| Model Bus Zone News January 2020 |
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Thursday 30 January |
| Confirmed UK Northcord Models Release |
The following Northcord model has now been released in the UK. UKBUS6512 Southern Vectis Go Green Go Clean livery (1660 / HW67 AHY - Route 3 Shanklin Sandown Ryde) - ADL Enviro400 MMC 10.9m Double Deck Bus |
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Wednesday 29 January |
| New HO Scale Old Bill Bus Announced by Artitec |
| Dutch model producer Artitec has announced a new resin HO scale version of the Old Bill London General B type bus. The model depicts B340 which is preserved in London Transport Museum Collection. Artitec is producing the model in ready built civilian & military versions. The London General version will also be available as a kit.  Artitec 387.462 Type B Omnibus (London General) - UK RRP £57.99  Artitec 6870414 Type B Omnibus (WWI military version) - UK RRP £49.99  Artitec 10.385 Type B Omnibus (London General) Kit version - UK RRP £19.99 |
Tuesday 28 January |
| New 1/43rd Scale Abrex Buses & IXO Releases |
Wholesaler John Ayrey Diecast will shorly be importing the following new 1/43rd scale koda706 RTO bus models to the UK. These can be ordered through your model retailer. 143001 Municipal Transportation Company Prague (202 / BZ-45-46) - koda 706 RTO Bus  143002 Municipal Transportation Company Brno (4344 / AB-59-09) - koda 706 RTO Bus  143003 Czechoslovak Bus Transportation ( - / AX 13-72) - koda 706 RTO Bus The above models are from Czech company Abrex and are made of plastic. The UK suggested price is £25.99. The latest IXO 1/43rd model releases to reach the UK are:  BUS013 GMC New Look Fishbowl Green/Beige 1969 (Quebec destination)  BUS022 Ikarus 66 White/Light Blue 1972 The IXO models have a suggested UK price of £53.99 |
Tuesday 21 January |
| New Resin Specialists Leyland Atlantean Mancunian Double Deck Bus |
| TTC Diecast are now accepting pre-orders for the new Resin Specialists' Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 Park Royal Mancunian double deck bus. The 1/76th scale model has been produced exclusively for TTC Diecast and will initially be available in two different liveries. The models are expected to be released later this year, the final price will depend on the exchange rate abd some other factors, but is expected to be between £120-130 plus P&P. Pre-production samples of both models have now been produced and furthr photographs can be viewed on the TTC Diecast site.  RES10001 Manchester City Transport 1001/ HVM 901F (Red/cream livery) Leyland Atlantean Park Royal Mancunian Double Deck Bus - Limited edition 125 pieces  RES10002 Greater Manchester Transport 1007/ HVM 907F (Orange/cream livery) Leyland Atlantean Park Royal Mancunian Double Deck Bus - Limited edition 125 pieces TTC Diecast have also secured a limited quantity of the four Jotus Magic Bus Dennis Dragon models mentioned in my news posting on the 14th January, TTC Diecast expect their stock to arrive towards the end of January. Pre-orders are being accepted for the models which are priced £99.99 plus delivery. For further details about all the above models, please visit the TTC Diecast.com website. |
Monday 20 January & Updated 24 January |
| New 1:87th (HO) Scale AEC Routemaster Bus Model |
German model producer Brekina is to produce an new HO scale model of the London AEC Routemaster Bus in 2020. The first two releases will see the model produced in London Transport red on route 15 and a less convincing Green Line livery depicting the RM type vehicle on route 721.  n 61100 Routemaster Double Decker - London Red - Expected July 2020  n 61101 Routemaster Double Decker - London Green - Expected July 2020 The suggested price for these model is €34.90 which is around £30.00. Brekina already have a number of left hand drive 1:87th (HO) scale bus & coach models in there range and are also adding a Neoplan Skyliner NH 22 DD double deck coach model in 2020. The 2020 catalogue can in PDF format can be downloaded at: http://www.modafo.de/katalog/Brekina-2020-Messe.pdf The full range of HO bus & coach models can be found on the http://www.www.brekina.de website. Update 24th January An open top version of this model will also be produced, the first release is an exclusive item for Stadt-im-Modell and is based on the livery applied to buses used on the Stadtrundfahrt Hamburg City Tour.  10180 Stadtrundfahrt - AEC Routemaster Open Top €34.99. - Due 2020 |
Monday 20 January & Updated 25 January |
| Oxford Diecast Announce New Bus & Coach Models |
| Oxford Diecast have announced three new Omnibus range models & another Commer Postbus in their new Feb-May 2020 catalogue. There are no new bus or coach toolings in this catalogue.  View the 2020 Feb-May catalogue (PDF) 1/76th Scale Omnibus Range Models  76LRT010 Leyland Royal Tiger Coach - Mexborough & Swinton {107/LUF 637 - Private} - Q4/2020  76MW6006 Bristol MW6G ECW Coach - West Yorkshire {1077/797 CWU - Blackpool} - Q4/2020 Other bus coach related 1/76th scale models  76PB010 Commer PB Postbus - Royal Mail (Scotland) {UGS706R - Elgol} - Q4/2020 N Scale Omnibus Range Models  NMW6003 Bristol MW6G - Eastern Counties NBC White {LS804/3804PW - 499 Ely}- Q3/2020 1/43 Omnibus Range Models No releases announced A preview of the new catalogue was announced on the "Oxford Diecast Collectors" Facebook group on Monday evening where you can find further details of models in the other Oxford Diecast ranges. The annual trade toy fair kicks off in London on Tuesday morning and this is when details of all the new products will be officially released to the model trade. Update 22 January Wholesaler John Ayrey Diecast has today posted details of all the new models included in the Feb-May 2020 catalogue on their website. New Feb-May Oxford Diecast Model Announcements |
Saturday 18 January |
| Next Oxford Diecast Omnibus Range Release |
The next batch of model releases from Oxford Diecast will include the following Omnibus range item according to the first Globe magazine of the year. 76DC003 Neath & Cardiff (HTG 602D / Tour) - Duple Commander II Coach Oxford Diecast are expected to announce details of their Feb-May 2020 catalogue early next week at the annual London Toy Fair. |
Friday 17 January |
| New Commissioned Britbus Model |
| Adrian Lemon has commissioned Britbus to produce another Dublin Bus model which can now be obtained from him at most Irish swapmeets in person £49/55. It is also available by mail order for an extra payment of extra 5£/ to cover post & packing. Please send payments of 54£/60 via PayPal friends and family to lemon1970@eircom.net. The model is a limited edition of 480 pieces which are supplied with numbered certificates. Adrian's previous pair of commissioned Olympains WD0001 Wedding Bus & MOLLY2 The Dublin Ghost Bus Tour are also still available.     R708 Dublin Bus RV514 (99-D-514) / route 747 "Airlink Airport Express" livery - Volvo Olympian Alexander RH Double Deck Bus |
Thursday 16 January |
| TiNY Kits Update |
| An update of TiNY's first kit developed using CAD/3D printing. The 3D printed master was illustrated in the last update, I've now received a photograph showing the first test casting of the kit for which reservations are now being accepted.   TK71F CIE, ex GNR(I) AEC RGIV - PRV B45F - Reserve Now For contact details and a list of the other current & future kits, please visit the TiNY kits page. |
Thursday 16 January |
| Next Corgi OOC Release |
The following Corgi OOC model is expected to be released to UK model retailers in the next few days. OM46623 London United RATP Group 'Coca Cola' livery route 10 - New Routemaster Bus |
Tuesday 14 January & updated 21 January |
| Four New UK Models Released By Jotus |
| Jotus released the following Resin Specialists 1/76 scale models yesterday. Thanks are extended to Graham White at Oriental Model Buses for bringing these to my attention. You can find more photographs of the models along with details of the subtle variations between each on Graham's www.orientalmodelbuses.co.uk site. The models are available to order from the Jotus.com site in Hong Kong and each is limited to 50 pieces. They are priced $99.90 (around £77.00 at the time of posting) plus delivery. Update 21st January A limited quantity of these models are also being imported to the UK by TTC Diecast, pre-orders are now being accepted for the models which are priced £99.99. The model are expected to be available towards the end on January.  RS76515A Stagecoach Manchester Magic Bus 681 (M681 TDB) route 142 East Didsbury - Dennis Dragon 11m Duple Metsec  RS76515B Stagecoach Manchester Magic Bus 685 (M685 TDB) route 143 Piccadilly - Dennis Dragon 11m Duple Metsec  RS76515C Stagecoach Manchester Magic Bus 686 (M686 TDB) route 143 West Didsbury - Dennis Dragon 11m Duple Metsec  RS76515D Stagecoach Manchester Magic Bus 691 (M691TDB) route 86 Chorlton - Dennis Dragon 11m Duple Metsec |
Tuesday 14 January |
| Another 1/43rd Scale Bus Release |
| Model trade wholesaler John Ayrey Diecasts have secured stock of a number of new Pegaso Commercials models, among the various truck based models is one further bus model. The model is 1/43rd scale & has a UK RRP of £29.99. If you wish to buy the model, ask your model retailer if they can order in the model from John Ayrey.  MAG LW18 Pegaso 6035 ANO Bus (1974) Also still available from the same range:  MAG LW06 Pegaso Comet 5061 Seida Iberia (1963) |
Monday 13 January |
| Confirmed UK IXO Release |
The following IXO 1/43rd scale bus model has now been released in the UK according to wholesaler John Ayrey Diecasts. BUS021 Greyhound White/silver livery - GMC Scenicruiser B 1956 |
Monday 13 January |
| New Humbrol Acrylic Paint Dropper Bottles |
Humbrol has announced that it is to introduce a new range of paint in Dropper Bottles, around 80 Acrylic colours from the existing range will be available in this new form.
The existing pot versions will also continue to be available. The dropper bottles are expected to be available from April and each 14ml bottle has an RRP of £1.79. This new range will be officially launched at the London Toy Fair later this month, and has been added after many requests from modelers & crafters according to Humbrol. |
Monday 6 January |
| New Northcord Models Announced |
| The Northcord Model Company has published the following press release today listing nine new models and an update on the production schedule. Production update To our valued retailers and collectors : Herewith we itemise an update on likely release dates and status for announced models in the ukbus 1500 and ukbus 6500 range. In addition, nine further future releases are announced. Production delays due to shortage of appropriate labour in all factories in southern China are affecting many manufacturers and it is appropriate that NMC should advise you accordingly. Furthermore, the usual delays will be accommodated due to the return of factory staff to their provinces during Lunar New Year and the resultant need to recruit staff to replace those who do not return to the factories. ukbus 1500 Range NMC will relaunch the model based on the casting of the Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Trident opentop in 2020.  ukbus 1501 megasightseeing.com (18496 LX06 AHC)  ukbus 1502 Stagecoach North West the White Lady (17012 S812 BWC) The pre-production samples of both items for checking are in the course of being prepared with an anticipated production slot being available during early April 2020. ukbus 6500 Range ukbus 6516 Stagecoach South Gold (10770 SN66 VYR) : production is scheduled for completion by early January 2020.  ukbus 0063 Ensign Bus (132 YX66 WLH) : production is scheduled for completion by the end of January 2020. ukbus 6519 Stagecoach Oxford Gold (10786 SN66 VZH) : production is scheduled for completion by early March 2020. ukbus 6520 Stagecoach South 700 Coastliner (10942 SN18 KNF) : pre-production samples for checking are in the course of being prepared with an anticipated production slot being available during early June 2020. ukbus 6521 Xplore Dundee (6695 SK68 MBO) : pre-production samples for checking are in the course of being prepared with an anticipated production slot being available during early May 2020. iebus 0005 Dublin Bus (AH1 191-D-44403) : pre-production samples for checking are in the course of being prepared with an anticipated production slot being available during late June 2020. ukbus 6524 Stagecoach North West 555 Lakes Connection (10555 SN16 ONX) : pre-production samples for checking are in the course of being prepared with an anticipated production slot being available during early July 2020. ukbus 6526 National Express West Midlands (6937 SK68 MJE) : pre-production samples for checking are in the course of being prepared with an anticipated production slot being available during early August 2020. |
Monday 6 January & updated 21 January |
| New Corgi 2020 Catalogue OOC Bus Models |
Corgi has this morning published details of the models planned for release during 2020. 2020 Corgi Catalogue The good news is that OOC models have returned to this years programme following their absence from the 2019 catalogue. Although there is no new OOC tooling to report, there are six new liveries for existing models in the range. There a strong basis towards London with five of models having a related theme. Note: The pre-production model photographs of OM46315A/B show them with incorrect registrations CLT 359, it should be 359 CLT which is correctly referenced to in the accompanying model description. Proposed quantities for the OOC models issued with certificates are: OM46315A/B - 500, OM46316A/B - 600, OM46516A/B - 600, OM46623 - 1500, OM46624A/B - 1000, CC02741 - Not certificated. There are also six Routemaster bus models from the toy range which are in either Paddington, Beatles or Best of British related liveries. You can find the full list of all Update 21 January The latest Corgi Diecast Diaries posting on the Corgi website contains the following paragraph: "It is also interesting to note that the Corgi team have confirmed that although the 2020 range is now out there for all to see, their intention is to announce several additional new models during the year, so please keep an eye out for these range additions." |
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The Hornby 2020 catalogue contains six 1/76 scale Skale Auto models A new Skalescence range stone bus stop has also been announced.  R7241 MG TC - Red - MKP 329 - Due Spring 2020  R7242 Morris J Van Grey - VKP 251 - Due Spring 2020  R7243 Austin K8 Van - Margate Hotel & Boarding Association - MKN 426 - Due Spring 2020  R7247 Fordson Tractor - Red - No registration - Due Spring 2020  R7248 VW T2 Van - Hornby Dublo Yellow - XKK 293A - Due Spring 2020  R7249 Scammell Mechanical Horse Van Trailer - Hornby Trains blue - No registration - Due Spring 2020  R7272 Stone Bus Stop - Due Autumn 2020 |
Sunday 5 January |
| Rapido New Look Bus Review |
| For my first post of 2020 I've done a detailed review of the recently released Birmingham New Look Guy Arab IV buses produced by Rapido Trains. Thirteen models were released during November and each is available with & without working lights. The model is based on a laser scan of the real vehicle owned by Wythall Transport Museum and thus should be very accurate reproduction. For the review I've looked at both the Birmingham City Transport & West Midland PTE models, one with & one without the deluxe lighting features.  Read the review here Happy New Year |
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