In 2010 the 80M Model Bus Shop, a business with multiple locations in Hong Kong, started selling inexpensive but well-made static 1:150 models of trams from Hong Kong's distinctive double-deck tramway system, affectionately known as the "Ding-Ding." Popular with both residents and tourists, the models were appealingly packaged on street scene bases in clear plastic display boxes, all enclosed in decoratively printed cardstock sleeves with view openings.
Some modelers have disassembled and powered these with various power chassis. My personal preference is a stripped-down Tomytec TM-TR02, which has an appropriate wheelbase (distance between axles) and better-looking truck sideframes. The third model illustrated below (80M TT150601 Po Sum On #38 [1]) is powered in this way. - R. D. Kerr
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Product: | 80M BC91504 Kaiser |
| Year Made: | ||
| City/System: | Hong Kong Tramways | |
| Colors: | Green | |
| Vehicle No.: | None | |
| Route/Line: | North Point | |
| Writing: | Upper and lower ads | |
| Notes: | Comes with red building; no cooling unit on roof; doors on left side only. | |
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Product: | 80M TT150519 Lai Yuen Amusement Park #18 |
| Year Made: | 2016 | |
| City/System: | Hong Kong Tramways | |
| Colors: | Blue upper/yellow lower | |
| Vehicle No.: | 18 | |
| Route/Line: | ||
| Writing: | Lai Yuen ad | |
| Notes: | Doors on left side only. | |
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Product: | 80M TT150601 Po Sum On #38 [1] |
| Year Made: | 2010 | |
| City/System: | Hong Kong Tramways | |
| Colors: | Blue with yellow rear | |
| Vehicle No.: | 38 | |
| Route/Line: | Western Market | |
| Writing: | Po Sum On ad | |
| Notes: | Apparently same as TT150604; doors on left side only. | |
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Product: | 80M TT150602 North Point #31 |
| Year Made: | 2011 | |
| City/System: | Hong Kong Tramways | |
| Colors: | Plain green | |
| Vehicle No.: | 31 | |
| Route/Line: | North Point | |
| Writing: | None | |
| Notes: | Doors on left side only. | |
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Product: | 80M TT150603 Western Market #22 |
| Year Made: | 2011 | |
| City/System: | Hong Kong Tramways | |
| Colors: | Green with upper red ad | |
| Vehicle No.: | 22 | |
| Route/Line: | ||
| Writing: | Advertisements on sides. | |
| Notes: | Doors on left side only. | |
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Product: | 80M TT150603 Hong Kong Restaurant #33 |
| Year Made: | 2019 | |
| City/System: | Hong Kong Tramways | |
| Colors: | Green with upper and lower ads | |
| Vehicle No.: | 33 | |
| Route/Line: | Western Market | |
| Writing: | Advertisements on sides. | |
| Notes: | Doors on left side only. | |
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Product: | 80M TT150604 Po Sum On #38 [2] |
| Year Made: | ||
| City/System: | Hong Kong Tramways | |
| Colors: | Blue with yellow rear | |
| Vehicle No.: | 38 | |
| Route/Line: | Western Market | |
| Writing: | Po Sum On ad | |
| Notes: | Apparently same as TT150601; doors on left side only. | |
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Product: | 80M TT150605 Ma Pak Leung Medicine #129 |
| Year Made: | 2012 | |
| City/System: | Hong Kong Tramways | |
| Colors: | Dark red | |
| Vehicle No.: | 129 | |
| Route/Line: | Western Market | |
| Writing: | Ma Pak Leung Medicine ad | |
| Notes: | Doors on left side only. | |
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Product: | 80M TT150606 Axe Brand Universal Oil #75 |
| Year Made: | 2017 | |
| City/System: | Hong Kong Tramways | |
| Colors: | Green with multiple ads | |
| Vehicle No.: | 75 | |
| Route/Line: | North Point | |
| Writing: | Axe Brand Universal Oil ad | |
| Notes: | Doors on left side only. | |
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Product: | 80M TT150607 Catch A Ride - Catch A Smile #110 |
| Year Made: | 2017 | |
| City/System: | Hong Kong Tramways | |
| Colors: | Green with tram art | |
| Vehicle No.: | 110 | |
| Route/Line: | North Point | |
| Writing: | #dingdingsmile with tram art circles | |
| Notes: | Doors on left side only. | |
