Vehicles For New Street And General Raiding Of The Toybox!

[Pennine MC]

... one I saw in Bristol with a sticker proclaiming "I loves my Sherpal"!

Strange

 

[Dog Star]

Please excuse this question... I thought that Green-Line did not use the RT as such or at least gave the bus another code to replace RT.

 

[Simon Dunkley]

Strange

Not really, Ian.
In Bristow, they have a habit of adding an "l" to the words ending in a vowel-sound, hence the Ford Fiestal, Cortinal, Sierra,Vauxhall Vival, and indeed Bristol.
Bistol gravy is a bit weird, though...
Mind you, people in your neck of the woods think "while" means "until"...

 

[Steph Dale]

Please excuse this question... I thought that Green-Line did not use the RT as such or at least gave the bus another code to replace RT.

Graham,
Ta-daa: http://www.countrybus.org/RT/RT4_3.htm !

Dave,
Go-on, post the pic of the bus stop. The buses you've done are good, but the bus stop is sheer lunacy...

Steph

 

[Pennine MC]

Not really, Ian.
In Bristow, they have a habit of adding an "l" to the words ending in a vowel-sound,

Wasnt that Simon. Having suffered several Sherpas in a previous life, I cant conceive of anyone loving one

Mind you, people in your neck of the woods think "while" means "until"...

Dont start, or I'll have to drive my fer der Ferd dern the Herlderness Rerd

 

[Jim S-W]

Hi All

I call this picture white van men - ' cause its a load of white vans! Creative 'aint I?

Cheers

Jim

 

[Wagonman]

Please excuse this question... I thought that Green-Line did not use the RT as such or at least gave the bus another code to replace RT.

I think the model is London Country which did use RTs. Green LIne was the long distance coach operation.

 

[AdamF]

Hi All

I call this picture white van men - ' cause its a load of white vans! Creative 'aint I?
Cheers

Jim

Great little models

 

[Old Buffer]

Hi All

I call this picture white van men - ' cause its a load of white vans! Creative 'aint I?

Cheers

Jim

Jim,
There are 2 things I can say about that statement,
1. There are no dents and scrapes on any of the vans.
2. Where is the man who gives the finger at other road users.
Keep up the good work and keep the piccys flowing.
Alan

 

[Pennine MC]

Jim,
There are 2 things I can say about that statement,
1. There are no dents and scrapes on any of the vans.
2. Where is the man who gives the finger at other road users.

Not to mention 'also available in white' written in the muck on the back doors

 

[dibateg]

I remember those vans, a pity you can't recreate the incredibly noisy engines and clouds of blue smoke!

I also remember Tring Bus garage - long after the London Country days of course..

Great Stuff

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Wagonman has the answer, London Transport did use the RT on early Green Line services which did have coach style seats (well higher backed seats actually) and the Green Line motif instead of the long advertising panel.

As requested here is the bus stop and shelter . The shelter is an old die cast model of unknown origin. I'd be grateful if anyone could shed light on this. The bus stop is by Merit. Both have resized posters and timetables and the flag is a photo of a real one I have in my posession .

 

[Jim S-W]

Excellent work on the vehicles. I remember seeing the PO vans being driven with the drivers door open!

Hi Dave

I have another 4 on order so I could do another PO one with the door open. There was an intermediate model between the 2 shown, with the newer front but retaining the lights in the bumpers as per the earlier model. So I plan one of those, a telecom one, a luton varient and perhaps a mini bus

Cheers

Jim

 

[Jim S-W]

Hi All

Thanks to feedback on another forum my Lutons now have a representation of Translucent roofs.

Another project that was a tad more involved than I first thought was my VW van.

The main thing was to file the windscreen aperature to allow a much wider window. Another minor mod was to thin the bumper down under the doors where it forms a step and drill out the headlights.

Cheers

Jim

 

[AdamF]

These are great - the roofs on the lutons are fantastic

 

[Jim S-W]

Let's hope there's not a layout in there then!

Cheers

Jim

 

[Jim S-W]

Hi All

Progress on my White arrow van

A little comparison of where it started from. I Am hoping this might end up another signature vehicle (like my WHSmiths lorry) that spark a few memories for people.

Cheers

Jim

 

[Phill Dyson]

Have you thought about doing any twin wheeler long wheelbase Transits ?

 

[Jim S-W]

I do plan another LWB one with twin wheels - the White arrow ones didnt have them

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2593/4188938637_d739868927.jpg

Cheers

Jim

PS - Anyone on here got an Alps printer and might consider printing some logos for me?

 

[Phill Dyson]

Yes white arrow did use single wheelers , I would imagine they were bulk purchased, apart from that though the lwb single wheelers we're quite rare from what I remember, certainly the vast majority were twin wheelers