MODEL
REVIEW
by Graham White
The model comes in a box which represents
that which the medicine itself comes in, albeit rather taller!!
The casting is two piece, secured by two
steel poles front and back. A detailed interior is provided with upper
deck seating arranged in the 2+2 layout. The steering wheel is rather overscale
and the front upper grab rail is not a separate moulding, being incorporated
in the upper windscreen. The wheels are excellent, with all touching the
ground and rotating freely when removed from it's plinth. Windscreen wipers
are of the etched type. The destination screen is of the glazed type, with
the details appearing "behind" the glass!
The applied livery is absolutely stunning,
with the dark shade of pink at skirt level, gradually changing to a lighter
shade of pink by the time it reaches the roof. The decals are also superb.
Being an authorised model, it carries Citybus logos and fleet numbers.
This livery came runner-up in this Site's "Best Promotional Livery Vote
- 2001"
An eye catching livery, if not only for the
colour, then for the large photograph of Miriam Yeung on the offside!
Graham White
19th March 2002 |