| Model Bus Zone News March 2019 |
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Monday 18 March |
| Marsden Model Kits Update |
| Marsden Model Kits current & proposed 2019-20 products have now been added to the Marsden Models Kit Page The latest brochure is also available:  |
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| 1/76 Scale Kits (Stock & Upcoming Items) |
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MMK042 | 1937-40 Metro-Cammell H54R 'Birmingham Standard' Exposed Radiator. Includes route stencil holder.
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Available Now £48.00 + P&P Limited Numbers |
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MMK046 | 1938 Northern Counties H54R.
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Available Now £48.00 + P&P Limited Numbers |
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MMK050 | 1946 Duple 'C-Type' Dual Purpose Comes with optional sliding door conversion part.
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Available Now £42.00 + P&P Limited Numbers |
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MMK054 | 1947 Plaxton C33F
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Available Now £42.00 + P&P |
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MMK055 | 1947 Brush Dual Purpose Comes with optional sliding door conversion part.
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Available Now £42.00 + P&P Limited Numbers |
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MMK056 | 1958 Plaxton 'Consort' C41F Coach. Comes with 2 optional front panels to depict 1958 season and earlier 1956 season. |
Available Now £42.00 + P&P Limited Numbers |
| 1/76 Scale Kits (Newly Announced Pre-order Kits) |
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MMK073S | Alexander A-Type Leyland Atlantean / Daimler Fleetline Single Door
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Pre-Order Now |
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MMK073D | Alexander A-Type Leyland Atlantean / Daimler Fleetline Dual Door
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Pre-Order Now |
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MMK074 | Strachan Leyland Panther as operated by Sunderland Corporation / Tyne & Wear PTE | Pre-Order Now |
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MMK075 | Park Royal H56R 8ft Wide Double Deck
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Pre-Order Now |
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MMK076 | Mellor Strata Mercedes Sprinter Low Floor Minibus | Pre-Order Now Due Soon |
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MMK077 | MCW Orion H72R 30ft Rear Entrance
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Pre-Order Now |
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MMK078 | Massey Low Bridge Double Deck
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Pre-Order Now |
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MMK079 | Weymann B34F Leyland PS2 Birmingham Corporation | Pre-Order Now Due Soon |
Saturday 16 March & Updated 17 March | |||
| Even More 1:43 Scale Buses For UK | |||
| Wholesaler John Ayrey Diecast has secured a further selection of models from Hatchette Buses of the World partwork series, the RRP for these is once again £29.95. These are expected to available from UK model retailers during April. Update 17th March The Yardley Wood Bus Club will be stocking these for £15 plus delivery and have advised that there are further models to those currently listed on Ayrey Diecast site and orginally posted here yesterday. Available stock of some models is very limited. Here's a full list of all 50 models that have been secured by Ayrey Diecast. 31 of these will be exculsive to the Yardley Wood Bus Club.
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Saturday 16 March |
| TiNY Kits Update |
| TiNY have made some revisions to their previously proposed new kits for 2019.
The following kits have either been transferred to other suppliers or cancelled. A full list of the other kits still planned for 2019 can be found on the TiNY kits page. |
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TK29 | Midland General RG111/Weymann s/d | Regret kit cancelled |
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TK43B | NEW - 1955-60 Alexander 'curved waist' B45F | Kit transferred to Sunrise Kits & Transfers Please contact direct on |
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TK43C | NEW - 1955-60 Alexander 'curved waist' C41F | Kit transferred to Sunrise Kits & Transfers Please contact direct on |
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TK43D | NEW - 1955-60 Alexander 'curved waist DP41F | Kit transferred to Sunrise Kits & Transfers Please contact direct on |
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TK43M | NEW - 1960 Alexander 'curved waist' C30Ft 'Western' | Kit transferred to Sunrise Kits & Transfers Please contact direct on |
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TK43R | NEW - 1955 Alexander 'curved waist' B44F 'Western' | Kit transferred to Sunrise Kits & Transfers Please contact direct on |
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TK51B | NEW Leyland PSU3 NCME B53F | Kit cancelled |
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TK51S | NEW Leyland PSU3 NCME DP49F 'Southdown' | Kit transferred to Little Bus Company Please contact direct on |
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TK59 | NEW – Leyland PS2 Weymann B34F - Birmingham | Regret kit cancelled due to duplication within the hobby |
Sunday 10 March |
| Bachmann To Announce New Model At London Bus Museum Event |
| Bachmann have announced that their Roadshow will be attending the London Bus Museum's Spring Gathering event at the Brooklands Museum on Sunday 7th April. They will reveal details of their "next all-new 1/76 scale bus" at the event and are also offering members of the Bachmann Collectors Club the chance to travel to & from Lakeside to the event on the real vehicle for free. Each passenger for this unique trip will receive a goody bag including several items, one of which will be a special EFE model which cannot be bought in the shops! Further details can be found on the Bachmann site, these include details of how members can apply for tickets for the bus ride. Bachmann Europe Site Link This year's London Bus Museum Spring Gathering will include the usual Classic Bus Show, large enthusiasts market, bus rides & other attractions. The theme of the event is the RT bus, commemorating the 80th anniversary of them entering service, and 40 years since the last RTs carried passengers in London. Further details can be found on the Museum's site, advance tickets can be booked for the event at a reduced rate via the site. The Museum is organising another event in Barking, East London on the Saturday 30th March, this will mark the 40th anniversary of the withdrawal of the last London RF & RT vehicles in 1979. This event will include an Open Day at Stagecoach London's Barking Bus Garage & a vehicle display at the River Road Garage of Go Ahead London. These locations will be linked by free RT services on routes 62 and 23C, plus other free services. At the end of the day, there will be an RT procession to remind us of the procession held back in April 1979. Further details can be found on the London Bus Museum site. |
Wednesday 6 March |
| BBC Series Goes Behind The Scenes At Hornby Hobbies |
| The BBC has just broadcast part one of a two part series that takes a look at Hornby Hobbies and follows the attempts to turn the company around follow losses of over £30 million in the previous five years. The first episode focused mainly on the Hornby Railways & Airfix side of the business, it included contributions from the new CEO Lyndon Davies and Director Simon Kohler, who has returned to the company after a five absence. The programme is presented by James May (Top Gear & The Grand Tour), in his slightly tongue in cheek style, the second part will be broadcast next Wednesday (13 March) at 9pm on BBC4. The first part of "James May's Big Trouble in Model Britain" is now available on the BBC iPlayer and will also be repeated on BBC4 on Sunday evening (10 March) at 8pm. There was no mention of the Corgi range in the first episode, but nonetheless an interesting programme. One rather shocking revelation was that the former management team had scrapped thousands of tooling moulds stored at the original Margate factory! More details and an iPlayer link can be found on the BBC Website. |
Tuesday 5 March |
| Next UK Northcord Model Co. Releases |
| These models are expected to be released in the UK either later this month or in early April. This is the press release issued by Northcord Models upon their release in Hong Kong last month. Yes, I know I'm a bit late reporting this, but Northcord don't send these to me, so I have to search the internet when I get the time! ADL Enviro400 MMC ukbus 6508A / 6508B National Express West Midlands Following the significant success in launching the brand new casting of the Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC model in the livery of Go-Ahead London, National Express West Midlands, Stagecoach London & Stagecoach in Oxfordshire, First Bristol, Reading Buses and Bluestar, Northcord Model Company is releasing the tenth and eleventh versions - ukbus 6508A and ukbus 6508B - in the livery of Platinum X1 of National Express West Midlands. ukbus 6508A / 6508B represents fleet number 6843 (SN66 WFM) that has 10.9 metre, single door bodywork and was new to National Express West Midlands in 2017. 6843 carries a full and colourfully branded livery for Platinum X1. The special, comprehensive livery and branding are 100% reproduced onto the ukbus 6508A and 6508B models.   The stand-out features of the branding are : “Birmingham I NEC & Airport I Coventry”, “up to every 20 minutes” frequency, and the prominent route number “X1” along with the key locations served that are repeated on each side (“Fast via Coventry Road) and on the front, upper windscreen and the rear (Fast between Sheldon, Yardley, Birmingham City Centre”). Fares details are carried in the first nearside window. On the nearside panels and engine access door, wording refers to the extra legroom available on board in addition to the “comfier seats” whilst the offside advertises the “greener emissions, free WiFi and next stop announcements”. The model also correctly portrays the name “Connie” that is carried on the front, below the windscreen on the nearside, and on the rear, at the top of the engine cover on the offside, of the bus 6843. Both ukbus 6508A and 6508B operate on route X1. ukbus 6508A is showing the destination Coventry, whilst ukbus 6508B shows Birmingham. The Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC ukbus 6508A / 6508B is a one-piece casting whose clean lines accentuate the square, gasket-mounted windows and the livery application on which all logos and lettering are clearly legible. Another main feature on the ukbus 6508A / 6508B models is the provision of a single tree protector at the front. The front dome on the model is significant, with curved windscreens on both upper deck and lower deck. Northcord Model Company is also creating new design standards within the interior of both saloons. These features, inside the compartments, will represent the real, outstanding layout of the Enviro400 MMC, such as the extensive portrayal of handrails on upper deck and lower deck, etc.  The brand new 10.9 metre Enviro400 MMC bus models will be distributed by Concorde Hobby Shop (HK) & John Ayrey Die-casts Limited (UK) respectively. The ukbus 6508A and 6508B models are each limited to 600 pieces worldwide respectively. |
Sunday 3 March |
| Mark Hughes Models 2019 Catalogue |
| Mark Hughes has sent me an updated version of his catalogue supplement, this contains a couple of new model detailing parts: Tilling-Stevens radiator, C1950 White metal casting £1.50 plus postage Foden bumper with or without number plate. Etched nickel silver £1.20 plus postage.  Postage rates are to be increased from the 25th March to cover the upcoming Royal Mail increases. See supplement below for details. View March 2019 catalogue supplement to the last full catalogue issued in August 2015 that contains the full lists of kits & detailing parts. |
Sunday 3 March |
| Low Cost Replica Dinky Toys Model Buses |
| Wholesaler John Ayrey Diecasts has secured a limited quantity of the Replica Dinky Toys models that have previously been produced for the for the Atlas Edition Partworks. The Yardley Wood Bus Club will be offering some of these models, among the range of both French & UK replica models are five model buses from the French range these will be priced £10 each plus P&P, Below are the bus models, details of how to orders these can be found on YWBC website. The Yardley Wood Bus Club will also have a selection of other British cars, vans & lorries from this range. The full list of all the models secured by John Ayrey can be found HERE along with photographs. The majority of theses models are based on items from the French Dinky Toys range.   MAG LE2163911 Renault TN 4 H Autobus Parisien (29D)  MAG LE2576007 Autobus Parisien (29D)   MAG LE2576018 Isobloc Autocar - Green (29E)  MAG LE2576043 Isobloc Autocar - Red/Silver (29E)  MAG LE4677112 Isobloc Autocar - Blue/Silver (29E) |
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