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Produced by Bill Aggio Creative
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SUPERBLY DETAILED, STRICTLY LIMITED, DIECAST REPLICAS
IN 1:24 SCALE FOR ADULT COLLECTORS.
CUV 217C: The Last Routemaster
On December 9th 2005, the Routemaster finally disappeared
from regular service in London, after more than 50 years of
active service. Although several vehicles were in service that
day, the officially designated ‘last’ Routemaster was RM2217
which operated on Route 159 between Streatham and Marble
Arch. Sun Star model 2914 replicates RM2217 exactly as it ran
its last journey. A limited number of Routemasters continues
to operate on so-called Heritage Routes as can be seen from
the advertisements on RM2217.
Printed in China SSBUS/08
Features:
• Opening bonnet with authentic replica engine
• Detailed driver's cab
• Detailed interior with individual, decorated seats
• Poseable wheels
• Detailed chassis
• Limited Edition with numbered certificate
Agent in Europe
SUN STAR MODELS
EUROPE LTD.
The Old Vicarage,
Great Easton,
LE16 8SX.
T: (44) 01536-772-490
F: (44) 01536-772-491
E: [email protected]
Agent in America
SUN STAR DIE-CAST INC.
20533 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 477,
Aventura, FL 33180, U.S.A.
T: 305-651-6249
F: 877-651-5537
E: [email protected]
www.sunstartoys.com
The majority of models photographed in this
catalogue are hand-finished prototypes and due
to printing process limitations colours may vary.
Final factory finished models will be superior.
Agent in Japan
SUN STAR JAPAN CO., LTD.
DAIICHINAGAOKA, Building
2F, 2-13-8
HACCHOBORI CHUO-KU,
TOKYO, JAPAN.
T: 03-3523-6825
F: 03-3523-6826
E: [email protected]
W: sunstarjapan.com
Manufactured by
SUN STAR MODELS
DEVELOPMENT LTD.
Rua Luis G. Gomes No 14,
Edif. Keng Sau 2 Andar F,
MACAU.
T: (853) 2870-1399
F: (853) 2870-1397
E: [email protected]
The right is reserved to improve and amend
specifications in colours and materials, and to
change or withdraw items in this collection
without notice.
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Sun Star continues its innovative series of authentic 1:24 scale buses.
As promised last year, we are now starting to
trace the history of one of the most famous and
popular London double-deckers; the RT. Our
first RT model was RT113, a 1939 2RT2 model
in wartime livery. Our series continues with
three new models. RT10, one of the original
150 2RT2’s, is modelled, as it was in 1946 in
the post-war red and cream livery. RT36, one of
the last 2RT2’s in passenger operation, will be
replicated as it was in 1955, in the green and
cream livery of the Country Area, whilst
RT402 is our first 3RT3 model with the
revised cab, 4 ventilation louvres, single front
roofbox and revised destination blind boxes.
Our Bedford OB coach series will feature two early 1949 coaches. Our exciting new
model of Southdown Motor Services Fleet Number 70 is bound to be a big success, not
only because of the popularity of this operator, but
also because it will be the first ever authentic model
in any scale of one of the two Bedford OB’s
operated by Southdown by truly replicating in the
finest detail all the features of this early 1949
vehicle without any concession due to
compromises made in tooling design. Our model of
Royal Blue Fleet Number 580 also shows the
advantage of avoiding the use of generic tooling by
reproducing all the minutes details of the original
vehicle. Finally, our replica of Southern National Fleet Number 1340 is the
first example of the late 1949 Bedford OB with its revised front and rear bumpers, rear
indicators and luggage doors.
Finally, Sun Star bids its own farewell to the iconic Routemaster with the final model in its
Routemaster series, RM2217 - CUV 217C:The Last Routemaster.
All Sun Star 1:24 scale bus models are strictly limited editions with
numbered certificates.
Features:
• Opening bonnet with authentic replica engine
• Detailed driver's cab with opening door
• Opening passenger windows
• Detailed interior with individual, decorated seats
• Poseable wheels
• Detailed chassis
• Limited Edition with numbered certificate
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1946 RT10 - FXT 185
RT10 entered service in May 1940 at the Chelverton
Road garage and was then transferred in December
1940 to Putney.We have modelled RT10 as it was in
1946, having been painted in the new red and cream
livery which was almost exactly the same as the
original RT1 prototype and which would be adopted
as the standard livery for STL’s and new and overhauled RT’s for the next four years. By this time, an
off-side headlight had been incorporated into the
body below the driver’s window.
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Features:
• Opening bonnet with authentic replica engine
• Detailed driver's cab with opening door
• Opening passenger windows
• Detailed interior with individual, decorated seats
• Poseable wheels
• Detailed chassis
• Limited Edition with numbered certificate
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RT 2922
1955 RT36 - FXT 211
The last of the pre-war 2RT2’s were withdrawn from
passenger service on May 31st 1955. Most of them
stayed with London Transport as driver training or staff
transport vehicles. However, on Country Bus Route
327, which was operated out of Hertford garage, there
was a bridge at Broxbourne which had a weight-carrying
restriction which would not allow a standard post-war
RT3 with a full load of passengers to cross over it. In
the absence of any suitable STL’s, RT36 was one of only
seven 2RT2’s to be re-painted in the green and cream
livery of the Country Area and to re-enter passenger
service on June 1st 1955, where it stayed until August
31st 1957 before final withdrawal when the bridge had
been strengthened. Our model replicates RT36 during
its operation on 327.
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Features:
• Opening bonnet with authentic replica engine
• Detailed driver's cab with opening door
• Opening passenger windows
• Detailed interior with individual, decorated seats
• Poseable wheels
• Detailed chassis
• Limited Edition with numbered certificate
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RT 2923
1947 RT402 - HLX 219
In 1947, manufacture of the first post-war RT’s started and
on Saturday May 10th of that year, RT402 was the first of
them to enter service, operating out of the Leyton garage
on Route 10.This Weymann-bodied vehicle is a 3RT3 and
incorporates all the characteristics this body. Externally, the
cab windows were revised and the ventilation louvres were
reduced in number. Furthermore, the rear off-side body
panel in front of the rear wheel arch no longer curved
inwards. In terms of Route information, a Route number
plate was added to the front near-side pillar and one above
the front near-side window was removed, the front
destination blind box was re-located below the Via box and
the rear roofbox has been omitted. Internally, the fare
chart moved to the off-side bulkhead, just above the
off-side longitudinal bench seat, and a bell cord was added.
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1949 Bedford OB Duple Vista –
Southdown Motor Services Ltd No.70 : JCD370
JCD370 was one of two Bedford OB’s delivered new to Southdown
Motor Services in the spring of 1949. As with all early 1949 OB’s, the
characteristic chrome ‘flash’ along the sides had been
re-introduced after the austerity of the
1948 models, as were the chrome
over-riders on the front bumpers.
At the rear, the luggage
compartment had a T-key
lock, the operator’s panel
beneath the rear window
was cream and the rear
bumper was the early thin
type since the deeper
bumper with the
Bedford-Duple wording
was only introduced later
that year.
Features:
• Opening bonnet with detailed engine
• Sliding roof and entrance door
• Operating trafficators
• Opening emergency door with First Aid kit
• Individually decorated seats, 27 or 29 configuration
• Overhead luggage racks
• Detailed dashboard and instruments
• Posable front wheels
• Detailed chassis
• Clock and mirrors at front of passenger compartment
• Window winders
• Ashtrays in the seat backs
• Limited Edition with numbered certificate
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1949 Bedford OB Duple Vista –
Royal Blue No.580 : HOD120
Royal Blue was the brand for the coaches operated by Southern and Western
National. Originally, all vehicles were operated by the owning companies in
their cream and green liveries before being repainted in the Royal Blue
colours. HOD120 was an early 1949 vehicle, operated by Southern National
and based at Swanage in Dorset, Although as Fleet Number 580 it was
numerically Royal Blue’s first Bedford OB, it was not actually repainted and
transferred until May 1955, the first Royal Blue OB’s having been 587 and 590
which had been repainted in June 1953. At the same time as the change in
livery, the seating configuration was also changed, from 29 seats to 27,
although the seat moquette remained unchanged from the original Southern
National material.
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1949 Bedford OB Duple Vista –
Southern National No.1430 : LTA906
LTA906 is a late 1949 OB with the deeper rear
bumper in the center of which is the Bedford Duple
logo. Also at the rear, LTA906 has the revised ‘flashing
arrow’ indicators and the central chrome handle on
the luggage compartment, which replaced the earlier
T-key lock. At the front, it has the simpler bumper
where the chromed over-riders have been replaced
with chromed decorative strips.
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