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October to December 2017 - News |
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DIECAST
COLLECTOR MAGAZINE - EDITORIAL |
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PHOTOGRAPHS
OF RECENTLY RELEASED ATLAS EDITIONS CLASSIC COACH COLLECTION MODEL 4642130 - REO Speedwagon - No fleet names. |
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Saturday 30th December 2017 |
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PHOTOGRAPHS
OF RECENTLY RELEASED OXFORD DIECAST MODELS |
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NEW
COMMISSIONED MODEL FOR ELCOCK REISEN |
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PHOTOGRAPHS
OF RECENTLY ANNOUNCED EFE MODELS 24332 BET AEC Reliance - South Yorkshire "We are pleased to announce the first new EFE model for Jan/Feb 2018 will be a BET bodied AEC Reliance carrying South Yorkshire Transport Livery. New to Maidstone & District in 1961, 336NKT was brought in to Booth & Fisher's fleet in 1973. In 1975 South Yorkshire Pasenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) took over operations, though Booth & Fisher was operated as a separate company for a few years until all vehicles had been repainted in to SYPTE colours. Our model depicts 336NKT, in SYPTE livery whilst still carrying the Booth & Fisher legal lettering. Fleet numbered No. 1087, on route 256 to Killamarsh. 24332 is not only set to be EFE's first model release of 2018, it is also the first EFE model to feature newly tooled side mirrors - one of the many enhancements Bachmann is making to existing EFE castings! E24332 is currently set for a Jan/Feb release and is available to pre order now from your local Bachmann retailer RRP of £29.95". 20458 Bristol VR - Midland Fox "We are delighted to announce that our model for release in March/April 2018 is a Bristol VR MkIII in the striking yellow and red livery of Midland Fox (20458). This model shows the additional levels of detail we have been working on to further enhance our existing tooling. For the first time our VR casting comes complete with driver side mirrors, additional bodywork panel lines and enhanced tampo printing, giving the model an extra level of detail and realism. The closure of Midland Red Omnibus Co. in 1981 gave way to the creation of five new smaller bus and coach operating companies, one of which was Midland Red East. The newly formed company operated buses from five depots, providing services covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. In early 1984 Midland Red East rebranded into Midland Fox and painted all of their fleet into a striking yellow and red striped livery. Midland Fox's early fleet was mostly made up of Leyland Leopards, Nationals and Daimler Fleetlines but in 1987 two Bristol MkIII VRs were purchased from Devon General. Our model depicts VDV 112S, one of the two MkIII VRs that joined the Midland Fox fleet in 1987. Fleet No.1112 shown on route 185 to Countesthorpe via Blaby. 20458 is currently set for a March/April release and is available to pre order now from your local Bachmann retailer, RRP £29.95" Bachmann have also sent me details and photographs for previously announced model 34112 AEC RT - London Transport. "We are pleased to confirm the EFE release for Feb/March 2018 will be
34112, an AEC RT in London Transport livery. Our model depicts RT2177, registered KGU106 and shown in the iconic red livery of London Transports fleet. Operating out of south London's Walworth garage and on route 12 to Oxford Circus. Unusually for a London RT it has been modelled without advertising which makes it an interesting addition to any collection.
34112 is the last Gilbow announced bus to leave our factory and as such it is also the last new release to be housed in the original EFE brown box.
E34112 is currently set for a Feb/March release and is available to pre order now from your local Bachmann retailer now RRP of £34.95" |
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Thursday 28th December 2017 |
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NEW
EFE MODEL ANNOUNCED BY BACHMANN CONFIRMED
RELEASE OF EFE MODEL Thursday 14th December 2017 |
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CONFIRMED RELEASES FROM
OXFORD DIECAST Monday 11th December 2017 |
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EFE MODEL ANNOUNCED BY BACHMANN This model will feature wing mirrors which Bachmann advises is "one of the enhancements Bachmann is making to existing EFE models" CLICK HERE to view a scanned image of the page from the magazine with photographs of the models. The magazine also confirms that the Aldenham Gift Set is due to release "shortly after this issue goes to press" Tuesday 5th December 2017 |
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BACHMANN
COLLECTORS CLUB AT EPPING AND ONGAR RAILWAY "On Sunday 10th December members of the Bachmann team will be at the Epping Ongar Railway (North Weald) as we launch the first EFE models in the brand new packaging. The 1983 Aldenham Spectacular Titan Twin Pack, item No. E99938, will be launched in the presence of preserved Leyland Titan T66 which features in the pack. A limited stock of Aldenham sets will be available to purchase on the day from the railway shop. Bachmann Collectors Club members can enjoy free rides on T66 around the local area, simply turn up on the day from 10am and present your Bachmann Collectors Club membership card. We are also offering members a free train ride aboard the 16.25 departure from North Weald - complete with complimentary mulled wine and mince pie! Please call the club office on 01455 245565 to book your train ticket as spaces are limited". PHOTOGRAPH
OF BEXLEYBUS LEYLAND NATIONAL YYE294T LS294
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Monday 27th November 2017 |
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Sunday 26th November 2017 |
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Thursday 23rd November 2017 |
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Released
mid November: |
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CONFIRMED
RELEASE FROM BUS BY BONO 100104
Dennis Dart Northern Paladin - Stagecoach Northwest CLICK
HERE CONFIRMED
RELEASE FROM RUBY TOYS |
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CONFIRMED
RELEASES FROM OXFORD DIECAST CONFIRMED
RELEASE FROM TINY BUS HONG KONG Wednesday 22nd November 2017 |
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BT-MODELS
IN ADMINISTRATION Wednesday 8th November 2017 |
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NORTHCORD
MODEL COMPANY - HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOGRAPHS OF NEW MODELS Please note: The photograph showing the nearside view of the National Express West Midlands bus shows fleet number 6134 (SN15LHD), the actual vehicle to be modelled is 6126 (SN15LGV) as shown in the front end view:
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CANCELLATION
OF BT-MODELS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED MODELS Monday 6th November 2017 |
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CONFIRMED
RELEASE FROM CORGI OOC OM46513 Wright Gemini 2 - Harry Potter Warner Bros Studio Shuttle Bus CLICK HERE Sunday 5th November 2017 |
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ATLAS
EDITIONS GREAT BRITISH BUS COLLECTION JB02 Bristol Lodekka FS
- Southdown (Atlas Editions stock code:
4655502) CLICK HERE Saturday 4th November 2017 |
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CONFIRMED
RELEASES FROM BT MODELS B210A
Bristol MW6G - Southern Vectis B210B
Bristol MW6G - Southern Vectis B117A
Bristol Lodekka LD6G - Southern Vectis B117B
Bristol Lodekka LD6G - Southern Vectis |
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2nd Posting Friday 3rd November 2017 |
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Northcord Model Company
(NMC) Friday 3rd November 2017 |
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Thursday 2nd November 2017 |
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CONFIRMED
RELEASE FROM CORGI Wednesday 1st November 2017 |
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NEW
EFE COMMISSIONED MODEL ANNOUNCED BY INVICTA MODEL RAIL Orders can be made online at www.invictamodelrail.com, or by contacting the shop on 0208 302 7774 I will publish further details and photographs as soon as I receive them. Thursday 26th October 2017 |
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PHOTOGRAPHS
OF RECENT ADDITIONS TO MY COLLECTION Corgi |
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Oxford
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Tiny Bus |
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Tuesday 24th October 2017 |
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Thursday 19th October 2017 |
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CONFIRMED
RELEASE OF IRISH COMMISSIONED JOTUS RESIN MODEL |
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NEWS
OF A COMMISSIONED CODE 3 MODEL FOR THE SAMUEL LEDGARD SOCIETY To view a copy of the flyer PDF CLICK HERE Wednesday 18th October 2017 |
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PHOTOGRAPHS
OF THE OXFORD DIECAST SOUTHDOWN MODELS RELEASED LAST WEEK |
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Monday 16th October 2017 |
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OXFORD
DIECAST MODEL RELEASED Saturday 14th October 2017 |
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SHOWBUS
2017 REPORT "A good day overall though it became showery after lunch, just like last year after a sunny mid/late morning period. Once we were allowed in amongst the vehicles (see comment below), it was possible to get a fine view of vehicles entering "up the hill" and when the sun came out towards mid-morning, the lighting was perfect (see photos). Before being allowed in amongst the vehicles, at the start of the day, visitors were kept behind barriers, away from the vehicle exhibition areas. A line of barriers enforced this and provided only a limited length to get a view of arriving vehicles. We were informed that this would be the case until 10:30 until "after they had all arrived" - apparently vehicles owners/drivers had been told that they had to arrive by this time, though in reality, stragglers were still arriving an hour later, which was still earlier than some years. In the event, this policy was changed as the crowd built up, with many vying for a position by the barrier to get their photos, so, sensibly, we were allowed through the barriers to mingle with the vehicles as normal, after a warning from a steward that it would be "entirely at our own risk". In conversation with some of the other visitors this was clearly a very unpopular and unexpected change from previous years and potentially actually more risky from a "health and safety" point of view as if people think that this will be the case in future years, then it could lead to local main public roads being congested with photographers wanting to see the vehicles arriving. The signs were still lacking, however, the advance publicity had made it clear that the event was at Donnington Park, not Donnington itself and this distinction is made on all of the local road signs. This, combined with the fact that the public entrance was via the "Paddock Car Park", which coming from the M1 direction was the first of the entrances, with the vehicles entering by the next entrance (the one that was used for their departure last year), i.e. up the hill where the Barton vehicles were displayed, made thing easier. Cars were parked on grass near the "Paddock" entrance to the circuit (there was a race event on as well, just like last year) and pedestrian access was along the route that the vehicles used to enter last year. I guess that a large percentage of visitors were also "repeats" from last year and now know broadly what to expect. The result was that traffic management was generally good with no significant delays or tailbacks onto the local roads. I also felt the number of retailers was down, again subjective as I have never counted them from year to year, though most of the ones that were present were doing a good trade and a number of bargains were to be had, particularly for earlier EFE and OOC models which had highly optimistic production quantities even for the time and have thus never become rare. For the first time ever, I came away with no models! TTC Diecast provided the most interest as you had suggested - they had posters displayed for their "first ever EFE commission" - an East London Leyland National. Also the already announced Bus By Bono Stagecoach Dart/Northern Counties. On the catering front, improvements had been promised in the advance publicity following feedback from last year and this proved to be the case with a much wider selection of food and drink stalls. The weather was cloudy initially giving way to bright sunshine through mid and late morning before becoming progressively cloudier, culminating in an initial downpour at around 13:50. There is little shelter on the site and many of the retailers were inevitably outdoors and had to hastily cover over their stalls. Some retailers were using the one building on the site and were thus spared the worst of the weather and presumably experience a boom in visitors during the rain. I left around 14:30 having seen the vehicles in the best of the weather. The forecast for the remainder of the day was for more heavy showers in many respects then the weather was pretty similar to last year. Personally I didn't feel it was quite as good as last year, as it lacked the "special" feel that the Barton display provided. The "grassy hill" was not used for a display this year ( I had expected it to have had a Plaxton display- lots of Plaxton built vehicles were present and some grouped together but not in a readily identifiable segregated area. I wonder if an opportunity was missed here to make more of the Plaxton theme, especially for those visitors (of which a significant number, albeit a minority) who are not steeped in history and detail pertaining to the bus industry. Difficult to judge the actual vehicle attendance relative to last year, but it somehow felt less, with quite a lot of empty numbered spaces with the "up side" of making for better photos of some vehicles, but suggested quite a lot of "no shows". If it was the case that a 10:30 latest arrival time as stipulated whether this may have put off some of the potential visiting vehicles, particularly from further away (just a thought). In terms of the vehicles, I was aware more than ever this year of the pride that vehicle owners were taking - I don't think I have ever seen so much polishing going on concurrently as soon as vehicles had arrived and felt sorry for the owners when their parade was literally rained on later in the day! One of the clear stars of the show was Ensign's MCI "Amercuiser 2" Greyhound coach - a real monster with much discussion on how many "gallons to the mile" they got out it on its journey north! Themed blocks of vehicles were in evidence again this year, besides Plaxton, with a nice line up of Optare Excels, Leyland/ECW Olympians and Bristol RE/ECW, for example as well as operator groupings, which provided some nice photo opportunities. Although many of the vehicles are "regulars" at rallies in the region and beyond, there were a number of rarer or new visitors. I would be surprised if Donnington Park does not remain the venue for future years as it seems ideal from the perspective of the capacity for both visitors and vehicles and clearly has the potential to develop further in terms of both logistics and themes." Click on the
thumbnails below to view photographs, left to right:
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Tuesday 10th October 2017 |
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HORNBY
PLC APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER I found the following news, which will be of interest to many, on the Reuters press agency website. They report that Mr Lyndon Davies (Taff) from Oxford Diecast has been appointed the new CEO of Hornby PLC (owner of the Corgi OOC brand). It will be interesting to see if the appointment brings any noticeable differences to our hobby over the coming months: "(Reuters) - Hornby Plc (HRN.L) appointed Lyndon Charles Davies as its chief executive, the maker of Thomas & Friends model train sets said on Tuesday. Steve Cooke, who stepped down as chief executive last month, will quit the board with immediate effect, Hornby said. Cooke stepped down last month, shortly after the company warned that trading for the financial year to date had been lagging its expectations. Cooke remained as CEO for a transitional period. Davies is the chairman of Oxford Diecast, a supplier of diecast model vehicles. He is the majority shareholder of LCD Enterprises, Oxford Diecast’s owner. Hornby said it would explore the opportunity to invest in LCD Enterprises". Sunday 8th October 2017 |
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OXFORD
DIECAST MODELS NOW IN THE SHOPS I can confirm that the following models have now been released by Oxford and are on sale in the shops: NSET003 5 Piece N Gauge Set - Southdown CLICK HERE NAEC014 AEC Matador Wrecker - Southdown CLICK HERE 76MW6003 Bristol MW6G - Eastern Counties CLICK HERE Saturday 7th October 2017 |
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OXFORD
DIECAST MODELS SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE Further to my News of this morning (see below). Many thanks to Jacksons Models who have just advised me that the following Oxford Diecast models are now scheduled for release and will be in the shops this coming week: NSET003 5 Piece N Gauge Set - Southdown CLICK HERE NAEC014 AEC Matador Wrecker - Southdown CLICK HERE 76MW6003 Bristol MW6G - Eastern Counties CLICK HERE 2nd posting Sunday 1st October 2017 |
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CONFIRMED
RELEASES FROM OXFORD DIECAST I can confirm that the following models are now on sale on the Oxford website so should be in the shops very soon: NSET003 5 Piece N Gauge Set - Southdown CLICK HERE NAEC014 AEC Matador Wrecker - Southdown CLICK HERE Sunday 1st October 2017 |
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October to December 2017 - News |
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