Walthers city busses in N to be done

[up1950s]

There is a thread on the Trainboard about busses . Looks like Walthers is going to do city busses in N similar to the Wheels Of Time ones . This is terrific news . http://pwrs.ca/announcements/view.php?ID=976

[Mark5]

the CMW GMC TD 3610 Transit Bus has been discussed recently in certain forums (not sure if it was here):

http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?category=&scale=N&manu=&item=&keywords=GMC+TD+3610&words=restrict&instock=Q&split=30&Submit=Search

[asarge]

It was ion the iHobby thread, but it's worth repeating. So now we apparently have 3 Busses coming in N. Here is a link to the orders for the CMW Bus for those interested.

http://www.omot.org/roster/GMOldLookList/index.html

[Mark5]

It was ion the iHobby thread, but it's worth repeating. So now we apparently have 3 Busses coming in N. Here is a link to the orders for the CMW Bus for those interested.

True. My understanding is that the WOT bus will be based on a Mack bus.

[TiVoPrince]

Don't know
the make/model or anything.  But, what I really want is that classic city bus from the movie SPEED.  Sandra Bullock figure optional but highly desireable...

[wm3798]

That's a GMC from the late 60's early 70's with the "fishbowl" windshield and the forward slanting side windows, right?

They were classics,... as buses go, anyway...
Lee

[Mark5]

That's a GMC from the late 60's early 70's with the "fishbowl" windshield and the forward slanting side windows, right?

Way off Lee:



You must be thinking of the 4519:



or 4501:



http://www.coachinfo.com/AllAboutBuses/GMC_Info.html

(I don't really know much about buses except that I hate riding them)

[sparky]

This is terrific news .

Yeah, great... :  Three friggin' manufacturers doing transition era buses.  If they were smart, one of them would do a modern bus instead.

[FrankCampagna]

A company called Pirate Models (I think) made a modern city bus more than a decade ago (maybe way more).

Frank

[up1950s]

A company called Pirate Models (I think) made a modern city bus more than a decade ago (maybe way more).

Frank

http://www.hobbylinc.com/prods/uhg_pir.htm

[FrankCampagna]

Thank you. Didn't know they were still in business. And going strong, looks like. Wonder why they don't get any press. Then, Ultimate N scale has been making a bus for years, and nobody seems to know.

http://www.ultimatenscale.com/n-scale-General-Motors-buses.html

Frank

[up1950s]

I was surprised as well .

[cfritschle]

I have the Pirate Models 1981 Grumman/Flxible 870 bus, and as far as I can tell it is either 1:148 or even 1:144 scale.  It measures over 9 feet wide with a 1:160 scale ruler.   

I didn't bother getting any of the others for fear that they would also be oversize.

Carter

[wm3798]

Should have been clear... I was referring to the SPEED prototype.  I'm sure I was distracted by the mention of Sandra Bullock's figure... ;D
Lee

[SecretWeapon]

TThe 870 was 102" wide(8 &1/2 ft) so it maybe closer than you think.