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mike autherton · 07-16-2009, 03:56 AM

Hi has anyone here collecting the Buses ,. In the UK there are quite a number of hobbyists who largely collect Buses but I think here in our India there are very few collectors for buses if not none. I am interested in collecting buses, I wish there are some ppl making bus models of the state RTC s or regular city buses like those of BEST Double Decker etc.

**winstoncds** · 07-16-2009, 04:06 AM

Hi Mike and welcome to SMC.
Model car collecting is a niche hobby and buses are a niche within that niche. To give you an example, Gift Centre (which I frequently plug about in here but am no way connected with ) has a couple of buses collecting dust for the past few years. They are (probably) made by Corgi and available in different liveries and models. I was almost tempted to get one but since I didn't know nothing about them, I didn't venture any further. I would definitely like to add a Volvo B7R though since I have travelled a couple of times in them and have come very impressed.

***aritrim*** · 07-16-2009, 04:09 AM

How much those cost Diablo? How about the Sunstar Routemasters?

**winstoncds** · 07-16-2009, 04:18 AM

The Routemaster that GC had was for 16K. The original red bus. Man! I wish I had that kind of moolah to spare.
I remember I have a 1:87 Mercedes Benz Neoplan in my showcase. Here it is. I think it is made by Realtoy and I got it for 99 bucks at a discount sale in Landmark. Nowadays they are priced at 350 Rs. which is really day light robbery for it. Also available in 2 or 3 different liveries.
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***aritrim*** · 07-16-2009, 03:25 PM

Hard to make out its a 1:87 if you did not mention. I bought one of those 1:64s by matchbox, but most probably it isn't a Volvo. Being a big time bus fan, I really one of those Sunstart Routemasters, specially a red one!

mike autherton · 07-17-2009, 04:17 AM

I have myself managed to get a couple of models(1/76) from the UK . A CNML Mercedes citaro and a corgi which is a model of the ECB cricket team's official bus. But how do I post the images here?

**winstoncds** · 07-17-2009, 04:20 AM

Mike, you could upload the pictures to http://www.imageshack.us or http://www.tinypic.com and paste the 'links for the forums' here.

mike autherton · 07-17-2009, 04:44 AM

OK here are the images but not high Quality
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But I would like to have some thing like this modeled.
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**winstoncds** · 07-17-2009, 05:09 AM

Wow! The details on the buses look great. Keep them coming Mike.

***aritrim*** · 07-17-2009, 02:01 PM

Diablo Wrote:Wow! The details on the buses look great. Keep them coming Mike.

+1 ^