EFE In The Shops - January 2016

Available from Exclusive First Editions stockists from this week onwards!

28828 - Leyland Titan 2 Door - Bexleybus

Continuing to build south London based Bexleybus model fleet. Our two door Leyland Titan T952, registered A952 SYE works route 229 to Foots Cray and displays Pan Am adverts. 

RRP £34.50

25212 - Bristol RELL Bus - Southdown N.B.C.

Continuing our Southdown centenary model theme this time in N.B.C. colours.

Bristol RELL UCD 603J, fleet number 603 is seen operating route 48 to Old Steine near the Royal Pavilion, Brighton.

RRP £34.50

38125 - Bristol VRT 1 - Lincolnshire Road Car

First registered to Lincolnshire Road Car this Bristol VRT 1 has now been meticulously restored and put into the traditional Tilling livery. Registration number JVL 619H, fleet number 1904 operates route 103 to Scunthorpe and has Trustee Savings Bank adverts.

RRP £34.50

EFE Upcoming Releases - October 2015

Exclusive First Editions are pleased to be able to publish the latest pre-production shots of our upcoming releases for October 2015.

22914 - Bedford TK Boxvan - Rail Express Parcels

Registration number RAE 716M, fleet number 4TK 6714 MW.

Scheduled for a November Release RRP £31.00

24823 - Plaxton Minibus - Norfolk Green

Registration number N967 ENA, fleet number 402. Works route 47 to Magdalen.

Scheduled for an October Release RRP £34.50

25212 - Bristol RELL Bus - Southdown N.B.C.

Registration number UCD 603J, fleet number 603. Works route 48 to Old Steine.

Scheduled for a November Release RRP £34.50

28608 - GM Standard Atlantean - First Greater Manchester

Registration number SND 522X, fleet number 4522. Operating route 559 to Bolton.

October Release RRP £34.50

29807 - Wright Dennis Lance - Southend Transport

Registration number M764 JPA, fleet number LSL 004.

Works route 6 to Eastwood, Kent Elms.

Scheduled for a November Release  RRP £34.50

31515 - RM Routemaster - London Transport

Registration number VLT 177, fleet number RM 177.

Operates route 177 to Abbey Wood.

Scheduled for a November Release  RRP £34.50

33802 - Bristol RELH Coach - Lincolnshire Road Car

Registration number WVL 515, fleet number 2822. Operating an Excursion.

Scheduled for an October Release RRP £34.50

All models will be available to pre-order from your local model shop, online or from us direct from this week onwards!

EFE Out & About - Southdown 100 Rally

We are pleased to announce that we will be attending the South The Southdown 100 Rally, this Sunday!

The rally will take place at Southsea Common, Portsmouth, on Sunday 7th June 2015. 

Open from 10am - 4.30pm

For more information hop over to The Southdown 100 website

We will be displaying many of our new releases (including the new Bachmann VRT 38119) and you'll get the chance to have a sneak peak at some previously unannounced and unseen models!
So we look forward to seeing you there!

EFE In The Shops - May 2015

Available from Exclusive First Editions stockists from this week!

20140 - Bedford OB Coach - Southdown

Our second model to mark the centenary of Southdown features fleet number 70, registered JCD 370. This is the first general release of our Bedford OB in Southdown livery, the company used two of these light coaches for services over the weak bridge onto Hayling Island.

RRP £32.50

15718 - Plaxton Panorama - C.I.E. Coach Tours

C.I.E. has a long lasting reputation for luxury coach tours in Ireland and around Great Britain. Registered in Ireland NZO 33, this Plaxton Panorama Elite, fleet number PL 33, shows it is contracted to Columbus Travel.

RRP £32.50

36710 - Plaxton SLF Dart 1 Door - Lothian Buses

This striking modern livery complements the traditional colours of Lothian Buses on our single door Plaxton SLF Dart. Registered Y189 CFS, fleet number 189 operates route 42 to Kings Road, Edinburgh.

RRP £32.50

EFE Upcoming Releases - May 2015

Exclusive First Editions are pleased to be able to publish the latest pre-production shots of our upcoming releases for May 2015.

16325 - Bristol LS Coach - Bristol Tramways

Registration number .PHW 922, fleet number 2832. Works route 125 to Bristol. 

Scheduled for a July Release. RRP £34.50

18017 - Daimler Fleetline - Bournemouth Corporation

Registration number ALJ 340B, fleet number 40. Operates route 6 to Bournemouth Square. 

Scheduled for a June Release. RRP £34.50

18617 - Bristol VR III Open Top - Southdown East & Mid Sussex N.B.C. 

Registration number UVW 620S, fleet number 620. Operating route 197 to Beachy Head.

Scheduled for a July Release. RRP £34.50

22402 - Alexander Atlantean - British Airways

Registration number LYF 314D. Operating between West London and Heathrow Airport.

Scheduled for a July Release. RRP £34.50

25813 - Leyland DMS 1 Door - Wilts & Dorset

Registration number KJD 14P, fleet number 1932. Working route 133 to Wimborne.

Scheduled for a July Release. RRP £34.50

27630 - Wright Renown - Brighton & Hove Metro

Registration number R322 HCD, fleet number 222. Operates route 5 to Patcham.

Scheduled for a June Release. RRP £34.50

29631 - Leyland Olympian - Metrobus

Registration number G805 SMV, fleet number 805. Working route 161 to Chislehurst.

Scheduled for a June Release. RRP £34.50

36609 - SLF Dart 2 Door MkII - Arriva South London

Registration number X475 GGO, fleet number PDL 25. Works route 289 to Purley. 

Scheduled for a July Release. RRP £34.50

EFE In The shops - April 2015

Available from Exclusive First Editions stockists from this week!

26626 - Plaxton Paramount 3500 - First Southern National

Southern National has many collectors and this Paramount 3500 will expand the model fleet nicely. Registered UFX 330, fleet number 2229 is on service X96 to Bristol. RRP £32.50

20307 - Bristol VR II - Southdown NBC Silver Jubilee

Our Bristol VR II sees the start of our range of Southdown models celebrating the Company’s Centenary through out this year. Decorated in silver N.B.C. livery, created for the Queens Silver Jubilee, fleet number 566, registered GNJ 566N is working the Limited Stop route 740 to Southsea.  RRP £32.50

28910 - GM Standard Atlantean - London Country North West

Within London’s AN class buses there were a few Northern Counties bodied GM Atlanteans as seen in fleet number AN 814. Registered LJA 605P our model is working the busy route 142 to Brent Cross.  RRP £32.50

EFE Upcoming Releases - April 2015

Exclusive First Editions are pleased to be able to publish the latest pre-production shots of our upcoming releases for April 2015.

15719 - Plaxton Panorama Elite - London Country N.B.C.

Registration number MRR 802K, fleet number RN 2. Working route 714 to Dorking.

Scheduled for a June Release

23503 - Alexander Atlantean - Great Yarmouth Corporation

Registration number CEX 107C, fleet number 7 (Peggotty). Works route 7 to Harbours Mouth.

Scheduled for a June Release

24822 - Plaxton Minibus - Northumbria

Registration number H801 SKY, fleet number 962. Operates route 435 to Morpeth.

Scheduled for a June Release

20140 - Bedford OB Coach - Southdown

Registration number JCD 370, fleet number 70. Working a service Hayling Island.

Scheduled for a June Release

26705 - Plaxton Paramount 3500 - Stagecoach Caledonian Express

Registration number G554 SSP, fleet number VSR 689. Works route 860 to Glasgow.

Scheduled for a June Release

27214 - Leyland TD1 Open Back - Reading Corporation

Registration number RD 777, fleet number 36. En route to Reading’s Stations.

Scheduled for a June Release

36710 - Plaxton SLF Dart - Lothian Buses

Registration number Y189 CFS, fleet number 189. Operates route 42 to King’s Road.

Scheduled for a June Release

36711 - Plaxton SLF Dart - Arriva Medway Towns

Registration number Y301 TKJ, fleet number 3301. Operating route 334 to Maidstone via Sittingbourne & Detling.

Scheduled for a June Release

EFE Upcoming Releases - March 2015

Exclusive First Editions are pleased to be able to publish the latest pre-production shots of our upcoming releases for March 2015.

 15718 - Plaxton Panorama - C.I.E. Coach Tours

Registration number NZO 33, fleet number PL 33. Contracted to Columbus Travel.

Scheduled for an April release 

20307 - Bristol VR II - Southdown NBC (Silver)

Registration number GNJ 566N, fleet number 566. Operating route 740 Limited Stop to Southsea.

Scheduled for an April release 

18110 - Park Royal XA Atlantean - London Transport

Registration number CUV 3C, fleet number XA 3. Works route P3 to Peckham via Nunhead Lane.

Scheduled for an May release

27629 - Wright Volvo Renown - C.M.T. Buses

Registration number S456 KCW, fleet number 2045. Working route 79 to Liverpool.

Scheduled for an May release

29633 - Leyland Olympian - Go North East

Registration number C665 LJR, fleet number 3665.Works route 1 to Tow Law.

Scheduled for an May release

25814 - Daimler DMS 1 Door - Western Scottish

Registration number THM 656M, fleet number JR 14. Operates route 605 to Kilbarchan.

Scheduled for an May release

EFE In The Shops - February 2015

We are pleased to announce that 35308 36' BET 6 Bay Leyland Leopard in Southdown livery is now available online and from your local Bachmann Stockists!

35308 - 36' BET 6 Bay Leyland Leopard - Southdown

Our model depicts the preserved 36’ Marshal bodied Leyland Leopard BUF 122C, which first entered service with Southdown in 1965. Decorated in the classic livery, numbered 122 and shown working on route 18 to Brighton. Each model will be issued a numbered certificate in a unique Southdown ticket design.

This model is priced £32.95 and is available to buy now from Bachmann stockists!

EFE Bachmann Special - 35308 36' Leyland Leopard Southdown

We have been asked by Bachmann Europe Plc to produce a new exclusive model, which will be available solely from Bachmann Stockists. 

Southdown Motor Service celebrates its centenary this year, to mark this we have produced a certificated model of a preserved Leyland Leopard in the classic cream and green Southdown livery. We think this model will be a must have for all fans of historic buses, The Southdown Company, and model bus collecting.

Image Source: Solenteer on Flikr

Southdown Motor Service LTD was created in 1915 amidst the turbulence of WWI, it was formed by the joining of three major operators: Worthing Motor Services, London & South Coast Haulage Co and the country services of the Brighton, Hove & Preston United Omnibus Co.

Over the following years, Southdown acquired many other smaller companies, which brought a diverse collection of vehicles into their fleet, though from the start they showed a preference for buses of Leyland manufacture, which would last until their acquisition in 1969 by the state-owned National Bus Company.Today Southdown lives on as part of the Stagecoach group, which still runs the Portsmouth to Brighton 700 ‘Coastline’ route and still uses some of Southdown’s original depots.

Southdown is remembered for many things, leading the field in British and Continental coach tours, their network of express services from London to the coastal towns of Hampshire and Sussex, but mostly for their fleet of pristine ‘cars’ decorated in a distinctive apple green and cream livery, which left a lasting impression on locals and holidaymakers alike.

35308 - 36' BET 6 Bay Leyland Leopard - Southdown

Our model depicts the preserved 36’ Marshal bodied Leyland Leopard BUF 122C, which first entered service with Southdown in 1965. Decorated in the classic livery, numbered 122 and shown working on route 18 to Brighton. Each model will be issued a numbered certificate in a unique Southdown Ticket design.

This model is priced £32.95 and is available to pre-order now from Bachmann stockists!

August Releases - In The Shops

Available from Exclusive First Editions stockists now!

38112 - Bristol VRT - Western National

This Bristol VRT adds to our Western National fleet of models in their traditional Tilling green and cream colours. Registered OTA 293G, fleet number 1059 operates route 7 to Mount Batten, Plymouth. RRP £32.50

23804 - Alexander Atlantean - Gateshead District

It has been some time since Gateshead District’s green and cream colours have graced our models. Registered CCN 334C, fleet number 134, our Alexander Atlantean operates route 7 to Fawdon via Tyne Bridge.RRP £32.50

38113 - Bristol VRT 2 - Southdown

Following the demand for our previously released Southdown VRT is fleet number 507 which could possibly be another sellout. Registered TCD 507J it is on route 319 to Tunbridge Wells. 

RRP £32.50

Upcoming Releases - May 2014

Exclusive First Editions are pleased to be able to publish the latest pre-production shots of our upcoming releases for May 2014.

17229 - Leyland National Mk 1 Long - Konectbus

Registration number UFX 852S, fleet number 152. Operates route 17 to Dereham.

Scheduled For an August Release 

31512 - RM Routemaster - London Transport

Registration number VLT 60, fleet number RM 60. Works route 47 to Monument. Scheduled For a July Release    

36707 - SLF Dart Series 2 One Door - Bus Eireann 

Registration number OO-D-89232, fleet number DPC 12. Works route 8 to Mervue, Radharc Na Mara.  Scheduled For a July Release 

37602 - AEC Ergo 2 Axle Flatbed - London Brick Company 

Registration number CMB 242C, fleet number H I. 

Scheduled For an August Release

38113 - Bristol VRT 2 - Southdown

Registration number TCD 507J, fleet number 507. Working route 319 to Tunbridge Wells.

Scheduled For a July Release 

23805 - Alexander Atlantean - Glasgow P.T.E. 

Registration number SGD 643, fleet number LA 65. Operating route 58 to Dalmuir West.
Scheduled For a July Release