K1A Weatherill Hydraulic Shovel

[charliep]

K1A Weatherill Hydraulic Shovel. Issued 1960. All England castings.

Body: Light yellow, yellow or dark yellow.
Base: With or without text.
Base legend: Kingsize No.1 Weatherill Hydraulic Shovel.
Front axle brace: Triangular or rectangular.
Wheels: Black with gray plastic tires.
Radiator grill: Silver.
Decals: Weatherill Hydraulic above radiator grill w/white letters on black background.
Weatherill Hydraulic on the back w/black letters on light green or green background.

1. Yellow body/no text on base/triangular brace/black wheels w/gray plastic tires/Weatherill Hydraulic lt.green decals.
2. Dark yellow body/no text on base/rectangular brace/black wheels w/gray plastic tires/Weatherill Hydraulic lt.green decals.
3. Light yellow body/text on base/rectangular brace/black wheels w/gray plastic tires/Weatherill Hydraulic green decals.
4. Yellow body/text on base/rectangular brace/black wheels w/gray plastic tires/Weatherill Hydraulic lt.green decals.
5. Yellow body/text on base/rectangular brace/black wheels w/gray plastic tires/Weatherill Hydraulic green decals.
6. Dark yellow body/text on base/rectangular brace/black wheels w/gray plastic tires/Weatherill Hydraulic green decals.

[Sebastian10]

Charlie

Great collection of models - will you be posting the models without the text on the base? - I think there are 2 versions at least and from what I have read these are meant to be preproduction

Sebastian

[Idris]

I don't think they are pre-production as such - there are simply too many of them. However, they must represent the first casting and, for whatever reason, a significant quantity of textless baseplates were cast and subsequently used for the first release.

[Diecast]

I am adding some more details:
a) base plate without text
b) base plate with text

[Diecast]

The rivet post:
a) thin round with two triangular braces
b) thin round with three triangular braces
c) thick round with three triangular braces
Sorry for a bad photo, it is not easy to take the detailed snapshot.
Antonin

[Diecast]

Models without text on the baseplate are without front label also.

[Diecast]

Unpainted (almost) rivets on the very early models without text.
Antonin

[Diecast]

shorter base plate on the early models

[Diecast]

a) large upper door hinge
b) small upper door hinge

[Diecast]

wheels:
a) glossy black
b) matt black