Topic: 1/24 london bus diorama (Read 33697 times)

kpnuts · « **on:** September 05, 2016, 08:40:51 pm »

Hi all, this may or may not happen, it will be the biggest project I've ever taken on I've been playing with the layout, it will be huge (I may have to try and make it in 2 halves somehow to store and work on it) anyway I cut the footprint of all the the vehicles and have placed them roughly (obviously a piece of oblong paper doesn't really look anything like a car or bus but it gives me an idea of scale needed, as you can see I can't really make it any smaller but I will need a few more cars ( any suggestions on iconic British cars availiable in 1/24)

This is something like I'm hoping to depict.

ballastanksian · « **Reply #1 on:** September 05, 2016, 09:50:24 pm »

Definitly ambitious Ken. As for classic motors of the era in 1:24th, I was looking at suitable cars for conversion a'la Fury Road and the market is well primed with American models and very bitty and predictable where British makes are concerned. In 1:43rd mind you, there is a wealth of diecast models of all makes and types but obviously not what you are after sadly unless you use your successful forced perspective technique which you used for the warspite diorama?

kpnuts · « **Reply #2 on:** September 05, 2016, 10:07:56 pm »

Hi mate well my missus is getting me a London taxi a mini a jag a Roller and a mini for my birthday I already have a bently blower, I've been told there's a land rover in 1/24 but not been able to find it, I have found an mgb, will keep looking.

ballastanksian · « **Reply #3 on:** September 05, 2016, 10:10:49 pm »

Sounds like you are nearly there then. Great news

An early 'landy' will look good, perhaps a police one. Did the Met use Land Rovers in this period? Perhaps a BBC one in that green grey:O)

kpnuts · « **Reply #4 on:** September 06, 2016, 08:15:03 pm »

Hi all well here is the first tentative steps in this one, I've primed and top coated the Bentley, won't get much else done as on hols on Friday, really need this holiday work is soooooooooooo stressful at the moment.

carlmt · « **Reply #5 on:** September 06, 2016, 10:32:31 pm »

Quote from: ballastanksian on September 05, 2016, 10:10:49 pm

Sounds like you are nearly there then. Great news An early 'landy' will look good, perhaps a police one. Did the Met use Land Rovers in this period? Perhaps a BBC one in that green grey:O)

Yes, the Met used Land-Rovers at that time. My dad was in Traffic from 1966 through to retirement in the late 90's and I remember him driving them during the late 60's and 70's. They were used as traffic incident support vehicles (SETAC - specially equipped traffic accident car) and carried all the equipment for moving damaged and wrecked vehicles out of the way on London's streets and surrounding motorways to keep the traffic moving. They were mostly SIIA's and SIII's.
Perhaps your dio could contain a traffic accident that the Land-Rover is attending?
Carl

Arrow5 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 07, 2016, 09:59:38 am »

KP, is the use of diecast cars a no-no ? There are one or two that would fit in 1/24th scale. VW truck with UK plates and livery, an MG TC is available, a Jaguar XK120 and a couple of Bugattis could all be part of rally passing through the city with the Bentley. The VW pick-up cost about £16 ready built about the same as a plastic kit. Trawl through Ebay in "Diecast models" will find many , some damaged for very little money.

Arrow5 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 07, 2016, 10:14:30 am »

Some 1/24th diecast models.

kpnuts · « **Reply #8 on:** September 07, 2016, 04:04:54 pm »

Thanks mate but, the way I see it there's no fun in diecast so I will stick with kits, I figure if I can't find enough British cars I could alway do a couple more minis or taxis maybe even another bus.

Klunk · « **Reply #9 on:** September 07, 2016, 07:29:56 pm »

Ebbro citroen ds19
Tamiya Austin minI
Heller 2cv
Italieri merc 540
Tamiya beetle
Monogram e type
Esci swb racer
Revell vw t1 cargo
Revell citroen mahari
Fujimi s800
Heller citroen 15cv
These are all on ebay at present.
Sorry if some are not quite the correct era.

kpnuts · « **Reply #10 on:** September 07, 2016, 08:46:21 pm »

Hi all here is probably the last update till we get back off hols.

kpnuts · « **Reply #11 on:** September 08, 2016, 07:38:57 pm »

Hi all, well Robin (on another forum) had a great idea to add a zebra crossing to give me a cut line so as i can join the two halves together, but I've checked and can find no ref pics at any time period with a zebra crossing at picadilly circus (and I can't add something to such an iconic British landmark that wasn't there) so,,, Ive got a cunning plan, I'm going to make all the buildings and scenery removable (not sure how yet) anyway made a start on the fountain, I was going to cheat and do it as it was in ww2 but of course the route master and mini and taxi for that matter were after ww2.

I know, I know it looks like corrugated cardboard but with a bit of plaster of Paris I'm sure it will be fine (I hope)

kpnuts · « **Reply #12 on:** September 24, 2016, 05:14:16 pm »

Hi all can't really get into any serious modeling (no time) but decided to try another idea with the fountain made the paving slabs out of stiff paper and added pre shading, I think it's going to be OK, not sure how I'm going to handle the curb stones.

ballastanksian · « **Reply #13 on:** September 25, 2016, 08:34:37 pm »

Lovely Ken. The paving effect is spot on.

kpnuts · « **Reply #14 on:** October 02, 2016, 06:20:38 pm »

Hi all done a little bit more on this.

ballastanksian · « **Reply #15 on:** October 02, 2016, 10:03:30 pm »

Great progress Ken,this is coming along nicely. I hope your wife is doing well.

kpnuts · « **Reply #16 on:** October 10, 2016, 07:52:20 pm »

Hi all well I've started on the fountain (not sure how to do the corner ornamentation yet) but I pleased with how it's starting, this is a picture frame upside down and a bit of the ornamentation filed off its actually 2 mil to low in scale but that's only a couple of inches overall.

kpnuts · « **Reply #17 on:** October 15, 2016, 09:56:43 am »

Hi all I've realised I've made a huge error with this, so huge in fact that I'm just going to have to call it a London like dio (I could never have modeled half of Eros anyway) I was so busy trying to get the hight right on the fountain, I forgot about the area of it, wasn't till I put a 1/24 figure up to it (as someone suggested) I realised, i have the width totally wrong should be at least twice as long as I have it. Although I could remake it, it would mean redoing the steps, again on could do that, the problem is I would have to scale the rest of the dio up and it's already a metre square, I have nowhere to keep a dio of over 2 metres square, so it will just have to be the way it is.

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #18 on:** October 15, 2016, 10:19:03 am »

How about a Great War memorial instead of the fountain? It would put a spin on the diorama, showing an almost forgotten moment in history. Surrounded by the day to day activities of the 60s or 70s.

kpnuts · « **Reply #19 on:** October 15, 2016, 10:40:40 am »

That was one of my original cheat ideas to board it up thus saving me the trouble of modeling it, problem is it would still be wrong scale, I'm sorely tempted to do that though.

kpnuts · « **Reply #20 on:** October 15, 2016, 07:49:47 pm »

Hi all well since I can't work on herbie at the moment (still waiting for decals) I decided to do a bit to this.

As you can see from this the fountain is utterly wrong, grrrr,

Revell made a mistake

Oops
First coat on seats

kpnuts · « **Reply #21 on:** October 16, 2016, 08:44:22 pm »

OK so here's another update.

And I thought since this is the London bus dio I'd better start the bus (it's a lot bigger than you think and I've run out of red paint now, not even enough to finish the body on this so now I have to get some more)

kpnuts · « **Reply #22 on:** October 18, 2016, 08:51:32 pm »

Hi all did a bit more to the Bentley

Not sure which engine for the bus
Scania

Or Leyland

BFSMP · « **Reply #23 on:** October 18, 2016, 09:15:14 pm »

I think the old Gardner would be more in fitting for the time period.

Jim.

kpnuts · « **Reply #24 on:** October 20, 2016, 06:52:34 pm »

Still not sure which engine
Scania

or the Leyland

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