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April to June 2019 - News |
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Monday 24th June 2019 |
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Saturday 15th June 2019 |
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NEW COMMISSIONED BT-MODELS, MODEL I have been advised by Adrian Lemon of a new commissioned BT-Models/Britbus model. The model features “MOLLY 2” GHOSTBUS, RH31, a Leyland Olympian, which was added to Leyland Atlantean D450 (D450 retired after 42 years with CIE in 2014). RH31 retired after 24 years of service. Shortly after both buses (Molly 1, & Molly 2) were replaced by 2 ALX400 Volvo’s in the Ghostbus guise. Adrian goes on to say that "Models are limited to 400 models. This is expected to be a very popular model, especially being aimed at Halloween. Buses can be bought at the hobby fairs I'm attending in Dublin, and PayPal can secure yours if you can't make those. Price is £49/€55, postage £6/€7. Email me for details at lemon1970@eircom.net or lemon1970@gmail.com or in person at the hobby fairs |
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OXFORD DIECAST HAVE CONFIRMED DETAILS OF THEIR RECENTLY ANNOUNCED MODELS Oxford Diecast have advised me of confirmed details for their recently announced models: 1:76th scale 76DC003 Duple Commander II Neath & Cardiff 76TK016 Bedford TK Box Van - Macbraynes 1:148th scale |
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IRISH COMMISSIONED JOTUS.COM RESIN SPECIALIST MODELS UPDATE Further to my post of 29th May, I have received the below email from Derek Farrelly: “Just a Quick follow up email to my announcement. I have now taken delivery of my Models from Resin Specialist. All 200 models are sold out on Pre order, expression of interest. I have a reserve list if any become available “ |
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Tuesday 11th June 2019 |
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Thursday 6th June 2019 |
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Wednesday 5th June 2019 |
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TWO NEW COMMISSIONED
IRISH MODELS Derek Farrelly has contacted me with news of two new Resin Specialist (jotus.com) commissioned models (each with split destinations): 1/76 CIE Leyland Atlantean PDR1A/1 1/76 CIE Leyland Atlantean PDR1A/1 |
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Wednesday 29th May 2019 |
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RELEASE FROM THE LONDON BUS MUSEUM The following press release has been received from the London Bus Museum: Magnificent display of historic London buses alongside the very latest ones at the London Bus Museum’s “On the Buses” Summer event Everybody welcome on Sunday 23rd June 2019 The theme of this year’s London Bus Museum’s “On the Buses” was set by incoming Chairman Leon Daniels who expressed a desire to gather together as much of the Museum’s historic collection of London Buses as could be arranged in an unique display, from an 1875 Horse Bus through the decades to the 70s, some rare, some fragile, some even film stars. Amongst the LBM Collection of just under 50 vehicles on display will be: There will also be displays of visiting vehicles from operators and individuals, including RT191, RT2129, 738J, C94 and C111, family attractions such as “Lil’ Riders” mechanical animals and Punch & Judy shows as well as a Traders’ Market selling collectables and memorabilia. Bus Tours on historic buses will depart to Walton High Street & Seven Hills, West Byfleet and Addlestone, Sunbury Village and Chertsey Bridge whilst the Museum’s 1890 Three Light Horse Bus will take passengers off-site on a memorable trip. But it is not all historical. The organisers have already confirmed that the 462 free circular bus routes taking in Weybridge Station and running every ten or so minutes to Brooklands will be covered by the very latest in bus technology. A terrific opportunity witness such a collection and to journey on board: Visitors may be further interested in LBM Workshop Tours, a rare chance to see of the preservation work carried out by our volunteers. Gates open to the public at 10.00 a.m. and entry prices are as follows which include entry to most of the motoring and aviation exhibition areas of Brooklands Museum: Car Parking for this event is free and located in The Heights off Wellington Way, please follow the event signage on the day. Apart from the 462 free shuttle bus, we are pleased to announce that Quality Line will run a free feeder bus from Epsom via Leatherhead to Brooklands. Further information can be found at www.londonbusmuseum.com or by calling 01932 837994 Tuesday 28th May 2019 |
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CONFIRMED RELEASES FROM OXFORD DIECAST I can confirm that the following models have now been released and are on sale. I have attached a couple of quick photographs of my models, I hope to publish additional high resolution photographs of both models tomorrow evening: 76LAN2018 Land Rover Series II LWB Canvas – Southdown 76LRT009 Leyland Royal Tiger - Alexander Bluebird |
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Thursday 16th May 2019 |
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CONFIRMED
RELEASE TTC DIEAST COMMISSIONED NORTHCORD MODEL COMPANY MODEL Further to my News of 30th April, I can confirm that the following model has now been released and is on sale: N6510 Enviro400 MMC - Dealer White (this model is plain white and carries no operator details, registration numbers etc). This model can only be purchased from TTC Diecast: Fleet number: - Registration number: - Route number: - Destination: - Quantity: 240 |
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OXFORD DIECAST MODEL SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE The following model is scheduled for release this week: 76LRT009 Leyland Royal Tiger Alexander Bluebird Fleet number: PC31 Registration number: DWG527 Route number: - Destination: Glasgow |
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Tuesday 14th May 2019 |
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Thursday 9th May 2019 |
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NEW MODELS RELEASED BY THE BUCKIE MODEL CENTRE Further to my news of early March, The Buckie Model Centre has written to advise me that they have now released models 9, 10 and 11 in their Scottish Coach Collection. They again feature the 1:87th scale VDL Futura 2 casting and are manufactured for the Buckie Model Centre by Holland Oto: Buckie 9 - VDL Futura 2 - Watermill Coaches FXZ8492 Please visit the Buckie Model Centre website to order https://buckiemodelcentre.com or email info@buckiemodelcentre.com for further information |
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Wednesday 8th May 2019 |
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CONFIRMED
RELEASE OF NORTHCORD MODEL COMPANY COMMISSIONED MODEL TTC Diecast have advised that they have now taken stock of their Dealer white Enviro400 MMC stock code N6510. See my News dated Tuesday 30th April below CLICK HERE for details and photograph. VARIATION ON ATLAS EDITIONS GREAT BRITISH BUS COLLECTION MODEL “As a native of Hull I thought I had all the models of our local buses – i.e. East Yorkshire and Hull Corporation. It took me a while to find the Atlas Hull trolleybus as I did not collect the series but fortunately I was able to obtain one when Atlas went bust. Your website shows the model being number 1 registration CRH925 on route 62B which is the one I bought. However last week a friend of mine posted photos on Facebook of 2 Hull trolleys – number 1 as above and number 2 (CRH926) on route 61. On looking at Hattons’ website I saw they had two pre-owned version of the latter one of which is now in my possession. I am attaching two photos of this model together with a photo of my friend’s photo of the two side by side. I know Corgi issue models with different destinations but was unaware that Atlas did the same (well at least in this case). The box shows the model number as 4655128 – PO03 although this is Hattons’ code covering the original Atlas code. Hope this is of interest". |
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Monday 6th May 2019 |
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CORGI WILL BE RELEASING MORE OOC BUS MODELS "I do apologise if you have not received a response to your previous email. I have spoken to the Corgi Team and they have asked me to pass on the following for you. Many thanks for your email and expressing your concerns surrounding the Original Omnibus Company range. We’re more than happy to confirm that we are not cancelling the range and there are various reasons as to why the collection isn’t as big as collectors would’ve liked for 2019. Corgi has announced a product for release within 2019, the New Routemaster Twin Pack 'Celebrating 50 Years of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers' , however the product’s popularity has resulted in it selling out extremely quickly. As well as this, due to unforeseen circumstances, a big proportion of the 2018 releases arrived very late in the year, with some even falling into the 2019 release period. 2020 will certainly see some new additions to the OOC range". Friday 3rd May 2019 |
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Northcord Model Company (NMC) Wednesday 1st May 2019 |
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UPDATE ON NORTHCORD MODEL
COMPANY TTC DIECAST COMMISSIONED MODEL N6510 TTC Diecast have published the following News earlier this evening. The model can be ordered using the link below and is due for release in the very near future: "This model has now left the Factory and is on its way to us by airfreight, which means it will be with us hopefully within the week. With this we have taken it off Pre Order status and added photos of the finished model. It is now confirmed the actual number produced is 240. Orders can be placed here. https://www.ttcdiecast.com and search on the stock code of N6510 THIS MODEL WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE BRAND NEW FROM ANY OTHER RETAILER - AFTER ALL THE FUSS OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS WE WANT TO MAKE THIS VERY CLEAR!!" |
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Tuesday 30th April 2019 |
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UPDATE ON NORTHCORD MODEL
COMPANY UKBUS6517 AND TTC DIECAST COMMISSIONED MODEL N6510 The following update has been received from TTC Diecast: "Over the last few days we have been in discussion with Northcord regarding the UKBUS6517 CKD and our own N6510A Completed plain white E400MMC. We had originally put forward the suggestion of commissioning the kit, and were on the understanding that it would be produced for us exclusively. However Northcord have made the decision to release the Kit on general sale, which we did not completely agree with as we thought it would have a massive impact on the sales of the completed white N6510A models that are due next month. It has been confirmed and agreed by both parties that the 2 items are significantly different enough for UKBUS6517 to be released as a standard release, and we are now happy for this to happen. The main reason for this is that N6510A will be here next month and as a stand alone completed model, this will stand up well commercially, as previous 'plain white' releases have held good prices after the model has sold out. this is something we are keen to see, as all our previous commission have continued to rise in price after they have sold out. The second reason is that the kit model is likely to be released in the UK up to 6 months after our model has been released, and hopefully ours will be long sold out by then. Third, final and most important reason is, we are still the biggest retailer of Northcord models in the UK, so we will still sell lots and lots of the kits, and we will make sure our price is as competitive as ever for them".
CONFIRMED RELEASE FROM OXFORD DIECAST 76FDE016 Ford 400E Minibus London Fire Brigade (Green) 76MW6004 Bristol MW6G Tilling Transport 76OWB014 Bedford OWB Isle of Man Road Services NLRT004 Leyland Royal Tiger - Maidstone & District |
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HARRODS SOUVENIR ROUTEMASTER BUS MODEL I am always on the lookout for bus model related products and whilst passing through Heathrow Airport departures just over a week ago, I came across a Routemaster souvenir London Transport model bus in the Harrods shop. Its normal shop price is £12.50, but being duty free I got it for £8.25. It clearly is a toy model, and comes in a Harrods green box. The model is approximately 1:64th scale and has no registration number or fleet number. There is no indication on the model or box as to who the manufacturer is. |
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FUSILIER GIFT SET - PRE-PRODUCTION SAMPLE PHOTOGRAPHS Further to my news of Wednesday 24th April, Corgi have now released pre-production sample photographs of the models in the Gift Set. |
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Saturday 27th April 2019 |
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Wednesday 17th April 2019 |
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Wednesday 10th April 2019 |
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NORTHCORD MODEL COMPANY PLAIN WHITE ENVIRO400MMC A stallholder had the NMC Plain white Enviro400MMC on display on their stall at the South East Bus Festival at the Kent Showground on Saturday (6th April). I was very grateful to her for removing the model from its box so I could photograph it. This was the first time I had seen one of these models on sale on a stall (rather than on line) and it was priced at £120.00. I have been advised by a reliable source that fewer than 48 of these models were produced as a private commission and have the stock code of N6505A (I have since been advised by a visitor to the British Model Buses Facebook page that the quantity produced is 36). They are based on the Reading Buses casting UKBUS0062 and carry the destination of Legoland Windsor on Route 702. The models carry no further markings. The model was supplied in a completely blank box. At the London Bus Museum Spring Gathering yesterday, I learned that TTC Diecast have commissioned a totally plain white Enviro400MMC model from The Northcord Model Company. These models WILL NOT carry any vehicle markings, route or destination. I understand that TTC Diecast will be releasing further details shortly. |
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COMMISSIONED MODEL LATEST PRE-PRODUCTION SAMPLE PHOTOGRAPHS TTC Diecast attended the South East Bus Festival at the Kent County Showground at Detling today and had the latest pre-production sample of their EFE commissioned model 16610Z Leyland National - East London on display. I understand that this model has a number of modifications from previous pre-production samples that TTC Diecast have displayed on their stall and once this sample is signed off, it will go into production. |
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Monday 8th April 2019 |
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