Code 2 2005 20th MICA UK "Valiant & Potter" Foden

[charliep]

2005 MICA 20th UK Convention (9Apr): MICA Mag Jun/Jul 05 Pg.13-14:
1922 Foden Steam Lorry 'Valiant & Potter' (gray body/red roof/white print/white base/red hubs)1 of 125 (from M-21 set).
1922 Foden Steam Lorry 'Valiant & Potter' (gray body/red roof/black print/white base/red hubs) 1 of 65.
1922 Foden Steam Lorry 'Valiant & Potter' (white body/red roof/gray base/red hubs) 1 of 15.
1922 Foden Steam Lorry 'Valiant & Potter' (burgundy body/red roof & base/red hubs) 1 of 15.
1922 Foden Steam Lorry 'Valiant & Potter' (dk.blue body/red roof/black base/red hubs) 1 of 15.
1922 Foden Steam Lorry 'Valiant & Potter' (dk.green body/red roof/black base/red hubs) 1 of 15.

[Tinman]

I love all those Foden steamers, nice colors (on all) and nice livery.

[francipe]

I've got a large and comprehensive collection of MICA Convention sets and models so it's not often I'm surprised to find a model previously unknown to me. The Viking blue model with black print on the cab roof is one I've never seen to my knowledge so well done Charlie on finding it.
Here's the article Charlie refers to at the top of his post.

Volume 21 Number 6 for April/May 2005 actually lists details of the number of most of the models produced for this Convention and has photos of the M20 set model variations on the back cover.

Altogether I've got 20 models from this Convention, with only the maroon Mustang from the standard models so far eluding me.

There's another two versions of the Y12 1937 GMC Van and an MGB which I know of (Marcel attended the meeting and took photos of some raffle prizes as shown here) plus the Foden.

And the auction listings show a prepro primrose Mustang with black (?) text on the roof (#17) and a transfer trial GMC Van in light blue, a version produced in a maximum of either 4 or 6 (#19).

None of these MICA Magazine articles mention the 1/15 Foden shown by Charlie. But if I'd paid attention I would have noticed the model on the back cover has the black text.