Creative Master Northcord Limited has proudly released another brand new non-ukbus series replica. It is JB1012, a Mitsubishi Fuso MP Non-Step model carrying Osaka City Bus colours.

Osaka City Bus operates a large fleet of vehicles in the biggest city of Kansai area. The latest state of art vehicles in the fleet are these environmentally friendly buses with the CNG tank on the roof. JB1012 features such a vehicle with an additional brand new air-conditioner as well.

JB1012 features a piece of standard equipment that is fitted onto all Osaka city buses. This is an additional, protruding wheel arch that is fitted over the standard rear wheel arch but only on the nearside, where it is located immediately to the rear of the centre door. Such a safety wheel arch is not popular in other Japanese cities but it is a common sight on the buses that work the streets of Osaka. The replica captures this significant feature.

JB1012 features excellent detailing, inside and out, including an opening engine door and engine detail. JB1012 is based on a one-piece casting whose clean lines accentuate the windows and livery application on which all logos and lettering are clearly legible respectively. The model has no ugly metal poles to hold it together. 

The JB1012 model is limited to 200 pieces for the UK, Australia, P.R. of China and Hong Kong. They will be distributed by John Ayrey Die-Casts Limited (UK), Transit Graphics (Australia), cnmycar.com (P. R. China) and Concorde Hobby Shop (HK) respectively.

The bus -