1910 B Type Bus - Airfix 1/32

Well, looks like I'm starting another project.

This time it's the Airfix 1/32 B Type Bus, or General Omnibus.

Looks like a fun kit of good size for 1/32 scale.

Not sure which edition of the kit this is, but it sure has a lot of injection marks.




Where I'm at now:






Mike

where did you get that?????......box art is from 1966 to 1972...it was new tool in 1962

ive got one in the stash from only a few years ago

good luck

Nice one Mike.

I've got one in the stash just like it.

Are you going to do the civilian or military version?

You were probably on that bus Al

beowulf wrote:where did you get that?????......box art is from 1966 to 1972...it was new tool in 1962

Got this one on eBay - it was bundled together with the old Airfix Fire Engine.

I hope your versions are better on the injection marks.

RetiredMike wrote:

beowulf wrote:where did you get that?????......box art is from 1966 to 1972...it was new tool in 1962

Got this one on eBay - it was bundled together with the old Airfix Fire Engine.

I hope your versions are better on the injection marks.

no,....why its still in the box lol

Wow, definitely unique and cool looking. And that Dewar's Whiskey ad looks oddly familiar but I can't remember where I've seen it before. Looking forward to seeing this develop.

A little more progress here.  Got the colors on the bodywork.  Seats are in, too.









Thanks for looking,
Mike

It's up on it's wheels.  Moving along.







I'm unsure about the signage provided.  The instructions say to remove them from the paper after soaking, but they're printed on newspaper-like paper.  I tested a corner and nothing gets sticky or separates, so the instructions and sign sheet may be from different versions of the kit.  So I copied them just in case I need them later.


Thanks for looking,
Mike

Great work Mike, I have the re boxed one, looks like a dreadful kit. You're working wonders.

Continuing on.

Glued the little signboards onto pieces of styrene stock to keep them flat.




Also added bent pieces of copper wire as armrests between the seats.                                                                                          


I copied the paper sign sheet onto decal paper.  Perhaps I should have given the decal a second coat of sealer before using it, as small bits of color were coming loose.  Luckily it gives it a weathered look.










This kit is getting to be fun.
Thanks,
Mike

That is looking superb Mike.

im really impressed with what you are doing with this really ancient kit

Ooooh!!! So cool! Luv this project, so evocative of times past. Thank YOU!

Excellent progress! The more I look at this the more it seems familiar, the combo of the whiskey and knife advertising is setting off 'I know this kit' bells in my brain.

Had a little trouble putting the upper level on.  There's something somewhere keeping it from seating perfectly without a gap on the left side.  I trimmed a whole bunch of things back and finally decided it may be due to a slightly warped floor that the second level was built on.

Anyway, it's complete now.  Back to the Zeppelin-Staaken.



Completed WIP to follow soon.

Thanks for following and for your comments,
Mike

It came with people?! Oh, this is a remarkable model! Nobody would know it's the small 1/32nd scale!

Thats a great result on a very old kit Mike and the 'decals' look better with a worn look anyway IMO.

I tried my decals for you but with the same result. They won't separate from the backing paper. Luckily, when I do mine, I'm going to do the militayt version.

Brilliant Mike, looks great.