Revell London bus

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Thanks for the kind comments
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Hi all next update, started the London taxi, I must say I'm a bit disappointed (not the kit it's good enough) it's just I could have knocked it out in a day easily, it is a VERY simple kit, yes it looks like a London taxi but maybe if it had a full engine or maybe the door handles were separate parts, I don't know what they could have done but it really is a simple kit.The kit is rated skill level 3 personally I think it should be level 1.

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Anyway I've also started the Italari phantom 2 rolls royce (I've spent the same amount of time on this so you can see the difference) the taxi only needs the glass and body on half an hour, let dry add decals done in 2 hrs

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Very well done, the detail painting is very cleanly done.
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i got both those in my stash the taxi looks easy, you doing a good job on the roller looking forward to seeing them both progress
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The taxi kit might be simple but it looks good after being in your hands!
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Hi all well the taxi is finished (definitely not skill level 3 as the instructions suggest) I could easily done it in a day.
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I did some more to the roller
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Also started a paper model of a classic London Police box (never done a paper model before and it's a strughle)
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Hi all well i didn't like mk1 so here's mk2
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And here's the two together
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Hi all here is the next update
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This is all coming together very nicely KP. The police boxes look good - I've never built in paper or card - and is the theatre front scratchbuilt?
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Yep the theatre is all scratch built.
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How did you do the neon effect for the sign? It looks great
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It's stuff called el string or sometimes wire runs off 2 AA batteries this one is 3 metres in length but they come in other lengths and colours this one was 3.99 on amazon I have green and red for other parts of the dio.
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this is coming together nicely you are doing a great job the taxi looks good and the roller is looking good also well done
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Hi all here is the next update, I've got to say this is THE very first kit I've ever built with no decals, not even for the dash a kit with a few disappointments the colours have codes at the start of the instructions but that is the only mention of them so apart from the box art there is no mention of what colour anything should be. Anyway here is where I am now.
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That looks to be nice vintage Rolls KP. Just a small point, but is the rear wheel tyre on correctly? It shows up because your builds are usually spot on!
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