A01=Simon Stanford
Author_Simon Stanford
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=NHTB
Category=NL-HB
Category=NL-WC
Category=WCW
COP=United Kingdom
Cultural History
Discount=15
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Format=BC
Format_Paperback
History & Criticism
HMM=234
IMPN=Amberley Publishing
ISBN13=9781445685472
Language_English
Memorabilia
Models
Models & Model-Making
PA=Available
PD=20191115
POP=Chalford
Price_€10 to €20
PS=Active
PUB=Amberley Publishing
Scaled Models
Social & Cultural Anthropology
Social History
Subject=Antiques & Collectables
Subject=History
WG=290
WMM=165
Product details
- ISBN 9781445685472
- Format: Paperback
- Weight: 290g
- Dimensions: 165 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 15 Nov 2019
- Publisher: Amberley Publishing
- Publication City/Country: Chalford, GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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The first diecast model buses date back more than sixty years, manufactured by well-known names like Lesney, Corgi and Dinky. Few buses and coaches were initially produced, and early models were treated primarily as simple toys for children. The idea of collecting and preserving these models became more popular in the 1980s as Exclusive First Editions began to enter the market, and early models are today highly sought-after. Today, many magazines, clubs and events exist as the hobby is thriving.
Here, Simon Stanford takes a look at model bus collecting over the years and shows the wide variety of models on offer.
Simon Stanford has been a bus and coach enthusiast since his days as a child accompanying his father on excursions around Sussex. Nearly forty years later and he is still a part of the industry and enjoys sharing his memories and photographs. He also started collecting model buses and coaches in the mid-eighties when EFE produced their first Harrington coach in Southdown Livery. His collection has grown to around a thousand, most still in their boxes, and he also runs TauntonModelWorld.com.
