Micro Bus, the final Convoy build

[Jürgen M.]

Got some primer on the bus! 

A little step forward!

[Jürgen M.]

Now it's all white. Well, I mixed a bit of grey in to make it look a bit worn off and dirty.

Then I tried to outline the color scheme. Didn't work out that well but good enough!

And now the colorful part begins:

Edited November 3 by Jürgen M.

[BK9300]

6 minutes ago, Jürgen M. said:

And now the colorful part begins:

Going to be a crazy paint job, Jurgen!

[Gary Chastain]

Truth be known, I bet the paint job on the 1:1 bus was done with cheap house paint and a brush, I think your paint job will represent the bus extremely well. 

[Jürgen M.]

4 hours ago, BK9300 said:

Going to be a crazy paint job, Jurgen!

You bet it will. When the paintjob is finished I'll have to do the writing. 😬

Then the assembly. Will not be easy either. Still have to design and print a support for the interior. That's going to be another challenge. 

This is not at all easier than a truck model. 

[Jürgen M.]

The yellow needed a bit of correction. 

Next colors in progress!

[Biggu]

This is just plain cool! This is as or more unique than my oil distributor because it is the only one in the world !  Keep going JM !

[Kanada Kustoms]

Coming along great!

Edited November 4 by Kanada Kustoms

[Jürgen M.]

56 minutes ago, Biggu said:

This is just plain cool! This is as or more unique than my oil distributor because it is the only one in the world !  Keep going JM !

Thanks Jeff,

but your distributor is surely also the only one! 😉

[Jürgen M.]

The color scheme is really a challenge!

So many colors in different sequences, then aging and detailing!

Some things are just not readable. I'll have to make a few more Screenshots of the movie!

[Jürgen M.]

It's getting more colorful!

I drilled out the headlights and printed sockets which I chromed with a pen and then put lenses on. 

The writing on the sides will be done with decals.

I had to process each letter seperately in order to get the words lines up like on the film bus! 

I have meanwhile noticed that the outside walls are not quite correct concerning the distance of the upper and lower embossing lines. I won't be able to fit in the writing correctly but I certainly will NOT print them again! 

Hope it still looks good when finished!

Next will be fitting in the windows which I cut out of a 0.5mm foil.

After that I'll probably apply the rest of the decals and then it's final assembly.

Wipers aren't printed yet, speakers are painted and curing, mirrors have to be made.

The writing on the rear and the outlining of the yellow banners were done by hand!

So was the writing on the front fenders!

Edited Wednesday at 11:39 AM by Jürgen M.

[Jürgen M.]

The hood and fenders are mounted on the chassis.

Rear windows installed and drying.

[Biggu]

You are Nailing this build !!! Incredibly unique. Very cool JM!

[Gary Chastain]

Well it’s a first, never seen a graffiti paint job on a model build, ttooooo cool

[BK9300]

Terrific progress, Jurgen!  Looks really good.

[Jürgen M.]

Thanks guys!

Copying the scheme on the bus takes lots of concentration!

Still it's not totally identical but I hope the result will be satisfactory!

[Jürgen M.]

The body is mounted and the interior is inserted.

Wipers are added.

Now I'm finishing the interior.

I designed these connectors for the handrails.

[Jürgen M.]

Mock-up of the front handrails:

 

Ready for painting:

The same will be fit in the rear and then I'll connect front and rear.

[Jürgen M.]

Some progress on the interior:

Now I have to add the long rails from rear to front. I'll put in only one support rod though.

[Rockford]

When do you sleep Jürgen? I can't comprehend the speed of this build! 

Great job on the paint scheme, makes a change from trying to get everything perfectly sharp and straight. 

I don't think this will be the last Convoy build, I'll bet there's another lurking in the back of your mind. 

[Jürgen M.]

Thanks Steve!

First of all, I've got this week off so no work keeping me from the bench!

It actually will be the final build for my convoy. No more space for any more trucks on the 'Convoy' shelf! Anyway, I wouldn't know which one to build. It would either be a Peterbilt coe or an International coe, both of which I've got enough already.

I'll surely keep building trucks though. Maybe one or the other from other movies!

[Jürgen M.]

The handrails are in:

The roof structure is attached, so is the rear part of the body!

Still missing are turning signals on the front fenders, mirrors, writing decals on the sides, speakers on top and finally a lot of dust!

Edited Thursday at 10:08 AM by Jürgen M.

[Jürgen M.]

Hey guys,

can anyone read what's written up on the roof?

This is the best pic I could get!

The First Word might be 'love' but I'm not sure!

Thanks for any ideas!

[Rockford]

I think it says "Love not War"

[Jürgen M.]

Cool. Thanks Steve! 

Now I can finish it!