Scratchbuilt 1/87 Bus

allan

Member since
June 2003
From: Cavite, Philippines

Posted by allan on Sunday, April 26, 2009 10:13 PM

Thank you, for the compliments.

Tankerbuilder,

Id like to see the ships you build. Looking forward to that.

No bucks, no Buck Rogers

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tankerbuilder

Member since
August 2008

Posted by tankerbuilder on Sunday, April 26, 2009 8:45 PM

Hey ALLAN !! That is one beeeyutiful bus!!!! I too biuld in 1/87 scale ,but ,I do ships .I,ll post some pics as soon as I get MINDSHIPCO NEPTUNE finished tankerbuilder

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biswasg

Member since
February 2009

Posted by biswasg on Monday, February 16, 2009 5:00 AM

allan wrote:
The model is made from sheet styrene, clear acetate from my daughter's Barbie doll, cast resin wheels, and a little metal. The decals were printed from a computer.

Dear Allan, This is an excellent piece of work. 1:87 interests me very much as I am into HO gauge model railroad.

The images are also very useful. Being a noveice in scratch building, I would very much appreciate it if you can give a little more details on the construction steps- how and from where did you convert the scale, tools used, casting. how did you make the seats, etc.

Thanks for sharing

Gautam

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Panzer_Blitz

Member since
September 2008
From: Colorado

Posted by Panzer_Blitz on Thursday, February 5, 2009 1:07 PM

BEAUTIFUL work Allen, I especially like the in progress pictures.

I build in 1/87 also and will have to post some of my work......although it's HO trains, I'm sure some of the modelers here would appreciate the work.

Your scratch building abilities are very evident here, and the bus looks simply awesome !!....VERY impressive work !

Jerry

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allan

Member since
June 2003
From: Cavite, Philippines

Posted by allan on Monday, February 2, 2009 11:31 PM

Thanks again, for the kind words.

Jeff,

I will do that, as soon as my home PC is fixed. I couldnt upload new photos ever since my home PC konked out.

Daniel,

You mean a jeepney? Ive always planned to build one, and hopefully I could finally start after Im done with my on going projects and commitments.

Steve,

The project took me about three, four months, on and off.

No bucks, no Buck Rogers

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deattilio

Member since
October 2005
From: New Port Richey

Posted by deattilio on Saturday, January 31, 2009 1:24 PM

Incredible job!

Any plans to put a jeep-me beside it?

WIP:
Trying to get my hobby stuff sorted - just moved and still unpacking.

"Gator, Green Catskill....Charlie On Time"

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Stern0

Member since
April 2008
From: Charlottesville Va

Posted by Stern0 on Friday, January 30, 2009 7:52 PM

Incredible work Allen.....What was your time spent on this build? Amazing!

Always Faithful U.S.M.C

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Lt. Zogg

Member since
July 2004
From: Austin, Texas

Posted by Lt. Zogg on Thursday, January 29, 2009 5:27 PM

Beautiful work Allan! Can you post a photo of it next to something like a quarter, ruler, or exacto knife to get a sense of the size?

Jeff

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allan

Member since
June 2003
From: Cavite, Philippines

Posted by allan on Thursday, January 29, 2009 2:44 AM

Thank you very much for the compliments.

No bucks, no Buck Rogers

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acmodeler01

Member since
January 2008
From: Tulsa, OK

Posted by acmodeler01 on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 10:26 AM

Wow, that is really cool! 1/87, too! That's got to be about 12cm long? That's a lot of detail for something so small. Very well done!

Jon.
http://public.fotki.com/dawgfighter/

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Borg R3-MC0

Member since
September 2004
From: Utereg

Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 9:39 AM

Very impressive build of an unuseal subject!

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ModelNerd

Member since
October 2003
From: Southern California

Posted by ModelNerd on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 8:26 PM

This is absolutely gorgeous! Excellent scratchbuilding! Just beautiful work.

Kind regards-

- Mark

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allan

Member since
June 2003
From: Cavite, Philippines

Scratchbuilt 1/87 Bus

Posted by allan on Monday, January 26, 2009 8:49 PM

Its a Victory Liner bus still plying local roads. The bus was one of a batch of second hand units imported from Japan, converted into left-hand drive units, and pressed into local service. While the unit came with an overhead airconditioning unit, the bus is operated as a non-airconditioned service.

The model is made from sheet styrene, clear acetate from my daughter's Barbie doll, cast resin wheels, and a little metal. The decals were printed from a computer.