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Hi all well the Bentley finished now.









Did a lot of spraying today, I mean a lot, feeling quite high now.

Hi all, dropped the Bentley, may have to buy another one, grrrr, anyway did more on the bus.




As with all the other cars it's a British icon of motoring , I will be adding a transit to the dio also and as and when I can get hold of them other British motoring icons.

Lovely work on that bus. Looks like a great model.

Hi all here is the next update, with the drivers cab I thought (my dad was a conductor on London busses when I was a youngster so I saw loads of busses) I never saw one where the glass between the cab and passenger compartment wasn't stained with nicotine (not that I knew that's was what it was then) (everyone used to smoke then) so I've tried (not as well as I would have liked to depict that) nearly made the mistake of putting the lid on the cab then remembered I've got to add a driver.











It is a great model

Hi all well i have more kits for this now (the range rover is thanks to polux)(I will be doing it as a police range rover don't think the rally version would look right in London)

Hi all got some more done on the fountain. 

Looks nice

Thanks swill.
Here is the next update, nearly finished the fountain 



Just have to figure out how to do the water jets.

Wow lovely work indeed

Never tried a fujimi kit before I must say initial inspection looked good but, the colour callouts are vague to say the least, the plastic is incredibly fragile, I broke the kingpin off and I hardly touched it

Then when I went to fix it I discovered it is totally wrong

It is actually moulded coming out of the break disc.
I think that is a pretty fundamental mistake and very early in the build, I reserve judgement but not looking good at the moment.

Hi all here is the next bit


Buffed up the body a bit before adding the decals, needs a bit more doing to it but quite pleased so far.


Just to say I've not stopped on the bus (those seat decals are a real pain in the bum) I've not posted progress pics as it would be boring but nearly there on them)

Front wheels are not properly aligned. Paintwork looks good

Hi all got some more done on the lotus and the bus. I've got to say I'm in awe of the engineering of the bus(when I left school I worked at loading the hoppers on injection moulding machines so I know the work that goes into the moulds of fairly simple things (I mean the items have to be able to be removed from the moulds) there is some amazing engineering on those seat frames.
The seat decals though if I never see another one I will be happy.
The lotus kit I'm warming to everything seems to fit well (do not like the decals, but could say that of a lot of premium kits) (they seem very stiff I'm hoping the gold body fine lines conform better)

Bus looks great and so does the lotus interior, especially the dash.

Hi all got a few figures for the bus

Hi all started the decals on the lotus, they're very tricky



Also got the Christmas decs up.

Hi all here is another update, I've got all the decals on the lotus and given it a Polish, I'm really chuffed with it, it's a mirror finish (doesn't really show in the pics but trust me it is) also did some more on the fountain, again I'm really pleased at the effect so far.

Great work, really nice project.

Hi all well the lotus is finished, I have to say I'm more than chuffed with it, I think it is the best model I've ever made bar none.

amazing, very nice indeed, the paintwork is flawless. A happy Christmas to you and your loved ones.

Hi thanks bcauchi (taking advantage of our friends internet)here is something I bought for this dio, can you guess what it's for.


And here is an update on the background

Hi all bit of a disaster with the bus dropped it, we happened to be looking after our daughters dog (it's the fastest thing in the world when you drop something) it's eaten the steering wheel hopefully it won't notice when I use one out of the scraps drawer.

Hi all well the bus is fixed

Good recovery

Hi all here is the next update