Jackster Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Hi all Vehicle's are not really my strongpoint, so please forgive my ignorance. Would it be possible to convert the routemaster to the AEC Regent 111? Are there a lot of differences? I can see the grill is different, is there any aftermarket available for the Revell kit? Cheers Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circloy Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Technically the AEC Regent III was a running chassis offered by AEC upon which varous companies (Park Royal, Cravens, Roe, Wemann ...) built their own style of body. The nearest style to that of the Routemaster (RM) was the London Transport RT which was a Park Royal body on the AEC Chassis which as Park Royal built the RM body is not surprising. There are however substantial differences in the body, for example the front upper deck rakes back more on the RT than the RM which affects the first upper window and more importantly the front dome. And of course Revell models the extended version of the RM so a section requires removal to represent an RT. If you want to model a Regent III that is representative of one operated by one of the municipalities then it would be debateable about how much of the body could be used. I don't want to put you especially as its something I've too considered doing If I lay my hands on a cheap offering Best starting point would be to find suitable drawings which are available on the internet https://www.the-blueprints.com/blueprints/buses/various-buses/40287/view/aec_regal_iii_red_bus_double_decker/ https://drawingdatabase.com/aec-routemaster-london-bus/ https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&id=8B34D7252ADE36EA91979A138B0B695901B9C81B&thid=OIP.oTkydnwS5VRaoltP-FMwhAHaES&exph=742&expw=1280&q=AEC+bus+Blueprint&selectedindex=2&qft=+filterui%3acolor2-bw+filterui%3aimagesize-large&vt=0&eim=0,1,2,3,4,6,8,10 https://www.flickriver.com/photos/23875695@N06/tags/plans/ Low height version https://timebus.co.uk/rlh/diagrams/index.htm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selwyn Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 On 3/27/2020 at 1:12 PM, Jackster said: Hi all Vehicle's are not really my strongpoint, so please forgive my ignorance. Would it be possible to convert the routemaster to the AEC Regent 111? Are there a lot of differences? I can see the grill is different, is there any aftermarket available for the Revell kit? Cheers Kev If you are referring to the London RT type (which isn't strictly a Regent III) the answer is no just on the basis that the Revell RML was 4 ft longer and 6"wider than the RT. and had a completely different body style. If you are looking to produce a Regent III used by another bus company , as alluded to by Circloy the Regent was a chassis only and there were quite simply so many variations of body manufacturers and styles used the RML would not be a good basis to start. In fact the RM/RML were integral buses without a chassis so you even haven't got this bit to start as a basis for a conversion. A scratchbuild would probably be the best way forward. Maybe you could use a few bits of the RML kit but it won't be much. Selwyn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackster Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 Thanks very much for the replies guys. I have decided it is too much work to convert. My mum used to be a conductress and I still have her badge, the idea was to build and display with it next to the model. I may just build the RM but paint it in the local company colours. Call it a what if 🙂 Cheers Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richellis Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Take the Routemaster kit, put it to one side and start from scratch. it would be like converting a VW beetle and not a BMW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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