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odd schoolbus
Hi. It just might not be in the right corner. but I thought You would like to see this build.
schoolbusses might be as common as trees in the us, in holland they ( the old US-schoolbusses) are moustly used as promotional verhicle. The zoo in my hometown has made one really special. and I'm going to try to build that one. and get close as I can. http://imageshack.us/a/img16/9303/izp0191pers.jpg the butget for building this one is limmited, as is the time. this one should be finished in half a year. It will be build mainly out of plywood, the outerskin will be aluminium sheet. some other parts will be aluminium too. just to make it durable. the build started this week and I will post pictures reguraly. here are some allready http://imageshack.us/a/img196/1224/b...ermetmotor.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img443/1117/b...steavondvo.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img17/5114/be...steavondac.jpg o and the scale will b 1 to 15. gtz PetervR |
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Looks good. Can't wait to see more
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Very interesting..... look fwd to seeing this finished
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Keep the updates coming looking good
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Excellent woodwork skills...looks great so far...i am watching this build also:)
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almost building it like the real thing!
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I'd say you are off to an excellent start! Quite the craftsmanship.
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That is so awesome...I so want one...my day job is a school bus driver, although I am driving a 2013 freightliner school bus I like to imagine that my bus is similar. My kids and I have so much fun..Good luck and I will definitely be watching this build...
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hey sue ...maybe ask Santa Mario for one for christmas....tell him you will leave out cookies for him.:p:p
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Love this unique build idea. I have been very impressed with wood as a medium on models so I look forward to seeing this one come together. :)
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hi
I got a litte further on this build. I re-enforced the side with sticks http://imageshack.us/a/img266/3215/b...innenzijde.jpg and I closed the front and put the last 2 arcs on they are a little higher than the other. http://imageshack.us/a/img402/4859/b...rzijdedich.jpg the spot where the girafs will be attached the roof will be a double layer. gtz PetervR |
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I'm a carpenter by trade and work with wood everyday so I can appreciate a good craftsmen when I see one . That body looks great . This project is going to look killer when it's done .
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it is a great project friend!!
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for sure have skills!! gonna be a great build!
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the skills. well. I'm building modeltrucks in all shapes and sizes for some 25 years now. I started when I was 11. with the plastic 1:24 italeri and revell kits. additions on those kits where wood and plastic. after 40 of those I started restoring a car ( daf 33) stripping it to the last nut, and rebuiling it, took 5 years all the welding, putty and sraying the paint I did do myselve. now I'm for some 10 in to the RC-trucking and my ten project aren't kit's the first one is mainly wedico, but modified. having an office job working with autocad all day make it easier to make drawings like this
http://imageshack.us/a/img708/9882/busouwehand2.jpg to get the build going. I usually print the part I need. stick it to the plywood. and cut it out. the hood is the last bit I can make that way. than the main wood construction is ready. http://imageshack.us/a/img11/3645/be...tbeginneus.jpg just needs the details and fenders. the animals are going to be made out of wire and "puppetclay" the forward looking giraf has started to grow http://imageshack.us/a/img811/6000/b...ingiraffen.jpg I got one question. can any one make a few pictures of the seats in a schoolbus? gtz PetervR |
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I can...I will do so when I am doing my circle check this morning...and post later tonight
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Hey Peter,
wow, this is amazing. And i think a lot of work. But very well done. I know its not so easy to build big parts in wooden, therefore: respect to your skills !!! |
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the second giraf is looking sideways.
the wet clay needs some support. and I dont know if the second one looks sideways at the right spot. and I have been searching the net for pictures of the animalbus. and the girafs seem to be places further back on the roof. in earlier years. it might even be a second bus... but any way the girafs are on the roof http://imageshack.us/a/img811/8840/b...usgiraffen.jpg grtz PetervR |
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I just checked the license plates. It's one bus.
but it had a rebuild. I found it even on google maps. http://imageshack.us/a/img46/327/dak...oogleearth.jpg clearly the girafs do not stick out over the hood. http://imageshack.us/a/img208/4636/000buskl.jpg not over the hood. http://imageshack.us/a/img10/8452/ashaal6cqaa9tv9.jpg different color and over the hood. I need to move my girafs a little to the back. grtz PetervR |
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Having troubles with photobucket. Will post the pics of seats I took yesterday as soon as I get this resolved. Will also get picks of the spare bus I will be using today so you have a choice of pics..
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http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/...psae894d52.jpg
http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/...ps99396b46.jpg http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3367bad5.jpg These are the seats in a 2013 Freightliner bus. |
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Here are pics from a corbiel bus which is almost the same as the one you are building
http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/...psbd3173f3.jpg http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/...psfa90b8e8.jpg http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7804f96f.jpg http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/...ps201ec53c.jpg |
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thanks for the picture's
gtz PetervR |
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No problem. If you need more let me know. Schools out at the end of June but I can make arrangements if you need more pics after that.
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I don't see it mentioned but when it comes time to do the nose of the bus, it is the front of a late 198-'s Chevrolet C60. Not sure if they are over there where you are but those were the normal school buses I rode to school on as a kid.
This is what they were originally. Cab/Chassis model and they just didnt use the cab lol http://www.purplewaveauction.com/i/a...ction/8265.JPG |
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most of them around the west were IHC's
I have a IHC and a chevy bus back home |
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Hi.
while I'm drawing the seats. I also did some work on the giraf's and grill. http://imageshack.us/a/img843/2812/woks.jpg sanding down the clay, and drawing some spots. I also added ears and horns to the first one. it still needs some work but it's getting there. http://imageshack.us/a/img843/6031/yug7.jpg the front is started . the fenders are naturaly not done yet, but give's an idea about where it's going. http://imageshack.us/a/img801/1381/ui31.jpg I also think this "animalbus" is a bit larger than the red one just above. and I also think I's a Thomas/chevrolet build or imported in 1986. grtz PetervR |
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That is going to be good-lookin!
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wow its taking shape!!
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Wow! The grille and hood of the cab look really great! So do the giraffes. You're very talented!
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Amazing
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HI.
just got a little further on this build. and I had to give it a nosejob. the gleu wasn't doing what I wanted, so only half one side is finished. a before picture http://imageshack.us/a/img708/4637/3b4a.jpg and an after picture http://imageshack.us/a/img560/3954/lob7.jpg. this should be gooing int the right direction I also made the base for the crocodile, I first took the top view from google earth. ans scaled it to the right dimensions. than I made a drawing across the photo, removed the photo. and I had this left. http://imageshack.us/a/img20/2581/p9iz.jpg that drawing was placed on the roof of the bus. and I made a wire figure on top of it. http://imageshack.us/a/img585/272/0n2l.jpg after putting the puppetclay over and into the wireframe this was the result. http://imageshack.us/a/img547/9356/p9.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img163/3158/5y68.jpg it still need some sanding and detailing of course grtz PetervR |
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This is by far the coolest build I have seen yet. INSANE love it
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Loving it...
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This weekend I received a little box with most parts I ordered
and I started to make it a rolling model. http://imageshack.us/a/img822/691/pw4z.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img692/4854/vz4r.jpg the rims for the backaxle were on back order. so I used a trailerrim to get the tyre on, so I could get the floor level. after checking, double checking, and triple checking. http://imageshack.us/a/img843/3418/ceo4.jpg the rear axle is 2 or 3mm to far to the back. and the body is 3 of 4 mm to low. the axles are not going to be adjusted. the wheelwell is going to be ajusted. and there is going to be 3mm plywood added on top of the floor so the body sits a litte higher grtz PetervR |
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It's coming along quite nicely...
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looking awesome !!!!:jaw:
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hi
to make it easier to paint. and to make it a little more durable. I've added alu sheets to the outside. now it's glued in place. more detail will be added to the side's first I want to cover the cab in 0.5mm alu sheet. the nose will be covered with 0.5mm plastic. the fenders I don't know jet. alu of plastic. http://imageshack.us/a/img823/3498/exnp.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img515/971/r8ua.jpg and it's not visable in these picture's but the wheelwell is moved 3mm back it also had a little testrun. is worked fine. a bit noisy. but with some grease it will be taken care of. grtz PetervR |
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the bulldozer isnt dead. I'm adding strips of plastic to the tracks. to have a bit more traction on sand.
this weekend we have a show and there is a skid with sand available. this film was 2 years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6PuxyglNB4. we hope to show more running offroad equipment. grtz Peter |
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