December 2003 - News

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NEW MODELS ANNOUNCED BY EFE
EFE have announced the following new models, exact release dates are not known at this time:

16124
Leyland PD2 - Bradford
Fleet number: 45
Registration number: GKU 45
Route number: 18
Destination: Tong Cemetery

16321
Bristol LS - Jones Of Aberbeeg
Fleet number: 27
Registration number: MAX 120
Route number: 27
Destination: Ebbw Vale via Pontypool

20203
Leyland STD - London Transport
Fleet number: STD156
Registration number: HLW 85
Route number: 24
Destination: Hampstead Heath

28808
Leyland Titan - Metroline
Fleet number: T375
Registration number: KYV 375X
Route number: -
Destination: Rail Replacement Service

29701
Leyland Olympian - Badgerline
Fleet number: 8814
Registration number: A814 THW
Route number: X29
Destination: Bristol

EFE DETAILS OF A PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED MODEL
15634
RM Routemaster Stagecoach Magicbus
Fleet number: RM1607
Registration number: 607 DYE
Route number: 20
Destination: Glasgow

Tuesday 30 December 2003


UKBUS1013 CREATIVE MASTER DENNIS TRIDENT ALX400 DUBLIN BUS - DETAILS
The details for the above model are as follows:
Fleet number: DT1
Registration number: 03 D 10001
Destination: Jamestown Road
Route:19
The exact quantity is not known at this time

Saturday 27 December 2003


HAPPY CHRISTMAS
I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I should also like to thank everybody who has sent me Christmas wishes by email and post.  They are all much appreciated.

Wednesday 24 December 2003


CONFIRMED RELEASES FROM CORGI OOC
I can confirm the the following models have now been released and are on sale:
OM40304 Burlingham Seagull King Alfred
OM45308 Bova Futura National Express

Sunday 21 December 2003


CONFIRMED RELEASES FROM BRITBUS AND CREATIVE MASTER NORTHCORD LTD
I can confirm the the following models have now been released and are on sale:

Britbus
N6207 MCW Metropolitan Reading

Creative Master Northcord Ltd
UKBUS1012 Dennis Trident ALX400 Stagecoach Manchester

Friday 19 December 2003


CONFIRMED RELEASES FROM EFE
EFE have advised me that the following models are being dispatched to retailers today and tomorrow so should be on sale soon:
16123 Leyland PD2 Highbridge Accrington Corporation
20430 Bristol VR3 Northumbria

EFE SUBSCRIBER MODEL PHOTOGRAPH
Shown below is a scanned photograph of the model mentioned in yesterdays news update. I will publish a higher quality photograph as soon as I receive one from EFE.

 

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The above photograph shows a scanned image of  model 16406A AEC RT London Transport. Source EFE promotional material.

Monday 15 December 2003


EFE ANNOUNCES TWO NEW MODELS
The EFE 7th subscriber mailing of 2003 gives details of two new models as follows:

Firstly, 15634 RM Routemaster Stagecoach Magicbus no further details are known at this time.
Secondly, a special subscriber offer that will only be available to EFE subscribers and will not be available through retailers. Model details:
16406A AEC RT London Transport Coronation Day 1953
Fleet number: RT683
Registration number: JXC 46
Route: 36
The model will be certificated (exact quantity not known at this time) and is available to subscribers at a special price of £15.50 including postage and packing.

Sunday 14 December 2003


CREATIVE MASTER NORTHCORD LTD PRE-PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHS
Courtesy of Creative Master Northcord Ltd, shown below are pre-production photographs of two forthcoming models. Firstly UKBUS1013 Dennis Trident ALX400 Dublin Bus and secondly UKBUS1014 Dennis Trident ALX400 Oxford Park & Ride

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Shown above is a pre-production sample of UKBUS1013 Dennis Trident ALX400 Dublin Bus

 

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Shown above is a pre-production sample of UKBUS1014 Dennis Trident ALX400 Oxford Park & Ride

Saturday 13 December 2003


CONFIRMED RELEASES FROM BRITBUS, CORGI OOC AND EFE
I can confirm that the following models have been released and are on sale:

Britbus
N6004 Guy Arab MKIV Confidence of Leicester

Corgi OOC
OM42503 East Lancs. Lolyne Nottingham City
OM43911 Daimler Utility Coventry Corporation

EFE
28604 GM Standard Atlantean GM Buses

CORGI OOC RELEASES WEEK COMMENCING 15 DECEMBER 2003
The following models are scheduled for release next week:
OM40304 Burlingham Seagull King Alfred
OM45308 Bova Futura National Express

Friday 12 December 2003


CORGI OOC CLUB AND CORGI COLLECTORS CLUB MODELS 2004
The Corgi Collectors Club have announced that from 1 January 2004 the Corgi OOC Club will be absorbed into the main Collectors Club. OOC news and articles will be published in the main club magazine which is published 10 times per year (currently OOC Club members receive a bi-monthly update). When OOC Club members current subscription expires they will be invited to join the main club.

Corgi will continue to offer club models for general collectors and OOC collectors. Susan Pownall from the Corgi Collector Club advises me that in 2004 there will be two models of interest to bus enthusiasts, as follows:
The Corgi Collector Club model for next year and which comes free with 2004 membership will be a Land Rover Discovery in Yorkshire Rider livery. The special model for OOC collectors is an East Lancs Lowlander in Isle of Man livery and will be available in a quantity of 1000 only through the Corgi Collector Club. Availability for both is the Spring. Further details will be given as soon as they are known.

If you wish to obtain these models and are not already a club member then details of how to join the Corgi Collectors Club can be found at the Corgi web site www.corgi-shop.co.uk

Thursday 11 December 2003


NEW MODELS ANNOUNCED BY EFE
EFE have announced new models as follows (for full details and to view the official EFE media photographs click on the hyperlink on the model number):

20130 Bedford OB Coach Western Scottish
20431 Bristol VR3 Brighton & Hove
24903 Mercedes Beaver Metrobus (Minimetro)
29004 GM Fleetline Lancashire United
29502 Plaxton Panorama Type B United
29601
Leyland Olympian Type B Capital Citybus
29802 Dennis Lance Wright Western National

CREATIVE MASTER NORTHCORD LTD - FIRST ABERDEEN ARCHIE BUS
I have been contacted by Mr Joe Mackie the Commercial Director of First Aberdeen who tells me that stocks of the ARCHIE Bus are now running very low. Mr Mackie said to me that they (First Aberdeen) are "very pleased with postal sales with more through your site (BMB) than any other media they have used". He also said to me that "they are well on their way towards the target of building the new hospital and every bus sold gives a further £23.00 towards that target"

For those of you who are not aware, First Aberdeen are sponsors of the ARCHIE Foundation. The ARCHIE Foundation is aiming to raise at least £3million to help create a world class Children’s Hospital in Aberdeen for children and families in the North and North East of Scotland. All proceeds from the sale of this model go directly to the Foundation.

If you have not yet purchased your ARCHIE bus and intend doing so, I would recommend you post your order soon before stock runs out. CLICK HERE to view the ARCHIE bus page and for details of how to order your model. As always please mention British Model Buses when contacting First Aberdeen.

Wednesday 10 December 2003


CONFIRMED RELEASE FROM BRITBUS
I can confirm that the following model has been released and is on sale:
N6003 Guy Arab MKIV Southdown

Sunday 7 December 2003


BRITISH MODEL BUSES TWO YEARS OLD TODAY
The British Model Buses web site is two years old today. It was launched on 6 December 2001 with an announcement on Grahams White's Oriental Model Buses web site.

MODELS FOR SALE
A few weeks ago I mentioned that it had become necessary to downsize my extremely large model collection. The first of the models for sale are listed today CLICK HERE to view. I will be updating this list regularly as I sort through my collection over the coming weeks and months. If wishing to order please read the separate Terms and Conditions page before contacting me to reserve the model you want. If you would like the model to arrive before Christmas please be mindful of the postal delays and last posting dates at this time of year, particularly if you live outside the UK.

Saturday 6 December 2003


CORGI OOC RELEASES WEEK COMMENCING 8 AND 15 DECEMBER 2003
The following models are scheduled for release week commencing 8 December 2003:
OM42503 East Lancs. Lolyne Nottingham City
OM43911 Daimler Utility Coventry Corporation

The following models are scheduled for release week commencing 15 December 2003:
OM40304 Burlingham Seagull King Alfred
OM45308 Bova Futura National Express

Friday 6 December 2003 (2nd news posting)


PRESS RELEASE RECEIVED FROM CREATIVE MASTER NORTHCORD LTD

Stagecoach in Manchester

UKBUS1012 Alexander ALX 400 – Bodied Dennis Trident

"Following the great success of the Golden Jubilee edition of “going for gold in Manchester” in November 2002, Creative Master Northcord Limited (CMNL) has released its second Stagecoach in Manchester replica on its well-known casting – the Alexander ALX400 bodied – Dennis Trident with standard Stagecoach livery.

In 2002 Stagecoach in Manchester received 30 Alexander ALX 400-bodied Dennis Tridents that formed a GBP2.5 million investment in fully accessible buses. 5 of these were painted in Golden Jubilee colours, the remainder carried special route branding for the Commonwealth Games Shuttle service which ran at 1 minute intervals.

After the Games, the special route branding was removed and standard fleet names were applied. These buses now run on normal services radiating from the hub at Piccadilly in Manchester City Centre.

Originally numbered 1611, our model features fleet number 17711 in the Stagecoach national series, registered MK02 EHD and working on service 253 to Piccadilly via Stretford.

The replica features excellent detailing, inside and out, including an opening engine door, engine detail and a new anti-branch feature. This is a one-piece casting whose clean lines accentuate the windows and livery application on which all logos and lettering are clearly legible. The model has no ugly metal poles to hold it together.

The brand new “Stagecoach in Manchester” bus models will be distributed by John Ayrey Die-Casts Limited (UK), Porte Publishing Company (Japan) and Concorde Hobby Shop (HK) respectively".

Please note: If you copy the press release from this site for publication elsewhere you must acknowledge British Model Buses. CLICK HERE to view two new photographs also received from Creative Master Northcord Ltd of this model

Friday 5 December 2003


CORGI CLASSICS MODEL LISTINGS
I am extremely grateful to everyone who has contributed towards the above sending me details of models from their collections. Over the next few days I will be carrying out substantial updates to the lists.

Monday 1 December 2003


December 2003 - News

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