Yes it is, you get to cut off the front end and add your own truck front of your own like the D&H kit bash above. It's a starting point.
Yes that International looks sharp.As I recall the older bodies had more of a slope to the rear
charlieB Yes that International looks sharp.As I recall the older bodies had more of a slope to the rear
I used the Herpa body for my D&H bus and grafted on the rear section from one of those cheapie European short buses offered by AHM / AHC that have advertised in MR for years. Not a perfect fit, but nothing a bit of filler wouldn't take care of ....
Mark.
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Mark R. charlieB: Yes that International looks sharp.As I recall the older bodies had more of a slope to the rear I used the Herpa body for my D&H bus and grafted on the rear section from one of those cheapie European short buses offered by AHM / AHC that have advertised in MR for years. Not a perfect fit, but nothing a bit of filler wouldn't take care of .... Mark.
charlieB: Yes that International looks sharp.As I recall the older bodies had more of a slope to the rear
Wow, that's pretty cool. Is that HO scale? (It seems bigger than that...?)
John
jwhitten Wow, that's pretty cool. Is that HO scale? (It seems bigger than that...?) John
Yup - Classic Metal Works nose on a Herpa bus .... both of which are HO scale.
Great idea.I know the exact AHM bus you are talking about.I will have to search for some.....
Well give your HO kids a break and let them ride in 1951 style. ( mabe paint her ole yaller first. )
http://www.classicmetalworks.com/video_cmw4/vid-4.html
Wadda ya mean I'm old ? Just because I remember gasoline at 9 cents a gallon and those big coal burning steamers.
[View:http://cs.trains.com/TRCCS/themes/trc/utility/:550:0] Ma..Ma..Mama says this is my favorite school bus 1941 Chevrolet.
If you are willing to wait, Classic Metal Works is bringing out a 1941-47 chevy truck in several configurations...the same cab as the one in the photo.
Yep.I can wait..Theres only one model that I want that as far as I know is unavailable and thats a 57-60 Ford..
Well my Johnny Lighting school bus arrived.
My first impression was that It seems to be on the small side of Hot Wheel sized vehicles. Then I put it on our HO scale layout, and surprisingly it looks really good.
See what you think:
Following are some photos comparing it to a Classic Metal Works bus (which is presumed to be true 1/87 scale):
All in all, I've got to say it looks pretty dang good as an HO scale school bus.
To me the only complaint is that it appears to ride a little high. I plan to paint the interior seats and maybe add a few figures in there, so I'll have to drill out the rivet holding the bus together. Then I might be able to do something about the height. I might even replace the underbody altogether.
Matt from Anaheim, CA and Bayfield, COClick Here for my model train photo website
Actually looks pretty good. I think what's throwing it off is the width of the nose - it's too wide for that style of Chevrolet ....
Doesnt look bad at all.Kind of reminds me of the 58 GMC we had at my HS in Maine.