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11/08/2023 9:28 pm
Dear friends,
here are the first photos of the GM-PD-4107 coach prototype that I have just got today.
Of course, there are lots of things to improve, but I'm very happy with this first step.
The model is 1/43 diecast, not resin.
11/08/2023 9:44 pm
That looks great, even at this early stage ! The big GMC bus is a real classic.
100Ford2003 and John Kuvakas reacted
11/08/2023 11:24 pm
That looks great, even at this early stage ! The big GMC bus is a real classic.
+1
100Ford2003 and John Kuvakas reacted
12/08/2023 12:26 am
Nice, bus folks kick named this one the buffalo bus.
This post was modified 9 months ago by John Quilter
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
John Kuvakas and 100Ford2003 reacted
12/08/2023 5:39 am
Nice, bus folks kick named this one the buffalo bus.
I'm from Buffalo, NY John. Any story behind that nickname ?Â
SteveÂ
John Kuvakas reacted
12/08/2023 5:55 am
Well, this is cool but direct from left field, right?  I mean, who was expecting Goldvarg to reveal a 1/43 diecast GM bus?  Not me!  😯 😲Â
12/08/2023 8:16 am
@chris, Sergio announced them last year. They go hand in hand with some of his airline-branded vehicles and police cars.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
12/08/2023 8:33 am
@jkuvakas ...forgive me, I'm just a simple caveman. 😔 😔 😔  I'm NOT a huge 1/43 collector (..owning only about 75 models ) nor do I follow/collect "the scale"  like I do with 1/18 or 1/64.
Karl Schnelle and 100Ford2003 reacted
12/08/2023 10:20 am
@chris, not a problem. 1/43 will gradually consume your life. It creeps up on your like age. One day, you look up and see you're surrounded by 1/43 models and say, "How did I get here?"
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
12/08/2023 10:27 am
@chris, not a problem. 1/43 will gradually consume your life. It creeps up on your like age. One day, you look up and see you're surrounded by 1/43 models and say, "How did I get here?"
LOL....AMEN to that!
Christopher Moroni and 100Ford2003 reacted
12/08/2023 11:03 am
Would be an excellent addition to the range.
12/08/2023 11:13 am
I love busses and have a few 1/64 and 1/43 scale examples. The only problem I have is space as they do require more room than the average car model.
Christopher Moroni and Ed Davis reacted
12/08/2023 11:51 am
Nice, bus folks kick named this one the buffalo bus.
I'm from Buffalo, NY John. Any story behind that nickname ?Â
SteveÂ
I think it is due to the hump in the front of the roof roughly resembling the shoulders of a buffalo.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
12/08/2023 2:23 pm
And here's another GM bus used by Greyhound, a PD4106, built from 1960 to '65. Powered by a Detroit Diesel 8V-71 with a four speed manual gearbox.  This model is almost solid cast resin, found at a toy/model show decades ago. Casting accuracy was quite good but was painted all silver, windows and all, no maker shown. I painted and decaled in Greyhound livery for a pretty fair representation of this Greyhound coach.
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John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
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