Photograph courtesy and copyright of Jotus.com

The last piece of news for this month is very good, confirming that Buses Model Co are still in existence with the impending release of China Motor Bus Leyland Olympian LM1 carrying a special 60th anniversary livery (L40806). 

I presume that this is a genuine livery, although the only 60th anniversary China Motor Bus livery I have come across was that applied to LM5 and featured a street map on it's lower half and a centrally placed large 60 between decks. Can anyone provide any further details?

Thanks to Andrew Shirley and Jotus.com I am able to confirm that this is a genuine livery, and a photo of the real thing can be found on Dennis Tang's excellent website.

Pictured above is the second Sunwin trolleybus to be issued by Creative Master Northcord (cnbus1007), this being a specially commissioned model for the Ba-Shi Group. 

Issue 49 of Bus Focus, Bus Fan World's regular magazine for it's members, has now been published. An English summary of the magazine will shortly be available at www.busfocus.info/english.

I am grateful to Jackson Lo for his recent photo of some China Light and Power Olympians, which can be found here.

My thanks to Keith Wood for advising that the Citybus 'Year of the Rooster' Trident (OM44402) is now available in the UK. 

Thanks also to David Rowe for sending me a photo of China Motor Bus service vehicle AH4134, which was the subject of a recent resin model. Thanks also to Colin Smith for allowing me to use this photo. 

Photograph courtesy and copyright of Patrick

No, I am sorry to say that this is not news of a new model, but confirmation that a couple of photos, taken this week, of some China Light & Power Co. Ltd liveried Olympians, have tonight been added to the Xtra pages of the site. My thanks to Patrick for these photos.

Photograph courtesy and copyright of Jacky Ho

I am grateful to Jacky Ho for informing me of a resin model release that I missed earlier this year. Produced by the Hong Kong Model Co, it features a Toyota Coaster public light bus registration number EU5311 with a destination of Jordan Road. The model was released on 23rd January 2005. Further photos will be uploaded tomorrow.

Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Oriental Model Buses

Added to the Xtra section of the site tonight are a couple of photos of former Hong Kong buses which made an appearance at the Alton Bus Rally last Sunday. Photos of a few other buses taken on the day can be found here.

Photograph courtesy and copyright of Jotus.com

Photograph courtesy and copyright of Jotus.com

Two unexpected releases in Hong today are pictured above.

First is the Best Choose China Motor Bus ECW bodied Leyland Olympian, fleet number BR2 (04061) in standard CMB livery. It is on route number 80 to Central and is limited to 1,000 pieces.

The second is a resin model from Hong Kong Model Co and features a China Motor Bus Guy Arab Mk IV (8030A), registration number 4114 on route number 6 to Repulse Bay. This model is not certificated.

My thanks to Joseph Ka Kee Lee, owner of Hong Kong Bus Exhibition Centre, for allowing me to use his photograph of a KMB BACo bodied Fleetline, which has been added to the appropriate model page (39901). 

I am very grateful to both Raymond and Daniel for tonight making me aware of another e-Bayer using my photos on no less than 13 items, all without permission.

Once again I have recently come across several e-Bay sellers using my photographs without permission. If you notice any photographs from this site being used to aid e-Bay sellers, please let me know in order that I may contact e-Bay to stop the auction. The latest offender is in fact a well known model business called Jxxxxxxx and who are based in Norwich.

Photograph courtesy and copyright of
80M Bus Model Shop

Due for release in Hong Kong tomorrow is the Cars Workshop KMB British Aluminium Company (BACo) bodied Fleetline (39901). It represents D990 on route no 5C to Tsz Wan Shan South, limited to 2,500 pieces and retails for HK$288. 

Photograph courtesy and copyright of 312 Model

My thanks to Carl Bentley for pointing out that I had missed a recent resin model released from 312 model. This features a short wheel-based China Motor Bus Guy Arab Mk IV in maroon and cream livery. AD4586 was new to CMB in 1956 as a coach but was rebuilt in 1964 as a bus. The model is on route no 8 to Chai Wan. Quantities are currently unknown.

My thanks also go to Alan Leung for sending me photographs of some of the 'real' vehicles represented by models ( or close relatives) for the following:-

000201  -  China Motor Bus Dennis Jubilant DS8

MCW-70101  -  China Motor Bus MCW Metrobus MC9

000402 -  China Motor Bus Leyland Victory LV47

B 0009  -  China Motor Bus MCW Metrobus MB13

Photograph courtesy and copyright of Philip Chan 

Released in Hong Kong today is Corgi's 1/50 scale KMB Leyland Atlantean, fleet no. 2L35 (reg BD5116) on route no. 50 to Jordan Road Ferry (CC25602).  It is limited to 1,200 pieces and retails for HK$348. A new page and additional photographs have now been uploaded.