I have just purchased a 2-model set in 1/76 scale consisting of a Routemaster and an open-top Regent painted black with CIE/Dublin Transport logos and Guinness
advertising. Were there ever real buses like this? Or is this just poetic license to sell Guniness merchandise?
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Posts: 162 11/02/2008 20:21:13 Archivist |
Absolutely and positively poetic licence!
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wyth |
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The following two models were produced around 1997. The Bedford OB coach was made by Corgi in 1:76 and 1:50 scale. The AEC ergomatic truck was made by EFE and
they intended doing more guinness vehicles until Guinness wanted large amounts of money for copyright and it wasn't feasible for EFE and that put an end to
that.
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Posts: 1317 14/08/2008 13:10:15 Expert |
Very narrow minded on the part of Guinness, considering some of the more questionable things you see in the gift shops. I don't like those Guinness double
deckers, to me they are tat. However, the Bedford OB is nice. The Bedford is based on an actual bus operated by Guinness many years ago, although it
wasn't a Duple body, but rather a more austere looking bus bodied version. The Ergomatic truck I believe is based on a truck that operated in the UK,
although no such truck operated in Ireland. I am open to correction on that. A Guinness truck with the crates of kegs would be a really nice model, now!
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