| Model Bus Zone Site Updates March To May 2026 |
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| February 2026 | Site Updates Index | March 2026 |
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Wednesday 6 May |
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News | Bachmann Europe have announced details of 8 new EFE Road models, 5 standard issue & two commissioned Daimler Fleetline DMS models for the Summer quarter and a Dennis the Menace Dennis Dart SLF pointer 2 for later in the year. There are also several new Scenecraft accessories that might appeal to bus modelers. |
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E36720 | EFE Road Dennis the Menace 75th Anniversary Special Dennis Dart SLF Plaxton Pointer 2 Bus - New model page & design cell artwork added |
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E43001 | EFE Road London Transport (DMS 115 / Route 170) early design Daimler Fleetline DMS - New model page & design cell artwork added |
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E43002 | EFE Road London Transport (DMS 146 / Route 267) early design Daimler Fleetline DMS - New model page & design cell artwork added |
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E43003 | EFE Road London Transport (DMS 141 / Route 46) early design Daimler Fleetline DMS - New model page & design cell artwork added |
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E43004 | EFE Road London Transport (DMS 46 / Route 95) early design Daimler Fleetline DMS - New model page & design cell artwork added |
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E43005 | EFE Road Brighton Corporation (91 / Driver Training Bus) early design Daimler Fleetline DMS - New model page & design cell artwork added |
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E43006Y | EFE Road/LT Museum London Transport (DMS 1 / Route 220 Tooting Stn) early style Daimler Fleetline DMS - New model page |
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E43006Z | EFE Road/LT Museum London Transport (DMS 1 / Route 220 OPark Royal) early style Daimler Fleetline DMS - New model page |
Tuesday 5 May |
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76AMT006 | Oxford Diecast Alexander Fife Leyland Leopard Alexander M Type Coach - Production model photo's added |
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76OWB015 | Oxford Diecast Jogn Smith Brewery Bedford OWB Utility Bus - Production model photo's added |
Sunday 3 May |
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News | Scenecraft Bus Crew & Garage Staff figures. |
Saturday 2 May |
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News | Northcord Models latest UK release is the Stagecoach Yorkshire ADL Enviro400 MMC in corporate Steel Blue livery. |
Friday 1 May |
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News | Northcord Models Press Release for ukbus 6546 National Express West Midland (Birmingham City Transport livery) ADL Enviro400 MMC. |
Sunday 26 April |
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News | Omnidekka Models have opened Pre-orders for the its forthcoming Swindon's Bus Company Enviro200 MMC. |
Friday 24 April |
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Daimler Fleetline DMS section | EFE Daimler Fleetline index page update, two forthcoming LT Museum Commissioned models of DMS1 added along with a new section for early vehicle variants (DMS1-167) with narrower spaced headlamps. At the time of posting this update the LT Museum Shop site was "down for maintenance". |
Thursday 16 April |
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News | Sunstar Models/80M have announced a forthcoming 1:24 scale AEC Routemaster in Stagecoach classic livery. |
Wednesday 15 April |
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News | The new Zero2 Bus Museum has now opened in Great Yeldham, Essex and contains over 60 full size vehicles and around 10,000 model buses! |
Sunday 13 April |
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News | Northcord Models Press Release for ukbus 6545 Thames Valley Buses ADL Enviro400 MMC. |
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UKBUS 6545 | Northcord Models Thames Velley Buses (Route 194 branded) ADL Enviro400 MMC - New model page & production model photograph added |
Saturday 4 April |
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News | Model Buses Creations has issued updates for several of it's upcoming exclusive 2026 models, and revealed that two brand new double deck model toolings are to be added to their own MBC model range. |
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News | White UK Optare Solo SR Demonstrator of Metroline Travel's Tfl tendered route H£ model released by Model 1. |
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Site Hub Home Pages Banner Colour Changes | The banner colours have been tweaked on the manufacture & main MBZ home pages, the main changes are Northcord is now brown to match the packaing & Transport Nostalgia is now grey, Oxford Diecast changes from magenta to now blue. The future of the current style of both Britbus & OOC hubs is also being considered as neither manufacture appears to be producing standard issue releases for their own ranges anymore or planning any further new tooling. All their recent models have been third party exclusive commissions for the LT Museum, Omnidekka Models or Model Buses Creations. Any news relating to these ranges is & will continue to be covered on the main MBZ home page. |
Friday 3 April |
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News | Latest Press Release from Transport Nostalgia & two confirmed commissioned ADL Enviro400 MMC releases. |
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UKBUS 0092 | Transport Nostalgia commissioned Northcord Stagecoach East (Cambus Heritage livery) ADL Enviro400 MMC - Pre-production model photographs added |
Wednesday 18 March |
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News | Two new Omnibus range models & a 1:87 scale school bus related model have been released by Oxford Diecast. Photosgraphs of two previous recent Oxford 1:76 releases. |
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87FC64002 | 1964 Ford Country Station Wagon - Central School Bus (1:87 scale) - New page & model photograph added |
Friday 13 March |
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News | Confirmed Northcord Models UK release of UKBUS 6543 Brighton & Hove (Coaster livery) ADL Enviro400 MMC. |
Thursday 12 March |
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News | Oxford Diecast have produced a Trotters Ethnic Tours Leyland Titan PD2 double deck bus model for the Only Fools & Horses Appreciation Society. |
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SP1?? | Oxford Diecast commissioned Trotters Ethnic Tours Mobile Museum Leyland Titan PD2 double deck bus - New page & model photo's added |
Wednesday 11 March |
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UKBUS6544 | Northcord Models Stagecoach Yorkshire ADL Enviro400 MMC in the Steel Blue Corporate livery - New page & model photo's added |
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News | Northcord Models has issued a press release for the forthcoming Uk release of the Stagecoach Yorkshire ADL Enviro400 MMC in the Steel Blue Corporate livery UKBUS6544. |
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News | New Volvo 9700 kit Saltire Models & Copper Mine Miniatures have 4 new 3D printed bus kits in various scales from N to 1:76 scale. |
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News | New Volvo 9700 kit Saltire Models & Copper Mine Miniatures have 4 new 3D printed bus kits in various scales from N to 1:76 scalw |
Tuesday 10 March |
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News | Photographs & video showing the final production versions of the EFE Road/TTC Diecast Lincolnshire Road Car/NBC & Western S.M.T. Alexander Y Type models. Videos also added to the 6 of March news items. |
Friday 6 March |
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News | Photographs showing the final production versions of the EFE Road Strathtay Scottish & Stevensons of Uttoxeter Alexander Y Type models. |
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News | Photographs showing the final production version EFE Road Clydeside 2000 Gift Set and included Alexander Y Type & AEC RML Routemaster models. |
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