No not the drag car..
I was wondering if anyone has built an older 1/25th school bus. I've been toying with the idea for several years now.It would take some scratch building and casting,but I've done that before.
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Vintage School Bus
Started by pharoah, Jan 03 2013 02:39 PM
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Posted 03 January 2013 - 02:39 PM
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Posted 03 January 2013 - 03:55 PM
Joe beat me to it...RMR also has some kool COE's
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Posted 03 January 2013 - 04:00 PM
Is this too new? To me, this is an older bus.
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Posted 03 January 2013 - 04:32 PM
Yes, some of us are crazy enough to try to make a school bus.......
Is this, by any chance, a modification of the S'cool Bus? I've been thinking about getting on simply to convert to a stock height school bus.
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Posted 03 January 2013 - 05:08 PM
That's what I'm talking about!
I'm not sure what vintage to build. 50's 60's or 70's.
Must..think...some...more....
Thanks,guys!
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Posted 04 January 2013 - 11:59 AM
Is this too new? To me, this is an older bus.
Tom, was this ever displayed around here?? OMG! This is too unique to pass up! I remember riding the 1:1 International buses! Please show this in detail!
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Posted 04 January 2013 - 01:41 PM
Is this too new? To me, this is an older bus.
That's a beauty!
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Posted 04 January 2013 - 02:55 PM
Tom's International school bus is truly every bit a work of art!
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Posted 04 January 2013 - 04:21 PM
Tom needs to post the other pics he has of that bus he built. To say it's awesome is a huge understatement!!!!!!! I have never seen a school bus built anywhere near the level of detail that Toms has. It belongs in a museum!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted 05 January 2013 - 08:57 PM
Wish a kit or 2 of those were offered!!!
Not even Resin offers that International!!
I thought the 40's/50's Small buses were from Don Loomis.
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Posted 06 January 2013 - 03:43 PM
http://smg.photobuck...!cpZZ2QQtppZZ16
I provide this link to those who may want to view more of the International bus. My intent is to avoid hijacking or diluting this thread.
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Posted 06 January 2013 - 05:03 PM
I just love those old International school busses! I was a US military dependent in the 1960s-70s and those were the Army and Air Force busses we rode to school. The government must have bought a bunch of them because I saw the same ones in Turkey, Germany and Belgium. Here's a photo I found on the Internet of one with Euro plates on it. No doubt one that the US military left behind!
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Posted 06 January 2013 - 05:34 PM
That is a museum piece!
I was looking at the other pictures and I saw the Ford C series garbage truck I want to do. He's already done it...
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Posted 10 January 2013 - 11:57 AM
I like those resin busses! Tom, you have built some wonderful models. I too can remember the jarring rides and hard seats!
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Posted 10 January 2013 - 11:01 PM
Toms bus is a work of art, no doubt about it. Completely first class.
Is this, by any chance, a modification of the S'cool Bus? I've been thinking about getting on simply to convert to a stock height school bus.
I'm not Randy but I'm pretty sure it is.
Mine's not really a school bus, but it did start out as a S'cool Bus body.
