Leyland Octopus Tipper Kit

As 0 Gauge modellers we appreciate the difficulty in finding suitable vehicles to park on a 1950s-1990s layout, veteran Dinky and Corgi toys are not always to scale and modern limited editions don’t feature many British vehicles. To this end we decided to take the plunge and find a lorry that could be shiny and new alongside steam locomotives or, subject to your weathering and wishes, lurking tired and dishevelled around sectorisation liveried diesels.

The kit represents a short wheelbase, tipper version of the 1964 revision of the Leyland Octopus with the Mk1 version of the Ergomatic cab. The tipper body represents a typical 1960s general purpose tipper that would be found hauling bulk mineral, coal and (when sheeted) agricultural loads.

All parts (apart from cab glazing) are designed on 3D CAD and are 3D printed.