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Further
to the news
below (see 28th July) that Automodel is to release its first two
diecast models, these being KMB liveried 11-metre Leyland Olympians,
today sees the announcement of a further two releases, these
being
S3BL428 (FU 6538) on route 62X (36624) and S3BL462 (FW 2243) on route
81 (36625). It is believed these will be released in the first quarter
of 2019.
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Photograph courtesy and copyright
of P&T
Model
P&T
Model has announced it will release a resin model of China Motor Bus
service vehicle HK4840, being a Guy Arab Mk IV converted to a flatbed
lorry. This model was the subject of a release back in 2002 by Supreme
(see here).
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Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Doug Coster
My thanks
to Doug Coster for allowing me to use his selection of photographs of
the Model 1 Crystal Bus MAN A95 - these have just been
added (63212).
A full
set of photographs, thanks to 80M
Bus Model Shop, have just been added for the MTR Bus liveried
Wrights Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL (80835).
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Photograph courtesy and copyright
of Jotus.com
In no way
is this related to Oriental Model Buses - Jotus.com
have just announced they are to release a resin model of this Optare
Spectra in demonstrator livery.
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Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Doug Coster
My
thanks to Doug Coster for advising of the existence of another
commissioned tram model, this featuring tram no. 168 to Happy Valley
and carrying all-over advertising for Stella Artois. A new page and
further photographs will be added shortly.
30th July 2018
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After
almost 13 years service, the MCV bodied Dennis Dart SLFs with Transmac
(Macau) have reached the end of their life. The short wheel
based
Darts are expected to be retired tomorrow
(30th July) while the remaining 11.3 metre variants, as depicted by D39
above,
are expected to be
retired by mid-August. My thanks to Bus Dream Land
for providing this information.
The 'Home' page has
tonight had a makeover
29th July 2018
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Now
released in Hong Kong is the silver liveried Crystal Bus MAN A95 from
Model 1 (63212).
A
photograph of a pre-production sample (which is subject to changes) of
the second Crystal Bus MAN A95 in black livery (63215)
is on the
Network Shuttle website, where it can be pre-ordered.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Philip Chan
Two New
Lantao Bus ADL Enviro400s underwent testing today at the Kwa Wan
Vehicle
Examination Centre. Further photographs have tonight been added to the  section of the
site.
Automodel
has
announced it is to release its first diecast models, these being two
11-metre Leyland Olympians in KMB livery. S3BL423 (FP 7359) will be on
route 60X (36622) whilst S3BL455 (FV 6212) will be on route 87D
(36623). It is believed the
Model 1 casting is being used.
Also
released yesterday in Hong Kong was this MTR Wrights Gemini 2 bodied
Volvo B9TL (80835).
It features fleet no. 370 (UR 6078) on route 506 to Siu Lun.
28th July 2018
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Photographs courtesy and
copyright of Bobby Liu
Today saw
the introduction of the pair of BYD K9R electric buses for New
Lantao Bus. These were first registered on
4th April and a photograph of the pair appears in
the News page
for April (24th April). VK 2668 commenced
service this morning whilst VJ 7769 began operating this afternoon. It
is understood they will operate on route 38 for evaluation purposes.
I would like
to congratulate Bobby Liu for his Cute Bus File
website, which
celebrates its 16th anniversary today. Bobby has kindly provided news
updates for me for many years together with quality photographs, for
which I am very grateful - thank you Bobby and keep up the good work!
25th July 2018
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The above
HKTramways 'TramOramic' tram was issued on 20th July and is limited to
2,500 pieces (TT33802)
- a new page and further photographs have now been added.
23rd July 2018
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The
two Kowloon
Motor Bus Wrights Gemini 2 bodied
Volvo B9TLs mentioned below (see News 19th July) were released in Hong
Kong today. AVBWU518 (UU 6366) is on route 105R to Mei Foo (KMB2018065)
whilst AVBWU517 (UU 6230) is on route 115 to Kowloon City
Ferry
(KMB2018067).
New pages have now been added for the two P&T Model (Diecast)
Kowloon Motor Bus liveried MCW Metrobuses - DC1018
and DC1019.
22nd July 2018
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Another
new model announced by Model 1 is this Kwoon Chung Bus liveried Isuzu
LT434C. It features VE 7278 (63931).
No other details are presently known.
Further
details
and photographs have now been received Creative Bus Model of their
forthcoming release of Mercedes-Benz 0.305. It features ME37 (DG 5717)
on route 68 to Jordan Road (Canton Road) and is limited to 688
pieces (CBM10101).
A new page and further detailed photographs have now been added.
The
release of Model 1's silver liveried Crystal Bus MAN A95 looks imminent
with quality control checks currently being made (63212).
21st July 2018
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Set for
release shortly are these two Kowloon Motor Bus Wrights Gemini 2 bodied
Volvo B9TLs. AVBWU518 (UU 6366) (top) is on route 105R (KMB2018065)
whilst AVBWU517 (UU 6230) is on route 115 to Kowloon City
Ferry
(KMB2018067). Both are limited to 700 pieces.
Model 1
has announced it will release a New Lantao Bus liveried Mitsubishi
Fuso Rosa. It will feature MS13 (RY 4232) on route
34 (63861).
Quantities or a release date have yet to be
announced. Thanks to regular contributor Philip
Chan, a
photograph of the actual vehicle is pictured below.
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Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Philip Chan
The two
Kowloon Motor Bus
liveried MCW Metrobuses from P&T Diecast were released in Hong
Kong
on Monday and new pages and further photographs will be added as soon
as time allows. On the left is M87
(EH 6783) on route 51 to Kam Tin (DC1019) whilst on the
right is M81
(EH 4891) on route 77K to Cheung Wah (DC1018). Each is
limited to 600 pieces.
19th July 2018
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These two
Discovery Bay Hispano Carrocera bodied Mercedes-Benz 0405 were
released in Hong Kong today. HKR120 (GZ6711) (top) carries the previous
livery and is on route 4/9A - the destination is in Chinese (63141).
DBAY73 (HV 3718) carries the current livery and is on route C9 to
Discovery Bay Pier (63142)
12th July 2018
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P&T Diecast has announced two further releases of its MCW
Metrobus in KMB colours - M87 (EH 6783) is on route 51 to Kam
Tin and M81 (EH 4891) is on route 77K to Cheung Wah. Both
feature the larger destination screen.
10th July 2018
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New World
First Bus T31
(GC 7776), formerly 5098 (KU 8643) is one of the 12-metre Volvo Super
Olympians converted to training bus as a replacement of the original
fleet, which only complied with Euro 2 emission standard. T31 started its training
duties very recently and was noted at Chai Wan Bus Terminus
yesterday.
8th July 2018
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A surprise
release in Hong Kong today is this Kowloon Motor Bus Scania
K230UB featuring ASB16 (NV 7147) on route 46 Jordan (To Wah Road). It
carries all-over advertising for Japan Ding Ding and is limited to 400
pieces (CR178014).
A new page and further photographs will be added
shortly. (Now added - 4th July 2018)
3rd July 2018
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This site
celebrates it's
20th anniversary later this year (hence the above additional text!) and
over the next few months I plan to highlight a few sites that have
had an influence on my site, in some way or other, during this
time.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of
Gakei.com
So here is
the first - GAKEI.com.
Established in 1996, this site is run purely as a hobby and provides
updates not only on buses but aviation, railways and maritime.
In
addition to the website, there is also a Facebook page, just
follow the link under the photo. GAKEI.com was one of the first sites
to allow me to use copyright photographs, many of which are
still
used on my site today.
2nd July 2018
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