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The latest in our popular commissions of the Brtibus model of the Dublin Bus Leyland/Volvo Olympian bus in 1:76/OO scale is a very special one indeed, depicting fleet number RH41 in the complex and attractive advertising livery for Iarnród Éireann passenger services. 

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Two Leyland RH class Olympians from the Dublin Bus fleet were repainted (by hand!) in two special advertising liveries for Iarnród Éireann following the rebranding to the plug and socket logo in the mid 1990s. RH90 was dressed in a highly complex scheme for Fastrack parcel services, while RH41 was branded "Intercity" and showcased IE's passenger services amid a Dublin themed backscene, featuring the then new 201 Class locomotives and 2600 Arrow units and a LHB DART crossing the loop line bridge over the River Liffey.

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Our commission features RH41 in the Intercity livery, which was allocated to Donnybrook garage throughout its career in this special livery. RH41 entered service with Dublin bus in November 1990 in the then standard two tone green Dublin Bus livery. It was part of a batch RH40 to RH50, which was allocated to busy Donnybook route 48a, displacing Bombardiers KD150-159.
They remained on the 48a until they were displaced from 1999 by RV482+ on the 48a.

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During its spell in Irish Rail advertising livery it was officially allocated to the 48a. However, buses that were officially allocated to a particular route always tend to wander to cover gaps in the fleet due to breakdowns, maintenance and accidents or even driver preference. RH41 was known to appear on other routes covered by Donnybrook garage, including the cross city route 11 and "Nitelink" services.

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Ultimately RH41 wound up on, and finished its days on route 7, but its Irish Rail days long over as it crossed into the then new fleet core livery of blue, cream and orange. It was withdrawn from Dublin Bus in 2002, and following a brief stint with Mortons Coaches in Dublin it was sold to Cronin's of Cork where it was converted to an open top bus and worked on tour services for almost 10 years before leaving the roads in 2014.

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Since RH41 was largely hand painted and featured a wildly complex paint scheme, a huge amount of research work was required to collect the information required to create this model. Useful photographs of buses at this time are scarce, but thankfully there are a small band of enthusiasts who were able to provide just enough information for us to be able to recreate this beautiful livery in model form. The complex nature of the livery also pushed the skills of Britbus to the absolute limit, but they have captured this livery superbly well, with little features all over the livery which will keep the collector captivated for hours. 

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We have commissioned two routes on our commission, with the 48A to Ballinteer being the most synonymous associated with RH41 during its time in this livery, and route 11 to Wadelai Park which brought the bus across to the Northside of the city.

Each route is strictly limited to 300 pieces each with limited edition certificates included in our commissions for the first time. Sure to be popular with both railway modellers and collectors as well as bus modellers and collectors, they are now in stock and available to purchase for immediate dispatch on our website for €59.95 each. These are only available via IRM direct and can be ordered by clicking here.

IRM would like to thank Derek Farrelly, Jonathan McDonnell, Adrian Richards and Fred Dean Jr for their invaluable help in researching and creating this model.

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Warbonnet Grand Master

Warbonnet

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20 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

Serious question - any plans for CIE buses of the 1950s to 1970s?

Not straight away but we are looking to do our own range of vehicles in this scale in time. Like everything else, time, money and resources are needed and we have a lot on the go at the moment, but the desire is there!

Cheers!

Fran 

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Warbonnet Grand Master

Warbonnet

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Thanks lads. This one was certainly a challenge to do due to the complex nature and that it was a livery which disappeared over 25 years ago with no master document to go from. Thankfully some enthusiasts from that time took some great pictures which we were able to use and Britbus did a cracking job implementing it onto the model. Selling very well so far and it was great to do another bus with a railway theme! 

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Warbonnet Grand Master

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Thanks for the orders everyone! Over a third have now sold and we have managed to get some out in the post this evening, with the rest to follow tomorrow. Both routes are neck and neck but currently the 48A is ever so slightly ahead in sales.

Cheers!

Fran 

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Warbonnet Grand Master

Warbonnet

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Morning everyone,

We're rapidly approaching 50% sold already, which is our fastest selling bus commission yet. Thank you to everyone who has placed an order! It certainly seems to have struck a cord. 

Cheers!

Fran 

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The locals herabouts will have been surprised to see a 48A arriving at my house today, not far from its route through Dundrum.  They thought it stopped running 10 years ago.

It is a beutiful model, very well finished.  It compares well with Adrian Lemon's Ghost Bus.

Maybe an 11 needs to follow since that is my local route?

 

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On 22/9/2021 at 12:23 PM, BosKonay said:

The latest in our popular commissions of the Brtibus model of the Dublin Bus Leyland/Volvo Olympian bus in 1:76/OO scale is a very special one indeed, depicting fleet number RH41 in the complex and attractive advertising livery for Iarnród Éireann passenger services. 

IMG_6166_retouched_600x600.jpg?v=1632127

 

Two Leyland RH class Olympians from the Dublin Bus fleet were repainted (by hand!) in two special advertising liveries for Iarnród Éireann following the rebranding to the plug and socket logo in the mid 1990s. RH90 was dressed in a highly complex scheme for Fastrack parcel services, while RH41 was branded "Intercity" and showcased IE's passenger services amid a Dublin themed backscene, featuring the then new 201 Class locomotives and 2600 Arrow units and a LHB DART crossing the loop line bridge over the River Liffey.

IMG_6178_retouched_600x600.jpg?v=1632127

Our commission features RH41 in the Intercity livery, which was allocated to Donnybrook garage throughout its career in this special livery. RH41 entered service with Dublin bus in November 1990 in the then standard two tone green Dublin Bus livery. It was part of a batch RH40 to RH50, which was allocated to busy Donnybook route 48a, displacing Bombardiers KD150-159.
They remained on the 48a until they were displaced from 1999 by RV482+ on the 48a.

IMG_6176_retouched_600x600.jpg?v=1632129

During its spell in Irish Rail advertising livery it was officially allocated to the 48a. However, buses that were officially allocated to a particular route always tend to wander to cover gaps in the fleet due to breakdowns, maintenance and accidents or even driver preference. RH41 was known to appear on other routes covered by Donnybrook garage, including the cross city route 11 and "Nitelink" services.

IMG_6184_retouched_600x600.jpg?v=1632129

Ultimately RH41 wound up on, and finished its days on route 7, but its Irish Rail days long over as it crossed into the then new fleet core livery of blue, cream and orange. It was withdrawn from Dublin Bus in 2002, and following a brief stint with Mortons Coaches in Dublin it was sold to Cronin's of Cork where it was converted to an open top bus and worked on tour services for almost 10 years before leaving the roads in 2014.

IMG_6180_retouched_600x600.jpg?v=1632129

Since RH41 was largely hand painted and featured a wildly complex paint scheme, a huge amount of research work was required to collect the information required to create this model. Useful photographs of buses at this time are scarce, but thankfully there are a small band of enthusiasts who were able to provide just enough information for us to be able to recreate this beautiful livery in model form. The complex nature of the livery also pushed the skills of Britbus to the absolute limit, but they have captured this livery superbly well, with little features all over the livery which will keep the collector captivated for hours. 

IMG_6163_retouched_600x600.jpg?v=1632129

We have commissioned two routes on our commission, with the 48A to Ballinteer being the most synonymous associated with RH41 during its time in this livery, and route 11 to Wadelai Park which brought the bus across to the Northside of the city.

Each route is strictly limited to 300 pieces each with limited edition certificates included in our commissions for the first time. Sure to be popular with both railway modellers and collectors as well as bus modellers and collectors, they are now in stock and available to purchase for immediate dispatch on our website for €59.95 each. These are only available via IRM direct and can be ordered by clicking here.

IRM would like to thank Derek Farrelly, Jonathan McDonnell, Adrian Richards and Fred Dean Jr for their invaluable help in researching and creating this model.

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Stunning model. Not my era, but no harm admiring a superb model.

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DJ Dangerous Grand Master

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My InterCity buses arrived today.

Simply awesome!!!

Anybody not buying at least one of these has to be soft in the head.

Managed to snap the exhaust of one, but that just makes it look more authentic, dragging the exhaust along the road...

And, they're numbered!

Little card inside each box with the production number!!!

 

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Noel Grand Master

Noel

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On 22/10/2021 at 12:47 AM, DiveController said:

It's totally not my era at all and I bought a couple.

 

Me neither but while I was browsing the busses I spotted and bought a few 1960s cars and a cattle lorry

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Fowler4f Contributor

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Arrived today, sadly poorly packaged so much so both buses had broken the plastic ice cubes at both ends, and damage to headlight/indicator panel on one bus, that it broke off.
Just a bit of paper, rather than bubble wrap which would have saved the day.

Appreciate need to cut down on plastic, but please use enough brown paper to ensure secure wrapping so models don’t smash about in transit.

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