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Budgie / Morestone / Esso / Modern / Mobile / Milton
The same models, issued under five different names plus copied models.... kind of confusing isn't it ? Here is what we've found sofar.
Modern Products
British manufacturer founded in 1946 that produced metal (zamac) toys (cars, stagecoach, steam engine..etc.) in various scales ranging from 1/32 to 1/100 scale. After 1949 the companies name was changed to Morestone, the name of the company that distributed Modern Products toys untill then. We know 3 models in smaller scales close to 1/87.
| Ref# | Model |
| 3 | Fire Engine Truck with ladder |
| 4 | Steam Engine 0-6-0 "British Railways" |
| 6 | Fire Engine Truck with ladder type 2 |
Morestone
Morestone (Morris & Stone) launched many models from the Modern Products
moulds for 10 years (1949 to 1959), after that, all models were re-issued under
the Budgie Toys brand. Several models were in either HO or OO scale.
| Ref# | Model |
| 16a | AEC Bus "Finest Petrol ESSO Extra in the World" |
| 16b | AEC Bus "ESSO for happy motoring ESSO" |
| 16c | AEC Bus "Motor Oil ESSO Petrol" |
| 30 | Magirus Deutz Dump truck "Klockner Trucks" |
| 31 | Scammel Tanker "Liquid in Bulk" |
| 32 | International Refrigerated transport " Coast to Coast refrigeration" |
Budgie-Toys
In 1959 Morestone became Budgie-Toys which changed to Budgie Models Ltd. from 1961
until 1966. The company made a new start in 1969 as Budgie (Seener Ltd.) and
continued making models under the Budgie (Starcourt Ltd.) name from 1983 until 1986. Many different models were made in many different scales and several small series appeared under different names
like ESSO (box looked like a petrol pump), Mobile Vehicle, Modern Vehicle and
Budgie.
(see further below) Here is the list of the models in (near) HO and OO scales.
| Ref# | Model |
| 202 | International refrigerated transport " Coast to Coast refrigeration" |
| 206 | Leyland Hippo 6x2 Coke transporter "Coal and Coke" |
| 214 | Thornycroft 6x6 with crane |
| 216 | Renault 120CV 1955 tarpaulin flat truck "Fresh Fruit Daily" |
| 218 | Seddon Diesel articulated mobile traffic control unit "AA Automobile Association" |
| 220 | Leyland Hippo 6x2 Cattle truck |
| 222 | International articulated low loader + Centurion tank "US Army" |
| 224 | Steam Engine 0-6-0 "British Railways" |
| 230a | Seddon Diesel articulated wood transporter "British Road Service" |
| 230b | Seddon Diesel articulated wood transporter |
| 232a | Seddon Diesel articulated low loader with 3 cable drums |
| 232b | Seddon Diesel articulated low loader with 3 cable drums "Aluminium Wire & Cable" |
| 234 | International articulated low loader + Caterpillar D8 Bulldozer |
| 236-1 | Leyland Routemaster Bus "London Transport / ESSO Golden ESSO" |
| 236-2 | Leyland Routemaster Bus "London Transport / ESSO Uniflo the tune Motor Oil" |
| 236-3 | Leyland Routemaster Bus "London Transport / Uniflo SAE10W50 Motor Oil" |
| 236-4 | Leyland Routemaster Bus "London Transport / Houses of Parliament Tower B" |
| 236-5 | Leyland Routemaster "London Transport / Go ESSO buy ESSO drive ESSO" |
| 236-6 | Leyland Routemaster Bus "London Transporter / Sheraton Heathrow Hotel" |
| 242 | Euclid Dump truck |
| 252-1 | Austin articulated lorry with container "British Railways" |
| 252-2 | Austin articulated lorry with container "British Railways - Door to Door" |
| 254 | AEC Merryweather ladder fire engine |
| 256 | Foden aircraft refuelling tanker Pluto "ESSO Aviation Products" |
| 270 | Leyland articulated tanker "ESSO Petroleum Company" |
| 276 | Bedford 6X2 Dump truck "Ham River Grit Sand Ballast Shingle" |
| 280 | AEC articulated aircraft refuelling tanker "Air BP" |
| 288 | Albion 8X4 flour tank silo "Bulk Flour" |
| 292 | Albion 8X4 tanker "You feel a lot better if you drink more milk" |
| 296a | BMMO Coach "Birmingham London Motorway Express / Midland" |
| 296b | BMMO Coach "Washington DC / Blue Line Sightseeing Co." |
| 298 | Alvis Salamander 6X6 fire engine "Fire Service" |
| 308 | Seddon Diesel articulated low loader Pitt Alligator "Pitt Trailers" |
| 312 | Bedford 6X2 Dump truck "STM Super Tip Master" |
| 318 | Euclid Mammoth articulated dumper |
| 322 | Scammell Routeman Pneumajector 8X4 flour silo tank "The Atlas Carrier Co. Flour" |
| 326 | Scammell Highwayman articulated gas tank transporter |
| 704 | Leyland Routemaster Bus "Buy almost anything in London on this bus / Shop Linker" |
| 705-1 | Leyland Routemaster Bus "25 Faithful Years / Budgie Transport" |
| 705-2 | Leyland Routemaster Bus "The Boys Brigade" |
| 706 | Leyland Routemaster Bus "Watford F.A.CUP Final 84" |
| 709 | Leyland Routemaster Bus "DHL Worldwide" |
| 710 | Leyland Routemaster Bus "London Transport / The Boys Brigade" |
Small series: ESSO, Modern Vehicle, Mobile Vehicle,
Budgie
Additional information
received from Jim Hawkins
Issued as a kind of low-budget competition to Lesney / Matchbox, these ranges
include models in various scales ranging from 1/43 to 1/120. They were sold either
in the "ESSO" box (petrol pump design), the Modern Vehicle or Mobile Vehicle box or
the Budgie blister pack. There are more models in these series, but since these
are in 1/60 or 1/64 scale they are out of the scope of this site.
| Ref# | Model | Packing |
| 5 | Wolseley Police car | ? |
| 7 | Mercedes-Benz racing car | ? |
| 8 | Volkswagen Beetle | ? |
| 9 | AEC Maudslay horse van "Horse Box Service" | ESSO |
| 10 | Karrier work cabin | ESSO |
| 11 | Morris van "Royal Mail EIIR" | ESSO, Modern Vehicle, Budgie Blister |
| 12 | Volkswagen bus (pictured above) | ? |
| 13 | Austin FX1 London taxi | ? |
| 14 | Packard Convertible | ? |
| 15 | Austin A95 Estate Car | ? |
| 18 | Foden 6X4 tipper truck | ESSO, Mobile Vehicle, Modern Vehicle, Budgie Blister |
| 20 | Plymouth Belvedere | ? |
| 21-1 | Bedford TK tipper truck | Modern Vehicle, Budgie blister |
| 22-1 | Bedford TK crane truck | Modern Vehicle, Budgie blister |
| 22-2 | Cattle truck | Budgie blister |
| 23 | Bedford TK Concrete mixer | Modern Vehicle, Budgie blister |
| 24 | Bedford TK Refuse truck | Modern Vehicle, Budgie blister |
| 25 | Bedford TK Cattle truck | Modern Vehicle, Budgie blister |
| 26 | Aveling Barford Roller | Modern Vehicle, Budgie blister |
| 27 | Wolseley Firechief car (pictured above) | ? |
| 50 | Bedford tanker "BP Racing Service" | Modern Vehicle, Budgie blister |
| 51 | Bedford tanker "Shell" | Modern Vehicle, Budgie blister |
| 52 | Bedford tanker "Shell-BP" | Modern Vehicle, Budgie blister |
| 53 | Bedford tanker "National" | Modern Vehicle, Budgie blister |
| 54 | Bedford tanker "BP" | Modern Vehicle, Budgie blister |
| 55 | Bedford tanker "Mobil" | Modern Vehicle, Budgie blister |
| 56 | GMC van "Hertz Truck Rental" | Budgie blister |
| 57 | International van "REA Express" | Budgie blister |
| 58 | Ford articulated tanker "Mobilgas" | ? |
| 59 | AEC Merryweather Marquis III fire engine | Budgie blister |
Milton Product
Copies of Budgie Ref# 230 tractor and Ref#270 trailer, made in India.
| Ref# | Model |
| ? | Seddon Diesel articulated tanker "India Oil" |
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