| OOC Zone News April 2009 |
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Wednesday 29 April |
| Corgi Announces OOC Models For July-Dec 2009 |
| Corgi has today released details of the models included in the new Catalogue covering the rest of 2009. There are 11 OOC models in total which include 2 issues of a new AEC Routemaster (RM) bus tooling. The models are listed below with their currently expected date of release, these may however be subject to change. The SRP for the models has been increased to £27.99 although the Wright Gemini & Routemaster models have a higher SRP of £29.99. July OM41604 Crossley DD42 Dipped Window - Sunderland Corporation Transport - Sunderland OM41912 Queen Mary - British Shoe Corporation August OM45121 Metrobus - WMPTE - West Midlands September No Releases Scheduled October OM41411 Roe Body - Darlington OM43708 3 Axle Trolley Bus - South Lancs (The last trolley bus) OM46013 Wright Eclipse Urban - East Yorkshire November OM41222 Wright Eclipse Gemini - Go North East - Gateshead, Tyne & Wear OM46206 Scania Irizar PB - National Express OM46301 RM164 (164CLT) - Route 131 Walton on Thames (NEW TOOLING) December OM46110 Plaxton Panther - Ulster Bus Translink, Belfast OM46302 RM23 (VLT23) - Route K2 Kingston Shoppers Express (NEW TOOLING) I hope to be able to post pictures of the models on this site in the next few days. Pictures of all eleven models can be found on the www.jumbliesmodels.com site in the meantime. |
Friday 24 April |
| Forthcoming OOC Releases |
Corgi has announced that the following models will be released during the week ending 6th June.
  OM45508 BMMO C5 Coach - Midland Red (dual destination) A reminder that the following model will be the next release from Corgi during the week ending the 23rd May.  There still no confirmed release date for the final model from the Winter 08/09 Catalogue.  |
Thursday 23 April |
| Confirmed Releases |
Corgi have now released two further OOC models. The Travel West Midlands Wright Urban Eclipse is confirmed as a dual destination release with 37 Birmingham City Centre & 37 Solihull Station options, this model completes the release of the outstanding OOC models from the January to June 2008 Catalogue. Only Four OOC models remain outstanding from the Winter 2008/09 catalogue. Corgi are expected to announce details of the next nine month programme of model releases in the next few weeks.  OM46205 Scania Irizar PB Coach - Bus Eireann (dual destination) |
Wednesday 22 April |
| New First Bus Group Model Variation Discovered |
| A member of the diecastbuses Yahoo Group has reported the existence of a fourth variation of the First Glasgow Wright Urban Eclipse model. The standard pair were released in September 2007 and had dual route 62 destinations, a rarer third version with "transforming travel" displays that is believed to have been originally intended as a commissioned item was also released at along with the standard versions by mistake. This fourth version (OM46006/4) depicts the same First bus 69102 but has all three destination displays blanked out with black labels, the model is supplied with the same OOC certificate as the standard version and comes in the normal OOC packaging, an extra label has however been applied to the base of the card box which shows the stock identification code used internally by First for this item.  |
Thursday 9 April (amended Friday 17 April) |
| Next OOC Releases |
| Corgi will release their next OOC models during the week ending the 25th April. OM46205 Scania Irizar PB Coach - Bus Eireann The next scheduled OOC model will then be in week ending the 23rd May. |
Thursday 2 April |
| Glasgow Crossley Released |
Corgi have released the second version of their new Crossley DD42 model this week. |
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