We are extremely delighted to share that we have raised over £8900 from sales and added a further £2500 towards Stagecoach London’s £87000 Macmillan Fundraising Efforts..Thank you to all who supported this very special release. Thank you Kevin Cooper and Georgia Webster and the Garage Team at Stagecoach Romford Garage, Your support is amazing.

We would like to mention our good friend Danny Chan from Northcord Model Company, who was key to making this project happen and creating such a beautiful special model to the quality and standards expected from all involved.
We are delighted to be working on some new and very special releases that will continue this exciting partnership.

Thank You Terry, Maurice, Marco, Adrian, and all those who have supported this very special project.

Special Thank You to Paul Lyons from Macmillan Cancer Support. It is important we remember why we started this project and Thank the family of Martyn Henderson who will be remembered by all of those involved.

Final Stock Available at our shop in Twickenham and online at www.Modelbusescollection.com.

Model Buses Collection and Iwan’s Bus Bits are please to announce our special edition Irish Olympian kit. This kit which is limited to 50 pieces includes a high quality decal transfer sheet. Produced by specialist Sunrise Transfers, the sheet works for both early and late Olympians. We have also covered some UK buses as well as the Irish ones.

Each sheet comes with everything you will need to decorate your painted model.

You can buy yours now on the Model Buses Collection website.

• Area Meetings, Events - Upcoming MBF area meetings & events.
• Editorial
• Welcome Aboard - One returning & nine new members.
• Global Zoom - Date & time of the June Global Zoom meeting.
• Cover Story - Brain Rowney's Sentinel STC4 wears the livery of Talbot Morton-in-Marsh and is one of the models covered in his article (see next item).
• Gloucestershire Independent Buses by Brain Rowney - Brian has built up a fleet of models depicting vehicles from several Gloucestershire independent, the article includes some background on the operators and the models.
• What's New in the Shop? by Bob Heathcote - An update on the availability of the former Streetscene kits and parts. Arrival of many more of Paragon's range of accessories and the upcoming re-release of several white metal which have been unavailable for many years.
• London MS Class from Westward Kit by Martin Hare - Martin explains how he converted the standard single door version of the Westward Models Metro Scania MCW single deck white metal kit to represent one of London Transport small batch six dual door MS class vehicles.
• The Leyland Gnu by Ken Jones - Ken offers some background on the checkered history of this rare twin steer coach and his N scale model scratch built by Malcolm Hall.
• More N Gauge Models by Roger Pope - Roger has a large N scale model railway layout which includes a lot of N scale bus models. Over the last couple of years he has updated fleet with Oxford Diecast & 3D printed models.
• Early Fleetlines on Bucknall New Road by Mike Pickin - Models of various Daimler Fleetlines operated by PMT & Procters along Bucknall New Road
• Product News UK - Brian Golding has now retired & his Brynkits range of 4mm bus components has passed to Andrew Goodwin of Paragon Kits. His rail kits have passed to the 3mm Society & his son Rob who is continuing the Brynkits brand.
• Obituary: Brian Wright by Cathryn Wright - Well known to MBF members for his large scale scratch built bus & coach models, Brian's passion & talent for model building spread far beyond just buses. His daughter Cathryn has provided this tribute.
• Plan of the Month by Alan Johnson - This months 4mm plan is for the Ribble Leyland PD3/15 with MCW Orion Full Front body.
• Area News - Reports & ample photographs from the latest virtual online & actual area meetings in the West Midlands, East Anglia, Greater Manchester, North Midlands, & South Wales & Herefordshire.
• Mid-Anglia Showcase - After break of two years the members showcase has returned.
• In Detail: Iveco Daily / Indcar Wing by David Cole - Selection of detailed photographs showing the exterior & interior of the Moseley Group demonstrator 29 seat minibus which is now available in the UK.
• Members Services - Kit wanted.
• MBF Shop - The MBF Streetscene, Little Bus Company & Paragon range of white metal/resin parts & accessories, plus the MBF Streetscene 2K resin model kits that are exclusively available to MBF members.
• MBF Streetscene White metal Bus & Coach Kits - The former ABS white metal bus kits added to the MBF Streetscene range. These are available exclusively to members at low cost (from £5.00 to £35.00 - see the MBF page for a list of these model kits)
• The Back Page: Mike Leckey provides some rear end shots of 4 preserved vehicles that attended the 2017 Irish Transport Heritage Bus & Coach Rally back in 2017.

Following the significant success in launching the brand new casting of the Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC model in the liveries of National Express West Midlands, Stagecoach in Oxfordshire, Bluestar, Stagecoach West Scotland, Southern Vectis, Stagecoach South, Ensign Bus, Xplore Dundee and Stagecoach North West, Northcord Model Company is now releasing the fifteenth livery on the 10.9 metre long, single-door casting – ukbus 6529 in the unique livery of Stagecoach South Platinum Jubilee.

ukbus 6529 represents fleet number 10945 (SN18 KNJ) that was new to Stagecoach South in 2018. 10945 originally carried a full and branded livery for route 700 coastliner (as replicated on ukbus 6520 by sister bus 10942 / SN18 KNF).

As the United Kingdom prepared to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this summer, Stagecoach South unveiled 2 platinum jubilee themed buses to mark this unprecedented anniversary, 10945 is one of these 2 buses.

Such special, comprehensive livery details are100% reproduced onto the ukbus 6529 model. The stand-out features of the branding include the official Platinum Jubilee emblem, and ukbus6529 has been finished in a white, platinum and purple adapation of the Stagecoach livery scheme. The platinum colour represents Her Majesty’s 70 years on the throne, whilst the purple colour is synonymous with royalty.

As 10945 has been in service at Andover depot in Hampshire throughout 2022, ukbus 6529 features the destination to Portsmouth working on route 700.

The Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC ukbus 6529 is a one-piece casting whose clean lines accentuate the square, gasket-mounted windows and the livery application on which all logos and lettering are clearly legible. Another main feature on the ukbus 6529 model is its single tree protector at the front. The front dome on the model is significant, with curved windscreens on both upper deck and lower deck.

Northcord Model Company is also creating new design standards within the interior of both saloons. These features, inside the compartments, will represent the real, outstanding layout of the Enviro400 MMC, such as the extensive portrayal of handrails on upper deck and lower deck, etc.

The brand new 10.9 metre Enviro400 MMC bus models will be distributed by John Ayrey Die-Casts Limited (UK), Porte Publishing Company (Japan), 80M Bus Model Shop and Concorde Hobby Shop (HK) respectively. The UKBUS6529 model is limited to 1008 pieces worldwide.