fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Here is this wonderful piece of transportation history, an iconic early double-decker of undeniable British pedigree. Roden has done a truly magnificent job producing this fairly priced, highly-detailed kit. If you would like to have a glimpse at some notes and follow the building sequence, please go here: I had a great time building this minuscule jewel, with a high number of parts and -mostly- sound engineering. There are a few things that may need your attention, and they are all pointed out in the step-by-step building post. The instructions are clear enough, but have some errors -again, check the build post-. Parts will need careful separation and delicate handling, since many are small and/or fragile. Some clean-up will be needed, but the fit in general is very good. The key to this build is a sound sequence (not the one suggested by the kit, which I didn't follow) that contemplates painting the parts and sub-assemblies in the necessary several colors, as well as a practical assembly. Keeping things neat will be of great help and will render a clean model. The kit's decoration is based on a circulating bus, I couldn't find an original (era) photo of it anywhere, but there are plenty of images on the Net of this "modern", still serviceable bus. This bus doesn't have the side guardrails provided in the kit (which is good for me, since I find them chunky and heavily rendered, unlike the rest of the finely molded parts in the kit). A very beautiful subject and a nicely crafted kit are always a delight for the modeler. 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JeroenS Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 A little gem to add to your collection. Of little gems. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 A magnificent result! Once again it is hard to catch the small size of the model in the photos. Very well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markrob Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Excellent build and quality photographs. The image of you holding the bus in your hand really shows it's small size. Have this kit on my wish list, and if mine turns out anywhere near as good as yours when I build it will be very happy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryW Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Beautiful work on the kit and a very good presentation. Gerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Beautifully done! And great to see it next to the pencil to better appreciate the finesse in this scale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 23 hours ago, JeroenS said: A little gem to add to your collection. Of little gems. 23 hours ago, Bengalensis said: A magnificent result! Once again it is hard to catch the small size of the model in the photos. Very well done! 21 hours ago, markrob said: Excellent build and quality photographs. The image of you holding the bus in your hand really shows it's small size. Have this kit on my wish list, and if mine turns out anywhere near as good as yours when I build it will be very happy. 21 hours ago, markrob said: Excellent build and quality photographs. The image of you holding the bus in your hand really shows it's small size. Have this kit on my wish list, and if mine turns out anywhere near as good as yours when I build it will be very happy. 8 hours ago, peekay said: Beautifully done! And great to see it next to the pencil to better appreciate the finesse in this scale. Thank you all for your kind words. it's a fun little kit. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Turned out beautiful Moa! Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 43 minutes ago, Terry1954 said: Turned out beautiful Moa! Terry Thanks, Terry! It's a cute little thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting Old Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Very nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Getting Old said: Very nice work Thanks a bunch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Beautiful job, this is absolutely gorgeous! I will definitely use your build log when I do mine. Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 24 minutes ago, limeypilot said: Beautiful job, this is absolutely gorgeous! I will definitely use your build log when I do mine. Ian Thanks, Ian You will enjoy this one! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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