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2a Muir Hill Site Dumper, issued 1953, length 42mm, box types A and B.
2b Muir Hill Site Dumper, issued 1957, length 46mm, box types B and C.
2c Muir Hill Dumper, issued 1962, length 52mm, box types D and E.
2d Mercedes Trailer, issued 1967, length 89mm, box types E and F.




The Bucket fixed in place by a panel pin (nail).






The two ways of fixing the buckets to the chassis (model)










With and with-out Silver trim, also showing the thin and thick front axle supports.


Showing the thin axel supports with an extended inside hub, this was deleted with the thicker axel support.


On the right hand model showing the brace connecting chassis and mudguard on the left hand side.
Also the axels on the early left hand model seem to be a thicker axel back and front, to the right hand model.






Not many variations on this one 2d model.

George T.

With C-1a Box.

Hello Mike, this "C" type box should be for the 2b model. But the "C" box is nice as I do not have this one.

George T.

kerbside wrote:Hello Mike, this "C" type box should be for the 2b model. But the "C" box is nice as I do not have this one.

George T.

Yes, thank you George.
But I also wanted to show the model with green wheels.
Collector Greetings from Austria
Mike & Nico.

ignore the #1 mercedes truck

My 2s:









And one of my interests, original price tag:

Your 2A with Green wheels is a very nice model Mike! The driver in it is a thicker one from the 2B, so you need to watch for a nice spare 2A Driver, or maybe use one from a beater someone may have for sale. I need one thin 2A driver myself, so I can be of no help to you right now. Maybe another Forum member??
That must be a very tough box to find if George is missing that one, very nice! kwakers

kwakers wrote:Your 2A with Green wheels is a very nice model Mike! The driver in it is a thicker one from the 2B, so you need to watch for a nice spare 2A Driver, or maybe use one from a beater someone may have for sale. I need one thin 2A driver myself, so I can be of no help to you right now. Maybe another Forum member??
That must be a very tough box to find if George is missing that one, very nice! kwakers

Thank kwakers for the info.

I think I gave the driver too much food.
He feels very comfortable with me, and getting fatter.

I Love that one Mike!! Maybe he should go on your next trip up into your beautiful mountains to get 'Thin' again...... kwakers

I studied Nicks guide and this thread to indentify my 2c Muir Hills. It seems, i have a not listed variation.

Regulary it would be

code 5, red body, green bucket, silver trim, LAING decal, 11.5 x 45 black plastic, 16.5 x 20 black plastic, thin supports, no wingbrace, with hole, body 2

but it has the front wheels with Lesney and England imprinted.