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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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

shorter base plate on the early models

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

wheels:
a) glossy black
b) matt black