Busch New Items 2005

[BillC]

Busch has announced very few new auto models for 2005. There may be other models in the works, but there is nothing definite on them yet.

Here is what is being announced as new tooling:
43000 Toyota Land Cruiser J40 (delayed from 2004)
44500 American Bus, Green (delayed from 2004)
44501 American Bus, Red (delayed from 2004)
44502 American Bus, Los Angeles RTD Line 35 (delayed from 2004)
49225 Audi A4 Sedan CMD (previous promotional model)
49275 Audi A4 Avant CMD (previous promotional model)
49655 Audi A6 Avant CMD (previous promotional model)
49805 Mercedes-Benz M-Class (2005)

[stanhas87]

Dear Sirs:

Hmmm.....well, that is better than nothing. To be seen as the year goes by.

[Albert]

Well it is better to announce a few number of news and release them that announce a lot and delay them.

The pictures of the new M Class are beauty.

[h0collector]

I'm very, very disappointed by Busch so far this year .
There are no real new models (toolings) at all, those few mentioned are all announced/made in 2004, including the Audis which have been supplied to German Audi dealers.
We may hope for some good news during the Speilwarenmesse, but I don't expect much......

By the way, I have sent a lot of e-mails to Busch with suggestions for new models/variations, including pictures, drawings etc. I have not even got a reply from them, so it seems that they are really not interested in suggestions from customers - again very disappointing, Busch !
I have also mailed suggestions to other companies (Athearn, Classic Metal Works) but no response from them either

[stanhas87]

Bjarte said:

I'm very, very disappointed by Busch so far this year .
There are no real new models (toolings) at all,(

Dear Sirs:

To me Busch is facing a cycle that at times occurs at the modeling industry: at one year,several releases and/or announcements and at the next things quiet down. To be quite frank,Busch been a busy bee lately; perhaps may be time to slow down a bit - not that I wish it. I would like to hear that they intend to mold the Dodge Magnum (is a cop car,don't it?) and/or the Lum.....er,Impala.Of course,my stronger wish goes with the Magnum. Or hell,even a Chrysler 300 will be fine!

Anyway,back to business: is to be seen what they have in mind. Who knows? A big surprise or two by mid-year.

And Bjarte: no major modelmaker that I know responds promptly to letters,unless you had a different experience with someone else.

[BillC]

Bjarte said:

We may hope for some good news during the Speilwarenmesse, but I don't expect much......

What I reported is what will be on display at Spielwarenmesse. There will be various existing models in new decorations, which I will list as soon as I can, but no other new models.

There is at least one more new model of which I am aware of to be announced later this year. I am hoping to hear of others later, but there is no guarantee.

By the way, I have sent a lot of e-mails to Busch with suggestions for new models/variations, including pictures, drawings etc. I have not even got a reply from them, so it seems that they are really not interested in suggestions from customers - again very disappointing, Busch !

I have also mailed suggestions to other companies (Athearn, Classic Metal Works) but no response from them either.

Thanks to the marvel of e-mail, the model companies receive hundreds, if not thousands of helpful suggestions from the public (including no shortage of ideas from me). I would imagine that every vehicle ever made has been suggested at one time or another.

The fact is that there is not enough time to respond to every e-mail, so most companies simply do not answer them.

The best way to get an answer is to write a real letter, send it with drawings and photos to the company. This is no guarantee, but it has usually produced at least a "thank you for your suggestion; it has been referred to our product planning department in Smolensk" letter.

Recipe for a suggestion that might inspire interest:

1. There is no competing model, not even a bad one or a discontinued one.
2. Likely to be popular in Germany (80-90% of sales of Brekina, Busch, Herpa, Rietze, Roco and Wiking models come from Germany and Austria).
3. Capable of being reissued in a variety of decorations or as a fire brigade, police or similar vehicle.
4. Is not a product of Chrysler, Ford or GM or any of their subsidiaries (Jaguar, Land Rover, Opel, Saab or Volvo) or, if it is, is over 30 years old. This is not an absolute, but licensing an American-owned brand can be a problem for German companies.

Bill C.

[h0collector]

Dear Nick, BillC - you are probably right about the fact that the major model makers receives a large number of suggestions for new models, and it is therefore difficult, maybe even impossible to follow up all these inputs. On the other hand, in these computer times, it should not be difficult to make a standard e-mail reply to all received mails, saying something like "We thank you for your (mail) with suggestions/variations" etc. etc.
I tought any company, large or small, would appreciate inputs/feedback from their customers, altough only a minor number of the suggested models will see the day-light.

My suggestions to Busch this year are more or less based on excisting models:
1977-78 Dodge Monaco and Plymouth Fury station wagons. This will require a new mold for the body + rear bumper, everything else can be used from the 4-door sedan.
I doubt that Busch will ever make this, so I will have to do it by myself. It's just that I want several of these huge wagons (even though the wheelbases are practically the same (117.4''/117.5''), the wagons are more than 9''longer (225.6'') than the sedans (216.4'') !). (Figures are for the Dodge Monaco sedan and wagon). - Anyone who can cast copies of a wagon body ?
The beautiful Dodge Monaco Crestwood wagon with its woodgrain sides would be a highlight model in 1/87, and much more interesting than the unrealistic 1966 Cadillac long-wheelbase wagon with woodgrains, currently in Busch' program. I thought that these long Cadillacs were only for commercial use (ambulances, hearses) ?

1977-78 Dodge Monaco (4-door) in California Highway Patrol (CHP) livery. I found several pictures of very nice restored vehicles at the fantastic police car web site, www.copcar.com. This is only a printing variation of the excisting 4-door Monaco, and is an easy project for Busch. On the other hand, they have already done the 1995-96 Chevrolet Caprice in CHP livery, so they might not go for another CHP variation.

Bjarte

[stanhas87]

Dear Bjarte:

First all,happy birthday and congratulations for receiveing a nice present.

Secondly,I have something for you,too. On the link below (and I thank Skunk for that;have that picture on my files) there is a photo of the Dodge Monaco Station Wagon as was made by a modeler of the 1/87 scale club. I love that myself because my first car - which is running again after a twenty year hiatus - was a 1975 Dodge Coronet wagon,which is similar to the Monaco from the picture below,except,as I told you before,it has round instead of square headlights. Trust me,I would like the model seen below myself.

So,feast your eyes on that:

www.1-87vehicles.org/photo25/1977_dodge_sw.php


There is another CHP car avaliable,and this is Busch's 1997 Ford Cown Vic,but with E & R models packaging. I love the ideia of the Monaco CHP; if you saw my Avatar you know what I am talking about. Love the 1974 version as well (Bluesmobile) at our scale; that graduated already to 1/43 (Corgi),1/55 (ERTL),1/64 (Playing Mantis/Johnny Lightning) and will graduate to 1/18 as well. Why not 1/87?

The Cadillac Station Wagon is an unrealistic model if is intended as a private car. The bodies were done by thrird-party companies,such as a Superior and were intended for Ambulance or Hearse service.Of course,after their useful lives, they would fall on private hands,but still keep their Ambulance or Herase form. For 2005,there is another variation of this vehicle!

Anyway. The way I been reading lately,few companies right now bother to respond to mail.To my view,it is their loss.

I hope that the picture of the wagon above gives you an ideia how to carry on your project.

Nick K

[BillC]

I will suggest the older California Highway Patrol car to Busch. I think it would be neat as a slick-top with a couple of the spotlights and a pushbar.

I am hopeful that since the U.S. State Police series will be completed this year, Busch may be open to some suggestions for variations on previous releases.

I will also suggest backdating the cars to the body style introduced in the early 1970s. This would give Busch a chance to correct some of the errors made by Praline.

[BillC]

Busch has announced the following models for 2005:

40002 Benz Patent Motorcar “Bertha Benz on her way to the pharmacy”

40645 Tempo Dreirad “Sinalco”

40727 Mercedes-Benz LP809 “Neuwied Fire Brigade”

40913 DKW 3=6 “DKW Customer Service”

41822 Ford E-350 “Erway Ambulance”

41950 Citroën H Van “Esso”

41951 Citroën H Van “Automobile Club of the West”

42202 Multicar “Police”

42203 Multicar “Bundeswehr”

42322 Peugeot 403 “Revillard Garage”

42908 Cadillac Station Wagon “Ambulance”

42909 Cadillac Station Wagon “Harvey´s Charter Fishing Boats”

43000 Toyota Land Cruiser J40 with Hardtop NEW MODEL. The Land Cruiser will be produced in Freeborn Red, Nebula Green and Sand Yellow.

43251 Fiat Ducato “KiGa Mobil”

43418 Cadillac´52 Sedan “Crazy Cars”

44006 Dodge Power Wagon “Farm Truck”

44500 American GM TDH-5301 Bus, green NEW MODEL

44501 American GM TDH-5301 Bus, red NEW MODEL

44502 American GM TDH-5301 Bus “SCRTD” Route 35 NEW MODEL

44653 Dodge Ram Van “Fire Safety Education”

44913 Dual-Axle Trailer “German Border Police”

45014 Chevrolet Bel Air “Crazy Cars”

46505 Renault 4CV “Postes”

46809 Mercedes-Benz W123 “Pfungstadt Fire Brigade”

47200 Renault R312 Bus “Paris” 12th Version

47553 Ford Mustang Coupé “Historic Touring Car Trophy No. 91”

47625 Chevrolet Caprice “F. D.N.Y.”

47626 Chevrolet Caprice “Honolulu Police” (Since Hawaii, the last state admitted to the United States, does not have a state police force, this car is being used for the final model of the U.S. State Police Collector Series.)

47691 Chevrolet Caprice “North Carolina Highway Patrol”

47692 Chevrolet Caprice “Washington State Patrol”

47722 Ford Model AA “Apple Service”

47833 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter “Truckpaint”

47918 Iveco Daily “Greek Specialties”

48219 Chevrolet Pickup “Beverage Trade”

48520 Mercedes-Benz M-Class “Dinslaken Fire Brigade/Emergency Doctor”

48533 Mercedes-Benz M-Class “Facelift” “Malteser Emergency Doctor”

48614 Mercedes-Benz A-Class “Augsburg Fire Brigade”

48615 Mercedes-Benz A-Class “Pannenhilfe”

48754 Puch 500 “Historic Touring Car Trophy Start No. 2”

48940 Smart Fortwo “Conny´s Party Service”

48947 Smart City-Coupé “Feustel” Painting Company

48948 Smart Fortwo with Clevertrailer “Hearts”

48949 Smart Fortwo “Bundeswehr”

48951 Smart Fortwo “Fulda Tires”

48955 Smart Fortwo with Clevertrailer “Sinalco”

48972 Smart Fortwo Cabrio “Trio Trans”

48986 Smart Crossblade “Overnight”

49086 Ford Crown Victoria “Connecticut State Police”

49087 Ford Crown Victoria “Rhode Island State Police”

49109 Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan “Seeheim-Jugenheim Fire Brigade”

49110 Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan “Berlin Police”

49163 Mercedes-Benz C-Class T-Model “Thuringia Police”

49165 Mercedes-Benz C-Class T-Model “Dornier Works Fire Brigade”

49166 Mercedes-Benz C-Class T-Model “Speyer Fire Brigade” limited edition

49225 Audi A4 sedan “Facelift” CMD Collection NEW MODEL. Available in Dolphin Gray Metallic, Moro Blue Metallic and Liquid Blue Metallic.

49275 Audi A4 Avant “Facelift” CMD Collection NEW MODEL. Available in Akoya Silver metallic, Deep Green pearl effect und Mauritius Blue pearl effect.

49655 Audi A6 Avant CMD-Collection NEW MODEL. Produced in Canyon Red pearl effect, Stratus Blue pearl effect and Atlas Gray Metallic.

49263 Audi A4 Avant “Malteser Emergency Training Service”

49264 Audi A4 Avant “Lindau Fire Brigade”

49301 Smart Roadster “Party”

49351 Smart Roadster Coupé “Smart”

49452 Mercedes-Benz E-Class T-Model “ASB Emergency Doctor”

49456 Mercedes-Benz E-Class T-Model “Hamburg Police”

49500 Smart Forfour in standard release, available in Graphite Blue with silver Tridion and Phat Red with black Tridion.

49501 Smart Forfour “Visiting Nurse”

49600 Audi A6 sedan in standard release, available in black, dark blue and medium blue.

49601 Audi A6 sedan “DSV”

49602 Audi A6 sedan “Safety Car”

49805 Mercedes-Benz M-Class "CMD Collection" NEW MODEL. The Mercedes-Benz M-Class will be produced in these colors: Titanite Red metallic, Tanzanite Blue metallic und Travertine bei­ge metallic.

49968 Accessory Set “Holiday/Vacation”

Accessory set for auto models. With this set, several leisure and vacation-themed car models can be created. Many accessories are included, such as trailer couplings, air mattresses, rubber rafts, beverage crates with bottles and roof railings. In addition, there are cross bracings with mounting plates, bicycles with bicycle carrier, roof box, roof luggage carrier with cover panel, snowboards, surf board with mast and rigging, gasoline can, etc., to transform each car into a unique model.

49971 Plastic Box “Smart Tower Box”

49972 Plastic Box “Large Presentation Box”

I have the English version of the complete descriptions for each model, but it is too long to post here. If you want a copy, send me a message and I will get it to you.

Bill C.

[stanhas87]

Dear Bill:

Thanks for the list. It may be a good amount of remakes but hey,is Busch and the majority of the models are quite well done.

I also would not mind to see models of the 1971-1974 Dodge Coronet/Plymouth Satellite and the Polaras/Gran Furys from the same period.The latter were the favorites of the Police forces,due to their 122 in wheelbase (considered safer).

Nick K

[h0collector]

STANHAS87 said:

Dear Bjarte:

First all,happy birthday and congratulations for receiveing a nice present.

Dear Nick - thank you very much .

[h0collector]

STANHAS87 said:

Secondly,I have something for you,too. On the link below (and I thank Skunk for that;have that picture on my files) there is a photo of the Dodge Monaco Station Wagon as was made by a modeler of the 1/87 scale club. I love that myself because my first car - which is running again after a twenty year hiatus - was a 1975 Dodge Coronet wagon,which is similar to the Monaco from the picture below,except,as I told you before,it has round instead of square headlights. Trust me,I would like the model seen below myself.

So,feast your eyes on that:

www.1-87vehicles.org/photo25/1977_dodge_sw.php

Nick K

A great job on this Dodge wagon, and a true inspiration for making a similar wagon. Thanks a lot, Nick.
If I make a wagon, I will consider to get a number of copies casted. I have been in contact with some model makers in the Czech Republic, and they will do small number runs at fair prices.

Bjarte

[h0collector]

STANHAS87 said:

Dear Bjarte:


There is another CHP car avaliable,and this is Busch's 1997 Ford Cown Vic,but with E & R models packaging. I love the ideia of the Monaco CHP; if you saw my Avatar you know what I am talking about. Love the 1974 version as well (Bluesmobile) at our scale; that graduated already to 1/43 (Corgi),1/55 (ERTL),1/64 (Playing Mantis/Johnny Lightning) and will graduate to 1/18 as well. Why not 1/87?

It's sad that E-R models no longer are in business. I have been looking for the 1995-97 Crown Vic in CHP livery, but this is quite rare now.
There is also another CHP version: The 1998-04 Chevrolet Blazer. I got one in a 1/87 lot through eBay. I do not have the box, but I think this is also an E-R product.

The full-size 1974 Monaco would be just great, and should be a candidate for Busch (or another manufacturer), especially due to its cult status.

Bjarte

[h0collector]

BillC said:

I will suggest the older California Highway Patrol car to Busch. I think it would be neat as a slick-top with a couple of the spotlights and a pushbar.

I am hopeful that since the U.S. State Police series will be completed this year, Busch may be open to some suggestions for variations on previous releases.

I will also suggest backdating the cars to the body style introduced in the early 1970s. This would give Busch a chance to correct some of the errors made by Praline.

Bill - you are right. The State Police series will complete this year. Since this has obviously been a great success (they are usually sold out quite fast, and just look what prices some of the older issuses may achive at eBay !), it is very exciting what Busch will do next. Of course they can do lot of new variations based on the excisting models, but I really hope they will also consider at least one new tooling in the near future. A late 1960s/early 1970s Mopar full-size sedan would be just great.