[Front Indicators Finished Result]

4 hours ago, Taffy said:

My attempt to get the front indicators working.  I drilled a 1mm hole through the bracket locating peg to run the LED wires through (note the off side locating hole is a blind hole, so had to drill that as well 1.5mm).

I drilled a 1.5mm hole into the indicator from below the hinge at a slight upward angle, in about 3 to 4mm

I then joined all of the wiring via the front hinged grill

Thanks to the other Modder for their ideas and tips, you may also note I also install an LED into the nearside marker light.

That's a very neat job I wish I did that I drilled slightly away from the bracket

[Front Indicators Finished Result]

2 hours ago, Giddykippa said:

ok so here goes ive done my indicators to be absolutely honest they didn't quite work out as i hoped the indicator lens were way thinner then i was expecting meaning the 0803 smd was wider than the thinnest point of the lens especially since they taper from body of bus towards the end, it ended up with a channel grooved into the lens rather than a hole so im not exactly happy with the end result but it was the only way i could do it i used a series of very small drills starting with 0.8mm and finishing with  1.4mm i then glued the smd in place to kinda seal it so i could paint round it to try and blend it best i could (see pics ) ive uploaded a video to youtube to show the working result

 

 

I emailed you Paul

[Wonders of Photoshop]

Went for a spin around Piccadilly circus today nearly lost my clippie of the back lol

[Front Indicators]

13 hours ago, Giddykippa said:

looks brilliant julian hope mine looks as good

It will mate 👍 

[Modifications]

Pack 11 completed This is my build and all my modifications

 

 

[Front Indicators]

7 hours ago, Taffy said:

Giddykippa, couldn't you have drilled a smaller hole between the 2 attachment holes for an invisible method.  Not tried myself, just a thought.

I done the same Taffy it would of been a lot harder there is a thick piece of metal frame work to drill through so I only drilled through the outer wall once the job is completed its not noticeable 

[What yellow Is The Yellow On Relief Band]

On 10/29/2022 at 3:34 PM, Giddykippa said:

so unfortunately i got a little screwdriver scratch on my "yellow" relief band that runs round the bus i thought buttermilk might be a good match but it isn't i was just wondering does anyone know the best match to touch up with ?

I did the same Someone told me Humbrol 103 I bought it and it didn't really match I think you may have to mix yourself trial and error I scratched both sides

 

[On Guard duty]

[Engine Mod]

Hi all hope you are all keeping well. Just thought I'd share my latest modification as you are probably aware Hachette forgot to add the dipstick to the engine so I decided to make one 

[Engine weathering]

While waiting for back 11 I got a bit bored so I decided to weather the engine. After seeing a couple of post on ebay I decided to give it a go. So glad I did. I'm quite happy with the out come looks like a well used lump. Let me know your thoughts 

[Front Indicators]

On 9/14/2022 at 10:15 PM, Julian said:

Here is my front indicator modificatios

 

 

 

[Central roof panels issues]

On 9/25/2022 at 9:12 AM, Giddykippa said:

mine went together ok or at least i never noticed any misaligned holes

 

On 9/24/2022 at 9:46 PM, SGTRY said:

It appears on my 2 central roof panels on pack 10 that some of the screw holes either half align or completely way off. Anyone else got these issues?

I had a few misaligned had to screwthem in at a angle be careful not to slip the screw driver and scratch the paintwork 

[Paint colour]

6 hours ago, Giddykippa said:

ive used humbrol 19 gloss red which is pretty good if you want an even closer match there is this https://www.hiroboy.com/London_Routemaster_Bus_Red_Paint_60ml--product--4644.html

but i haven't tested it myself

Kiddykippa will see you right

[Front Indicators]

Here is my front indicator modificatios

 

 

[My build and modifications]

Hi all here is a upload of my progress so far and all my modifications please feel free to comment or any suggestions you have

 

 

[Pack 9 finished]

Well not long to go now. Roll on next issues 

[Electronic Modifications]

On 8/14/2022 at 3:28 PM, Giddykippa said:

I thought i would share these modifications ive made to the electronics on my bus i wasn't really happy with the function buttons in the cab apart from being tiny and fragile they're difficult to get to with fingers and also run the risk of failing if pressed too many times so i decided to use some external mini momentary push buttons i got off ebay

there is quite a bit of room underneath the stairs and as i had already decided to move the battery compartment outside the bus ( making battery changes easier also ) i used that extra room i drilled 6 x 7mm holes for 5 push buttons and a on/off/on mini toggle switch i made some little JST plug extensions wiring in the buttons and then plugging the wires from horn, brake pedal, cab light running lights and destination lights meaning when i pressed each button it connected the relevant button from the cab the toggle switch was used to make the indicators work left front and rear and right front and rear ( see my post on using 0805 SMDs to run the front indicators ) if i move the toggle left nearside indicators flash and switching right operates the right side middle position is off ive also made a small sound box but i will make a separate post for that hope that explains everything enjoy the videos i made

 

Bloody upstairs interior mirror above the stairs snapped now poorly made this build. Tf for superglue 

[Electronic Modifications]

On 8/14/2022 at 3:28 PM, Giddykippa said:

I thought i would share these modifications ive made to the electronics on my bus i wasn't really happy with the function buttons in the cab apart from being tiny and fragile they're difficult to get to with fingers and also run the risk of failing if pressed too many times so i decided to use some external mini momentary push buttons i got off ebay

there is quite a bit of room underneath the stairs and as i had already decided to move the battery compartment outside the bus ( making battery changes easier also ) i used that extra room i drilled 6 x 7mm holes for 5 push buttons and a on/off/on mini toggle switch i made some little JST plug extensions wiring in the buttons and then plugging the wires from horn, brake pedal, cab light running lights and destination lights meaning when i pressed each button it connected the relevant button from the cab the toggle switch was used to make the indicators work left front and rear and right front and rear ( see my post on using 0805 SMDs to run the front indicators ) if i move the toggle left nearside indicators flash and switching right operates the right side middle position is off ive also made a small sound box but i will make a separate post for that hope that explains everything enjoy the videos i made

 

Will I have to reorder two more indicators before I start pack 9 as my cat pulled them apart or can I continue and install light later. Looks great paul

[Sound Box]

On 8/14/2022 at 3:33 PM, Giddykippa said:

i decided to make my own sound box with some extra bus related sounds including bus starting bus running horn bell gibson ticket machine conductor asking for fares and announcing stops and topped it off with the flanders and mol london omnibus song its secured to the shelf my bus will sit on and powered by a 5v 2amp phone charger see attached video

 

Wow gibson aswell 

[Lower Deck finished]

12 hours ago, Giddykippa said:

Love the passenger accessories like the shopping bag with french baguette and the newspapers really nice touch

 

12 hours ago, Giddykippa said:

Love the passenger accessories like the shopping bag with french baguette and the newspapers really nice touch

Cheers Paul looks the part 👍 

[Lower Deck finished]

Completed pack 7 and the lower deck finished getting ready for the upper deck. I'm well happy so far it's looking good. I'm a bit disappointed with the bonnet latch handle it snapped as I tried to reopen the bonnet so I glued it back just got to repaint it silver

[Base for Routemaster]

3 hours ago, Giddykippa said:

definitely know what you mean it feels like an age since pack 6 lol only about another 12 days to pack 7 i just want to get bonnet fixed saloon floor down and rear platform on

I've already put them on I will have to un doi it when I assemble the bonnet. 

[Base for Routemaster]

Just now, Julian said:

 Cheers mate thanks I will keep it like that my wife said it was good too The reason why I took on this Project is because I keep modifying my bus and I don't wanna mess it up I get too impatient For the next issues to come There is no way I could have done this with hatchet It takes too long lol

[Base for Routemaster]

14 hours ago, Giddykippa said:

definitely better with the grout makes the paving stones look more defined i think

you should've done a youtube tutorial would've been really interesting to watch

[Base for Routemaster]

15 minutes ago, Giddykippa said:

Got too see pics 🙂