My eldest son was bought this as a present from my Husband's cousin as a birthday present a few years back. The red London buses are significant in our family as my husband grew up in London, and we regularly visit to see the grandparents. We had been to a family wedding not long before this birthday where we were transported from the registry office to the party venue in a double decker red London bus, so it was a little reminder of that day as well as being a nice present. My husbands cousin picked it as he said his little boy already had it and it was a favourite of his. For us, this is a well made model of a popular London icon, the red bus. There is good ...  Read the complete review

I loved the Routemaster buses. There was something so unique about the conductor coming round with the ticket machine, being able to jump on and off wherever you liked and falling down the stairs when the bus pulled away before you got to the top (you only ever did that once before you wised up). Onwards and upwards and all that, but it was still a sad day when they were finally taken out of service. So I was very pleased when my two-year-old discovered that Father Christmas had sneaked a model version into his stocking. This is a die-cast 1:76 scale model made by Corgi for the Routemaster's 50th anniversary (50? Is that all?). It claims to be limited ...  Read the complete review