Trux Merc Mk II models
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Trux Merc Mk II models
To be released late this year, there will be 2 different models.
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I cant wait
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I can't wait to see a photo of this bus on the Trux website!
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I wonder if the liveries are UTA/STA corporate
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I can see that over time they could be produced in all past PTC/UTA/STA liveries, as well as a few privates.
Shouldn't be too hard to turn a Mk 2 into into a Mk 3, just to keep the lines rolling.
Shouldn't be too hard to turn a Mk 2 into into a Mk 3, just to keep the lines rolling.
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OOOOOOOOOOO
AEC Decker will be in line for several PTC/UTA/STA examples.
AEC Decker will be in line for several PTC/UTA/STA examples.
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Probably isn't so hard to modify the castings for any O305 body given they all look 95% the same anyway. Suppose it depends on how much interest they get with the Sydney ones.
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Good news to see a new tooling of a classic. They will be able to do a fair amount of these. I was hoping for a denning landseer or a domino tourmaster though, maybe next year.....
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I think coaches have had a good run and the need for route buses is just as high.aussie_ozfire wrote:Good news to see a new tooling of a classic. They will be able to do a fair amount of these. I was hoping for a denning landseer or a domino tourmaster though, maybe next year.....
I still am eager to see a Fuji artic model, it may not be an Aussie built bus but they were seen in a few states and in a large variety of liveries.
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I can't wait!!!! I'm interested in seeing which liveries they come in.
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I wonder if they will do any Perth units with the air cooling pods on top that we have had.
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Doing a Perth one would be just like doing an Adelaide one, it will require re-tooling from the Sydney one.Transperthpaperbus wrote:I wonder if they will do any Perth units with the air cooling pods on top that we have had.
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The three faces (phases?) of the Perth O305:
VOeV:
STUeLB:
NFI:
Later changed to....
With thanks to perthbus.info
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VOeV:
STUeLB:
NFI:
Later changed to....
With thanks to perthbus.info
Cheers!
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Where is 444 now?
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That #444 is one strange looking vehicle Doesn't look so strange in the newer livery
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444 was last seen at the Auctioneers... Seemed like a failed motorhome conversion. Dunno whether it is still there...
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444 was built to the Alusüisse Design. It was assembled by Howard Porter.
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And here you go ! Pics up on the trax site now. STA rt 510, and sydney explorer. I like !
http://www.topgear.com.au/product.php?product_id=645
http://www.topgear.com.au/product.php?product_id=644
http://www.topgear.com.au/product.php?product_id=645
http://www.topgear.com.au/product.php?product_id=644
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What's with the funny desto on 1951 "....via ALL STOPS"
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Looks very good!
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more like a toy than a model...damn. There is a market out there for anyone that wants to do this model properly!
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Trux Merc Mk II models
The pictures shown would be the pre production models, obviously the final production of the model hasn't arrived yet.....
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I don't think they are pre production samples. So where are front mirrors? (That reeally distracts from models), or at least something that looks like a mirror.
And the mistakes in the model are?
Is it more, or do the route numbers seem a bit small?
And the mistakes in the model are?
Is it more, or do the route numbers seem a bit small?
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