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Hb all over advert....donnybrooks av397 route 17

Dublin bus vg9 wedding bus livery based at phibsboro garage,

Conyngham road's ev64 wedding livery - 69x rathcoole xpresso..... Full dublin bus spec

Dublin bus av class dual door based at summerhill garage

Another lot specially made models for myself & another modeller friend.

Really nice set up there man.....Well Done, you've given me some great ideas

Iv another one based on Route 39A - Clonsilla which i will post. Its based on an EFE Dart (resin front attached )IV also an AD in the making which will be 78A - Quarryvale.......so watch this space

Hope you all like: Again not a General Release. This one took 8 months, All sorts of problems but patience

Only problem is...the casting available is only a dual door.....There are no Single Door Versions as models....Dublin Bus & First Scotland are the only operators with Single Doors. These models were specially made for me converted from a dual ........which cost a pretty penny.....But ye know **** the expense!!! The result is worth it

a true once off....coz i doubt we'll ever see a general release!!! im constanly hounding Northcord Model to release

Cadburys Went mad when they saw it...... Absolutely Loved it they did..... Im well pleased.

Before ye all jump....No its Not a General Release. Its a Specially Made Model.....Cost a Hefty Penny too... Nevertheless, Hope all Like

Lovely model Brian. Cannot wait to get my hands on a couple of these........I hope I don't clear ye out hahahaha

The casting is still available, though from what i hear the chap behind Britbus is not manufacturing Models at the moment for general release. Although models can be produced on a Commission basis similar to what Brian Collins is doing with Corgi. It be nice to see the RV's back on sale ........lots more liveries can be obtained from this casting!!!

Perhaps we could see this release soon.....??????

well the October Model is already confirmed.....so id say he could very well have the newly updated RA Class then at Cultra.....Iv never been to Cultra so i would never be aware if he did or did not release models at them shows......

His next model due for release is the Updated version of the CIE RA Class double Deck Kit. Now, Back in December he said to me it would be released around May time....nothing was mentioned about the Cultra Meeting.......So not sure there.

Well Holy GOD.....Grange Castle...... That is a very impressive collection i must say.....Very Nice......Great Ideas there!!!

it was run of a battery.....a siemens battery, 30 Lithium Ion batteries which can be individually separated & serviced, the Ford Puma 1.9 diesel engine & finally an electric motor driving compressor & hydraulic pump. The bus used the batteries for normal driving, charged by the diesel engine & like similar hybrid car technology also charges from regenerative braking. There is considerable noise reduction due to the smaller diesel engine. In 2006 a request for hybrid vehicles was made to all manufacturers of double deck buses. The Wright Group was the first firm to offer such a vehicle and Dublin Bus agreed to lease a vehicle for a three year trial period. The vehicle will be used by Dublin Bus to evaluate the effectiveness of hybrid vehicles and will be monitored under the headings of: performance, driveability, availability, reliability, maintenance requirements, fuel consumption, emissions, and customer perception.

No there not - They are great images they are......Love the Leyland National!! Good Job....

Has anybody any special models or repaint from their collection that they'd like to share on the forum......???

cityswift i did like.....i must post my Cityswift AV repint also......they were always a lovely livery. I suppose the current colours are ok, perhaps they way they are used could change.....the arrangement perhaps......Maybe using the Current Airlink Livery design & using the current colours .......i dont know.....

doubt we'll see hybrids again. i dont know though....that poor bus has been very unlucky whilst with Dublin Bus. Its been in more accidents minor crashes....ect & then its demise an Electrical fault as outlined in the Main Post. As regard Liveries....i think id prefere if Dublin Bus chose this livery across the fleet giving the more modern look although sticking with the old traditional green..... Aparently im told the yellow in the current livery has some sort of a recognition effect to the visually impared...hence why the Current livery is in existance!!!