Photograph courtesy and copyright of C K Bus Model

My thanks to those of you who responded to yesterday's appeal for information about the Buses Model Leyland Olympian featured on the HKiTalk.net discussion group. It is a self-produced (Code 3) LM6 with an advertisement for the Patients' Charter by Hospital Authority. The owner of the model has also contacted me advising me of several other models he has modified and these can be found on his Fotopic site - just follow the link to C K Bus Model .

A photograph of the actual bus, LM6, can be found at China Motor Bus Memorial Page.

Photograph courtesy and copyright of 
'ms06s_char'

I have received confirmation that the Best Choose China Motor Bus Tilling-Stevens (05072), pictured above, has been released A new page, with further photographs, will be added later this evening.

Photograph courtesy and copyright of
80M Bus Model Shop

Due for imminent release is the above Kowloon Motor Bus Volgren bodied Volvo Super Olympian (39501) from Cars Workshop. It features fleet no. 3ASV441 on route no 98C to Hang Hau North. It is limited to 1,800 pieces and will retail for HK$288. 

Best Choose are also to issue a China Motor Bus Tilling-Stevens (05072). I believe it will feature 4941 in it's original dark maroon livery and original front canopy. It is limited to 500 pieces and will retail for HK$248.

The above photograph was taken yesterday at the Alton Bus Rally and features two ex-Citybus Olympians. On the left is Dave Roger's 105 and on the right is 113, now operated by Stagecoach and carrying South West Trains livery. This vehicle is the subject of the next Creative Master Northcord Olympian Model (hkbus2008), a pre-production example of which was displayed in the windscreen.

Photograph courtesy of Roy and
copyright of Bus Fan World

I am advised by Bus Fan World that they have recently released  their fourth bus model, this being a Q Routemaster from Jotus.com.
The model is limited to Bus Fan World members only, with a quantity of 1,000.

Issue No. 52 of Bus Fan World's 'Bus Focus' is now available. This issue is made up of 38 pages, Although written in Chinese, an English translation is to be provided on their website.

My thanks to Andrew Shirley and Keith Wood for informing me about two new resin models from the Hong Kong Model Co and 312 Model respectively.
 

Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Hong Kong Model Co.

The first, pictured above, is a Kowloon Motor Bus Albion Chieftain (8161A), representing AD 7224 on route number 74 to Un Long.
 

Photograph courtesy and copyright of
312 Model

The second, from 312 Model, features China Motor Bus Volvo Ailsa AL1. This is on route no. 914 to Sham Shui Po Ferry