification. Once complete the engine re-emerged with the name 'Kitchener'.
In 1952 it was sold to Harry Hollingworth of West Riding for preservation and was purchased in 1955 by the Bedford Steam Engine Preservation Society's (B.S.E.P.S) founder and President, John Crawley. The engine appeared as the star of the 1962 British comedy film 'The Iron Maiden' and was aptly re-named once more as the 'Iron Maiden'. It featured at many rallies throughout the country for over 20 years with W.G Hawkins of Tedinnick, Cornwall. In 1991 the engine was bought by Dr Tony Marchington who undertook significant restoration and repair works including a new fire box, boiler, smoke box, tubes, tender and rear axle. An avid steam collector, Dr Marchington also owned The Flying Scotsman locomotive in the 1980s and 1990s. The Iron Maiden now resides in the 'Scarborough Fair Collection' museum, built and owned by Graham Atkinson.
£5.00
]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:49:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Deposit For Corgi CC14035 Volvo FH Feldbinder - Simon Gibson - East Yorkshire]]> http://www.diecastdevon.co.uk/corgi-cc14035.html Corgi CC14035 Volvo FH Feldbinder - Simon Gibson - East Yorkshire
After leaving school, Simon Gibson trained as an HGV mechanic until passing his HGV driving test at twenty-one years old. Simon then proceeded to drive Artics (Articulated Lorries) throughout Europe until starting his own business in the year 2000 at just twenty-five years old. To begin with, Simon rented one truck and one powder tanker until he was able to make enough money to buy his own vehicle. Since then, Simon has expanded his fleet to forty-six vehicles. Based in East Yorkshire, Simon Gibson Transport specialises in bulk powder handling, storage and transport throughout Europe to the highest of standards. Simon's Volvo FH 'YT61ABZ', is a top of the range tractor unit with a 13 litre engine and some impressive cockpit extras including a fridge, coffee machine, microwave, full leather upholstery, air conditioning and a plasma screen television. YT61ABZ hauls a Feldbinder tanker and on a daily basis can be seen hauling powdered goods between the UK and mainland Europe.

Features:
Low Light Bar
Aerials
Front Bumper Bar
High Light Bar
Mud Flaps
Visor Mirror
£5.00
]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:49:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Deposit For Corgi AA32618 Avro Lancaster B MkI LM220, RAF 9 Sqn 'Getting Younger Everyday' SPECIAL EDITION NEW TOOLING]]> http://www.diecastdevon.co.uk/corgi-aa32618.html Corgi AA32618 Avro Lancaster B MkI LM220, RAF 9 Sqn 'Getting Younger Everyday' SPECIAL EDITION NEW TOOLING
As the war neared its end the Germans were concealing more and more of their important facilities underground in heavily fortified and defended positions with targets such as U-boat pens being protected by thick concrete roofs.

As early as 1941 the great engineer Barnes Wallis had begun design on a bomb that would be able to penetrate deep underground and then explode. He called it his 'Earthquake' bomb, this later became the prototype of the 'Tallboy' bomb. Weighing 12,000lbs, the Tallboys were first used against the Saumur railway tunnel in Western France and went on to prove their effectiveness against U-Boat pens, bunkers and the famous German battleship Tirpitz. This particular machine belonged to 9 Squadron RAF, one of only two squadrons that dropped Tallboys. On the night of the 11th January 1945 this machine helped penetrate 3.5m of concrete above the U-Boat pens at Bergen, destroying the intended target.

Features
Rotatable Propeller
Optional Undercarriage Down
Guns, Missiles, Torpedoes, Rockets and Bombs
Detailed Crew Figurines
Rotatable Turret
Opening Bomb Bay Doors
£5.00
]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:49:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Deposit For Corgi AA39502 Shorts Stirling MkI, OJ-H - 149 Sqn, Middleton VC]]> http://www.diecastdevon.co.uk/corgi-aa39502.html Corgi AA39502 Shorts Stirling MkI, OJ-H - 149 Sqn, Middleton VC
Rawdon 'Ron' Middleton, born on the 22nd July 1916 in Sydney Australia, enlisted in the Royal Australian Airforce in October 1940. Middleton was posted to RAF 149 Squadron in 1942 starting as a second pilot before being given command of his own Stirling later that year. His first raid was to bomb the Fiat works at Turin. After a perilous flight across the alps the crew had to overfly the target three times at low level to identify it. In doing so the aircraft was badly damaged by flak and Middleton was seriously injured. Despite being injured Middleton supported his crew in re-directing the aircraft back to Britain promising to get his crew home. When they reached the English coast he ordered the crew to bail out then steered the aircraft into the sea to avoid endangering any civilians. Sadly his body was then later washed ashore. He was later posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his devotion to duty.

Features
Rotatable Propeller
Optional Undercarriage Down
Guns, Missiles, Torpedoes, Rockets and Bombs
Detailed Crew Figurines
£5.00
]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:49:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Deposit For Corgi AA31209 Avro Vulcan B.2. XM598, 50 Sqn, Wideawake Air Base Ascension Island 1982 "Falklands 30th Anniversary" 1:144 Scale]]> http://www.diecastdevon.co.uk/corgi-aa31209.html Corgi AA31209 Avro Vulcan B.2. XM598, 50 Sqn, Wideawake Air Base Ascension Island 1982 'Falklands 30th Anniversary' 1:144 Scale
Avro Vulcan XM598 was selected for use in 'Operation Corporate' on the 29th March 1982. Work was immediately undertaken at RAF Waddington to bring the aircraft up to the correct standard and remove any squadron markings of identification. XM598 arrived on Ascension Island on the 29th April.The first surprise attack on the island was scheduled for the night of the 30th April. XM598 was scheduled to be the lead aircraft loaded with twenty-one 1,000lb bombs. Shortly after its departure the aircraft ran into a problem. It was unable to fully pressurise its flight deck due to a rubber seal on the 'Direct Vision' side window which had perished and was forced to turn back and was withdrawn shortly afterwards.

Features
Optional Undercarriage Down
£5.00
]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:49:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Deposit For Corgi AA37608 Westland Wessex XS518 ,847 NAS coded X-P, Falklands 1982 "Falklands 30th Anniversary"]]> http://www.diecastdevon.co.uk/corgi-aa37608.html Corgi AA37608 Westland Wessex XS518 ,847 NAS coded X-P, Falklands 1982 'Falklands 30th Anniversary'
The Westland Wessex entered RAF service in the early 1960s as an anti-submarine warfare helicopter. Being tough and reliable it proved to be a very effective transport helicopter, serving across the armed forces. The Wessex's combat swansong was during the Falklands Campaign and then continued to serve in the Search and Rescue.
Wessex XT480's involvement with 'Operation Corporate' was significant and was one of only a handful of Wessex to be operating over the Falklands during the campaign. It arrived at Port San Carlos on the islands on the 1st June 1982. Later moving to a Forward Operating Base at Fitzroy from where it was the only Wessex HU5 to be involved with the rescuing of survivors from the RFAs Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram.
Later damaged by mortar fire, XT480 returned to the United Kingdom at the end of the Falklands Campaign and spent time as a gate guard.

Features
Rotatable Propeller
Fixed Undercarriage
Sliding Door
Stationary Drooping Rotor Blades
£5.00
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