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Corgi
   
In 1994, Corgi were the first company to produce a "serious" Hong Kong bus model, this being a 1/64th scale China Motor Bus MCW Metrobus (Model No. 91707). The ball really started to roll in 1997 with the release of the then superb casting of the three-axle Leyland/Volvo Olympian. Many of these early castings carried the special liveries applied by the Hong Bus Companies to celebrate Re-unification. In fact, it was seeing the special handover livery applied to KMB Model No, 43203 that first aroused my interest in Hong Kong buses. The Olympian casting is now rather dated, comparing it to the latest offerings from Drumwell, Creative Master Northcord, Buses Model and Model Bus Evolution. The Dennis Trident chassis is well represented with a good selection of Duple Metsec and Alexander bodied examples. Whilst being the last of the three model manufacturers who released the infamous Leyland Victory Mk2, it was certainly well worth the wait, being by far the best of the three.

The last 'oriental' model to be produced by Corgi was KMB's 'Year of the Pig' liveried Volvo Olympian, issued in January 2007.

Table listing Corgi 1/76 scale releases by model number
#
Model
no.
Operator
Vehicle type/length (m)
Livery
Fleet
no.
Route
no.
Qty
Date
issued
               
 Daimler 'A' type  / Metal Sections
1
40407
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Daimler A 7.9 Red/cream
4961
3
5,000
 11/96
 (?)
2
40408
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Daimler A 7.9 Red/cream
4202
1
no
cert.
 09/98
(?)
 Leyland Titan / Northern Counties
3
41904
  China
 Motor Bus		  Leyland Titan
 Northern Counties		 9.2 Red/cream
PD28
101
5,500
 12/99
(02/00)
4
41908
  China
 Motor Bus		  Leyland Titan
 Northern Counties		 9.2 Blue/cream
PD501
11
5,000
 05/00
(08/00)
 Volvo B10M / Van Hool Alizee
5
42707a
  Citybus  Volvo B10M
 Van Hool Alizee		 12 Standard coach livery 
 (with Chinese plates)
1275
-----
3,000
 07/98
6
42707b
  Citybus  Volvo B10M
 Van Hool Alizee		 12 Standard coach livery 
 (without Chinese plates)
1275
-----
(4,500)
 (07/98)
 Dennis Dart / Plaxton Pointer
7
42803
  Citybus  Dennis Dart
 Plaxton Pointer		 10 Standard
1419
511
10,000
 12/97
(?)
8
42808
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Dennis Dart
 Plaxton Pointer		 10 Standard 'air-con'
AA52
88K
10,000
 12/97
(?)
9
42814a
  New Lantao 
 Bus		  Dennis Dart
 Plaxton Pointer		 10 Green/white 
 (Presentation set)
DN2
A35
3,000
 12/98
10
42814b
  New Lantao 
 Bus		  Dennis Dart
 Plaxton Pointer		 10 Green/white 
 (Standard OOC) 
DN2
A35
(2,000)
 (03/99)
 Leyland Olympian / Roe
11
43012
  Citybus  Leyland Olympian
 Roe		 9.6 Ocean Park
16
629
200
(2,800)
 12/99
(12/99)
 Leyland/Volvo Olympian / Alexander
12
43201
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 Standard 'air-con' 
 white/red pinstripe
3AV112
101
9,000
(1,000)
 05/97
(?)
13
43202(a)
  Kowloon Canton
 Railway Corporation		  Leyland Olympian
 Alexander		 11 Corporate livery with 
 10th Anniversary logo
222
K11
6,500
 10/97
14
43202(b)
  Kowloon Canton
 Railway Corporation		  Leyland Olympian
 Alexander		 11 Corporate livery 
222
K11
(4,000)
 (10/97)
15
43203
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 Special Handover
3AV22
1997
16,000
 06/97
(?)
16
43204
  Citybus  Leyland Olympian
 Alexander		 11 'Reunification'
395
97
17,000
 08/97
(?)
17
43205
  Citybus  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 Standard
521
930
8,800
 06/98
(?)
18
43206
  China
 Motor Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 Standard 'air-con'
VA40
780
13,500
  12/97
(?)
19
43207
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Olympian
 Alexander		 11 'Reunification'
AD247
102
10,000
 10/97
(?)
20
43208
  Long Win  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 'Airbus' orange/white
-----
E31
10,000
 12/97
(?)
21
43209
  None  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 Plain white
-----
-----
500
 11/97
22
43210
  China
 Motor Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 Reunification
VA21
970
6,000
 12/97
(?)
23
43211
  New World
 First Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 Standard - 
 'This bus has ears'
VA54
116
5,000
 12/98
24
43212
  New World
 First Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 Standard -  'Didn't 
  recognise me did you?'
VA57
680
5,000
 01/99
25
43213
  New World
 First Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 Standard -  'We must
 stop  meeting like this'
VA60
112
5,000
 01/99
26
43214
  Capital 
 Citybus 		  Leyland Olympian
 Alexander		 11 Yellow/red
331
248
6,900
 10/98
(11/98)
27
43215
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 'Year of the Tiger'
AV278
1998
10,000
 04/98
(?)
28
43216
  China
 Motor Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 Airport route A20
VA12
A20
10,000
 08/98
(11/98)
29
43217
  Stagecoach  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 Standard white & 
 blue/red/orange
8
801R
9,000
 12/98
(12/98)
30
43218
  Kowloon Canton
 Railway Corporation		  Leyland Olympian
 Alexander		 11 White/grey/red/black
201
K18
5,000
 12/98
(12/98)
31
43219
  Singapore 
 Bus Service		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 'Celebrating 25 years'
-----
25
6,500
 01/99
(03/99)
32
43220
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 Standard "air-con" 
AV342
80M
no
cert.
 01/99
33
43221
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 'Year of the Rabbit'
AV278
1999
10,000
 02/99
34
43222
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 'Dragon Boat Festival'
-----
89X
10,000
 06/99
(10/99)
35
43223
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 'Friends of KMB'
AV496
238X
10,000
 08/99
(11/99)
36
43224
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 50th anniversary of 
 double-deck buses
AV456
86
10,000
 09/99
(11/99)
37
43225
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 'Year of the Dragon'
AV513
2000
5,000
 01/00
38
43226
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 'Year of the Snake'
AV381
2001
10,000
 01/01
(05/01)
 Dennis Trident / Alexander
39
44301
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Dennis Trident
 Alexander		 12 Champagne
ATR1
1A
10,000
 08/98
40
44302
  Citybus  Dennis Trident
 Alexander		 12 Standard
2200
97
10,000
 08/98
(11/98)
41
44303
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Dennis Trident
 Alexander		 12 Champagne
ATR10
300
no
cert.
 01/99
 Dennis Trident / Alexander
42
44401
  New World
 First Bus		  Dennis Trident
 Alexander		 12 "Wave" livery
1001
2
12,000
 08/98
43
44402
  New World
 First Bus		  Dennis Trident
 Alexander		 12 'God of Wealth' 
  Wish Bus
1088
NWFB
5,000
 06/99
44
44403
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Dennis Trident
 Alexander		 12 'Captain KMB'
ATR134
2
5,000
 07/99
(11/99)
45
44405
  Long Win  Dennis Trident
 Alexander		 12 'Airbus' orange/white
516
A43
10,000
 07/00
(05/01)
46
44406
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Dennis Trident
 Alexander		 12 'Greener buses'
ATR23
112
10,000
 10/00
(12/00)
47
44407
  Kowloon Canton
 Railway Corporation		  Dennis Trident
 Alexander		 12 Standard blue/red/white
601
659
2,000
 10/00
 Dennis Trident / Duple-Metsec
48
44501
  Citybus  Dennis Trident
 Duple-Metsec		 12 'Cityflyer'
2112
A21
no
cert.
 12/98
(12/98)
49
44502a
  Citybus  Dennis Trident
 Duple-Metsec		 12 'Cityflyer' - with 
 additional signwriting
2118
A11
4,9991
 12/98
50
44502b
  Citybus  Dennis Trident
 Duple-Metsec		 12 'Cityflyer'
2118
A11
(5,000)1
 (12/98)
51
44503
  Citybus  Dennis Trident
 Duple-Metsec		 12 'Cityflyer'
2138
A21
no
cert.
 03/99
(06/99)
52
44504
  Citybus  Dennis Trident
 Duple-Metsec		 12 Yellow/blue/red 
 coach livery
2100
969
6,000
 04/99
(06/99)
53
44505
  New World
 First Bus		  Dennis Trident
 Duple-Metsec		 12 '100th new bus'
3001
112
6,888
 08/99
(05/01)
54
44506
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Dennis Trident
 Duple-Metsec		 12 'Millennium'
ATR109
87D
 5,000
 11/99
55
44507
  Citybus  Dennis Trident
 Duple-Metsec		 12 Standard 
 'WWW' banner advert
2201
10
4,800
 12/99
(12/99)
56
44508
  Citybus  Dennis Trident
 Duple-Metsec		 12 Chrome plated
-----
-----
 2,000
 12/99
57
44509
  Citybus  Dennis Trident
 Duple-Metsec		 12 Standard with HKTS 
 rear end advert
2265
E22 
3,700
(1,300)
 04/00
(06/00)
58
44510
  Citybus  Dennis Trident
 Duple-Metsec		 12 'Year of the Dragon'
2282
E23 
2,800
(1,800)
 04/00
(06/00)
59
44511
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Dennis Trident
 Duple-Metsec		 12 Champagne
ATR144
271 
10,000
 05/00
(05/01)
60
44512
  Citybus  Dennis Trident
 Duple-Metsec		 12 Millennium livery
2301
171
1,5002
(1,500)2
 11/00
(12/00)
61
44513
  Citybus  Dennis Trident
 Duple-Metsec		 12 'Greener Buses'
2301
102
1,500
(1,000)
 12/00
(04/01)
 Leyland Atlantean / Alexander(
62
44601
  Citybus  Leyland Atlantean
 Alexander 		 10.2 'Let's get moving'
642
5A
6,000
 05/99
(06/99)
63
44603
  Citybus  Leyland Atlantean
 Alexander 		 10.2 'Network 26'
638
5
3,000
 12/99
(12/99)
 Dennis Dart / Plaxton Pointer
64
44701
  Citybus   Dennis Dart SLF
 Plaxton Pointer		 10.6 Standard
1436
12M
3,500
(1,600)
 07/99
(09/99)
 Leyland Victory Mk 2 / Alexander
65
44801
  China
 Motor Bus		  Leyland Victory
 Alexander 		 9.7 Standard blue/cream
LV36
11C
5,000
 06/00
08/00
66
44802
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Leyland Victory
 Alexander		 9.7 Red/cream
G7
68
5,000
 04/00
67
44803
  China
 Motor Bus		  Dennis Jubilant
 Alexander		 9.7 Driver recruitment 
 adverts 
DS6
82
3,000
 08/00
(11/00)
68
44804
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Leyland Victory
 Alexander		 9.7 Red/cream
G374
70 
10,000
 09/00
(04/01)
69
44805
  New World
 First Bus		  Leyland Victory
 Alexander		 9.7 Standard with 
 'Farewell Victory' decals 
LV30
9
5,000
 10/00
(05/01)
70
44806
  China
 Motor Bus		  Leyland Victory
 Alexander		 9.7 Standard blue/cream
LV1
41
3,000
 11/00
 Sets
71
45004a
  China
 Motor Bus

 'The Olympian
 Story' set

  Leyland Olympian
 Alexander		 11 Blue/cream with 
 'Air Conditioned Bus' signwriting
LA1
504
15,000
 08/98
(11/98)
72
45004b
  Leyland Olympian
 Alexander		 11 Blue/pale blue with 
 'Air Conditioned Bus' signwriting
LA6
312
73
45004c
  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 Silver/blue
VA64
101

45005a
  Citybus

 'East meets West' set

  Dennis Dart 10 Stagecoach
364
5
2,8003
(1,700)3
 12/99
(02/00)
74
45005b
  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 Standard 
999
103
2,8003
(1,700)3
 12/99
(02/00)
75
45006a
  Citybus

 'Network 26' set

  Leyland Atlantean
 Alexander		 10.2 'Network 26' 
602
75
2,4504
(1,000)4
 12/99
(02/00)
76
45006b
  Leyland Olympian
 Alexander		 11
352
170 
77
45007a
  Citybus

 'Ocean Park' set

  Leyland Olympian
 Alexander		 10.5 'Ocean Park' 
16
629
4,100
 12/00
(05/00)
78
45007b
  Leyland Victory
 Alexander		 9.7
40
9
 MCW Metrobus
79
45107
  China
 Motor Bus		  MCW Metrobus 9.7 Blue/cream 
 coach livery
MC7
260
3,200
(1,800)
 06/00
(08/00)
 AEC Regent V / MCCW
80
OM41108
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  AEC Regent V
 MCCW		 9.1 Cream/red 
2A16
70
3,000
 12/03
(09/04)
 Leyland/Volvo Olympian / Alexander
81
OM43201
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 'Year of the Horse'
AV381
63X
5,000
 03/02
(07/02)
82
OM43202
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 'Year of the Goat'
AV326
30X
5,000
 01/03
83
OM43203
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 'Year of the Monkey'
AV381
63X
5,000
 01/04
84
OM43204
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 'Year of the Rooster'
AV326
30X 
 5,000
 02/05
85
OM43205
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 'Year of the Dog'
AV393
3C
 5,000
 12/05
86
OM43206
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Volvo Olympian
 Alexander		 11 'Year of the Pig'
AV415
93K
5,000
 01/07
 Dennis Trident / Alexander
87
OM44401
  Citybus  Dennis Trident
 Alexander ALX500		 12 'Year of the Monkey'
2108
E11 
1,200
(800)
 03/04
(07/04)
88
OM44402
  Citybus  Dennis Trident
 Alexander ALX500		 12 'Year of the Rooster'
2103
E21A 
2,088
 05/05
(07/05)
 Dennis Trident / Duple Metsec
89
OM44501
  Citybus  Dennis Trident
 Duple-Metsec		 12 'Year of the Horse'
2301
788
1,000
(1,000
 03/02
(07/02)
 Leyland Victory Mk 2 / Alexander
90
OM44801
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Leyland Victory
 Alexander		 9.1 Cream/red
G337
8
10,000
 04/01
(02/03)
  MCW Metrobus
91
OM45108
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  MCW Metrobus 9.7 Cream/red
M80
18
5,000
 07/01
(02/03)
 MAN 24.310 / Berkhof
92
OM45201
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  MAN 24.310
 Berkhof		 12 Champagne
AMN7
60X
5,000
 12/01
(02/03)
 MAN 24.350 / Volgren
93
OM45401
  Citybus  MAN 24.350
 Volgren		 12 Standard 
 (with CD-ROM)
2500
182
2,000
 04/01
94
OM45402
  Citybus  MAN 24.350
 Volgren		 12 Standard
2500
182
(1,500)
 (10/01)
95
OM45403
  Citybus  MAN 24.350
 Volgren		 12 'Year of the Snake'
2500
681
1,800
(1,000)
 05/01
(08/01)
96
OM45404
  Citybus  MAN 24.350
 Volgren		 12 'Stagecoach' style corporate
2500
70
800
(500)
 08/04
(09/04)
97
OM45405
  Citybus  MAN 24.350
 Volgren		 12 Original
2500
5B
500
(500)
 08/04
(10/04)
 Dennis Trident / Alexander
98
OM45801
  Citybus  Dennis Trident
 Alexander ALX500		 12 'Cityflyer'
2101
A22
1,500
(800)
 07/02
(11/02)
   
Table listing Corgi 1/64 scale model releases by product number order
 Model
no.
Operator
Vehicle type/length (m)
Livery
Fleet
no.
Route
no.
Qty
Date
issued
32401
  Citybus  AEC Routemaster 8.4 Peak Tramways
3
-
5,000
 03/96
(?)
32701
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  AEC Regent 
 (open top)		 10.5 'Reunification'
D549
-
10,000
 09/97
(?)
32702
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  AEC Routemaster
 (open top)		 8.4 Christmas
-
-
no
cert.
 11/97
(?)
 91706
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  MCW Metrobus 9.7 Cream/red
M51
31M
 5,000
 11/95
03/96
91707
  China
 Motor Bus		  MCW Metrobus 9.7 Blue/cream
MC1
260 
5,000
 03/94
(?)
91710
  Kowloon Canton
 Railway Corporation		  MCW Metrobus 9.7 White/grey/red
104
K16
5,000
 05/95
(?)
    
Table listing Corgi 1/50 scale model releases by product number order
 Model
no.
Operator
Vehicle type/length (m)
Livery
Fleet/
(reg.) no.
Route
no.
Qty
Date
issued
CC25503
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Daimler A
 Metal Sections		 7.9 Red/cream 
(4961)
3
1,200
-
 12/05
 -
CC25602
  Kowloon
 Motor Bus		  Leyland Atlantean
 Weymann		 9.1 Cream/red
2L35
50
1,200
  07/05
(?)
    
Notes :-1  the limited edition certificate states 9,999
2  the limited edition certificate states 3,100
3  the limited edition certificate states 4,500
4  the limited edition certificate states 3,700

    Any UK quantities and release dates, if known, are shown in brackets
   
 
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