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Drumwell

The Drumwell Company has been the liason/go-between company for many of the famous diecast brand names over many years in Hong Kong. Corgi and EFE have both used Drumwell and Corgi only withdrew from using them in 1998 - the KMB Daimler "A" on Route 1 being the last model produced for Corgi.
EFE is still produced through Drumwell. The NWFB Dart was also commissioned through Drumwell. The "Millennium 2000" Trident for NWFB also being a Drumwell model.

The first model to carry Drumwell branding was the Neoplan Centroliner, commissioned by KMB, and issued in December 1999.

These models are only released in Hong Kong unless otherwise stated.

Table listing Drumwell releases by product number order
Model No.	Operator	Vehicle	Livery	Fleet/Reg. No.	Route No.	Quantity	Date Issued

DW10101	Kowloon Motor Bus	Neoplan Centroliner	Champagne	AP6	296C	5,000	12/99
DW10102	Kowloon Motor Bus	Neoplan Centroliner	Champagne	AP10	269C	5,000	04/00
DW10103 (99402)*	Kowloon Motor Bus	Neoplan Centroliner	Andylau.com	AP6	296C	10,000	12/00 11/01
DW10104 (20007)* (99401)*	New World First Bus	Neoplan Centroliner	Original wave livery	6008	2X	2,928 960	05/01 07/01
DW10105	Kowloon Motor Bus	Neoplan Centroliner	Special metallic green	AP132	104	2,500	11/01
DW10107	Kowloon Motor Bus	Neoplan Centroliner	Champagne	APM1	68X	2,000	11/05
DW10109	Kowloon Motor Bus	Neoplan Centroliner	Special metallic green	AP131	60X	1,800	06/10
DW10201 (99502)^*	Kowloon Motor Bus	Dennis Dragon Duple Metsec	White/red Standard 'air-con'	AD42	59X	10,000	12/00 11/01
DW10202	Kowloon Motor Bus	Dennis Dragon Duple Metsec	Cream/red	S3N303	73X	10,000	02/01
DW10203 (38601)^* (99504)^*	China Motor Bus	Dennis Condor Duple Metsec	Blue/cream Original 'air-con'	DA2	104	2,800	06/01 04/02
DW10204 (99503)^*	Citybus	Dennis Condor Duple Metsec	Driver Training	T1	---	2,500	01/02 04/02
DW10205 (20011)^*	New World First Bus	Dennis Condor Duple Metsec	Bye, Bye my hot dog	DM28	94	2,000	08/02
DW10206A⁺	Citybus	Dennis Dragon Duple Metsec	Yellow/red/blue	209	N8X	500	09/02
DW10206B⁺	Citybus	Dennis Dragon Duple Metsec	Yellow/red/blue with China Paint banner adverts	725	000	1,500	11/02
DW10206C⁺	Citybus	Dennis Dragon Duple Metsec	Yellow/blue/red with China Paint/Herpa adverts plus British Airways Boeing 747-400	725	000	150	09/03
DW102c1⁺	Kowloon Motor Bus	Dennis Dragon Duple Metsec	Brother	-----	112	no certificate	03/04
DW10207	Kowloon Motor Bus	Dennis Dragon Duple Metsec	Cream/red	S3N241	62X	1,000	06/09
DW10208	Kowloon Motor Bus	Dennis Dragon Duple Metsec	Cream/red	S3N255	93K	1,000	06/09
DW10209	Kowloon Motor Bus	Dennis Dragon Duple Metsec	Cream/red	S3N340	73A	1,800	02/11
DW10210	Kowloon Motor Bus	Dennis Dragon Duple Metsec	Cream/red	S3N328	49X	1,000	08/11
DW10211	Kowloon Motor Bus	Dennis Dragon Duple Metsec	Cream/red	S3N350	14	800	08/11
DW10301	Kowloon Motor Bus	Volvo Super Olympian Alexander ALX500	Champagne with Roadshow decals	3ASV27	968	10,000	06/01
DW10302	Kowloon Motor Bus	Volvo Super Olympian Alexander ALX500	Champagne with 3,000th bus decals	3ASV78	101	3,000	09/01
DW10303A⁺	Citybus	Volvo Super Olympian Alexander ALX500	Standard with China Paint rear-end advert	410	72A	300	01/02
DW10303B⁺	Citybus	Volvo Super Olympian Alexander ALX500	Standard with China Paint with Herpa advert	823	10	1,700	02/02
DW10303C⁺	Citybus	Volvo Super Olympian Alexander ALX500	Standard with China Paint with Herpa advert + plane	823	10	150	08/02
DW10304	Kowloon Motor Bus	Volvo Super Olympian Alexander ALX500	Special metallic green livery	3ASV297	1A	2,500	04/02
DW10305⁺	Kowloon Motor Bus	Volvo Super Olympian Alexander ALX500	Pocari Sweat	3ASV35	68X	1,000*	10/05
DW10306⁺	Kowloon Motor Bus	Volvo Super Olympian Alexander ALX500	Standard with Daikin adverts	---	690	no certificate	??/??
DW10401	Kowloon Motor Bus	Mercedes-Benz 0305 Alexander	Cream/red	ME41	68M	3,000	11/02
DW10402	Kowloon Motor Bus	Mercedes-Benz 0305 Alexander	Cream with red stripes	ME3	105	3,500	01/03
DW10403	Kowloon Motor Bus	Mercedes-Benz 0305 Alexander	Cream/red	ME16	75K	1,800	01/09
DW10404	-	Mercedes-Benz 0305 Alexander	White	ME16	68M	500	07/09
DW10405	Kowloon Motor Bus	Mercedes-Benz 0305 Alexander	Black with 'The Samaritans' decals to apply	ME16	68M	500	08/09
DW10406	Kowloon Motor Bus	Mercedes-Benz 0305 Alexander	Cream with red stripes	ME1	68	2,000	09/09
DW10501	Kowloon Motor Bus	Volvo Super Olympian Wrights	Champagne	AVW1	102	3,000	01/04
DW10502	Kowloon Motor Bus	Volvo Super Olympian Wrights	Champagne	AVW5	2	3,000	05/04
DW10503	Kowloon Motor Bus	Volvo B9TL Wrights	Champagne	AVBW1	102	2,000	09/05
DW10504	Kowloon Motor Bus	Volvo B9TL Wrights	Champagne with 2006 decals	AVBW63	41A	1,800	07/07
DW10505	Kowloon Motor Bus	Volvo B9TL Wrights	Champagne	AVBW39	5	1,800	11/08
DW10506	Kowloon Motor Bus	Volvo B9TL Wrights	Year of the Tiger	AVBW44	905	3,000	01/10
DW10507	Kowloon Motor Bus	Volvo B9TL Wrights	Champagne	AVBW55	N241	1,500	10/10
DW10508	Kowloon Motor Bus	Volvo B9TL Wrights	Year of the Rabbit	AVBW44	905	2,000	01/11
DW10509	Kowloon Motor Bus	Volvo B9TL Wrights	Champagne	AVBWU14	281A	1,000	01/12
DW10509A	Kowloon Motor Bus	Volvo B9TL Wrights	Champagne with 2010 decals	AVBWU14	281A	1,000	01/12
DW10510	Kowloon Motor Bus	Volvo B9TL Wrights Gemini 2	Year of the Dragon	AVBWU16	680	2,000	01/12
DW10511	Kowloon Motor Bus	Volvo B9TL Wrights Gemini 2	Champagne	AVBWU209	268B	900	09/12
DW10511A	Kowloon Motor Bus	Volvo B9TL Wrights Gemini 2	Champagne	AVBWU243	307	900	09/12
DW10512	Kowloon Motor Bus	Volvo B9TL Wrights Gemini 2	Year of the Snake	AVBWU16	270A	2,000	01/13
DW10601 (29102)^*	Kowloon Motor Bus	Daimler Fleetline MCW	Red/cream	2D38	2C	2,000	05/05 07/05
DW10701	Kowloon Motor Bus	MCW Metrobus	Cream/red	S3M228	95	2,000	10/06
DW10702	Kowloon Motor Bus	MCW Metrobus	Cream with red stripes	DP 1932	68X	1,800	03/07
DW10703	Kowloon Motor Bus	MCW Metrobus	Cream/red	S3M145	60	2,000	09/07
DW10801	Kowloon Motor Bus	Scania K310UD Salvador Caetano	Champagne	ASU1	104	3,000	12/07
DW10802	Kowloon Motor Bus	Scania K310UD Salvador Caetano	Champagne with 2008 decals	ASU2	69X	2,000	10/08
DW10803	Kowloon Motor Bus	Scania K310UD Salvador Caetano	Champagne	ASU5	170	1,800	09/10
DW10901	Kowloon Motor Bus	Leyland Victory Mk2 Alexander	Cream/red	G544	64K	2,000	05/09
DW10902	Kowloon Motor Bus	Leyland Victory Mk2 Alexander	Cream/brown coach livery	CM 3879	206	2,000	08/09
DW10903	Kowloon Motor Bus	Leyland Victory Mk2 Alexander	Cream/yellow	Leyland	KMB	1,100	11/09
DW10904	Kowloon Motor Bus	Dennis Jubilant Alexander	Red/cream	CF 4180	206	1,000	05/10
DW10905	Kowloon Motor Bus	Dennis Jubilant Alexander	Cream/red	N364	24	1,500	08/10
DW11201	Kowloon Motor Bus	Scania N113 Alexander	White	AS1	300	2,000	04/12
DW11202A	Kowloon Motor Bus	Scania N113 Alexander	White	AS2	102	1,000	05/12
DW11202B	Kowloon Motor Bus	Scania N113 Alexander	White	AS2	6A	1,000	05/12
DW11203	Kowloon Motor Bus	Scania N113 Alexander	White	AS6	98A	1,400	11/12
DW11204	Kowloon Motor Bus	Scania N113 Alexander	White	AS8	110	1,400	12/12

⁺ assumed model number
* These are the model/product numbers as used by NWFB
* Cars Workshop product code
* EFE product code
+ 80M Bus Model Shop product code
*model not a general release
models generally only issued in Hong Kong - any UK release dates and quantities are shown in blue

These models do not have a Drumwell product numbers, but instead carry a New World First Bus product number
Model No.	Operator	Vehicle	Livery	Fleet No.	Route No.	Quantity	Date Issued

99004 (26901)^*	New World First Bus	Dennis Dart SLF Plaxton Pointer	Standard	2001	M21	6,888 2,000	08/99 11/99
99005	New World First Bus	Dennis Dart SLF Plaxton Pointer	First anniversary fruit bus	2028	19	3,888	11/99
99006	New World First Bus	Dennis Trident Alexander ALX500	Millennium 2000	1008	18	3,888	01/00
20001	New World First Bus	Dennis Trident Alexander ALX500	Dragon Bus of Prosperity	1087	8	3,888	02/00
20006	New World First Bus	Dennis Trident Alexander ALX500	Snake Bus of Bliss	1028	M590	3,888	01/01
20009	New World First Bus	Dennis Trident Alexander ALX500	Festive Bus of Harvest	1131	106	2,500	02/02
20012	New World First Bus	Dennis Trident Alexander ALX500	Joyous bus of Sheep	1109	101	2,000	01/03
20013	New World First Bus	Dennis Condor Duple Metsec	Standard with www.nwfb.com.hk banner	DA86	38	1,500	06/03
20014	New World First Bus	Neoplan Centroliner	5th Anniversary	6028	720	2,888	08/03

* EFE product code

models generally only issued in Hong Kong - any UK release dates and quantities are shown in blue

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