New standard release models:
14015 Bristol FLF Lodekka - Northern Scottish
20646 Plaxton Pointer Dart - Southern Vectis
99936 1959 Silver Tube Stock set (A Car 1012. D Car 1013. NDM Car 2012. Car 9013.
No other details are given.

Articles of interest:
Mr Joyce gives details of the information they require to enable EFE to consider producing a model:
"In past mailing letters I have made mention to the information that we require that would enable us to consider producing a model in a particular livery and we have been asked to redefine what it is we require. The requirements are pictures of all sides of the vehicle so that we can confirm any particular feature on the bus. Pictures of the ‘back of a bus ‘ are often few and far between so sketches of the rear often have to suffice. Then we need detail of the ‘ legal ‘ wording with the address that appears on the vehicle with registration and fleet numbers and finally a good suitable route number and destination display. Once we have confirmed all of these details we can consider producing a model to add to our range. Gathering the information for a model is not easy and there are plenty of things to trip up the unwary like the T blinds on some Bristol buses where the T blind at the rear can sometimes be inverted from the blind at the front".

News of a new Subscriber offer model
"We have been commissioned to make another model for the Australian market and have arranged to have a small number available for our subscribers in the UK. This model number l6703 is a short MKI Leyland National in ACTION BUSES CANBERRA livery. This is a subscriber only offer and the details of this model will be featured on a forthcoming release sheet".

Manchester Museum Fund Raising Model.
"The two special models produced for the museum’s Christmas Cracker event have helped bring in funds for the museum and there are now only a few left. If you fancy supporting the museum in this way then you can contact the museum by phone on 0161 205 2122 Wed/Sat/Sun or by e-mail at chrislonergan@aol.com"

CONFIRMED RELEASES EFE MODELS
I can confirm that the following models have now been released and are on sale:
20138 Bedford OB - British Rail CLICK HERE
20453 Bristol VR III Northumbria CLICK HERE
29630 Leyland Olympian Solent Blueline CLICK HERE

ATLAS EDITIONS SCANIA IRIZAR COACH - EDDIE STOBART
Since publishing news of the new Oxford Diecast Scania Irizar tri-axle coach a few days ago I have had a number of people asking about the coach model to be released by Atlas Editions as part of their Eddie Stobart collection. I understand that the Stobart coach will be released before the Bus Eireann model which which will be the first standard release model. For those of you not familiar with the Stobart livery on the Irizar, please visit the Gallery Pages on my Eddie Stobart models website CLICK HERE to view, where I have just published 4 photographs on the Gallery page for "Other vehicles"

Wednesday 30th January 2013

Tuesday 29th January 2013

IMAGES OF OXFORD DIECAST MODELS ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK
Click on the links below to view images of the models:

1:148 Oxford Omnibus 
NPP001 Plaxton Panorama I National Express (Ribble) CLICK HERE
NUT001 Southdown Guy Arab Utility CLICK HERE

1:76 Oxford Omnibus 
76FT009 Bus Eireann Ford Transit LWB High CLICK HERE
76IRZ001 Scania Irizar PB Eireann CLICK HERE
76LRT002 Southdown Leyland Royal Tiger CLICK HERE
76OWB008 NIRTB Bedford OWB CLICK HERE

Monday 28th January 2013

1:148 Oxford Omnibus 
NPP001 National Express Plaxton Panorama I - Due Q3/2013 RRP £5.95
NUT001 Southdown Guy Arab Utility - Due Q3/2013 RRP £5.95

1:76 Oxford Omnibus 
76FT009 Bus Eireann Ford Transit LWB High - Due Q3/2013 RRP £4.45
76IRZ001 Scania Irizar PB Eireann - Due Q2/2013 RRP £18.95
76LRT002 Southdown Leyland Royal Tiger - Due Q3/2013 RRP £12.95
76OWB008 NIRTB Bedford OWB - Due Q3/2013 RRP £12.95

PHOTOGRAPHS OF TWO RECENTLY RELEASED MODELS
Click on the links below to view photographs of two recently announced models:

Corgi OOC - Collectors Club members model
OM46014B Wright Eclipse - Lothian Buses - The Queen of Scots livery
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE

Oxford Diecast
FDE008 Ford 400E Southdown
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE

Friday 25th January 2013

Thursday 24th January 2013

PHOTOGRAPHS OF RECENTLY RELEASED OXFORD DIECAST MODEL
Click on the links below to view photographs of an Oxford Diecast model released last week:
NPE005 Plaxton Elite Paul S Winson
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE

Tuesday 22nd January 2013

Monday 21st January 2013

Saturday 19th January 2013

CORGI OOC MODEL SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE
Corgi have today advised that the following models are scheduled for release week commencing 18th February:
OM46406A Caetano Levante National Express (Gold England) - London CLICK HERE - 900 pieces
OM46406A Caetano Levante National Express (Gold England) - Brighton CLICK HERE - 800 pieces

PHOTOGRAPHS OF EFE MODEL RELEASED EARLIER THIS WEEK
Click on the links below to view photographs of one of the EFE models released earlier this week:
29629 Leyland Olympian Ribble
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE

BUSES IN THE SNOW
As you are aware there has been widespread snow across the UK today. If anyone has taken any photographs of buses in the snowy conditions either today or in other periods of snow this winter, please email them to me and I will put together a Gallery page as I have done the previous two winters. CLICK HERE to email.

Friday 18th January 2013

17705 Leyland National MkII Long 1 Door Cumberland N.B.C. CLICK HERE
Fleet number: 389
Registration number: SHH 389X
Route number: 36
Destination: Workington
Anticipated release date: February

20453 Bristol VR III Northumbria CLICK HERE
Fleet number: 587
Registration number: APT 820W
Route number: 45
Destination: Dinnington
Anticipated release date: February

24819 Plaxton Minibus Norfolk Green CLICK HERE
Fleet number: 402
Registration number55 BUS
Route number: 39
Destination: King’s Lynn
Anticipated release date: March

27703 AEC STL Bus (no roof box) London Transport CLICK HERE
Fleet number: STL1514
Registration number: CXX 225
Route number: 159
Destination: Thornton Heath (Clock Tower)
Anticipated release date: February

29630 Leyland Olympian Solent Blueline CLICK HERE
Fleet number: 728
Registration number: H728 DDL
Route number: 48
Destination: Southampton City Centre
Anticipated release date: February

EFE SUBSCRIBER OFFER MODEL PHOTOGRAPHS
Click on the links below to view photographs of the production version of the second EFE subscriber offer model:
26322A Guy Utility bus London Transport 
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view

Wednesday 16th January 2013

NEW KITS FROM KINGSWAY MODELS
Kingsway Models have announced the release of two new garage kits:

SHS is a model of Southdown's Handcross shed, which will accommodate two vehicles.
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE
Photograph 3 CLICK HERE
EKNR is a model of East Kent's New Romney, which will take three.
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE

Each of the buildings can be built with repositionable doors, and have some interior detail. They are priced at £11 each (including UK postage) and are available from www.kingswaymodels.com

FORWARD MODELS UPDATE
Further to my News article of 6th December, click on the links below to view early pre-production photographs of the models. Many thanks to peter at Yardley Wood for forwarding them to me.

NDB-06 Birmingham Daimler MOF 225 on route 24 (this is now preserved and often appears at rallies)
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
NGB-07 Birmingham Guy Arab JOJ 935 on route 41
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
NGB-08 Birmingham Guy Arab LOG 301 on route 44
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
NGW-09 West Midlands PTE Guy Arab JOJ 613 on route 90
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
NGW-10 West Midlands PTE Guy Arab MOF 58 on route 16
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE

CONFIRMED RELEASES FROM EFE
I can confirm that EFE began distributing the following models to the trade last evening so they should be in the shops in the next couple of days:
29629 Leyland Olympian Ribble CLICK HERE
30513 Guy GS Special - British Railways CLICK HERE
38001 Alexander Bristol RE Coach - Eastern Scottish (New Casting Variation) CLICK HERE

CONFIRMED RELEASE EFE SUBSCRIBER OFFER MODEL
EFE have advised that they have begun posting the second of the two Subscriber offer models:
26322A Guy Utility bus London Transport CLICK HERE

PHOTOGRAPHS OF RECENTLY RELEASED BT-MODELS MODEL
Click on the links below to view photographs of the recently released model:
B101 Bristol Lodekka LD1 Crosville
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE

Tuesday 15th January 2013

CONFIRMED RELEASE IN THE UK OF THREE NORTHCORD MODEL COMPANY MODELS
I can confirm that the following models have now been released and are on sale in the UK:
UKBUS1053 Alexander ALX400-bodied Dennis Trident - Ensignbus CLICK HERE
UKBUS9006 Scania OmniCity double-deck London United RATP Group CLICK HERE
UKBUS9010 Scania OmniCity double-deck Stagecoach London & Scania celebrating 100 years CLICK HERE

CONFIRMED RELEASE OF EFE SUBSCRIBER OFFER MODEL
I can confirm that the following model has now been released, mine arrived this morning. Thanks to everyone else who told me their had arrived as well:
38101A Bristol VRT1 Eastern National CLICK HERE

Thursday 10th January 2013

PHOTOGRAPHS OF RECENTLY RELEASED MODELS
Click on the links below to view hi-resolution photographs taken by me of the three Northcord Model Company models reported earlier this week:

UKBUS8020 Alexander-Dennis Enviro200 London United RATP Group
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view

UKBUS8021 Alexander-Dennis Enviro200 Go-Ahead London General
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view

UKBUS9006 Scania OmniCity double-deck London United RATP Group
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view

Click on the links below to view photographs of the following two commissioned models recently released:

Corgi OOC - Harburn Hobbies commissioned model
0M46014A Wright Eclipse Lothian Buses ‘Queen of Scots’ livery - Photographs courtesy of Peter Finkel
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view

Sunstar - Modelzone commissioned model
H2917 Routemaster South London RM6 Route 159 Livery - Photographs courtesy of Alan Conway
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 3 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 4 CLICK HERE to view

Wednesday 9th January 2013

UKBUS8020 and UKBUS8021 Alexander-Dennis Enviro200

London United RATP Group and Go-Ahead London General

Northcord Model Company is proud to release its first modified tooling on the former CMNL Enviro200 tooling.

This is launched on UKBUS8020, London United RATP Group, and UKBUS8021, Go-Ahead London General. Both models feature the revised front bumper and headlamp cluster that ADL first introduced at Coach and Bus Live 2009. The lower grp panels received a protrusion at the bottom of the corner panels making, in effect, a small “bumper”. The headlamp cluster retained the familiar shape and the same size as before with the driving lights and indicator being moved closer together and nearer to the top of the unit to allow space for daytime LED lights, if fitted. Whether or not the LED lights are fitted, the new panel is identical.

UKBUS8020 features London United RATP Group DLE1 (SN60 EAX) carrying the standard, all red TfL livery with London United RATP fleetnames working on route H98 to Hounslow Bus Station (via Harlington).

UKBUS8021 features Go-Ahead London General SE53 (YX60 EOL) carrying the distinctive Go-Ahead London livery of red with grey skirt and yellow coachline working on route 170 to Victoria (via Wandsworth).

The replicas feature excellent detailing, inside and out, such as realistic-looking handpoles and handrails. The Enviro200 model is a one-piece casting whose clean lines accentuate the windows and livery application on which all logos and lettering are clearly legible. 

The brand new UKBUS8020 and UKBUS8021 models are each based on a Limited Edition of only 504 pieces produced.

To view photographs:

UKBUS8020 Alexander-Dennis Enviro200 London United RATP Group
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view

UKBUS8021 Alexander-Dennis Enviro200 Go-Ahead London General
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view

Tuesday 8th January 2013

UKBUS9006 Scania OmniCity double-deck London United RATP Group

Northcord Model Company is proud to release its third model under the new company name.

This is UKBUS9006, using the Scania OmniCity double-deck casting and carrying the standard, red TfL livery with London United fleetnames. The model as replicated is London United RATP Group SP164 (YP59 OEZ) on route 10 to King’s Cross with ‘via Kensington’ carried in the side destination.

The replica features excellent detailing, inside and out, such as realistic-looking handpoles and handrails. This is a one-piece casting whose clean lines accentuate the windows and livery application on which all logos and lettering are clearly legible. To achieve a smoother look the glazing has been affixed from the outside of the metal bodyshell.

The brand new UKBUS9006 model is based on a Limited Edition of only 600 pieces produced.

Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE

Monday 7th January 2013

CORGI RELEASE UPDATE
Corgi have advised me of their releases up to and including week commencing 21st January 2013. There are currently no buses scheduled for release in that time. I will let you know if the situation changes.

ROUTEMASTER ASSOCIATION 2ND MODEL
Further to my news update of 25th October 2012, click on the links below to view photographs of the production version of the model. If you would like to order one of these models, an order form can be downloaded from the link on my news of 25th October:
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE
Photograph 3 CLICK HERE

Saturday 5th January 2013

OXFORD DIECAST MODEL SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE
Oxford Diecast have advised that the following models are due for release week commencing 14th January:
FDE008 Ford 400E Southdown CLICK HERE
NPE005 Plaxton Elite Paul S Winson CLICK HERE to view

CORGI COLLECTORS CLUB OOC MODELS AVAILABLE SOON
I spoke with the Corgi Collectors club today who advised that last years Cub model
OM46014B Wright Eclipse Urban Lothian Buses "Queen of Scots" CLICK HERE to view (for those who paid the additional OOC charge for the free model on their membership) will start to be posted out very shortly.

This years 2013 Club model OM46603 New Bus for London "Singing in the Rain" will be posted out mid January.

Thursday 3rd January 2013

January 2013 - News

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