B-type London Omnibus 1919 (1/35) with passengers and crew
The last few weeks I've been working on this lovely bus, part two of my ‘Downton Abby'-series. A few models before this one I built an old Renault AG (ICM) which was a lot easier than this one by MiniArt (38031). Especially the painting was a lot of work, with two types of red (Tamiya XF-07 for the ‘metal' parts and TS-33 for the ‘wood'). I'm quite proud of not breaking any of the handle-bars, eventhough I can't imagine how some of you can sand these vulnerable parts clean from sprew-remains without them falling apart. For the stairs I found a solution after mis-glueing the outer side as a result of which it didn't fit to the upper deck. But I maneged.
The nice thing of this kit are all the options for advertisments. I asked my 9 year old daughter to choose one of the schemes in the manual. These advertisements are made of paper and have to be placed with paper-plastic glue. That was easier than I thought it would be. They fit perfectly and don't bubble
The driver, conductor and passengers come as an extra MiniArt-kit (38092). I think the bus is beautiful enough without them, still they give it a nice finish.
It turned out very nicely, Harm, I like your daughter’s choice of advertisements, and the figures help to give the model that something extra.
Nicely done, Harm. Well done to include your daughter.
That's a really nice build, Harm @hptiggelaar
Your daughter picked perfect advertisements to complete this kit.
I do like the figures added to it a lot as well
Excellent craftsmanship and a solid 10 in the “cool” category!
Thanks a lot John!
Dubonnet as a "tonic wine"?! The last time I remember that stuff, it was considered "little old lady wine." 🙂
That's really nice work and the figures really set things off perfectly.
Dewar’s whisky was another option. But it didn’t make it because of my daughters choice. 😬
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Lovely omnibus! No windshield for the driver? Hardier souls in those days I suppose, but, then again, the vehicle's top speed may not have been high enough for it to be needed.
Those were the days…
Excellent job and really nice result, Harm!
A great rendition of the old bus Harm, the folk on board set it off perfectly.