Louis Badolato
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I have been posting photos and information about CJB Models on the Heco Tinplate Models thread, but now that I have 18 of these little masterpieces, I believe its time to launch a thread dedicated solely to Colin J. Burkill's work.
Mr. Burkill, whom I recently met via the internet, told me that he is presently 80 years old, and has retired from active production of his wonderful individually hand-cast models due to a shortage of materials. He informed me that he began selling his models in earnest when he took a table at a 1993 London Toy Soldier Show (so presumably he has been making the models since the late 1980's or early 1990's). It was at one of these London Shows that he met Dave Hazell, one of the proprietors of Henley Model Miniatures, who became a dealer of his models. It was Dave Hazell, from whom I had been purchasing Heco Tinplate Models, who introduced me to CJB Models, informing me that "quite simply, they are the finest, most accurate, reproductions of military vehicles ever made." I certainly concur with Dave's assessment.
While I have not yet obtained a definitive list of all CJB Models produced, below is the list of Mr. Burkill's products that I have been able to compile to date (the military models came in interwar home front markings [various shades of green], RAF markings and desert markings [although I am informed the RAF and desert versions are extremely rare]):
Military:
Morris Commercial 30cwt 6x4 M1 Fwd, Contl. Artillery Tractor/GS Truck
Morris D Type 30 cwt 6 x 4 Regular Control (long nose)
Morris 30 CWT Troop Transport Truck (snub nose)
Humber Ironside armored car
Dragon MK III Artillery tractor
Burnett Ambulance
1939 Morris CS8 Platoon Truck
Beaverette Armored Car
Austin "Tilly" light utility vehicle
Morris CS8 15 cwt truck (battery office version)
Morris D Type Battery Staff Car
Morris 8hp Radio Car
Morris CDSW Artillery Tractor, 1938
Morris 10CWT Ambulance
W.V.S. mobile canteen based on a Ford 10cwt chassis
22kw army field generator set on a Tasker trailer
Civilian:
1931 Morris "Tonner" Delivery Truck (Oxo and Bisto versions)
1939 Morris 8hp Tourer Convertible
1927 Morris T-Type 1 ton Flatbed Truck
Here is a photo of some of my CJB Models (I will be posting photos of each model as this thread progresses:
Mr. Burkill, whom I recently met via the internet, told me that he is presently 80 years old, and has retired from active production of his wonderful individually hand-cast models due to a shortage of materials. He informed me that he began selling his models in earnest when he took a table at a 1993 London Toy Soldier Show (so presumably he has been making the models since the late 1980's or early 1990's). It was at one of these London Shows that he met Dave Hazell, one of the proprietors of Henley Model Miniatures, who became a dealer of his models. It was Dave Hazell, from whom I had been purchasing Heco Tinplate Models, who introduced me to CJB Models, informing me that "quite simply, they are the finest, most accurate, reproductions of military vehicles ever made." I certainly concur with Dave's assessment.
While I have not yet obtained a definitive list of all CJB Models produced, below is the list of Mr. Burkill's products that I have been able to compile to date (the military models came in interwar home front markings [various shades of green], RAF markings and desert markings [although I am informed the RAF and desert versions are extremely rare]):
Military:
Morris Commercial 30cwt 6x4 M1 Fwd, Contl. Artillery Tractor/GS Truck
Morris D Type 30 cwt 6 x 4 Regular Control (long nose)
Morris 30 CWT Troop Transport Truck (snub nose)
Humber Ironside armored car
Dragon MK III Artillery tractor
Burnett Ambulance
1939 Morris CS8 Platoon Truck
Beaverette Armored Car
Austin "Tilly" light utility vehicle
Morris CS8 15 cwt truck (battery office version)
Morris D Type Battery Staff Car
Morris 8hp Radio Car
Morris CDSW Artillery Tractor, 1938
Morris 10CWT Ambulance
W.V.S. mobile canteen based on a Ford 10cwt chassis
22kw army field generator set on a Tasker trailer
Civilian:
1931 Morris "Tonner" Delivery Truck (Oxo and Bisto versions)
1939 Morris 8hp Tourer Convertible
1927 Morris T-Type 1 ton Flatbed Truck
Here is a photo of some of my CJB Models (I will be posting photos of each model as this thread progresses:
