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Set for
release this coming Saturday (28th April) is the Kowloon Motor
Bus
Scania N113, fleet no. AS1, on route no. 300. This is limited to 2,000
pieces and is expected to retail for HK$328.
24th April 2012
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Overground Publishing are
to publish a book 'Our Hot Dog's Story'. It will introduce the
history and story about these buses since 1945. It will cover the story
of half cab buses, the first generation of rear engined
buses, front engined buses in 70's and new buses in
1980's. It will also include the development of bus
network since the 1970's.
Further details will be published when known.
23rd April 2012
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The JR Team have
announced
an exclusive offer for Facebook fans, who can order the transportation
folders at a special discounted price. The set of three folders include
GK9710, GK9063 and a Japanese Yamonote Line train. The offer price is
HK$50 (UKŁ4.99) for the three.
A second offer
is "Solar key tab" vol.1 - Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier. The design is same
as their "hot dog bye bye" advertisement - "JR Harbour" on KMB
Volvo Olympian S3V18. The offer is HK$32 (UKŁ2.99) for each
and a set of 5 is HK$138 (UKŁ11.99) - just follow one of the following
links :- (6th October 2022 -
these links have now been removed).
Expected to be
released in May are two new bus folders, again
from the JR Team, and are item
nos. SF09, SF10.
SF09
- GK9710 "JR Salute", with sheet of stickers which will enable the
collector to change to "JR Harbour" GK9323, and also contains
route nos. 43C, 30X, 71S, 38A
SF10 - official KMB banner, with
sheet of stickers containing route nos. 3C, 40, 35A, 38A, 5A
...
collectors may change to GK8522, GL390, GK9141.
The retail is HK$20 and 80m sell $21.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of
Hong Choi
Earlier this week I
reported that KMB's Wrights
bodied Volvo B9TL, AVBWU248, carried 'Brand Hong Kong' livery. Thanks
to Hong Choi, I can confirm that AVBWU5,
pictured above, is also decorated in the same livery.
21st April 2012
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Philip
Chan
Following on from
yesterday's
news, it is confirmed that the quantity for the Kowloon Motor Bus Volvo
Olympian S3V15 will be 1,800 pieces. The second official KMB release
will feature Volvo Olympian S3V23 (GK9710) on route 41A and
this
will carry the JR Team banner advert as pictured in the above
photograph. This is believed to be limited to 1,288 pieces.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of
Yuen
Chong Wai
Pictured above is the Dennis Dragon which is to be the subject
of a model from Busme
& T.680 Creation. I don't usually include links to YouTube, but
this one is well worth a look :- (6th
October 2022 - link now removed)
KMB's Wrights bodied
Volvo B9TL, AVBWU248, which was registered on 3rd April, carries all
over 'Brand Hong Kong' livery.
18th April 2012
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I am reliably
informed that
following yesterday's news, several further models are expected to be
released shortly to commemorate the end of Kowloon Motor Bus non
air-con bus operation.
The first, an official KMB
release, will feature Volvo Olympian S3V15 (GK9063) on route 16. This
model will carry the official KMB banner ad as applied to the actual
vehicle. It is expected to retail for HK$328 and is expected in May.
The quantity is believed to around 2,000.
The
second is again an official KMB release and will feature a standard
liveried Volvo Olympian. No further details are currently
known other than the quantity, which is believed to
be around
1,000.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of
Philip
Chan
Finally,
for now, Buses Model Co. will release a Volvo Olympian carrying their
own banner ad and on route 5A, as pictured above.
17th April 2012
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Photographs courtesy and
copyright of Busme & T.680 Creation
Busme & T.680
Creation have announced they are to issue a diecast model of an
11-metre Dennis Dragon with registration GA6479. The model will use the
Drumwell casting and carries the Busme banner advert as carried by the
real bus. Two versions will be available, each of
which is limited to 380 pieces. The first (BT680-1A) is on route 1A to
Star Ferry whilst the second (BT680-16M) is on route 16M and has a
white destination. The models are expected in June and will
retail for HK$328. Further details will be published in due course.
16th April 2012
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Photographs courtesy and
copyright of Tramric Product & Design
Bachmann are to release four further 1/76 scale
motorised trams, as shown
above. Product code CE00607 is in plain blue livery, CE00608 is in
plain red livery, CE00609 features Birkenhead Corporation Tram No. 69
in a blue and
cream livery whilst CE00610 features Birkenhead Corporation Tram No. 70
in a
maroon/cream livery.
It is believed the first three are already available with CE00610 due
shortly. In the UK these trams are available from Hattons whilst in
Hong Kong, Tramric
Product & Design has stock. As these models represent
UK trams, pages for each will not be included in this site.
Noted for sale on a
popular UK auction site is a former Citybus 11-metre Leyland Olympian.
13th April 2012
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Photographs courtesy and
copyright of S3N92
In a ceremony held today
at Hung Shui Kiu Depot, MTR officially received their first Alexander
Dennis Enviro400. Allocated fleet number 140 it has
yet to be registered. My special thanks to 'S3N92' for allowing me to
use his photographs, more of which have been added to the  section of the site. Hopefully a model
will follow in the not too distant future.
12th April 2012
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Well worth adding to your
list
of favourites is the 'Cute Bus File' website, which has been
added
to the 'Links' page - just click on the above image to have a look.
11th April 2012
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Released in my absence,
on 6th
April, was this Buses Model Co. Volvo Olympian in a plain white livery
with decals to be applied by the purchaser (BLV-61003).
The decals
allow a choice of route numbers and destinations and features a
government health campaign to prevent Dengue Fever. It is limited to
1,000 pieces.
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the decals provided.
Photograph courtesy and copyright
of Jotus.com
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Philip
Chan
and thanks to Philip Chan
I am able to post a photograph of S3V29 carrying the actual livery.
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Photographs courtesy and
copyright of
Network
Shuttle
Released yesterday in Hong Kong is this resin Dennis Lance from Bus
Factory (10502).
Fleet No. AN12 (FR667) is featured on
route 110 to Jordan Road Ferry.
and
finally, a photograph taken during my recent holiday - not sure of the
need for three doors on such a short bus! I hope to add a further
selection of photographs shortly.
10th April 2012
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Image courtesy and
copyright of Garry
Luck
It has been a while since
I published a 'what might have been' image from Northern Blue - the
above is what a China Motor Bus 11-metre Leyland Titan might
have looked like!
I am now on holiday for
just over a week, returning on Tuesday 10th
April, so there will be
no updates during this time. Please do continue to send me any news or
photographs ready for my return.
1st April 2012
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