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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #25 on: October 20, 2016, 08:56:38 pm »

The Routemasters started out with AEC power units but these were replaced in the eighties by the Leyland before later eing replaced by Scania units as emissions regs were tightened up. The Leyland would be the best to go for given the lack of an AEC unit. I love AEC vehicles and so am a natural NERD!

I love love love the effect you have got on the seats in the Bentley! It is just like certain types of leather that coats are made of. You are definitely on form Mr Ken.
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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #26 on: October 24, 2016, 08:40:20 pm »

Hi all another update.









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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #27 on: October 24, 2016, 11:20:10 pm »

It is interesting how in different light, the seats seem to be different colours! In the earlier photos, the seats looked quite brown, but in the last phots they are green. I like the Bus engine :-))
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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #28 on: October 25, 2016, 08:12:09 pm »

Hi all another update, I lost one of the stub axles or whatever they are so I had to scratch build a new one, cocktail stick to the rescue again (I find them sooooo useful)










Did some griming up of the bus chassis, needs a bit more but I'm quite pleased with it.



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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #29 on: October 25, 2016, 11:56:38 pm »

Make sure you choose a cocktail stick aith a straight grain as I have sorted through hundreds of the to find strong ones for my Tudor ships. The diagonally grained ones are just too weak for any structural work.

Your bus chassis looks filthy by the way  :-)) 8)
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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #30 on: October 26, 2016, 07:28:05 pm »

Hi all well it was my birthday today and we had family over, are grandchildren born with a funny bone, sitting in the dining room and the light goes out, Meg pokes her head round the corner and says shh it's a secret papa granny's got you a birthday cake just as the cake is bought in the door, we were in fits of laughter, she's 3.
Here is part of my haul (still have some to pick up from my mums and pam says 2 cars are still awaiting delivery) I'm chuffed for one birthday.


These are for this dio as I said the mini and jag are still in the post


And this is for light releif (I've got plans for it and those who know me know it won't be like the box art)( and I mean nothing like the box art)
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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #31 on: October 27, 2016, 01:12:47 pm »

Nice collection.  :-))  My birthday Sunday. I'll be lucky to get a bar of fruit and nut again!  <:(
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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #32 on: October 27, 2016, 08:32:27 pm »

Hi all the Bentley is nearly finished.








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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #33 on: October 27, 2016, 10:47:39 pm »

I love the Bentley!  I wish you well in building all those great models ken. The Lotus looks interesting,I have not seen the kit before.

I wish someone would do a kit of the Mk3 Cortina in 1:24th.
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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #34 on: October 28, 2016, 03:28:41 pm »

Belkits do a 1:24 Escort MkI.
Doyusa do a 1:24 Capri MkI
Scalekraft transkit do a 1:24 1967 Lotus Cortina, but alas no MkIII
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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #35 on: October 28, 2016, 10:07:03 pm »

Doyusha capri discontinued  <:(
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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #36 on: October 28, 2016, 10:45:18 pm »

It is a bad state of affairs. I appreciate that your Diorama is tooo early for the MkIII. The Bus is coming along nicely.

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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #37 on: October 28, 2016, 11:01:43 pm »

I'm not to worried about timelines it's more British icons (although I draw the line at the new so called mini by BMW, you could probably fit an actual mini in its boot)
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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #38 on: October 29, 2016, 05:19:08 pm »

Hi all well the Bentley finished now.








Did a lot of spraying today, I mean a lot, feeling quite high now.












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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #39 on: October 29, 2016, 09:05:34 pm »

Groovy man! Love the Bentley, gorgoeusly painted without any surface blemishes or orange peeling   :-)) The bus is a big kit, I have it but haven't done much to it.
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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #40 on: October 30, 2016, 08:40:45 pm »

Hi all, dropped the Bentley, may have to buy another one, grrrr, anyway did more on the bus.


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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #41 on: October 31, 2016, 08:18:24 pm »

So sorry to hear that Ken. If the paintwork isn't too badly damaged, can you not fix it?

If nothing else maybe you can harvest the excellent seats  and other fittings from it to go in a new model?
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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #42 on: October 31, 2016, 09:31:19 pm »

Hi mate got most of it back together but can't find the headlights, it hit the floor front first so they could have pinged off anywhere
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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #43 on: November 01, 2016, 07:24:32 pm »

Hi all here is the next update, with the drivers cab I thought (my dad was a conductor on London buses when I was a youngster so I saw loads of buses) I never saw one where the glass between the cab and passenger compartment wasn't stained with nicotine (not that I knew that's was what it was then) (everyone used to smoke then) so I've tried (not as well as I would have liked to depict that) nearly made the mistake of putting the lid on the cab then remembered I've got to add a driver.










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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #44 on: November 10, 2016, 05:43:30 pm »

Hi all well i have more kits for this now (the range rover is thanks to polux)(I will be doing it as a police range rover don't think the rally version would look right in London)




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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #45 on: November 15, 2016, 08:35:43 pm »

Hi all got some more done on the fountain.




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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #46 on: November 15, 2016, 08:58:10 pm »

The transit is a nice touch. Excellent progress on restoring the Bus. The cab looks great and catches the feel well as does your Fountain.

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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #47 on: November 15, 2016, 09:07:53 pm »

Hi

These kits may be hard to find, but are excellent!

I have had these for years as I have a full-size version.  :-))

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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #48 on: November 29, 2016, 08:48:39 pm »

Thanks swill.
Here is the next update, nearly finished the fountain






Just have to figure out how to do the water jets.
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Re: 1/24 london bus diorama
« Reply #49 on: November 29, 2016, 09:02:09 pm »

There are definitely products out there in the model railways world that make water. Woodland scenics make a product that you can pour out of the bottle. I am sure I have seen people use it for moving water by making moulds and pouring the material into them before assembling the parts to create waterfalls etc. I made fast running water in some wargames terrain using gloss varnish and cling film pieces to provide the animation.


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