Y182 BGB in both Hutchison of Overtown & First Glasgow liveries. 1:76 scale, Code 3 EFE models.
Front View of both 182 models. The FirstBus fleet number - 66282 can be prominently seen.
Y182 BGB, currently in preservation and stored at the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust (GVVT) in Bridgeton, was delivered new to Hutchison of Overtown, a well respected independent bus & coach operator serving Lanarkshire, Glasgow and offering Scottish, UK and European tours. In 2007, with the owner deciding to retire, Hutchison’s operations, depot, vehicle and many staff passed into the ownership of First Glasgow/Lanarkshire. 182 was one of those vehicles, and was quickly repainted into the standard First Barbie livery.
Both of these 1:76 scale, Code 3, Exclusive First Editions (EFE) models are my own work and represent both periods of 182’s operational life. On the left, as it was when in service with Hutchison’s, wearing the special Golden Jubilee livery worn by 181 & 182, both Wright Renowns, and by the Wright Solars in the fleet. This model has undergone full exterior paint stripping and repaint, with custom transfers applied. The interior has been appropriately decorated, the seats given a grey moquette with multi colour stripes and yellow safety bars & grab rails. Interior signage has been painted also. The model has recently been completed with the application of correct Vehicle Registration Mark plates bearing “Y182 BGB”, and exterior mirrors have been reapplied. The bus has the recognisable Hutchison’s “Buggy Bus” signage to the windscreen and on windows to the near and offsides. Strathclyde Passenger Transport Zonecard pennants are also insitu, and the destination display shows Service 2 for the hometown of Overtown.
On the right is a representation of 182’s later life, following the First Glasgow takeover. The model wears the standard FirstBus “Barbie” livery, with only minor exterior changes made these being - the mirrors being painted yellow and correct VRM plates and fleet numbers (66282) applied. The interior has undergone similar changes to the real bus, with the seating moquette changed to the standard FirstBus purple, while maintaining the yellow safety bars/grab rails. A “bus stopping” display screen has been painted on, alongside generic onboard signage and a Welcome Aboard FirstBus sign on the drivers cab door. The cab door has also gained a plastic bandit screen, with a second plastic screen for passengers placed behind the main door in front of the first seat. This screen also has a “no smoking” sign attached. The destination board displays Service 240 for Lanark via Wishaw.
Y182 BGB in both Hutchison of Overtown & First Glasgow liveries. 1:76 scale, Code 3 EFE models.
Front View of both 182 models. The FirstBus fleet number - 66282 can be prominently seen.
Y182 BGB, currently in preservation and stored at the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust (GVVT) in Bridgeton, was delivered new to Hutchison of Overtown, a well respected independent bus & coach operator serving Lanarkshire, Glasgow and offering Scottish, UK and European tours. In 2007, with the owner deciding to retire, Hutchison’s operations, depot, vehicle and many staff passed into the ownership of First Glasgow/Lanarkshire. 182 was one of those vehicles, and was quickly repainted into the standard First Barbie livery.
Both of these 1:76 scale, Code 3, Exclusive First Editions (EFE) models are my own work and represent both periods of 182’s operational life. On the left, as it was when in service with Hutchison’s, wearing the special Golden Jubilee livery worn by 181 & 182, both Wright Renowns, and by the Wright Solars in the fleet. This model has undergone full exterior paint stripping and repaint, with custom transfers applied. The interior has been appropriately decorated, the seats given a grey moquette with multi colour stripes and yellow safety bars & grab rails. Interior signage has been painted also. The model has recently been completed with the application of correct Vehicle Registration Mark plates bearing “Y182 BGB”, and exterior mirrors have been reapplied. The bus has the recognisable Hutchison’s “Buggy Bus” signage to the windscreen and on windows to the near and offsides. Strathclyde Passenger Transport Zonecard pennants are also insitu, and the destination display shows Service 2 for the hometown of Overtown.
On the right is a representation of 182’s later life, following the First Glasgow takeover. The model wears the standard FirstBus “Barbie” livery, with only minor exterior changes made these being - the mirrors being painted yellow and correct VRM plates and fleet numbers (66282) applied. The interior has undergone similar changes to the real bus, with the seating moquette changed to the standard FirstBus purple, while maintaining the yellow safety bars/grab rails. A “bus stopping” display screen has been painted on, alongside generic onboard signage and a Welcome Aboard FirstBus sign on the drivers cab door. The cab door has also gained a plastic bandit screen, with a second plastic screen for passengers placed behind the main door in front of the first seat. This screen also has a “no smoking” sign attached. The destination board displays Service 240 for Lanark via Wishaw.