NORTHCORD MODEL COMPANY - PRESS RELEASE
The following press release and photographs have been received this morning from The Northcord Model Company:
UKBUS6536 ADL Enviro400 MMC - McGill’s Midland Bluebird Unilink
Following the significant success in launching the brand new casting of the Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC model in the liveries of National Express West Midlands, Stagecoach in Oxfordshire, Bluestar, Stagecoach West Scotland, Southern Vectis, Stagecoach South, Ensign Bus, Xplore Dundee, Stagecoach North West, Go North East, Stagecoach North Scotland, Go South Coast, Reading Buses and Greater Manchester Bee Network, Northcord Model Company is now releasing the twenty third version – UKBUS6536 in the livery of McGill’s Midland Bluebird with full branding for Unilink.
Utilising the 10.9 metre, single door casting, UKBUS6536 represents fleet number 8937 (SN65CVL), that was new to Midland Bluebird, as a subsidiary of FirstGroup, in September 2015 as fleet number 39304 and painted in orange UNILINK livery.
Prior to the sale of Midland Bluebird to McGill’s, SN65CVL was repainted into the Midland Bluebird version of First “Urban” livery in early 2022 that featured a dark blue rear wedge preceded by a mid-blue flash; additionally it carried a gold wedge at the front on which X10 route details (Stirling to Glasgow via Balfron) were carried on the nearside, and simply X10 on the offside.
On September 6, 2022, McGill's announced the acquisition of First Scotland East from the FirstGroup and the sale was completed on September 19.
Almost one year on from the sale to McGill’s, and eight years after the 5 Unilink deckers were introduced onto the service, a re-launch took place with the original 5 buses rebranded and each featuring an “iconic” aspect of supposed university life.
UKBUS6536 is displaying the unique route destination UNiLINK To Uni. 
8937 is carrying full Unilink livery, including ‘campus to city every 8 mins UNiLINK’ on both sides and the rear, and ‘UNiLINK’ on the front. The Unilink livery and branding are 100% reproduced onto the UKBUS6536 model. The stand-out features of the branding also includes the fleet name ‘Midland BLUEBIRD’ as well as ‘we’re McGill’s’ on both sides; ‘go somewhere new every 8 mins’ and ‘bean there done that’ on the rear. The most eye-catching picture of some beans forming the capital letter ‘U” on a slice of toast feature on the rear engine access door and on both sides. A special roundel of ‘Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity LEGACY PARTNER’ is reproduced above the destination display on the first lower deck window at the nearside. 
Bus 8937 still retains a link with its Midland past life from First days in retaining some of the dark Midland blue paint on the rear dome in the strip between the white roof and matt black on the rear dome above the upper rear window, even though not immediately apparent from ground level.
The Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC UKBUS6536 is a one-piece casting whose clean lines accentuate the square, gasket-mounted windows and the livery application on which all logos and lettering are clearly legible. Another main feature on the UKBUS6536 model is its tree deflector at the front to protect front screen, front dome and side window. The front dome on the model is significant, with curved windscreens on both upper deck and lower deck.
Northcord Model Company is also creating new design standards within the interior of both saloons. These features, inside the compartments, will represent the real, outstanding layout of the Enviro400 MMC, such as the extensive portrayal of handrails on upper deck and lower deck, etc.