hobbybobby Posted September 25, 2014 Posted September 25, 2014 Li'l Yeller School Bus Plus! •Original year: 1970 •Company: AMT •Scale: 1/25 •Designer: John Bogosian Here's the Li'l Yeller, the scholar hauler with a soul! AMT's solution to heir pollution is crammed full of educational goodies! Bored of education? Our Teeny-Bobber Teacher's Pest goes to the head of its class with elementary items as "Think Tank" body design, "Brain Drain" Radiator, "Grad-U-Eight" mill with "Cum Louder" stereo exhaust, "Midnight Oil" pan, "Lunge Box" shifter--sheepskin upholstery--mind-bending vinyl tires (quad slicks out back and ground-grabbin' wide-tread weenies up front). It all adds up to the kit most likely to succeed, so don't drop out-- close the generation gaps with Li'l Yeller! Ride on! This is my version. While starting and after a few difficulties with the bodyparts, which fit together very poorly, it spent a few years in the box, also because missing parts blocked the assembly. The mods: Front lowered, aluminum mesh in the cooler and in the interior floor, wired motor, windshield bracing made from 1mm chrome steel wire, a new shifter knob, the roof railing is homemade: four new aluminum holders and inox wire, modified rims from LEGO and some new selfmade Tires... Hope, you like it.
Greg Pugh Posted September 25, 2014 Posted September 25, 2014 I've never seen this kit before. It's wild! Very cleanly built and an excellent job here!
crazyjim Posted September 25, 2014 Posted September 25, 2014 Very cool. Clue me in - "self made tires". What's with that? I love them.
Rudy2013 Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 Sweet !!! I love it, wish they still made this kit id give it a go
Mr mopar Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 Awesome build .....where did the tires come from?
Russell C Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 Now that's a great interpretation of that old model. Looks like you have enough photo views to meet the requirement for submitting it to Dave''s Show Rod Guest Gallery, assuming it is still a current web site.
TFchronos Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 That's just plain insane! Amazing and creative work making this. Awesome build!
Dave Van Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 Great work........I repro'd this kit before it was re-issued. I designed a laser cut body to fit the Gasser kit which the RC2 version had the chrome tree from Yeller!!! How about a little info on those tires....they really look great!
unclescott58 Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 Very, very kool! Wow! I only have one question. Is the lettering used on the truck, decals that came with the kit? They really help with the look of the vehicle. Scott
pharoah Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 Sweet! And on weekends,you can rent it out as a steam roller. Very cool build!
hobbybobby Posted September 30, 2014 Author Posted September 30, 2014 Thank you very much for the kind words, I appreciate it very much! I've never seen this kit before. It's wild! Very cleanly built and an excellent job here! This is the kit:
hobbybobby Posted September 30, 2014 Author Posted September 30, 2014 Very cool. Clue me in - "self made tires". What's with that? I love them. Well, I turn all my wheels on the lathe. In this build here are the rims of LEGO, colored in yellow, encased in machined and polished aluminum tubes. The tires are turned out of PVC, after that cross-knurled and finally black colored...
hobbybobby Posted September 30, 2014 Author Posted September 30, 2014 Now that's a great interpretation of that old model. Looks like you have enough photo views to meet the requirement for submitting it to Dave''s Show Rod Guest Gallery, assuming it is still a current web site. Yes, the website is running, I already have some of my builds there in the gallery, please visit this, there are some incredible builds! This is our forum: http://coffincorner.proboards.com/
hobbybobby Posted September 30, 2014 Author Posted September 30, 2014 Great work........I repro'd this kit before it was re-issued. I designed a laser cut body to fit the Gasser kit which the RC2 version had the chrome tree from Yeller!!! How about a little info on those tires....they really look great! That was a great idea, Dave, and you've done a great build!
hobbybobby Posted September 30, 2014 Author Posted September 30, 2014 Very, very kool! Wow! I only have one question. Is the lettering used on the truck, decals that came with the kit? They really help with the look of the vehicle. Scott Yes, there are different variants to choose from in the kit and in great quality...
Russell C Posted October 1, 2014 Posted October 1, 2014 .. the website is running, I already have some of my builds there in the gallery, please visit ... http://coffincorner.proboards.com/ Excellent, been meaning to place my T'error at the gallery (borrowed photo here). I'd run across the CoffinCorner forum before, but distractions must have prevented me from going through it more, thanks for reminding me of it, fabulous model & 1:1 material there. Lathe-knurled tires! That will probably help me identify some bits of my late father's machine tools, which were mysteries to me before now.
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