Julian
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On 3/7/2022 at 2:38 PM, Giddykippa said:
Hey Julian did you get your replacement steering set ? i got mine this morning spent a bit of time prepping the gearbox parts before adding a generous amount of lithium grease and screwing tightly together but to be honest im not that optimistic on being able to actually turn the wheels via the steering wheel the finished weight is 4.5k and thats a lot of weight on those front wheels for that rather flimsy gearbox to overcome not to mention left turns are blocked by that radiator cross bar... was just wondering what you thought and how you fared with your replacement parts ?
Hi mate got a replacement on Saturday fixed it now but I don't think I will be turning the Steering wheel much once the bus is completed as you said it is far to heavy. Looking forward to the next set should be sent out the next few days 😀
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On 2/20/2022 at 6:10 AM, Richard Gregory said:
I also agree the black does look better. Just wondering did you paint the two pieces separately or after they were screwed together. (35A 35B) Was that a matt black or gloss black?
Separately I used matt spray piant from halfords
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On 2/18/2022 at 2:14 PM, Giddykippa said:
So i decided to do a test fit of the cab floor to the cab shell and wow not sure if im doing something wrong but mine is incredibly tight to the extent where it's like something is miss sized i really struggled to get it anywhere near a proper fit has anyone else tried their cab floor in cab shell ?
would love to know if anyone else experiencing same problem as me ?
Just put mine in there is a knack once you got it in once its quite simple
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7 hours ago, Giddykippa said:
Hi Julian mine is ok tightened up just fine but i always dip my screw in 3 in 1 oil when screwing into metal ive found it helps screw if it needs to cut through paint i also oiled the small cog inside to help when turning steering if you have a faulty part contact sophie at agora and they will send replacement part out they are very good at customer service
Cheers mate, i did oil it first but I think it was a dodgy part Agora are sending me a replacement so hopefully it will arrive before the next issues
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2 hours ago, Giddykippa said:
you are correct attached actual picture inside WLT857
Some were painted burgundy while some painted black the actual lumb part was silver on most buses due to passengers placing the feet on it causing the paint to wear. I'm painting mine silver with black surround
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Hi is anybody having problems with the Steering column the cog under the drivers cab the screw hole is threaded and not screwing in securely I had to remove the bar so it wouldn't put to much pressure on it. There is no way thus will be able to steer the wheels it will just snap off
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3 hours ago, Giddykippa said:
you did a neater job round those warning decals than i did i definitely think it looks better than brown
have you tried doing a test fit of the cab floor to the cab shell i have and not not sure if im doing something wrong but mine is incredibly tight to the extent where it's like something is miss sized i really struggled to get it anywhere near a proper fit
100% better thanks for giving me the boost to paint mine once I saw yours I thought that looks much better painted black. It was a tight fit but you have to screw the cab floor to the cab itself then it will attach to the chassis easier but you can't attach it until next issue as there is a bar to attach first........I might even paint the floor of the saloon a darker brown too definitely painting the flywheel cover black though
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On 2/17/2022 at 11:45 AM, Giddykippa said:
i didn't much care for the brown colour of the cab floor and side panel all the RMs i drove were all painted black (including the real RM857 that this is modeled after if you search on google there are many detailed pics) not sure if the original buses made in the 60s rolled out of the park royal factory painted brown but i prefer black so i painted mine its not perfect im a newbie to model building but im happy with it also made a solid wooden base and fixed those plastic chassis supports in place so i have a secure base to pick the model up and move it without the risk of damaging it
Hi mate just done my cab too thanks
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11 hours ago, Giddykippa said:
i didn't much care for the brown colour of the cab floor and side panel all the RMs i drove were all painted black (including the real RM857 that this is modeled after if you search on google there are many detailed pics) not sure if the original buses made in the 60s rolled out of the park royal factory painted brown but i prefer black so i painted mine its not perfect im a newbie to model building but im happy with it also made a solid wooden base and fixed those plastic chassis supports in place so i have a secure base to pick the model up and move it without the risk of damaging it
Well done looks good. I see you paint the radio footswitch aswell looks more realistic
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On 2/12/2022 at 6:03 PM, Giddykippa said:
are you in UK ?
Have fun mate I have finished mine got to wait another month 😔 lol
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3 hours ago, Giddykippa said:
hopefully mines on the way im definitely going to paint mine black when i drove the RMs back in the late 80s they all had cabs painted black i never saw a black one
You'll probably get it Monday mate I might paint my floor too I tried to paint the radio pedal switch silver too I masked all the floor around it but I got scared thought I might mess it up.
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1 hour ago, Giddykippa said:
hi julian you got pack 4 already ?
think it looks good i was planning on doing the same as well as painting the cab floor black as most RM cabs were
Hi mate pack 4 arrived this morning 😊
I was thinking the same but worried I might mess it up but once the cab is put together the floor might not show as much.
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5 hours ago, Giddykippa said:
I decided to paint the 4 tread strips on the front off side wing silver too match the actual WLT857 routemaster bus as many had them painted silver see attached pics i know my mod isn't the best paint job my hands aren't that steady i should've painted them whilst they were still attached to the sprue but hey ho i don't think they look to bad
I wanted to do them but was scared I'd cock them up some RMs were silver or black yourself good
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Hi everybody just a quick modification I'd like to share.......just received pack 4 and wasn't happy with the colour of the drivers cab and the hand brake it look so unrealistic every RM I used to drive had a black cab so I thought I would paint it. Here is the finished cab and hand brake lever.......
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A nice MKIII Cortina towing a Sprite caravan
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I'd love to do it in the routemaster scale......A Austin FX not the rubbish they have today. I drive a TXE now rubbish 🗑
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Looks amazing just like the real thing well done mate
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I found the engine quite difficult to build (I'm not a experienced model builder) very fiddly so take your time very fragile parts especially the fuel pipes one of mine snapped but I managed to glue it.....just got the exhaust to put on then another month to wait l
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3 hours ago, Giddykippa said:
hey i think your mods look great especially the kick plates on the stairs i saw another modeller building the RMT use hornby track pins as imitation rivets he also did the same on the seat backs and on exterior panels he filled in the centre of screws and painted them so they didn't look to obvious on the roof the original buses had 5 raised strips across the width he covered the joins with a strip of plastic sprayed red to match the roof and cover the joins in the metal sections it's only a short vid but interesting link below
I also painted the front wheel trims silver but I didn't like them but after seeing this video I wished I kept the silver now the look great on the finished bus. So glad I painted the wheels burgundy. Thanks for sharing
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Love this routemaster build looking forward to completing it. My friend completed it a few months ago I was very impressed but there are a few thing I'm not happy about. I have been driving buses in London for 30 years now and I have had the privilege of driving the RM many years ago but as a perfectionist I have made a few minor adjustments. The first thing I was disappointed with was the click plates on the steps the screws are so big (see pics) it really let the build down. So what I did was I glued the kick plates to each step and covered the screw holes with tiny pins. Also the wheels looked unrealistic with the red paint RM wheels were mostly burgundy in colour (see picture of RM 857) so I sprayed them I think it mad a big difference Also the RM rarely had the hub caps on the back wheels it was the RT which had covered wheels. I'm also thing of spraying the platform brown to make it look more realistic but I don't want to customise it to much. Love to hear your views
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That happened to me but Agora sent out the correct wheel in a few days
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So we definitely ain't getting them from our issues from Agora. I was going to wait for my next delivery to see if we get them. Thanks going to check Hacette