Yes as soon as I laid my eyes on the hitch Matchbox came to mind. Actually Lledo does have reasonable quality designing scale which results in likable scale models for the price. Their wheels are basic but also look good on particular models although some individualism would have been nice.

Do like the Scammell, I have the ERF and Foden units, the Scammell trailer looks exactly like my Castrol / AEC rig.

Came back from holiday went through the latest posts but missed this on page two,

for my sins i collected lledo days gone. the list that TeeboDk put in has reasons for being expensive 

dg05 chicago gold wheels (they should have been brown)

dg05 guilford black boiler  and dg05 hong kong red boiler  (both should have had gold boilers ) ONLY 288 OF EACH MADE

dg06  barcleys  black chassie was a production error (should have been cream)

dg06 australian days gone 1985 club convention  (ONLY 38 MADE)

dg06 canadian club  and  canadian craft& hobby ( 500 made for give aways at fair)

dg06 prince edward island 1873   ( a tampo printing error )

dg10 london country  (should have had green chassis )

dg12 essex fire  (wording should have been in gold not white)

dg13 coke a cola (should have been black chassis )

dg26 shweppes (should have been red chassis)

dg52  dg59 &dg63  new york toy fair ( give aways at the toy fairs  3000 made)

dg59 asia pacific ( give away  amount made 1000?)






picture from LLEDO CALLING
dg05 guilford & hong kong boilers








dg06 prince edward island  the two dates








dg26  schweppes  lemon yellow at the bottem ( not passed by schweppes)

correct in the middle , black chassis at the top.








 dg52 N Y  toy fair REVELL (the only year revells name on toy fair model lledo stopped using them as distributers in usa)








dg59 N Y toy fair.
 
 



 

 

Just added this Trackside OO scale Limited Edition made by the Corgi brand somewhere in China. This set hasn't been out of its box as yet as the sticky tap has stuck like glue. Well it is glue isn't.





My conundrum is was there only 3,010 of this Wynns Livery produced and if this is the manifesto, then are they worth collecting.

Now that is a very nice set you have there James.

2 tractors and 1 trailer, that puzzles me

Are the tractors identical and what is the load on the trailer?

I've just checked my 2011 Model Price Guide (issued by Model Collector) and it seems your set is among the most valuable of all Trackside issues...


DG 198### is "Scammell Contractor"


There are 14 different versions, from DG 198000 to DG 198013, the cheapest being 198009 "Pickford's Industrial", valued at £5-10. Most issues are £10-12, but two clearly stand out from the rest with a value of £28-30 each, one of them is 198000 "Pickford's x2 (trailer with cylinder load)", the other is yours, #198003 "Wynn's x2 (trailer with transformer)"


That should also anwer Theo's question about the load

Thanks for that Mr Tee and all I know Theo is one pulls while the other pushers. The 1960's Super heavy haulage tractors, like the Contractor of the 1966 that Pickfords had were designed for gtws of 75 to 240 tons. The 240 tones girder design was the heaviest hauler of them all back in those days. They were usually powered by Cummins diesels.

Winning bid on UK eBay 18 GBP and postage 6.29 GBP which worked out for me $36.89. Me am very pleased as I used to see them  bigger's in Model Collector and drool.

When buying models stick to the addage " don't buy to increase in value buy because you like it ,if the value increase's that is a bonus.

All the models i have pictured above cost no more than £10.00 (toy fair ones) the others cost about £3.00.