The Model Buses of Adam Floyd (1/2)

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Adam Floyd, 'Tinglewick Bus Station': The hub of QuicksilveR's activities, with a cross-section of vehicles. On the left is an East Yorkshire Paramount, 147 (39EYD), on the X10 service (Tinglewick-Hull), jointly operated with QuicksilveR. Next is QuicksilveR's Dennis Dart/Reeve Burgess Pointer, 'Tina Turner' (J854PUD) in a Red Arrows all-over-advertising livery, on route 677 to Pickering (Original Omnibus Company model). Alongside it, is experimental Mitsubishi Fuso Citybus 'Tom Jones' (BU51NKE), used on airport services (Creative Master Northcord). The vehicle on the right is an Exclusive First Editions Renault S56/Reeve-Burgess Beaver, converted to a wheelchair-accessible bus (KAZ9862), used on 'Commutabus' dial-a-ride services, in a special livery. Photo by Andrew Goodwin, Text by Adam Floyd Adam Floyd, 'QuicksilveR': The biggest bus in my 'QuicksilveR' fleet is 108-seat, ex-Hong Kong Metrobus (E753JRP), which carries the name 'Don Felder', and is a repainted ABC model. Photo by Andrew Goodwin, Text by Adam Floyd Adam Floyd, 'QuicksilveR': The biggest bus in my 'QuicksilveR' fleet is 108-seat, ex-Hong Kong Metrobus (E753JRP), which carries the name 'Don Felder', and is a repainted ABC model. Photo by Andrew Goodwin, Text by Adam Floyd Adam Floyd: The Teamster Cruiser coach, seen at Willington, in June 2003, which has been repainted by Adam into his fictional fleet 'QuicksilveR'.
Adam Floyd: The Teamster Cruiser coach, seen at Willington, in June 2003, which has been repainted by Adam into his fictional fleet 'QuicksilveR'. Adam Floyd: QuicksilveR's '3+2'-seated school coach was a simple conversion of the EFE Plaxton Elite, so Adam tells me, and further details will appear in a forthcoming Journal. Adam Floyd: QuicksilveR's '3+2'-seated school coach was a simple conversion of the EFE Plaxton Elite, so Adam tells me, and further details will appear in a forthcoming Journal. Adam Floyd: The QuicksilveR's livery is, I think, a very striking livery, and will probably look good on any vehicle, as it does on Adam's OOC Plaxton Panorama/Bedford VAL.
Adam Floyd: The QuicksilveR's livery is, I think, a very striking livery, and will probably look good on any vehicle, as it does on Adam's OOC Plaxton Panorama/Bedford VAL. Adam Floyd: These are an interesting 'find', which, as found, are rather basic and crude model cars. They are made by Kentoys and come in a set of 4 on a rather more-detailed and acceptable transporter (except that, unfortunately, its scale does not match the cars, and is larger than 4mm scale, anyway!), and all for less than a fiver. I wouldn't like to guess at the prototypes, but they are mostly 'chunky' American-style vehicles (as popularised by 'young mums' on the school run - you know, 4WD, cow-bars, etc), and I understand that there are at least 20 different types to be collected, including the VW New Beetle. Adam has spotted that the scale of the cars is close to 4mm, and that careful cleaning-up and detail-painting of the crude raw materials can produce most acceptable additions to his private hire fleets, and I was most impressed. The 'pick-up' truck, in the centre, makes a nice depot 'run-about', especially with a couple of bus tyres, in the back! Adam Floyd: These are an interesting 'find', which, as found, are rather basic and crude model cars. They are made by Kentoys and come in a set of 4 on a rather more-detailed and acceptable transporter (except that, unfortunately, its scale does not match the cars, and is larger than 4mm scale, anyway!), and all for less than a fiver. I wouldn't like to guess at the prototypes, but they are mostly 'chunky' American-style vehicles (as popularised by 'young mums' on the school run - you know, 4WD, cow-bars, etc), and I understand that there are at least 20 different types to be collected, including the VW New Beetle. Adam has spotted that the scale of the cars is close to 4mm, and that careful cleaning-up and detail-painting of the crude raw materials can produce most acceptable additions to his private hire fleets, and I was most impressed. The 'pick-up' truck, in the centre, makes a nice depot 'run-about', especially with a couple of bus tyres, in the back! The most unusual double-decker in my Quicksilver fleet is former Bus Eireann Bombardier UVV745Y, 'Gerry Rafferty' (built from the Ryanbus resin kit). Completely fanciful of course, as no operator in their right mind would buy a Bombardier! Adam Floyd
 
The Model Buses of Adam Floyd (1/2)


Adam Floyd, took 1st Prize in the AGM Modelling Competition, Junior Class, at the Bedworth AGM, in October 2002, and I look forward to seeing a lot more from this rising young star, in the future! - Ed.
 
 
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