I'll recycle the photo I took for my other GB entrant, which shows the relative size of the boxes.
Some stats:-
Box size: 60 x 42 x 12cm or 2ft x 1ft 6in x 4 3/4in.
6 Rubber tyres.
Huge decal sheet which include the mochette patterning for the seats. Fleet numbers for two versions (both red)
20 sprues in light grey, dark grey and clear (but no chrome plate thank gawd!).
391 parts
28 pages A4 instruction booklet with 90 construction stages.
Finished model is 38.1cm long
Choice of Leyland or Scania (after 1996) engines.
Instructions have 21 paint call-outs (of which 5 are mixes that everyone detests)
I won't bother with sprue shots as these can be found in spades on Britmodeller where they seem to have all of the ex-Routemaster drivers in the universe who are discussing the kit in detail, which has actually been very useful. One of many threads (with sprue shots) can be found here:
http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/inde ... 9812&st=60;
For example, Selwyn said that both engines provided are inappropriate for the RML (Routemaster Long), which were all fitted with AEC engines, and that the two for which decals are provided actually had Cummins engines rather than Scanias. This is then updated by Selwyn to say Revell have mislabelled the Leyland engine which is actually an AEC AV590 that powered the majority of RM buses.
The standard RM can be built from the kit by performing surgery and removing the extended section (with the square window). Personally I'd have preferred the kit to come with an RM body as standard with an option to add (rather than remove) the additional section.
Right, enough chat - I'm off to build this beauty.
Oh, and I paid £39.99 for it in Modelzone but it will be cheaper at shows and some discount model stores (but not by mail order if you have to add postage!!).
Cheers
Al.
