Model Bus Zone Site Updates
July & August 2020
 June 2020 Site Updates Index July 2020 
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Range Page Link Update Description
Sunday 11 August
News Next Oxford Diecast Omnibus Range model release.
News Chris Cotton has canceled his commissioned Britbus model of a Brighton & Hove Scania Omnidekka in Albion in the Community livery due to unexpected legal issue.
Sunday 9 August
EFE Rail New section added with list of the new EFE Rail locomotives & wagons
E99939 New page added for EFE Rail motorised Northern Line 1938 stock tube train.
E99935 Network Southeast Isle of Wight Dinosuar 1938 stock tube train set - Photographs of final production models some information corrections
Saturday 8 August
News Latest photographs showing the progress on the production of the Go Ahead Docklands Buses Scania Omnidekka models.
Thursday 6 August
News Bachmann has announced a new EFE Rail range of locomotives & wagons. There's also a motorised EFE tube train set.
Sunday 2 August
News Chris Cotton is about to open orders for his nexthas canceled his commissioned Britbus model of a Brighton & Hove Scania Omnidekka.
Saturday 1 August
News Citibus Models are producing a limited run on Streetline 9.6m bodyshells and are taking pre-orders for thes now.
Wednesday 29 July
News Photographs of a pre-production sample of the forthcoming Northcord Xplore Dundee ADL Enviro400 MMC have been posted on the Yardley Wood Bus Club Facebook Group.
Tuesday 28 July
News Further photographs showing the progress in the production of the forthcoming Britbus Go London Scania Onmidekka models.
Monday 27 July
News Northcord Models has issued a press release for the Stagecoach North West Open Top ALX400 in The White Lady livery.
Sunday 26 July

News The packaging for Chris Cottons Go London Scania Onmidekka models & news of another commission that Chris will be accepting orders for from the 31st July in the future.
Thursday 23 July
News Confirmation that the re-issue of the Corgi Beatles Magical Mystery Tour Bedford VAL model is supplied in revised packaging & there's a fourth version of the model issued back in 2008.
Tuesday 21 July
CC02741 Corgi Toys "Only Fools & Horses Jolly Boys Outing" Percy's Luxury Tours Plaxton Panorama Coach - Photographs of final production model.
OM46315A Corgi OOC London Transport (Boulogne livery route 88 Acton Green) AEC RM Class Routemaster Bus - Photographs of final production model.
OM46315B Corgi OOC London Transport (Boulogne livery route 88 Mitcham Cricketers) AEC RM Class Routemaster Bus - Photographs of final production model.
Monday 20 July
News Corgi has released a re-issue of The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour Bedford VAL OOC coach model.
Sunday 19 July
News Latest pictures from the factory of the Go London Scania Omnidekka models.
Friday 17 July
News The release of commissioned Go London Scania Omnidekkas has been rescheduled for the late August.
News Three further Corgi Routemasters announced for The Beatles range.
Thursday 16 July
News News of two northcord model releases in the UK.
News An update on the progress of Rapido Trains' WMPTE Leyland Fleetline model.
Wednesday 15 July
76BI005 Oxford Thornes of Bubwith Beadle Integral Coach - Photographs pf final production model
Tueday 14 July
News Chris Cotton has a new website for anyone still wishing to order his Go London Scania Omnidekka models or view his future model plans.
News Three Corgi models will be released this week.
News First photographs of the Brekina 1/87th Scale Routemaster models due in September.
Saturday 8 July
News Corgi are to produced a Bristol FS Lodekka (OOC tooling) model to mark Hornby's Centenary.
News Next Oxford Diecast Omnibus Range model release.
CC40801A Corgi Bristol Lodekka FS in Hornby Centenary livery (Route 20) - New page & photographs add
CC40801B Corgi Bristol Lodekka FS in Hornby Centenary livery (Route 64) - New page & photographs add
Saturday 4 July
News TiNY kits update, two new releases & two newly announced future kits.
Friday 3 July
News Northcord Models issue press release for ADL Enviro400 MMC in Stagecoach Oxford Gold livery.
UKBUS 6519 Northcord Models Stagecoach Oxford Gold ADL Enviro400 MMC - New page & photographs add
Wednesday 1 July
News Site Home/Hub pages updated to work better on smaller displays. There are some minor issues with Internet Explorer browser.
News Further update to the Covid-19 Model retailer status list as more model shops re-open.
Monday 29 June
News Two Corgi OOC models have had their expected release dates brought forward.
Sunday 28 June
Double Deck Bus Model Index Manufacturer links altered so they correctly point to the double deck pages instead of the single deck ones.
31510 Routemaster Series London Transport RM Class (route 11) - Incorrect ratio for model pictures fixed
31709 Routemaster Series Green Line RMC Class (route 717 Wrotham / LT Museum Commission) - Missing photographs of final production model added
Friday 26 June
News Little Bus Company Summer 2020 resin kit releases.
News Production update on Chris Cotton's commissioned Britbus Go London Scania Omnidekka models.
Sunday 21 June
Single & Double Deck Bus Model Indexes The main single & double deck bus model index pages and those for the Britbus, EFE, Corgi OOC, Northcord & Oxford range models now include models in all scales applicable. New scale & range logos added along with larger clickable cells for each model entry.
These pages should now be responsive and adjust the their layout to correctly display on smaller screens.
The earlier bug (9th June) that could in rare circumstances cause a browser to lock up has been resolved.
Wednesday 17 June
UKBUS1501 Northcord Models UK1501 Megasightseeing Alexander ALX400 Open Top Dennis Trident. New model page & photographs added.
News Northcord Models issue press release for Alexander ALX400 open top Megasightseeing model UKBUS1501.
Thursday 11 June
News Update to the Covid-19 Model retailer status list as some model shops prepare for a limited re-opening.
Tuesday 9 June
News Oxford Diecast has delayed the next catalogue announcement & batch of model releases.
News Corgi has pushed back the expected release date of one of its forthcoming OOC models.
Singe Deck Bus Models The main single deck bus models index page now includes N & 1/43 scale models in addition to 1/76. New scale logos added and larger clickable cells for each model entry. This layout will be rolled out across the site for each range (single deck models first) with minor variations.
Reverted to previous menu layout due to my wonky coding causing a possible browser lock up!
Saturday 6 June
News Three new Ixo 1/43 scale bus models announced including a red London RT.
News A new Scottish Model Bus Group. A new list of links to Facebook hosted model bus pages & groups. Advanced news of some planned changes to this site.
March/April 2019
News Pages		 Corrupt news page for March 2019 has been fixed. Unfortunately the April 2019 news page can not be recovered at present & has been removed. I will attempt to redo it in due course.
Singe Deck Bus Models The main single deck bus models index page is the first to be optimized for mobiles & tablets. Improved layout & uniform sized model pictures.
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