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gotnitro?

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  1. Nice work, especially the hinged roof to show off your interior work
  2. Looking forward to your build!
  3. Wknd update..pics are gonna look familiar. I found out the cowl was wider than the body. After many long minutes of staring at the parts, I decided to get busy fixing it. I removed the front section, and rebuilt the entire area today. I built the windshield and A pillars stronger this time..allowing me to sand the round corners. The next focus was the seats and aisle walkway. My manual showed a standard aisle was 22 inch, so cut the seats down to 36 inches wide. Thanks for everyone following along !
  4. Paint looks good ! White is soooo challenging to get even coverage, but will be beautiful on your General
  5. Haha thanks! hopefully I won't make you wait long for the next episode. Thanks! Those windows were drawn out a couple times to find a pattern I liked, and they still turned out narrower than I planned. I used a machinist square to cut the lines but they still needed shaping.
  6. sounds like a fun project ! always like the aerodyne cabs definitely will be following along.
  7. You have enough room for that trailer??? Lol Looking forward to your LTL
  8. Thanks Gary ? Its been a really fun build
  9. Nice update plan ! 1st time I've seen the CTM susp
  10. The bus body is one huge piece now !! I added tabs under the floor to keep the walls aligned, then soaked the joints in tamiya extra thin. The wheel openings were filled and recut before mounting the floor. The frame and axle will finally get matched to the body now. I messed up measuring from the fuzzy drawings..the sides were longer than I planned. Next to go..the roof ! Wish me luck !
  11. Fabbed up the bus heater, and the first section of roof was added to close off the front bulkhead. The heater console will get the switch panel detailed The left side wall got its battery box door and slam lock from Don Mills.
  12. Looking forward to your build !
  13. Excellent work and the colors are awesome
  14. Little update for the wknd. I taped all the body parts I had together to keep the mojo going. Everything is still roughed in, but definitely showed its going the right direction. The original axle position is incorrect now, and needs to be shifted back. Peek inside...oops floor pan was flipped around lol Added a few angle strips to tie the floor into later, and verify where my lower rub strips would need to be. I found my drawing was causing more questions than answers, so I reverted to photos and Mk. 1 eyeball.
  15. Thanks Tom ! Not your level of detail but enough to pass the peek test lol @Repstockunbelievable work ! The rounded body makes me envious lol. Thanks for sharing
  16. Perfect timing finding this post, I've been trying to decide how to make the door hinges on my school bus WIP in the rig forum. Your idea would work really well for having everything removable before paint and free to swing. Thanks !
  17. Thanks! I need to blend everything together still, trouble w multiple pieces coming together Thanks Gary I'm waiting for materials to add the rib strips down the sides. @Repstock- wow incredible work on your bus!!!! Every overlapping panel and rivets too..excellent work. Please share more photos if ya would Thanks for the tip on the glass, I've been saving materials from my daughters toys!
  18. I found a large sheet of evergreen i stashed yrs ago..I guess it was saved just for this ! The side walls were laid out and cut last night while the Bills got properly stomped by Cincinnati. Glad this sheet was 24 inches long..I needed 15 1/4 for each side Each window opening needs minor sanding, then the entrance door will be trimmed out. I'm still unsure about cutting the angle on back wall..but thats for later Thanks for all the feedback
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