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To reflect the
wider range of manufacturer's
now included on this site, and also to shorten the lengthy name
"Unofficial
Site for Corgi Oriental Buses", the site has been renamed "Oriental
Model
Buses."
New World First Bus has released the Alexander-bodied Dennis Trident (44402) "Happy New Year"/"Wish Bus", which is issued in a quantity of 5,000, however, it is understood that 2,000 of these are reserved for NWFB staff. The second, a Duple Metsec example (44505) is the 100th new bus ordered by NWFB, and carries special decals advertising this fact. This model is limited to 6,888. 30th
June 1999
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The "Collector's Model" Jubilant should be available in Hong Kong this coming week, through the shops detailed on the "Stockists" page of this site. If you contact any of these stockists, kindly mention this site! Corgi's Victory MkII is scheduled for release in August, and the second "Collector's Model" is also to be a Victory MkII !! 27th
June 1999
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Further information of forthcoming releases are detailed as follows:-
"Collector's Model", CMB liveried Dennis
Jubilant has been released in the UK
25th June 1999
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Photographs of the first release from the new "Collector's Model" range are available here . The model is in fact a Dennis Jubilant with Alexander bodywork, in the livery of China Motor Bus. Photographs of Corgi's Dragon Boat Festival liveried Olympian (43222) are also available
20th June 1999
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Corgi's Dragon Boat Festival Olympian (43222) for KMB was released in Hong Kong today 18th
June 1999
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The Citybus Atlantean (44601) has now been released in the UK, appearing in shops today 16th
June 1999
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The KMB "Dragon Boat Festival" overall livery Olympian (43222) is due for release in Hong Kong on June 18th. Included in the above link are photographs of the actual bus. Due for release next month is a new casting of the Dennis Dart, this being a 10.6 metre dual-door version for Citybus. It is also expected that a single-door version will be released in due course. At present there does not appear to be any plans for a New World First Bus version. 12th
June 1999
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Citybus Trident (44504) has been released in the UK through Corgi Gold Star Stockists. Two new releases from Corgi are expected this month. The first is a KMB Olympian in "Dragon Boat Festival" livery, whilst the second is a NWFB Trident in the all over "Wish Bus" livery (see photograph of actual bus in photo-gallery section). 5th June
1999
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