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.