Week commencing 3rd October:
OM45122A MCW Metrobus MkI LT Wandle - Destination Croydon CLICK HERE
OM45122B MCW Metrobus MkI Dual Entry LT Wandle - Destination Trafalgar Square

Week commencing 10th October:
OM46305A Routemaster - Shillibeer Omnibus 2b Crystal Palace CLICK HERE - 600 pieces
OM46305B Routemaster - Shillibeer Omnibus 2b Victoria - 600 pieces

Week commencing 7th November:
OM41113A East Lancs Double Deck - West Yorkshire PTE - Destination - West Bowling/Sunbridge Road CLICK HERE - 500 pieces
OM41113B East Lancs Double Deck - West Yorkshire PTE - Destination - Homewood/Heaton - 500 pieces

Friday 30 September 2011

Thursday 29 September 2011

I have been purchasing the models to enable me to photograph them and maintain the records on the site even though many of them are outside my area of interest. If it would help any of you fill gaps in your collections I would be happy to sell the models that are outside my area of interest at the cost I paid Atlas for the model i.e. £17.98 plus a charge of £2.25 postage (UK) per model, overseas at cost. I will discount postage at cost if more than one model purchased. Total cost per model = £20.23 (UK).

All models are the ones photographed on my site. The problems with packaging, I have well documented and most boxes have marks on them but are in the condition I received them from Atlas. I will be happy to answer any questions you might have.

Models for sale are:
ATLAS003 Bedford OB - Wallace Arnold (Actual model for sale is the one shown in photograph)
ATLAS005 Q1 Trolleybus - London Transport (Actual model for sale is the one shown in photograph)
ATLAS007 AEC Q - Cardiff (Actual model for sale is the one shown in photograph)
ATLAS009 Bristol K - Western National (Actual model for sale is the one shown in photograph)
ATLAS011 Daimler CWA6 - Douglas Corporation Transport (Actual model for sale is the one shown in photograph)
ATLAS012 BMMO CM5T - Midland Red (Motorway Coach) (Actual model for sale is the one shown in photograph)
ATLAS016 Leyland Tiger - Western Welsh (Actual model for sale is the one shown in photograph)
ATLAS017 MCW Orion - Lytham St Annes (Actual model for sale is the one shown in photograph)

I have additionally got two models which were replaced by Atlas which have defects on the paintwork, these are priced at £7.75 plus £2.25 P&P:
ATLAS017 MCW Orion - Lytham St Annes (Actual model for sale is the one shown in photograph)
ATLAS006 East Lancs Daimler -  Bradford City Transport (Actual model for sale is the one shown in photograph)

All the above are one off items, first come first served. Please email first CLICK HERE to email me and reserve your model.

Tuesday 27 September 2011

TTC DIECAST RESIN PRE-PRODUCTION SAMPLES
Chris has further advised me that the pre-production models displayed at Showbus last week are now on their website and available to pre-order. CLICK HERE to visit the TTC Diecast website

JOTUS FRM UPDATE
Further to my news of Tuesday 20th September Jotus have contacted me and advised me of two further changes to the first standard release of the FRM:
1. The model will now carry the garage code AR not TC
2. The release will be postponed to early October as the factory is re-working the models in accordance with the comments received.

Saturday 24 September 2011

LT MUSEUM ACTON OPEN WEEKEND 8/9 OCTOBER
EFE have advised that Mr and Mrs Joyce will be attending the both days of the above event and will be very pleased to meet Subscribers and other collectors. A reminder that two commissioned models will be available for sale:

35301A BET 36ft single deck buses in Southdown
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
35301B BET 36ft single deck buses in Southdown
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE

Thursday 22 September 2011

EFE - DETAILS AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF EIGHT PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED MODELS
Click on the links below to view pre-production photographs of the models:

13917 Bristol FLF Lodekka Fife Scottish CLICK HERE
Fleet number: FRD 154
Registration number: 7402 SP
Route number: 314
Destination: Ballingry
Anticipated release date October

15110 Leyland National MkI Long Selnec P.T.E. CLICK HERE
Fleet number: EX 30
Registration number: TXJ 507K
Route number: 94
Destination: Piccadilly
Anticipated release date October

16227 Bristol MW/LS Coach Royal Blue (Southern National) CLICK HERE
Fleet number: -
Registration number: VDV 776
Route number: 2213
Destination: Torquay, Salisbury and Exeter
Anticipated release date October

17227 Leyland National MKI Long Hants & Dorset N.B.C. CLICK HERE
Fleet number: 3643
Registration number: GLJ 679N
Route number: X 70
Destination: Gosport
Anticipated release date October

20452 Bristol VRIII Ribble N.B.C. CLICK HERE
Fleet number: 2010
Registration number: CBV 10S
Route number: 215
Destination: Bolton
Anticipated release date November

28820 Leyland Titan Blue Triangle CLICK HERE
Fleet number: T908
Registration number: A908 SYE
Route number: 474
Destination: East Beckton
Anticipated release date November

29627 Leyland Olympian Devon General CLICK HERE
Fleet number: 1804
Registration number: A680 KDV
Route number: X 80
Destination: Plymouth
Anticipated release date November

35207 36’ BET 6 Bay Single Lamps Stratford Blue CLICK HERE
Fleet number: 60
Registration number: CWD 33C
Route number: 90A
Destination: Stratford Upon Avon via Snitterfield
Anticipated release date November

PHOTOGRAPHS OF RECENTLY RELEASED ATLAS EDITIONS MODEL
Click on the links below to view photographs:

ATLAS019 Crossley DD42 Leeds City Transport
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE

PHOTOGRAPHS OF A PREVIOUSLY RELEASED ATLAS EDITIONS MODEL
You may recall sometime ago I was very unhappy with the quality of the Lytham St. Annes MCW Orion. Atlas have now replaced the model and I am pleased top report that it is of significantly better quality, thank you Atlas. Click on the links below to view photographs:

ATLAS017 MCW Orion Lytham St Annes
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE

Wednesday 21 September 2011

"After our consideration and the discussion with the factory, we decided to do the following modification.
1)      destination will be changed from Moorgate to Victoria
2)      will try to change the colour of the band from cream to light grey
3)      the colour of the wheels will be changed to dark red with silver cap at the middle.
4)      the surround of the indicator will be changed to black colour."

Jotus have promised to send me photographs of the model once amendments have been made.

CONFIRMED RELEASES FROM CORGI OOC
I can confirm that the following models have now been released and are on sale:
OM46211A Scania Irizar PB - Greyhound  'Sweet Caroline' Destination - Swansea
OM46211B Scania Irizar PB - Greyhound 'Sweet Caroline' Destination - Cardiff CLICK HERE

CONFIRMED RELEASES FROM EFE
I can confirm that the following models have now been released and are on sale:
26411Daimler Utility Bus S.H.M.D. BOARD (Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield Transport and Electricity Board) CLICK HERE
26624 Plaxton Paramount 3500 Brighton & Hove CLICK HERE
33702 ERF 2 axle Boxvan ROYAL VENTON CLICK HERE
34106 AEC RT Bus LONDON TRANSPORT Green CLICK HERE

Tuesday 20th September 2011

I was in the TTC Diecast tent at the end of the afternoon and Chris advised me that he had approx 30 of the Show FRM models remaining and a very small number (approx 6) of the Code 3 CMNL Citaro based on UKBUS5017. If you would like to purchase any of these models please contact TTC Diecast as soon as possible (contact details on their website).

(2nd posting) Sunday 18 September 2011

In the TTC Diecast tent the new castings were unveiled. Preproduction samples of three of them were on display together with pre-production samples of the Corgi OOC 2011-2012 releases, the Britbus driver trainer and one of the Duple Dominants from BT Models. The tent was extremely busy all day with Chris admitting to being shattered by the time the last customer had left.

Two show models were on sale. FRM1 London Transport with Showbus advertising and also a Code 3 based on CMNL model UKBUS5017 with additional advertising and limited to just 50 pieces. The winners of the various bus class competitions received a similar model with additional advertising of the rear engine cover for John Ayrey Diecast.

The new castings are as follows:

Optare Olympus (twin and single door)
Optare Solo SR
Optare Spectra London (twin door)
Optare Spectra
Optare Versa - First livery Route X38 Derby (can be pre-ordered now)
Optare Versa Hybrid (twin door)
Marshall Bodied Dart - First liveries Brighton and Hove and  Stagecoach Cheltenham (can be pre-ordered now)
Volvo Ailsa V3 London Northern (single door)

Photographs of the above and more details to follow shortly.

Sunday 18 September 2011

Saturday 17 September 2011

SHOWBUS MODEL
Chris at TTC Diecast has advised me that he has stock of the show model FRM and it will be on sale on Sunday. He tells me that "it is fantastic". Also on display on Sunday will be the full Corgi 2011-2012 range including prototypes of the Borismaster. He will also have pp samples of the new BT Models Duple Dominant and the Britbus Southdown Trainer. I will be attending and will try and photograph as many as possible for publication.

EFE LT MUSEUM MODELS AND METROBUS 98004 - PHOTOGRAPHS
Click on the links below to view photographs of the production models for the two LT Museum commissioned Acton Open weekend Southdown models and the Metroline Metrobus 98004.

35301A BET 36ft single deck buses in Southdown
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE
35301B BET 36ft single deck buses in Southdown
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE
98004 Metrobus Metroline
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE

Friday 16 September 2011

Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 3 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 4 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 5 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 6 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 7 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 8 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 9 CLICK HERE to view

SHOWBUS - NEWS OF NEW MODEL
Many thanks to Peter Rigarlsford for sending me a copy of a page from the Bus & Coach Buyer programme for Showbus on Sunday. TTC Diecast have a page explaining their involvement with Showbus. Included is a couple of paragraphs regarding their new models. I felt the below would be of particular interest.

ARRIVA OPTARE VERSA, PRE PRODUCTION HERE TODAY
"With samples produced in both die cast and resin, we decided that the highly detailed resin models were without compromise the greatest model buses we had ever seen, and with that, and the option of tooling very small runs, took the decision to work with this material going forward. With two well known resin manufacturers on board, and a pending license from Optare, we have moved on at lightning speed to be able to offer up to EIGHT NEW CASTINGS, yes castings, not liveries, at Showbus today. No other model bus manufacturer has been able to offer that, and show finished samples, and promise more to come next year? – none as long as I remember!! Please come and visit us in our marquees, (look out for the Versas!!) I am sure you will be surprised by the level of detail in our models".

Today’s Special Showbus Model
FRM1SB REAR ENGINE ROUTEMASTER –LIMITED TO JUST 300 PIECES, AND AVAILABLE AT THE MARQUEE AT £64.99

EFE MODELS SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE
EFE have advised that the following models are scheduled for release week commencing 26th September:
14406 Leyland National SOUTHERN VECTIS N.B.C. CLICK HERE
35005 AEC MKV Artic Flatbed BRITISH STEEL CORPORATION CLICK HERE
35305 BET 36’ 6 Bay D/P Coach SOUTHDOWN CLICK HERE

Thursday 15th September 2011

Atlas model 013 is now overdue and should have been released some time ago. I understand that it has been delayed by technical difficulties and I will update you once I hear more.

NEWS FROM TTC DIECAST
Chris at TTC Diecast advised me last evening that Corgi have confirmed they will be sending all of their 2011-12 range to him for him to "showcase it to the public at Showbus"

PHOTOGRAPHS OF A FEW RECENTLY RELEASED MODELS
Click on the links below to view photographs of a small selection of models that have been released over the last few months:

Atlas Editions

ATLAS015 Sunbeam Roe Trolleybus Teeside Municiple Transport
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view

ATLAS016 Leyland Tiger Western Welsh
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view

ATLAS018 Burlingham Seagull Ribble
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view

Oxford Diecast

NQ1005 BUT Trolleybus Cardiff
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view

RM108 AEC Routemaster Southend Transport
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view

76SCOT004 Scotland Bus & Taxi gift set
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 3 CLICK HERE to view

Wednesday 14 September 2011

I have received a number of emails from people who are not collecting the Atlas Editions models but have seen the odd one that interests them. My understanding is that to purchase any of the buses you have to collect the whole lot, you cannot just purchase the odd individual model. It may be a phone call to Atlas to ask but I would not be hopeful. If anyone does phone and is successful in just purchasing one model please let me know.

Tuesday 13th September 2011

ATLAS025 Feltham Tram Metropolitan CLICK HERE
ATLAS026 BMMO D9 Midland Red CLICK HERE
ATLAS027 Wright Gemini Go North East CLICK HERE
ATLAS028 Weymann Trolleybus Hull CLICK HERE
ATLAS029 BET Fed East Yorks CLICK HERE
ATLAS030 Leyland Lynx Midland Red West CLICK HERE
ATLAS031 Leyland Olympian Northern Scottish CLICK HERE

CONFIRMED RELEASE FROM ATLAS EDITIONS
I can confirm that the following model has now been released. On this occasion I am pleased to report that my model has not been damaged in the post and does not have any obvious defects:
ATLAS019 Crossley DD42 - Leeds City Transport

Monday 12 September 2011

Tooling Update
With the mould tooling underway, the next new shots we are waiting to receive are those for the Alexander Y type bus with alternative entrance door style and bus seats. The multi windowed version of the Y type and Bristol RE coach version will follow as this more difficult tooling change is completed. We are waiting to see first shots of the Bristol VRI and flat fronted VRII which should be available in two weeks time. Hopefully we will have images of the VRI shots to show you in the next mailing.

Production of the Single Deck Routemaster has slipped and it looks like they will dock at the end of October, which is very frustrating for us all.

New models
13917 Bristol FLF Lodekka FIFE SCOTTISH
15110 Leyland National MKI long SELNEC RT.E.
16227 Bristol MW/LS ROYAL BLUE SOUTHERN NATIONAL
17227 Leyland National MKI long HANTS & DORSET
35207 BET 36ft 6bay Coach STRATFORD BLUE
29627 Leyland Olympian B DEVON GENERAL

Subscriber Only Special Models
As mentioned in the last mailing we are preparing two special models for release only to our subscribers. These models feature liveries of restricted general interest hence the low volume being produced. The first, 18614 is a Bristol VRIII open top bus in Cornish Fairways N.B.C. livery. Fleet number 943 named Ark Royal and registered VDV 143S is working route 569 to Pendennis Point.

The second, 3051 2A is a GS Guy Special in NostalgiaBus livery fleet number 7 registered MXX 367 on route 416 to Polesden Lacey.

Order forms and images of these two models will be in the next mailing, which will be sent to you at the end of September.

98004 1/24 Scale Metrobus in Metroline Livery
Some of you may be aware that a special version of our 1/24 scale Metrobus model was made for Metroline which featured a bus from their Willesden garage operating on routes 6 to Aldwich, 52 to Victoria, 266 to Hammersmith and 302 to Notting Hill Gate. These models have never been made available to the general public and of the small number made there are just 12 left that we can offer to our subscribers. If you are interested in one of these then please contact our sales office on 020 8344 6720. - PLEASE NOTE only EFE Subscribers can apply - Gareth

Finally Mr Joyce reminds Subscribers “Please remember we are no longer sponsoring Showbus so we will not be attending the Rally and there will be No EFE Display Marquee this year”.

Saturday 10 September 2011

CORGI OOC MODELS SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE
Corgi have advised me that the following models are scheduled for release week commencing 3rd October:
OM45122A MCW Metrobus MkI LT Wandle - Destination Croydon CLICK HERE
OM45122B MCW Metrobus MkI Dual Entry LT Wandle - Destination Trafalgar Square

A reminder that the following models are scheduled for release next week (Week commencing 12th September 2011)
OM46211A Scania Irizar PB - Greyhound  'Sweet Caroline' Destination - Swansea - 500 pieces
OM46211B Scania Irizar PB - Greyhound 'Sweet Caroline' Destination - Cardiff CLICK HERE - 500 pieces

Friday 9 September 2011

Thursday 8 September 2011

H2927 RT London Transport - Green 1948 - Due September 2011 CLICK HERE
H2928 RT  London Transport - Red 1948 Due November 2011 CLICK HERE
H5013 Bedford OB Coach British Railways October 2011 CLICK HERE

TTC DIECAST COMMISSIONED CREATIVE MASTER NORTHCORD LTD MODELS - PHOTOGRAPHS
Click on the links below to view photographs of the production version of the two recently released TTC Diecast commissioned models courtesy of Mr JP Chen. If you would like to order one of the models please visit the TTC Diecast website to check on availability:

UKBUS0032A Enviro 400 Stagecoach Gold
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE

UKBUS0032B Enviro 400 Stagecoach Gold
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE

Additional photographs of both models:
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE
Photograph 3 CLICK HERE

Wednesday 7 September 2011

"My friend Manfred Graeser in Leipzig, Germany has just sent me the attached picture of the latest release in the German Atlas collection - RTW75 on route 25. I am assuming they have used the OOC casting for this although the level of detail is much higher than the UK Atlas release, however the German range is supposed to be a constant 1:72 scale...... I will measure it when I pick it up from Leipzig at the end of September. Unlike most OOC/Atlas RTWs, the division between upper and lower deck is not noticeable.

This is the first UK release in the series and was not shown on any of the flyers put out by Atlas (these showed an OB and an FS!)"

To view  a photograph of the model CLICK HERE

EFE MODELS SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE NEXT WEEK
EFE have advised that the following models are scheduled for release week commencing 12th September:

26411Daimler Utility Bus S.H.M.D. BOARD (Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield Transport and Electricity Board) CLICK HERE
26624 Plaxton Paramount 3500 Brighton & Hove CLICK HERE
33702 ERF 2 axle Boxvan ROYAL VENTON CLICK HERE
34106 AEC RT Bus LONDON TRANSPORT Green CLICK HERE

Tuesday 6 September 2011

Limited edition bus models
Special limited edition model buses have been commissioned by London Transport Museum and will be launched on Saturday 8 October. Priced at £33.99 the Exclusive First Editions (EFE) 1:76 scale BET 36ft single deck buses in Southdown Motor Services apple green and cream depict operations on routes 79 to Crawley and 76 to Gossops Green. Southdown Motor Services was one of the large British Electric Traction (BET) companies whose operating area stretched from Hastings in the east to Warsash (near Fareham) in the west and at a number of points connected with London Transport’s country area bus services.

Sunday 4 September 2011

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

LT MUSEUM GIFT SETS 15 AND 15A
Further to my news release of 23rd July 2011 click on the links below to view photographs of both gift sets courtesy of EFE:

Gift Set 15A
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 3 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 4 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 5 CLICK HERE to view

Gift Set 15B
Photograph 1 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 2 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 3 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 4 CLICK HERE to view
Photograph 5 CLICK HERE to view

2nd posting Friday 2 September 2011

UKBUS1049 Alexander Dennis ALX400-bodied Trident 

Stagecoach Manchester – Magic Bus

CMNL is proud to release another brand new livery on its well-known casting – the Alexander Dennis ALX400-bodied Trident. This is UKBUS1049 carrying Magic Bus livery.

This model features Stagecoach Manchester 17647 (W647 RND) in Magic Bus livery.

“LOW FARES” and “GREAT VALUE” were the slogans of the Magic Bus services operated by Stagecoach. UKBUS1049 is the second Magic Bus model produced by CMNL. The first one is hkbus 2006, a 11-metre tri-axle Leyland Olympian / Alexander R-type coach model, produced in November 2005.

Having operated in service with Stagecoach Manchester for many years, 17647 was repainted to Magic Bus colours in early 2010 representing the Magic Bus service entering into a new achievement by using all low-floor buses in the city.

The replica features excellent detailing, inside and out. 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 unnecessary metal poles to hold it together.

The brand new UKBUS1049 model is based on a Limited Edition of 804 pieces produced. They will be distributed by John Ayrey Die-Casts Limited (UK), Transit Graphics (Australia), Porte Publishing Company (Japan), 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 2nd September 2011

September 2011 - News

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