April 2015 - News
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CORGI
RELEASE UPDATE Corgi have today sent me their list of scheduled releases between now and week commencing 1st June. There are NO buses scheduled for release at this time. I will let you know as soon as I hear of any being scheduled for release. Wednesday 29th April 2015 |
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CONFIRMED
RELEASES FROM EFE I can confirm that the following models have now been released by EFE and will be in the shops later this week: 20307 Bristol VR II - Southdown NBC (Silver) CLICK HERE 26626 Plaxton Paramount 3500 - First Southern National - CLICK HERE 28910 GM Standard Atlantean - London Country North West - CLICK HERE Monday 27th April 2015 |
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EFE
MODELS SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE EFE have today advised that the following models are scheduled for release next week (commencing 27th April): 20307 Bristol VR II - Southdown NBC (Silver) CLICK HERE 26626 Plaxton Paramount 3500 - First Southern National - CLICK HERE 28910 GM Standard Atlantean - London Country North West - CLICK HERE LONDON BUS MUSEUM SPRING
GATHERING MODEL Friday 24th April 2015 |
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BUILD
YOUR OWN 1:12TH SCALE ROUTEMASTER - UPDATE Further to my News of last evening, thank you to Ian Kirby and Peter Rigarlsford for advising me that issue 1 is priced at £1.99, issue 2 is £4.99, the remaining 98 magazines will be charged at £7.99 per week. This means the model will cost in the region of £800 and take two years to complete. CONFIRMED RELEASE FROM
ATLAS EDITIONS WORLD OF TRAMS
LONDON
BUS MUSEUM SPRING GATHERING MODEL Thursday 23rd April 2015 |
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BUILD
YOUR OWN 1:12TH SCALE ROUTEMASTER Many thanks to Paul for advising me that a new Part-Work magazine is now available in newsagents, which each week comes with the parts to build your own Routemaster model. I understand there will be 100 issues being priced at £4.99 each. The first issue is cheaper and there are a selection of gifts with the first few issues including an "Exclusive" Oxford Diecast Routemaster to accompany the model you can build. You can subscribe to the magazine but I am not aware if it is cheaper than buying from your newsagents shelves CLICK HERE to view a link to the publishers website. Wednesday 22nd April 2015 |
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LONDON
BUS MUSEUM SPRING GATHERING MODEL Further to my news of Sunday, click on the links below to view photographs of the production version of this model. I have included a couple of close up photographs showing details on the seats and the adverts on the inside of the roof: RS76636 AEC Regal 1V Park Royal - BEA Fleet number: - Registration number: NLP 650 Route number: - Registration number: BEA Athens Quantity: 200 Photograph 1 CLICK
HERE Tuesday 21st April 2015 |
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LONDON
BUS MUSEUM - SPRING GATHERING I returned a short while ago from Brooklands having had a really enjoyable day. The weather was generally good for photography, about 12 degrees with sunny intervals and it remained dry throughout. There are a couple of items of model news to report: The London Bus Museum Jotus
commissioned show model was on sale today and was selling very well. London Omnibus Models,
produced a Code 3 New Routemaster in Stagecoach London silver livery. Only
10 models were produced (plus pre-production sample which was presented to
the Museum). My photograph show the sample model LT272 (LTZ 1272) and the accompanying
certificate. The models were priced at £160.00 each (which included a
£10.00 donation to the Museum) and appeared to have sold out quite quickly. Actual bus modelled by EFE
on display: Sunday 19th April 2015 |
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INVICTA
MODELS COMMISSIONED EFE MODEL Further to my News of 1st April, click on the links below to view photographs of the production version of the model: 16903 Mk2 Leyland National - London Transport Red Arrow Route P4 Photograph 1 CLICK HERE Photograph 2 CLICK HERE Photograph 3 CLICK HERE Photograph 4 CLICK HERE Photograph 5 CLICK HERE Photograph 6 CLICK HERE Details of how to purchase one of the models can be found in my News article of 1st April CLICK HERE YARDLEY WOOD BUS CLUB -
ATLAS EDITIONS MODELS
MAG FG01 VAN HOOL 306 – BELGIUM 1958 - Atlas Editions stock code 7163107
MAG FG03 BUSSING D2U – GERMANY 1951
- Atlas Editions stock code 7163105
MAG FG04 MERCEDES BENZ O 3500 – GERMANY 1949
- Atlas Editions stock code 7163106 Details of how to purchase the models from the Yardley Wood Bus Club can be found in my News article of 19th March CLICK HERE Saturday 18th April 2015 |
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NEW
MODELS ANNOUNCED BY BT-MODELS Listed below are 7 new models announced by BT-Models. Information courtesy of Yardley Wood Bus Club: B021A Midland Scottish – Leyland Leopard Duple
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HERE B021B Midland Scottish – Leyland Leopard Duple
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HERE B113A Bristol Lodekka LD5G - Wilts & Dorset
CLICK HERE B113B Bristol Lodekka LD5G - Wilts & Dorset
CLICK HERE B203C Wilts & Dorset – Bristol MW B204A Red & White – Bristol MW B204B Red & White – Bristol MW Thursday 16th April 2015 |
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PHOTOGRAPHS
OF PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED MODELS FROM EFE Click on the links below to view new EFE official media photographs of three of the models which I photographed on the EFE stand at the South East Festival at Detling on 28th March CLICK HERE. This is the first photograph released of the Bristol VR3 (open top) in Southdown East and Mid Sussex livery as only a photograph of the actual bus was on display at Detling: 18017 Daimler Fleetline - Bournemouth Corporation
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HERE 18617 Bristol VR3 (open top) - Southdown East and Mid Sussex
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HERE 22402 Alexander Atlantean - British Airways
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HERE Wednesday 15th April 2015 |
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CONFIRMED
RELEASES FROM EFE I can confirm that the following models have now been released: 27318 Leyland TD1 Wilts & Dorset - CLICK HERE 28011 Daimler DMS 1 Door West Midlands P.T.E. - CLICK HERE 28824 Leyland Titan 2 Door London Transport - CLICK HERE Monday 13th April 2015 |
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CORGI
OOC RELEASE UPDATE I received a list of Corgi's proposed releases between today and week commencing 11th May. There are NO OOC models currently scheduled for release during that time. EFE PHOTOGRAPHS AND
DETAILS OF 5 PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED MODELS 15719 Plaxton Panorama Elite - London Country
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HERE 20140 Bedford OB Coach - Southdown
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HERE 23503 Alexander Atlantean - Great Yarmouth Corporation
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HERE 36710 Plaxton SLF Dart - Lothian Buses
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HERE 36711 Plaxton SLF Dart - Arriva Medway
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HERE Thursday 9th April 2015 |
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NEWS OF
A CORGI OOC COMMISSIONED MODEL One of my Irish contacts has contacted me and advised that his friend Brian Collins (Brian Collins Enterprises) who commissioned the two Corgi Dublin Bus Gemini models has commissioned two further models from Corgi which is hoped will be available for release between September and December this year. The two models will feature a Scania Irizar in Bus Eireann Expressway livery modelled on fleet number SP111. Click on the links below to view a photograph of SP111 in the livery as to be modelled and a screen shot of Brian Collins announcement on his Facebook page giving additional details of the model. Both photographs are courtesy of Brain Collins Enterprises. Photograph 1 CLICK HERE Photograph 2 CLICK HERE Brian's website is www.briancollinsenterprises.ie (unfortunately this appears to be offline at the time of writing) and is on Facebook as Brian Collins Enterprises, orders for the new coach can be placed by leaving a message on Facebook. Tuesday 7th April 2015 |
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EFE
ANNOUNCE 3 NEW MODELS EFE have today announced three new models: 24822 - Plaxton Minibus - Northumbria
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HERE 26705 - Plaxton Paramount 3500 - Stagecoach Caledonian Express
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HERE 27214 - Leyland TD1 Open Back - Reading Corporation
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HERE Saturday 4th April 2015 |
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PRESS
RELEASE FROM THE LONDON BUS MUSEUM Further to my News of 5th March when I published photographs of this years Show model for the London Bus Museum Spring Gathering, I have now received the following press release: PRESS AND RADIO RELEASE The London Bus Preservation Trust Ltd holds its 42nd Season Opening Event at Brooklands Weybridge on 19th April 2015 between the hours of 10.00am and 5.00pm. This year the theme is Aviation and we will have a selection of single and double deck vehicles in their distinctive liveries reminding us of the times when they ferried passengers from the old Cromwell Road Air Terminal to London/Heathrow Airport. The distinctive one and a half deck vehicles that were used were unique and we have a photo of one of them on the front of our event programme this year. Apart from our usual attractions (vintage and modern vehicle bus rides, rides for the children, many sales stalls, static display of ex London Transport and Provincial Buses) there is of course the full heritage transport collection that Brooklands has to offer. We are promised the latest modern vehicles in LT use, as yet unregistered, and we will also have a special moment at 11.00am in the Paddock by the Clubhouse when London Bus Museum will take into its collection two “new” vehicles. One is RLH48, the only surviving London Transport Country Area Low Bridge bus which saw service from Addlestone Garage, and the other is TA1, a Dennis Trident with Alexander Bodywork dating from 1999, and the first low floor wheelchair accessible double decker in London service. There may be other vehicles included in this Paddock line up which will not be finalised until the day. This is so there can be a photo shoot for 15-20 minutes uninterrupted by passing humans and a few words of introduction from the Bus Trust’s new Chairman, Chris Heaps, as he takes on his new duties at London Bus Museum. He comes with a wealth of experience in the heritage transport area and has been at two stages in his career a Traffic Commissioner in the West Country and London. So all in all at the start of the Bus Rally Season, new beginnings and opportunities on a range of fronts. We look forward to welcoming you all to our Spring Gathering this year. Simon Douglas Lane, Event Organiser: APRIL 2015 CLICK HERE to view a copy of the cover Friday 3rd April 2015 |
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CONFIRMED
RELEASE OF EFE COMMISSIONED MODEL Invicta Models advised me today that the stock of their model had arrived from EFE and the model is now on sale: 16903 LT Mk2 Leyland National Route P4, Exclusive Limited Edition of 300, RRP £32.95 CLICK HERE Friday 2nd April 2015 |
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EFE
MODELS SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE EFE have today advised that the following models are scheduled for release week commencing 13th April: 27318 Leyland TD1 Wilts & Dorset - CLICK HERE 28011 Daimler DMS 1 Door West Midlands P.T.E. - CLICK HERE 28824 Leyland Titan 2 Door London Transport - CLICK HERE INVICTA
MODELS - COMMISSIONED EFE MODEL SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE I have copied below details from the original news release which has full details of how to purchase if you wish to do so: Available Post Free By Calling On 0208 302 7774 Wednesday 1st April 2015 |
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