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COLLECTION OF 3X DIE-CAST MODEL BUSES - CORGI, LLEDO, AND MODERN REPLICAS

A CHARMING ASSEMBLAGE OF THREE DIE-CAST MODEL BUSES REPRESENTING CLASSIC BRITISH AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT HERITAGE, SPANNING SEVERAL DECADES OF TOY MANUFACTURING.

COLLECTION CONTENTS:

1. CORGI BUSES IN BRITAIN - LONDON'S NEW TUBE BUS
A CORGI DIE-CAST MODEL OF LONDON'S ICONIC RED DOUBLE-DECKER BUS, PART OF THE 'BUSES IN BRITAIN' SERIES. THE MODEL FEATURES AUTHENTIC LIVERY READING 'LONDON'S NEW TUBE' WITH PERIOD-APPROPRIATE GRAPHICS. HOUSED IN ORIGINAL CORGI PACKAGING WITH PRINTED BOX DETAILING THE MODEL SPECIFICATIONS. SCALE 1:50.

2. DREAM MACHINES CLASSIC BUS - BLUE AND WHITE
A DREAM MACHINES DIE-CAST MODEL BUS IN BLUE AND WHITE LIVERY, BRANDED 'CLASSIC BUS' WITH 'TRANSPORTER' DESIGNATION. THIS MODEL DEMONSTRATES THE CLASSICAL STYLING TYPICAL OF MID-20TH CENTURY COACH DESIGN. ORIGINAL PACKAGING INTACT WITH DREAM MACHINES BRANDING AND 'METAL & PLASTIC' DESIGNATION VISIBLE. FEATURES DETAILED WINDOW GLAZING AND PROPORTIONATE BODY PANELS.

3. MODERN FUEL CELL BUS - WHITE WITH TECHNICAL GRAPHICS
A CONTEMPORARY DIE-CAST MODEL BUS FINISHED IN WHITE WITH TECHNICAL GRAPHICS READING 'FUEL CELL', 'NO EMISSION', 'HYDROGEN', 'OXYGEN', AND 'ENERGY' - REPRESENTING MODERN SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY. THIS MODEL REFLECTS 21ST-CENTURY ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT. ORIGINAL BLUE PACKAGING WITH MANUFACTURER BRANDING PRESERVED. THE LIVERY DEMONSTRATES THE EDUCATIONAL ASPECT OF MODERN TOY DESIGN, PROMOTING AWARENESS OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL .

SPECIFICATIONS:
- ALL MODELS FEATURE DIE-CAST METAL BODIES WITH PLASTIC COMPONENTS
- ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER PACKAGING PRESERVED FOR ALL FOUR MODELS
- DETAILED WINDOW GLAZING AND INTERIOR DETAIL VISIBLE ON EACH MODEL
- AUTHENTIC LIVERY AND GRAPHICS REFLECTING THEIR RESPECTIVE ERAS
- WHEELS AND CHASSIS IN WORKING CONDITION
- NO VISIBLE CRACKS, CHIPS, OR PAINT LOSS TO DIE-CAST BODIES

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
ALL FOUR MODELS REMAIN IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, HAVING BEEN STORED CAREFULLY IN THEIR ORIGINAL PACKAGING. THE BOXES SHOW MINOR CREASING AND EDGE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND STORAGE, BUT ALL MODELS THEMSELVES ARE PRISTINE AND UNPLAYED WITH. THE DIE-CAST FINISH IS BRIGHT AND UNBLEMISHED. WINDOW GLAZING IS CLEAR AND INTACT. WHEELS ROTATE FREELY. NO RESTORATION OR REPAIR EVIDENT.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE COLLECTION, SOURCED FROM VARIOUS TOY RETAILERS AND HOBBY SUPPLIERS OVER SEVERAL DECADES. EACH MODEL REPRESENTS A DIFFERENT ERA OF DIE-CAST BUS MANUFACTURING, FROM CLASSIC CORGI PRODUCTION THROUGH TO MODERN EDUCATIONAL MODELS PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT.

COLLECTOR APPEAL:
THIS COLLECTION APPEALS TO MULTIPLE COLLECTOR DEMOGRAPHICS: CORGI ENTHUSIASTS SEEKING BRITISH TRANSPORT HERITAGE MODELS, DIE-CAST VEHICLE COLLECTORS PURSUING COMPREHENSIVE BUS COLLECTIONS, AND THOSE INTERESTED IN THE EVOLUTION OF TOY DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING FROM THE 1980S THROUGH THE 2000S. THE INCLUSION OF A MODERN FUEL-CELL BUS MODEL PROVIDES CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT TO THE COLLECTING HOBBY, DEMONSTRATING HOW TOY MANUFACTURERS HAVE ADAPTED TO REFLECT REAL-WORLD TRANSPORT INNOVATION.

Item Size: Height: 30cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

548752+99


Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia




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Auction Date:
31-Jul-2026 06:00
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