This Aveling and Porter 1:76 scale Oxford roller looks a real workhorse. Its wonderfully muted, almost dirty green body shows it is getting down to the job in hand of rolling out the road and spreading the red hot tar macadam. Just love the smell!
The technical detailing is superb: the roller holder/frame is painted bright red, the roof top slate grey with the underside clay brown and the steering wheel signal red, while the roller and outer wheels are given a light buff finish. The engine registered MK 128 belongs to Robert Bate of Fordhouses, Wolverhampton according to the lettering on the side of the roof. The name of the engine Crusader is printed in red and gold on the side of the boiler and the whole model is lined out in a finely detailed gold, black, white and yellow finish.
It really looks the part along with the newly tooled Coleman Flapper Tar Spreader towed behind - Product Code 76APR001.
Coleman Flapper Tar Spreader
Aveling and Porter 1:76 scale Oxford Road Roller
Coleman Flapper Tar Spreader1:76 Scale
The Oxford Showtime range of 1:76 models contains many of the classic steam engines.
In addition to:
This video shows the research and development of the Fowler BB1 16NHP Ploughing Engine.
Development Video
Follow this link for all our Oxford Showtime Models
The 76APR001 appeared on the cover of Globe 247 magazine. The Globe issues each month and first started in 1996 - all Globes/downloads can be found here. We re wrapped this item in Great Dorset Steam Fair special packaging for the show model for 2022. Limited Availability.
Sept 2020-Jan 2021 Oxford Diecast Catalogue
Packed: 25cm x 6.5cm x 8.5cm ( L x W x H )
Unpacked: 13.3cm x 2.9cm x 4.6cm ( L x W x H )
Excludes shipping carton
1:76 scale means that this is 76 times smaller than the full sized vehicle(s)
For a much more detailed explanation of scale and the history please follow this link.