1/24 london bus diorama

Woh! that's a lot to add. As far as british cars in 1/24 there's the mk2 jag, mini's old and new, and a mgb and some older mg's and the mk1 escort and there is supposed to be a mk2 transit later this year and there's more in resin. If you don't mind a month or so wait you might be best to order from hlj in japan as they do fujimi kits for about 15 quid each and sometimes tamiya.

The escort is a really nice kit, there's a review further down the page with the contents. The land rover might be expensive but tamiya do some lotus kits and a caterham.

Hi all well here is the first tentative steps in this one, I've primed and top coated the Bentley, won't get much else done as on hols on Friday, really need this holiday work is soooooooooooo stressful at the moment.





I've got the bus mate, that's what started all this in the first place.

Hi all here is probably the last update till we get back off hols.

Hi all, well Robin (on another forum) had a great idea to add a zebra crossing to give me a cut line so as i can join the two halves together, but I've checked and can find no ref pics at any time period with a zebra crossing at picadilly circus (and I can't add something to such an iconic British landmark that wasn't there) so,,, Ive got a cunning plan, I'm going to make all the buildings and scenery removable  (not sure how yet)  anyway made a start on the fountain, I was going to cheat and do it as it was in ww2 but of course the route master and mini and taxi for that matter were after ww2.



I know, I know it looks like corrugated cardboard but with a bit of plaster of Paris I'm sure it will be fine (I hope)

Hi all can't really get into any serious modeling (no time) but decided to try another idea with the fountain made the paving slabs out of stiff paper and added pre shading, I think it's going to be OK, not sure how I'm going to handle the curb stones.

Hi all done a little bit more on this.

Hi all well I've started on the fountain (not sure how to do the corner ornamentation yet) but I pleased with how it's starting, this is a picture frame upside down and a bit of the ornamentation filed off its actually 2  mil to low in scale but that's only a couple of inches overall.

Sweet - great idea using the frame upside down like that!!!

side view bus forefront ken no one will ever know

OK so here's another update.





And I thought since this is the London bus dio I'd better start the bus (it's a lot bigger than you think and I've run out of red paint now, not even enough to finish the body on this so now I have to get some more)

Coming along nicely Ken!! I to am looking forward to the bus

I didn't realise the bus had a choice of engines, with the cars your using/planning to use I would go for the leyland engine to be in keeping with them.

Still not sure which engine
Scania




or the Leyland