The wheels on the Peco Leyland National Bus would go round and round if they were fitted but I am getting there! The bus now has a driver and passengers. Having searched through the WMD stores I came across some Bachmann engine crew figures which had a suitable already painted member in a seated with arms looking as though they would hold a steering wheel pose which was liberated from the pack. No driving the Flying Scotsman for him - just a bus. Oh the indignity! Apologies to any bus drivers reading this! I also came across a pack of Dapol platform passengers which had two seated people that were duplicated across the three sprues that the pack contained. Two ladies and a gent were taken from the pack and they were painted in my vision of fashionable attire for the go getting bus passenger of the time. They will not be on the front page of Vouge!
The bus body has had a white stripe applied over the windows despite my fears of things going wrong. Firstly Tamiya masking tape was applied and the edges sealed by airbrushing a coat of the green paint around the tape edges. The theory is that if the masking tape leaks it will not show once removed as the same coloured paint wont show and will also seal the edges of the tape before the final colour is applied - well that is the theory!
Not bad! A few odd places where there has been a bit of bleed through but it looks remarkably good - to me anyway! Some touching in will sort out the paintwork and there is a need to paint in a few details like the lights and apply the decals yet so more to do but this is where I am up to.
Should look good with the wheels fitted!
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