Transport - scale models

[Beekay 5,134]

Rog, when dismantling, do you have to drill out the rivets that hold the sections together. Also, after you've sprayed the primer, do you hand paint with a brush? I am thinking of where there are two or more colours.  B.

[plantfit 7,580]

24 minutes ago, Beekay said:

Rog, when dismantling, do you have to drill out the rivets that hold the sections together. Also, after you've sprayed the primer, do you hand paint with a brush? I am thinking of where there are two or more colours.  B.

If you look at the top deck in the photo you will see two wire rods, they go through to the chassis and are a press fit, I knock these through with a small drift/old small screwdriver that will separate the upper deck from the  chassis, there is one "rivet" on the underside of the chassis and I drill the top off that this then separates the chassis from the lower deck, the seats and window units can then come out and put to one side while I rub down the paintwork ready for primer spray, the main colours are sprayed on the two sections using my air brush, when that is thoroughly dry I mask off the main colour using proper modellers mask tape and hand paint the lines in, once they are all dry I gently remove the making tape then move onto the spray lacquer coats, if that makes any sense

 

Rog

[plantfit 7,580]

I am well impressed with these new waterslide transfers from "mmff45" on ebay, so if you are after some 1/76 scale transfers for Nottingham City Transport look no further than this guy, very small but easy to apply and excellent results

 

 

Rog

[The Pianoman 1,532]

Good. What green have you used?

[plantfit 7,580]

19 minutes ago, The Pianoman said:

Good. What green have you used?

Vallejo flat green acrylic, this one was hand painted but the next one will be airbrushed, forgot to add, after the paint had dried I sprayed it with Plastkote acrylic gloss lacquer

 

Rog

[Beekay 5,134]

Rog., do you spray lacquer the windows as well? I would have thought it may affect the clarity of the perspex or whatever is used.  B.

[plantfit 7,580]

20 minutes ago, Beekay said:

Rog., do you spray lacquer the windows as well? I would have thought it may affect the clarity of the perspex or whatever is used.  B.

No, I spray the top and bottom decks with colour them when they are dry I lacquer both when thay are dry (I usually give them a couple of days) I start to assemble the bus, picture of the bus loosely put together for the purpose of the photo, all the internals are painted and put aside waiting for final assembly

 

 

Rog

[plantfit 7,580]

All the components laid out ready for the upper and lower decks to be lined out, then transfers then final lacquer coat then assembly of the Trolley bus, I'll do this in the kitchen today as it's too cold in the shed and it's no good putting my gas fire on in there because that causes more damp which is no good for paint or lacquer

 

 

Rog

[plantfit 7,580]

Finished assembling the (1/76 scale)Trolley bus, I know the advertising is wrong and there are no destination blinds at the moment because of the post but it's a fair representation of what I remember going from Trent Bridge to Bulwell back in the fifties and sixties

 

 

Rog

[The Pianoman 1,532]

That looks good enough for a DIY one!  Can you get proper NCT destination blinds? The transfer man on Ebay has logos for Gash's. Might have a go at that when I have found a suitable Daimler double decker.

[plantfit 7,580]

Don't know about blinds for NCT, did think about doctoring some South Notts ones that I have spare, just something like "City" or " Trent bridge", but I'll keep on looking, meanwhile I have found a donor bus for the South Notts project, only cost a tenner off a well known selling site so not too much money, It's a Leyland Titan with Orion body, perfect for the Nottingham to Clifton route

 

 

Rog

[plantfit 7,580]

Donor bus now re-branded as South Notts, this time airbrushed acrylic paint as opposed to the enamel hand painted previous SN buses, memories of the full sized buses from my chilhood

 

 

 

 

Rog

[Oztalgian 3,271]

6 hours ago, plantfit said:

Donor bus now re-branded as South Notts

Top work Plantfit.

Those pictures reminded me that I have never been on a South Notts bus!

What was the rail below the bodywork between the wheels for? Was it some kind of side collision protection device? I remember it being on many of the older AEC Regents but never on any of the Bristols from the 60s and 70s

[plantfit 7,580]

Bedford OB? a few of them

 

 

Rog

[plantfit 7,580]

2 hours ago, The Pianoman said:

So Bedford SB would have similar meaning?

SB Bedford with Vega body

 

 

Rog

 

[The Pianoman 1,532]

And a Skillys one to keep it company

 

[plantfit 7,580]

Thats a lovely model of the type

 

Rog

[plantfit 7,580]

Bit of a challenge this time re-branding a Trent Bus to a South Notts bus for someone,didn't realise just how small 1/148 scale (N gauge) was, anyway all stripped down ready for a rub over with wire wool (does that come from steel sheep?) then primer paint followed by top coats of Midnight blue and Purple/red and lining of Beige and small details with silver fine felt tip pen

 

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Rog

[plantfit 7,580]

Coversion from Trent Bus to South Notts livery is finished, a bit fiddly because I've never worked in that scale before but really enjoyed it, the bus is for someone who used to worked out of the Gotham  S/N garage and after seeing my 1/76 scale model asked if I could do one in 1/148 (N gauge) scale, hope he's pleased with the result, he's going to supply and pring his own decals

 

 

Rog

[notty ash 370]

I wonder how they came to choose that combination of colours! I'm guessing they had to come up with something that none of the major operators around Nottingham already used? They were 50% owned by Barton until the NCT takeover.

[Dark Angel 138]

      Whilst discussing South Notts buses, it may or may not be interesting to know that a South Notts bus still earns a living in Hampshire. Along with four others, they operate a wedding/special occasion service. 
       It’s a Bedford OB purchased new in 1949 KNN 314.

       No longer does it carry its old livery. However, the bus survives.

 

 

 

[trogg 2,014]

I know this isn't a bus but it is a model and it is from Nottingham City Fire Brigade. AEC Pump Escape reg YTO999K was based at Central Fire Station, It arrived in 1971.

[plantfit 7,580]

I do like that one Trogg, Admin, do we need a separate thread/topic for models? just a thought, they seem to have a following

 

Rog

[Cliff Ton 10,458]

5 hours ago, trogg said:

I know this isn't a bus but it is a model and it is from Nottingham City Fire Brigade. AEC Pump Escape reg YTO999K was based at Central Fire Station, It arrived in 1971.

 

I remember those days, when all the Nottingham fire engines had a registration number which included 999.

[Cliff Ton 10,458]

4 hours ago, plantfit said:

 Admin, do we need a separate thread/topic for models? just a thought, they seem to have a following

 

Rog

 

I've been thinking the same thing for a while. This is it.