Oxford Diecast 76DSC005

Daimler Dingo RUC No9 Platoon - Keady - Co Armagh

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

Prototype Eras
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

Previous releases on this British two-man light, fast, four-wheel drive reconnaissance vehicle have seen it as used in various military roles, particularly from WWII. It was also used by British Commonwealth and associated foreign units during the war and by other countries afterwards, well into the 1970s. Here we see it as deployed nearer home by the Royal Ulster Constabulary where one of its roles was serving in an anti-riot capacity assisting the British Army, although it was supplied with weaponry. The RUC had an army base at Keady near Belfast and the town was the centre of much action between the opposing factions during The Troubles.

Registered 22 ZS II, our Scout Car is decorated in a dark green and brown camouflage scheme with dark green wheels and chassis. A rust finish has been applied to the exhausts and the aerial bases and aerials are black. A final detail sees the fuel cans in dark grey with olive green strapping.

Catalogue listing

Oxford Diecast Daimler Dingo RUC No 9 Platoon – Keady – Co Armagh is a die‑cast model bearing manufacturer part number 76DSC005. The vehicle represents the British Railways Early Crest period.

The Dingo was originally a two‑man, light, fast, four‑wheel‑drive scout car used by British Commonwealth forces in the Second World War and remained in service with several countries into the 1970s. In later years it was employed by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) in an anti‑riot capacity, supporting the British Army during The Troubles, particularly from the RUC base at Keady near Belfast.

The model is registered 22 ZS II and is finished in a dark green and brown camouflage scheme with dark green wheels and chassis. The exhausts have a rust effect, while the aerial bases and aerials are painted black. Fuel cans are dark grey with olive‑green strapping.