odd schoolbus

[Rvjimd]

Are the vice grips going to be a problem for the driver?

Very neat. How did you glue the aluminum on? And what gauge is it? I have thought about doing something like that to one of my barges along the sides and bottom.

Jim

[Rvjimd]

Peter,

Hope you can build roads this year and NOT hire those children to do it with there bare hands.. And, that poor kid loading the entire dump trailer with is hands? What a shame.

Jim

[PetervR]

the thickness of the alu is 0.5mm. thats about 0.019 inch. and I used bizon kit. thats a contact gleu.

and there will be kids at that show. only if its raining kats and dogs there might not be kids.

grtz Peter

[Bigrigger]

Great progress, Peter! I like the look! It is definitely taking shape, I can wait!

[PetervR]

I got the alu roof on

[Mama Sue]

Coming along nicely...

[Espeefan]

Wow! The bus is looking fantastic! I like the idea of using aluminum on the sides and roof. That will surely make the structure that much stronger, and smoother. Less body work prep before paint! I would love to see you add some rivet detail to the body, but that would be a ton of work, and with the aluminum skins, tougher to drill a million holes through!

[1985 kenworth]

do they even make rivets that small you are right that would be alot of work

[Espeefan]

Yes, they do make rivets that small. Scale Hardware, out of Florida does!

[PetervR]

hi.
thanx for all the kind words about the progress.
the progress will slow down now. I have been working the girafs and croc last evening. and I have a pile of dust to show I was working them, but no visual chainges.

rivets have crossed my mind. actually I have tiny copper nails laying around that might do the trick. and it's not drilling milions of holes only hunderds. but that effort makes the differense.
I have to test it first. I also know about a trick with putty and a suringe. to put rivetheads on a model.
Also I have to keep in mind that the sides are going to be covered with stickers. and al the detailing I put in the sides where the stickers are going to be is a waste of time. or even making the stickers ugly in the end.

a modellin rule. if you make one thing very detailed that sticks out, and draws the attention. you can leave other parts less attended.
so rivets around the window and roof are fine. on the sides. I have to see where it will show.

but first I have to figure out a way to make the bumpy lines on the side. even if it means I have to make some sort of bead roller.

I have to get foto's of the stickers on the side, and have the company that stickered some other trucks in the club. to make me the stickers for a decent price.
They have made this sticker fore a friend of mine .

gtz PetervR

[PetervR]

HI.
I found some time to spend on the bus.
the front of the roof had it's turn now.

the light are red and orange. the orange is moust likly an indicator light. the red I don't know. is that supposed to be a brake light on the front?.

the second giraf is a little further

almoust ready to get it's ears

the crocodile has got some time too



and needs some more aswell

grtz PetervR

[rc semi]

wow mate the bus is cool as mate I want to build one

[grumpygrady]

the light are red and orange. the orange is most likely an indicator light. the red I don't know. is that supposed to be a brake light on the front?.

on most school buses the orange and red lights on the front and rear flash when the bus is stopped ,the orange flash when getting ready to stop and all flash or blink when stopped to remind drivers that our children are getting on or off and to not run them over
and around here in Florida drivers seem to forget that a lot lol, I am sure that you know all of this

are you going to make the side stop sign open and close?

[flamefighter47]

Wow nice to see something different, what a great job though....

[Stuff]

looking AWESOME!!

[Bigrigger]

This bus is fantastic! I love all the little details you are perfecting! I can't wait to see it painted!

[PetervR]

Hi.
I don't think I'm going to make the stopsign work. from the start. I have tought about connecting it to the speed but in reverse. it only sticks out halfways on half speed. that's no good.
the way this bus is used. they drive to a school want's to go on schooltrip to that zoo, a week or 2 before the schooltrip. in the back of the bus there is a closeds with stuff from the zoo. and the kids get te hear all about the zoo and how zoo's can help precent animals to go extint.

so this bus is not stopping on the road of roadside like te usual ones. and I'm going to keep the flashing in mind, and put the wire's in, but not build it in completly.
and I'm building it for my wife. so she has something of her own when we have a show. and I have an simple 2 canal remote(radio) so there are not enough chanels to control it all just now. My wife is not trained in driving RC stuff. and I put a gear box in. that I can preset on fast- just right- slow - redicusly slow and just moving. she is starting with the 2nd from te bottom. so she can learn driving is. and I think it can go to just right in a few events. and get a 4 channel radio later


grtz PetervR

[grumpygrady]

nice job and I am sure your wife will enjoy it greatly
if it is like most it will never be finished as your wife will want to add this or that to it

lol

[PetervR]

maybe I have to build a zoo ;-)

[Radio Control Trucker]

Animals that appear proper scale are available by Schleich:
http://www.schleich-s.com/en/US/toys/wild_life/

Good Luck & Have Fun

- RCT