Tuesday 30 November 2010

Two Subscriber Offer Models, 
As announced at Cobham, this years special Subscriber offer models are as below order forms for Subscribers are included with the mailing:
12119 Harrington Cavalier Royal Blue CLICK HERE - Please note change in model number to that I reported after Cobham
30304 Routemaster RM2 Prototype London Transport CLICK HERE

Two new standard release models
15109 Leyland National MK1 Plymouth City Transport
27812 AEC STL London Transport (post war)
No further details are given at this time

CONFIRMED RELEASE FROM OXFORD DIECAST
I can confirm that the following model has now been released:
NRM011 Routemaster London Transport RM1000
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view

OXFORD DIECAST PHOTOGRAPH OF PREVIOUSLY RELEASED MODEL
Click on the links below to view photographs of model NOB009 Bedford OB Seagull Coaches released earlier this month:
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view

BRITBUS MODEL GL-08
John Ayrey have now released a photograph of the below model announced during October:
GL-08 Guy Arab W. Alexander & Sons CLICK HERE

HAPPY CHRISTMAS FROM KINGSWAY MODELS
I have received the below news from John Howe at Kingsway Models:
From December 1st through until 6th January, there will be a free Christmas Download on the www.kingswaymodels.com site. This year a three page PDF (two pages of parts + one of instructions) will enable you to build a model of Walford East Underground Station (from Eastenders). You will need to glue the printed parts to card (ideally mounting board though corn flake card would probably do!), cut out the parts and assemble with Bostick All Purpose or UHU, and then park your Routemaster outside.
Merry Christmas.
Remember download available from December 1st.

CLICK HERE to view a photograph of the kit

Monday 29 November 2010

PHOTOGRAPH OF EFE MODEL AMENDED DETAILS
Further to my news article of 3 November CLICK HERE to view a photograph showing model 35205 BET AEC Reliance Devon General showing the amended registration number and route details.

CONFIRMED RELEASES FROM EFE
I can confirm that the following models have now been released and are on sale:
16532 Leyland Atlantean City of Manchester CLICK HERE
24106 Bedford TK Watneys CLICK HERE
31705 RMC Routemaster Coach London Country NBC CLICK HERE
37401 Atkinsons Artic Tanker Monkton "Flowers Bitter" CLICK HERE

Friday 26 November 2010

NEW BUS GARAGE KIT FROM KINGSWAY MODELS
Kingsway Models have released a new bus garage kit. This one features Uxbridge LT Central Area garage 1/76 scale card kit of the old Uxbridge garage which was sited at Denham.
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view

BUS KITS RESIN/WHITE METAL BUS KIT RANGE
Alan Johnson from BUSKITS has written to me telling me about the latest edition to his range and about some of his other kits that are available:

"To fill the gaps in the diecast model bus market, Alan Johnson has launched his BUSKIT's range of 1:76 scale resin/white metal kits and his ALKITs which are bespoke models made in sheet metal using resin/white metal components

This picture CLICK HERE shows the latest in his BUSKITs range - his 'take' on the MCW 'Orion' body which was released as a diecast by EFE and Corgi as a 27 foot back loader. The BUSKIT's versions cover some of the other 'Orion' variants.

BUSKIT 26 is the four bay front loader as delivered to Brighton and Southport Corporations on Leyland PD2 chassis and to Chesterfield on Daimler CCG6 chassis.

BUSKIT 27 is the five bay version as supplied to Halifax and Salford Corporations and to Devon General on AEC Regent V chassis.

BUSKIT 28 is the four bay version of the body modelled by EFE and Corgi. Both Brighton and Liverpool Corporations took large numbers of these.

BUSKIT 29 is the 30 foot long version of the EFE/Corgi model. This bus could be seen everywhere in the UK from t Newcastle on Tyne to the Isle of Man to Leicester, Oxford and Portsmouth. Some went to Lancashire United to see off the South Lancashire trolleybus system.

Alan also supplies resin kits of Tilling Group buses such as the Mark 1 Bristol VRT, the type 2 LD Lodekka and the FSF. Coming soon will be the Bristol MW bus.

Prices of these BUSKITs range from £35 for single deckers to £40 for double deckers - all prices include UK postage.

Alan can be contacted direct at buskits@googlemail.com "

"Alan Johnson's ALKITs are custom built models using resin/white metal components. Alan has amassed a database over the past fifty years of technical data on most buses built in Britain since 1945. So, you name it and Alan can probably build it!

Alan has in stock a variety of 1:76 scale white metal wheels, resin seating units, staircases and bonnets to represent both front and rear engined models of buses built by AEC, Albion, Bristol, Daimler, Guy and Leyland. Alan will also make single deckers to order.

The picture  CLICK HERE shows a couple of recent ALKITs built to represent the Manchester Corporation batch of Burlingham bodied Daimlers delivered in 1957. He is now assembling a number of similar buses supplied to Ribble Motor Services on Leyland PD2/13 chassis. Not shown in the picture are the lights and dograils which he supplies for fitting to the finished model.

Most ALKITs are £58 plus postage.

Alan can be contacted at buskits@googlemail.com "

Wednesday 17 November 2010

Atlas Editions
4655506 Daimler CVG6 Bradford City Transport
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 3 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 4 CLICK HERE to view

Creative Master Northcord Ltd
CNBUS3003 Sunwin SWB6120V4LE / Volvo B7RLE Shanghai Ba-Shi Erqi
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 3 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 4 CLICK HERE to view

Monday 15 November 2010

Saturday 13 November 2010

CORGI OOC MODEL SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE
Corgi have advised that the following model is scheduled for release week commencing Monday 6th December 2010:
OM46111 Plaxton Panther CIE Tours International - Logans CLICK HERE - quantity 1000 pieces

2nd Posting Friday 12 November 2010

CREATIVE MASTER NORTHCORD - PRESS RELEASE
The following press release has been received from CMNL:

CNBUS3003 Sunwin SWB6120V4LE / Volvo B7RLE

Shanghai Ba-Shi Erqi

Shanghai Expo Route 2

The greatest ever World Expo event has now closed its doors. This was the Shanghai World Expo 2010. There were 73.08 million visitors from all over the world who took a visit to this great event in the past six months, with Saturday 16^th October recording a single-day figure of 1 032 800 visitors.

Creative Master Northcord Limited is pleased to announce the similar success of its CNBUS3002 model with Expo 2010 brandings and is now proud to make the official announcement of a third Sunwin SWB6120V4LE / Volvo B7RLE model.

This is CNBUS3003, a replica Shanghai Expo 2010 route 2, in service between Shanghai South Railway Station and Gate 8 at Shanghai Expo Pudong-side, in the fleet of Shanghai Ba-Shi Erqi Public Transport Company Ltd (巴士二汽).

CNBUS3003 represents fleet number S2M-004B (滬B‧D6403).

The livery is the standard one for the Shanghai Ba-Shi Group on which many Expo 2010 decorations have been applied.

These include :

Ø      Front, side and rear destinations with special Expo wording

Ø      “Haibao”, the mascot for Shanghai Expo, on the rear engine access door

Ø      On both sides, the wordings “Expo Bus 世博專綫” applied. 

Ø      The Expo 2010 emblem applied to the outside of the front and rear destination glass in addition to the bodysides. The emblem, depicting the image of three people - you, me and him/her holding hands together - symbolises the big family of mankind and is inspired by the shape of the Chinese character "世" (meaning the world).

Together with the previous CNBUS3002, both models are the significant memory of Shanghai Expo 2010 to all collectors.

CNBUS3003 exemplifies all features on the new casting of a Volvo B7RLE with Sunwin body from the real bus. The CNBUS3000 range carries forward the family resemblance of the original CNBUS1000 range onto this new, low-floor range.

CNBUS3003 features excellent detailing, inside and out. This is a one-piece casting whose clean lines accentuate the windows and application of the livery on which all logos and lettering are clearly legible on the white / green paint. The model has no unnecessary metal poles to hold it together.

The CNBUS3003 model is limited to 636 pieces for worldwide distribution. They will be distributed by John Ayrey Die-Casts Limited (UK), Porte Publishing Company (Japan), Transit Graphics (Australia), cnmycar.com (P.R. China) and Concorde Hobby Shop (HK) respectively.

Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view

Creative Master Northcord Limited (CMNL)

------The World’s Miniature Bus Co.

Friday 12 November 2010

OXFORD DIECAST MODEL SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE
Oxford Diecast have advised that the following model is scheduled for release later this month:
NRM011 Routemaster London Transport RM1000 CLICK HERE
Fleet number: RM1000
Registration number: 100BXL
Route: 253
Destination: Aldgate
This vehicle was the 1000th Routemaster produced and became Croydon’s Showbus in 1980.

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

1. A model of Streatham Telephone Exchange ideal for displaying Post Office Telephones vehicles. The kit includes a rural UAX (Unattended Auto Exchange) common to many villages. Note fencing and kiosk not included!
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE

2. Two new LT country area garage kits which in reality are long demolished:
GY Grays - being the northend of the main shed with the offices opposite. CLICK HERE
EG East Grinstead, renowned for operation of the experimental XF Fleetlines and for having an entrance for single deckers only. CLICK HERE

Thursday 11 November 2010

Monday 8 November 2010

Stock code: SP033
Scale: 1:148
Routemaster RM - London Transport
Fleet number: -
Registration number: RSL 259
Route: -
Destination: -
Quantity: 2000 pieces.

Oxford were unable to supply me with a photograph of the model but instead have sent me a copy of their design Cell CLICK HERE to view. I am however, grateful to Andrew Webb for sending me photographs of his model:

Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 3 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 4 CLICK HERE to view

If you would like to purchase one of the models from eBay CLICK HERE to go to the auction page

I understand that the real bus was refurbished for the Hospice by Bentley and there are a number of articles on the web about it CLICK HERE to view one article which I have just read.

Friday 5 November 2010

CONFIRMED RELEASE FROM OXFORD DIECAST
I can confirm that the following model has now been released and is on sale:
NOB009 Bedford OB Seagull Coaches CLICK HERE

COMMISSIONED MODEL FROM OXFORD DIECAST
Many thanks to Andrew Webb for pointing out a sale on eBay of a commissioned N-gauge Routemaster from Oxford Diecast for St Luke's Cheshire Hospice. eBay Item number is 180573698875 I will let you know more details if I hear any.

Thursday 4 November 2010

EFE CHANGE OF DETAILS FOR TWO RECENTLY ANNOUNCED MODELS
EFE have advised me that changes will be made to two recently announced models:
1. 35205 was incorrect and will be registration number 9 RDV, on route 9 to Sidmouth and the interior colour will be blue.
2. 25306 the blue body colour was incorrect and the production model colour will be correct.

EFE CORRECTION OF TYPING ERROR ON MY PART
In my Cobham report I incorrectly listed the stock number of the Leyland Atlantean City of Manchester as 16523 it should have read 16532

EFE MODELS SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE
A remainder that the following models are scheduled for release week commencing 8th November:
17225 Leyland National MK1 Burnley & Pendle CLICK HERE
30512 Guy GS Tillingbourne CLICK HERE
37301 AEC MKV 4 axle box van Fridged Freight CLICK HERE

Wednesday 3 November 2010

Monday 1 November 2010

November 2010 - News

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