B-T Models

(Formerly Base Toys)

Table listing releases in model number order

B-T Models - New name & New coach casting

B-T Models is the new trading name for Base Toys, manufacturers of 1:76 scale cars and trucks that are designed to complement ‘00’ scale model railways. The new name better reflects the improved levels of detail and decoration that are now routinely included in the ever widening range of commercial vehicles.

B-T Models is also very pleased to announce another new addition to the range, a budget priced, passenger vehicle. This all new moulding, has been requested by model rail and bus enthusiasts for some time. It fills an important gap in the existing model vehicle ranges.

The new model is based on the 1970s/1980s Duple Dominant Mk2 coach which was fitted to a wide range of chassis types, and could be seen on the roads of Britain and Europe from the early 1970s until the late 1990s. It was one of the most popular coach body styles of its age, and was used in great numbers by coach operators large and small.

This new model has been developed as an accessory for model railway layouts, and follows the same construction methods as the already well established model truck range. A plastic moulded body is mounted on a die-cast chassis unit to give low cost with high strength.

To help keep the cost of this new model down there will be three ‘standard’ versions:

1) Coach with coach type door,

2) Coach with bus type door and top destination box,

3) Coach with coach type door and top destination box.

These three versions will cover most types of Duple Dominant coach, and any variations in the positions of chrome trims, etc. will be represented by tampo printing. There will be less detail than is incorporated in the sister range of high detail Britbus models, but this will be reflected in the retail price. There will be a basic livery application for each model, that incorporates the body colours along with fleet names, registration plates, legal address and if appropriate, a destination display, but much of the minor lettering, etc. will be left off.  This will allow bus collectors and railway modellers to add any individual details and lettering that they wish.

The first three releases of this new and eagerly awaited model will feature one of each body casting variation, and these will be:

B001 – Leyland Leopard/Duple Dominant II (Coach door & Destination) – ‘National Travel East’

B002 – AEC Reliance/Duple Dominant II (Bus Door & Destination) – ‘Green Line’

B003 – Leyland Leopard/Duple Dominant II (Coach Door  - No Destination)– ‘Ulsterbus Tours

Please note this listing only contains the bus models announced in the above news release and any others subsequently announced. It does not include the many other models issued under the Base Toys brand name or any other non bus models issued under the BT Models brand.