Hello legends,

It's been a while!

Just a heads up - you have the rego of Torrens Transit #1131 listed as SB34DQ when it's actually SB14DQ.

Thanks,
Mitch

Going back to other body builders, I did take a ride on an Express Metro LF with Volvo BZL chassis based at Busways Penrith the other day and my oh my it rattled more than a Volgren. I managed to trace the source of the rattling to a panel at the rear and some loose pole joins near the front but ...

Does anyone know what happened to the plan that Custom had to export some trial models to the UK? I was keen on keeping an eye on it but it seems to have fizzled out since it was announced last year/the year before.

Thanks,
Mitch

And of course, I went to the airport to get some snaps. I was hoping for the QantasLink liveried Embraer, but I have since been informed that it's a Brisbane based aircraft and Hobart won't see it! :(

Qantas' VH-VZD (Boeing 737-838) gliding off the runway after operating QF999/QFA999 from Sydney ...

Spent the week in Hobart and got the chance to spend an hour in the CBD to do some gunzelling. I must say, some of the cleanest and most well-presented vehicles are in Hobart. It unfortunately looks like Flickr compresses the quality of the photo slightly when it is shared on a message board, so a ...

Fleet Lists wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 8:39 am Not the first one - see https://www.busaustralia.com/gallery/di ... ?pid=19361 and I am sure there are others.

Carbridge also have a few of them too.

Thanks,
Mitch

Hi all,

Realised that it had been a bit of time since I'd posted any kind of update to my workings with OMSI and modelling. I'd moved away from the Express because it was, like the Volgren, giving me issues. I ended up moving back to the Volgren.

Work is busy so the project is on a slow burn but ...

There was. There were already quite a few aircraft stored at ASP (notably the Silk and Fiji MAX-8s) prior to COVID. Then once Singapore and Cathay started sending their units there, it was relatively full fairly quickly.

Thanks,
Mitch

I had the same thought. But AFAIK, none of CDC Victoria's Optimus buses have that taillight set up and I would say easily 75% of their fleet pre-Optimus have those Hella/Narva light units.


VUA = United Arab Emirates (From a very brief partnership with Hafilat in 2008. There were some CR228Ls ...

I'll be intrigued to see the outcome of that ACCC submission. I know the ACCC is/was investigating Qantas because of how bought a percentage of corporate ownership of Alliance. The ACCC has the opinion that it will reduce competition because Qantas already has Qantaslink and it's huge regional ...

It's been a while since I've posted any update here. I shelved the Express for a little bit as it was giving me the absolute sh*ts but here's where I got to in the end.

https://scontent.fmel5-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/91767742_10218306167660314_5127432043587698688_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_sid=b9115d ...

Great photos.

It's good to see the ex-McHarry's CR221L is still getting around. I'd wondered what happened to those buses.

Thanks,
Mitch

Bit of an update.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200227/f0b4a2ae7bcd74a8cce70d4494d3f7ed.jpg

Playing around with a repaint I made for another bus.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200227/d65af81b54aa134e64c29a6d6a4e62ff.jpg

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200227 ...

I've had a small change of heart in terms of the bus I wanted to recreate. It's a bit "blocky" at the moment but all my blender skills are self taught, so I'm learning as I go.

https://live.staticflickr.com/4261/35812267846_f8ba154778_c.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/4257/35465007180 ...

I've definitely moved across from being a bus gunzel to an avgeek and it'd been a long time since I'd spotted at Melbourne Airport - so I thought I'd take advantage of the gorgeous blue skied afternoon that Melbourne graced us with.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49459268777_2831322de5_c.jpg ...

I’m getting the same error across both the desktop site, using the site through my phone and on Tapatalk.

Cheers,
Mitch

Ah - yes I did see that. Disappointed I missed it!

Thanks,
Mitch

I would suggest that the Mumbai flights would be a relatively successful venture for Qantas. The only direct flights between Australia and India that I know of are the two out of Melbourne and Sydney operated by Air India. Given the continued growth of India as a world powerhouse, it wouldn't ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49114485203_8432bf27af_c.jpg
Operating for China Eastern Airlines, this Shanghai Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner taxies on the final part of it's flight from Shanghai.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49115180027_d43d69c450_c.jpg
Virgin Australia's VH-YIH ...

Headed up to Sydney for a work trip and booked a late flight home on the Saturday, so I thought I'd do a little bit of plane spotting at the beach. The smoke and overcast conditions made for some interesting backdrops, but I did the best I could do.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49115183557 ...

I have always been a huge fan of the products that Express come out with.

Thanks,
Mitch

Hey all.

Quite possibly a long shot but I'm trying to recreate the Volgren CR228L bodywork for OMSI and at the moment I'm pretty much purely going off of photos I've found and a schematic of the Optimus that I've found online as well. Someone wouldn't happen to have the designs for the CR228L ...

A quick search will find you a photo.

https://twitter.com/declanmartin75/stat ... 6199491584

Thanks,
Mitch

Today saw the 104 year old A2-986 steam locomotive pass through Geelong on a tour from Sydney to Melbourne via Geelong and Ballarat. The stop in Geelong also included a trip to Drysdale for a ride on the Drysdale to Queenscliff tour railway.

Introduced in 1907, the A2 class steam locomotive served ...

Hugely popular coaches in Europe. I’d love to see the VDL Futura make its way over as well. Would definitely give the likes of Coach Design and Coach Concepts a run for their money on quality.

Thanks,
Mitch :lol:

Nothing wrong with Coach Design or Coach Concepts!

I didn’t say there was. The ...