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RUC riot bus

Started by Mike Wren, June 11, 2005, 02:06:57 AM

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June 11, 2005, 02:06:57 AM Last Edit: June 11, 2005, 02:07:47 AM by Mike Wren
my annual birthday present for a friend of mine who collects model buses is a What If? bus, he's had a WWII tank-bus, racing bus & double decker bendy-bus in the past...

this time it's a Royal Ulster Constabulary armoured riot control bus!  ;)  for those riots when you just need that extra manpower



Captain Canada

#1
June 11, 2005, 07:08:54 AM
Cool !

And when the riot is over , you can just pop open the side there, and have a mobile chippie !

I'll take a Coke with mine, please........

Cheers to having great friends, eh ?

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Hobbes

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June 11, 2005, 08:07:47 AM
Cool idea.  

John Howling Mouse

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June 11, 2005, 08:50:23 AM Last Edit: June 11, 2005, 08:55:26 AM by John Howling Mouse
Fantastic, Mike!  Other than the wheels/tires, is this 100% scratchbuilt?

Is it 1:35 scale?  (judging by the figure but I could be wrong about that, too)

:wub:  :wub:  :wub:
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retro_seventies

#4
June 11, 2005, 06:43:10 PM
wicked.

now, if you just make a couple more you'll have about 80 HUNGRY riot police come lunchtime...

and Toad's chip van idea...



How about one of these in flat grey with bars on the windows, and a RUC WPC inside handing out bacon sandwiches and cups of tea?

I'm sure that Radish will back me up here.... ;)  
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nev

#5
June 11, 2005, 11:23:51 PM
Haha, great stuff  :lol:

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Patrick H

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June 12, 2005, 06:45:50 AM


:cheers:

Patrick
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Mike Wren

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June 13, 2005, 06:15:12 AM Last Edit: June 13, 2005, 06:16:20 AM by Mike Wren
QuoteFantastic, Mike!  Other than the wheels/tires, is this 100% scratchbuilt?

Is it 1:35 scale?  (judging by the figure but I could be wrong about that, too)
it's 1/76, based on a diecast bus which I simply clad in plastic card, the mesh is etched brass. Paint is actually Halfords grey primer as it's a pretty much spot-on match for the real thing

the figure is a Revell vinyl German special forces figure (of which I have another 47 now spare)

cheers chaps  :D

Martin H

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June 14, 2005, 12:43:00 PM
Oh very nice mike...About the best thing u could do to a Leyland Lynx LOL.
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