Bus Collector

[sw4400]

Does anyone know if you can get the following CTA Buses in Die-Cast scale? 1/43, 1/24, or 1/18 scale is ok.

• Flyer D901
  
• M.A.N. Americana
  
• TMC RTS
  
• Flxible Metro(5300 &6000) Series
  
• New Flyer DLF
  
• NOVABus LFS
  

[venom_20]

I have a little question that's off topic. Does anyone know what only bus that HotWheels had in it's collection? Totally trivial. Hint: they portayed it as a school bus.

[RIPTA42]

Royal Coach produced, of all things, a CTA Orion V. I'm not sure if the Road Champs die-cast Flxibles ever came in CTA colors; if they did, it would have had wrong taillights.

Hot Wheels made an RTS-03 that came in three varieties: school bus, transit bus, and transit bus with graffiti. They also came out with a customized Crown(?) Old Look school bus about two years ago. Matchbox has made a couple of London double-deckers, and I've seen Majorette Neoplans from Europe.

[venom_20]

dam, i didn't think that anyone would get that. Oh well, I was really talking about the rts-03, so you had it right. Plus, I wanna see the crown(?) that you're talking about.

[inkybus]

I would go for any 1:18 scale buses...

[RailBus63]

I'm not sure if the Road Champs die-cast Flxibles ever came in CTA colors; if they did, it would have had wrong taillights.

Yes, Road Champs did issue a Flxible Metro in CTA colors. I'm not sure how accurate the fleet number or other details are, but it looks nice.

Jim

[RailBus63]

I found my Road Champs CTA bus. It looks pretty good, but there are a few discrepancies. First, it should be noted that all Road Champs Flxibles have a Sutrak-type air conditioner on the roof, which obviously CTA's buses do not have. The logos and the stripes on the side and around the back look good, but the front and back doors are all black (typical of Road Champs bus models with the black windows). Also, there is no red around the front headlights.

The bus is numbered 5741, but the number only appears on the back. The destination sign in front reads '125 WATERTOWER', and there is a '125' in the route number indicator box in the back. Sorry - I don't have a digital camera or I'd take a picture and post it here.

Jim

[Buslover88]

Where can you get this for me? I need In Playmobil:

TMC RTS (4400 Series)

Flxible Metro(5300 & 6000) Series

New Flyer DLF (5900) Series

NOVABus LFS (6400-6708) Series

NABI (7500-7620) Series

I need this from my Bus Fleet. If you can't get them, that's okay. I'll get a picture of a 8000's (What I call them) Volo

[RIPTA42]

Where can you get this for me? I need In Playmobil:

TMC RTS (4400 Series)

Flxible Metro(5300 & 6000) Series

New Flyer DLF (5900) Series

NOVABus LFS (6400-6708) Series

NABI (7500-7620) Series

Except for the Road Champs Flxible Jim described, none of those exist.

[RIPTA42]

Royal Coach produced, of all things, a CTA Orion V...

I'll try to get a picture of it up. The headsign says "66 CHICAGO," and the side destination sign reads "08 CHICAGO" (??). In the meantime, here's the prototype...

[Buslover88]

Then again, I could just make my Fleet out of Cardboard. :-(

[RailBus63]

I'll try to get a picture of it up. The headsign says "66 CHICAGO," and the side destination sign reads "08 CHICAGO" (??). In the meantime, here's the prototype...

Heh. What movie did that bus appear in?

JD

[RIPTA42]

Damn, you're good. It's Oakville Transit 903, and if you look closely, you can see the outline of NYCTA decals. There's a partial list of movies and commercials that have used Oakville buses and lots of photos at Felix Tse's Greater Toronto Bus Page at NA Transit.

[RailBus63]

The funny thing is, that barely-visible NYCT logo was apparently supposed to be a Chicago bus!

[RIPTA42]

You're right; it is the "TCA" logo under the white wrap.

I guess if we still had interurbans running over the 'L' into Waukegam and Aurora, it could have been the Illinois Transit Authority...

[geneking7320]

The funny thing is, that barely-visible NYCT logo was apparently supposed to be a Chicago bus!

I think the above picture makes a decent argument for the CTA to get rid of the gray "rocker panel" on its buses.

[RailBus63]

I think the above picture makes a decent argument for the CTA to get rid of the gray "rocker panel" on its buses.

And replace the red, white and blue with classic CTA green while you're at it. Too many cities have gone RWB. There's a precedent for this - for its new and rebuilt buses Boston's MBTA has returned to its full yellow band first introduced in 1972.

Jim

[jesi2282]

Hey Guys, I have found what I think is a model of a New Flyer[5800] model bus on eBay, there is a bunch of them on sale, there about $30.00.

[RailBus63]

Those are the Road Champs Flxible Metro buses described above.

When they were new, I remember seeing tons of these buses for three and four bucks at toy stores and drug stores - sure wish now that I had picked up a bunch of them back then!

Jim

[CTA 9537]

http://cgi.ebay.com/CTA-Low-Floor-Model-Bu...1QQcmdZViewItem Here is the liknk to the bus you are talking about jesi2282 you are right its looks like a 5800.

[Busjack]

The maker's link indicates that he has a generic NABI CNG model that he paints with various logos, even if the transit authority (CTA, NYCTA) doesn't use them.

[RIPTA42]

Royal Coach also makes an RTS in CTA colors, but it's an RTS-04/06, not an RTS-08.

[RIPTA42]

I just picked up an HO-scale MAN SL202 by Wiking. It isn't identical to the Americana - it's slightly longer, has a rear window, non-opening side windows, wide center door, and European-style headlamps - but would make a pretty easy conversion for someone who is talented with modelling putty.

[MetroShadow]

Now how in the world did you pick up a MAN bus?

For me personally, i picked up a NABI CTA and a NABI Pace Bus. The NABI is designed to look like a New Flyer, but I can tell the differences.

[RIPTA42]

Now how in the world did you pick up a MAN bus?

I didn't; I picked up a model of one. A whole bus would be too heavy.