Hey guys,
if anyone knows of a location to find a WWII era european double layer bus in 1/35th scale please let me know i need to find one for a diorama that i have in the works. i have looked at all of the hobby shops around my area and have had no luck, i haven't seen any on the internet either but i may have missed something or not foound the right suppliers.

thanks for any help,
Gary Smith
http://www.smithmilitarymodeling.com

You won't i'm afraid. The solution is scratcbuilding although you could begin with modifying something like an Opel Blitz chassis to give the length. As I think you're looking for Berlin-type buses (double deckers) perhaps if you start a Google search about buses and public transport?

http://www.doppelstockbus.de/

thanks Jim,
now i at least i have pics with multiple views and angles to go by. i can't believe no companies have made these, i guess combat vehicles take top priority.

thanks for your help,
Gary Smith
http://www.smithmilitarymodeling.com

p.s. if anyone out there has a scratchbuilt bus they may want to part with let me know.

Hi Gary

As Jim has already pointed out it's scratch building or nothing. The only thing that comes anywhere close that I've seen is this from Leadwarrior

http://www.leadwarrior.com/Lw35026.htm

It's hardly much I know, and certainly not a double decker but it may help if you change your plans to something smaller.

I saw a bus recently on a diorama here but I'm sure that was scratch built, maybe using a Blitz, outside a garage, very well done scene. Did you see it ?

EDIT. This one

http://armorama.com/forums/113601&page=1

Alan

Hi

The kit shown in in my link to the garage scene, although the creator of the scene did say it needed a lot of work.

http://www.phpshopxml.com/azimut.shop/CID/2cd157d1ee7f77c8bff726305346b03b/function/itemPageDisplay/shopItemCode/IRE35020

Alan

he doesnt say what scale it is, but you could email him. NOTE: i have never used this site, so i do not know of the quality of their service

http://www.showbus.co.uk/efe/mi4sale.htm

Lots of single decker buses and trolly buses on this site including an unusual articulated lorry with bus trailer if you could not find a double decker. All the double deckers I looked at seem to be more modern unfortunately.

http://www.the-blueprints.com/index.php?blueprints/buses/mercedes-benz/13915/view/mercedes_benz_grossraumomnibus_1937/

http://www.the-blueprints.com/index.php?blueprints/buses/henschel/13779/view/henschel_obus_flensburg_1944/

http://www.the-blueprints.com/index.php?blueprints/buses/bussing/13801/view/bussing_dreiachs_omnibus_wiesbaden_1929/

http://www.the-blueprints.com/index.php?blueprints/buses/bussing/13803/view/bussing_obus_berliner_verkehrsbetriebe_1933/

http://www.the-blueprints.com/index.php?blueprints/buses/bussing/13804/view/bussing_obus_leipzig_1938/

http://www.the-blueprints.com/index.php?blueprints/buses/bussing/13808/view/bussing_aeg_1001_1933/

http://www.the-blueprints.com/index.php?blueprints/buses/henschel/13775/view/henschel_obus_1940/

http://www.the-blueprints.com/index.php?blueprints/buses/henschel/13779/view/henschel_obus_flensburg_1944/

Hope these maybe come in handy if all else fails.

Nige

Some of the 3-axle buses pictured there remind me of the Vomag 88 FlaK Waffenträger (1/35 resin kit made by Wespe Models) :

which was based on a civilian bus chassis...

Frenchy

thanks for the help guys,
the links are great and will help.

since there are no double decker's out there does anyone know of single stack ones in 1/35th that i could scratch build a topper for? i don't care the brand it's going to be a wreck anyway.
thanks again for all of the help,
Gary
http://www.smithmilitarymodeling.com

Some info on trolly buses that are in the drawing list I think

http://www.obus-eberswalde.de/e4112keo.htm

Fraid not a double decker but worth a look at even if just for fun

Nige

two trolleybuses of the German type MPE 1 at the crossing Freienwalder Straße/Saarstraße at the branch to the artillery barracks

http://www.obus-eberswalde.de/e4110ari.htm

Photos of burned out wrecks might be of some use too

http://www.obus-eberswalde.de/e4113kriegszer.htm

All the best

Nige

Gary,
I have a paper model of a 1932 style London bus, which you may be able to scale up and use as a template - file is 14Mb, so I don't know if it is easily e-mailed

I could probably "save as" jpgs and post, if you are interested

Greg

Gary,

Here is what the paper model looks like completed




Greg

Thanks for the help Nige the pics are going to be a big help.

and Greg, that would be great, if you want to try my email address is
[email protected]
if that doesn't work i would truly appreciate the post.

thanks again guys, i find it to be a privilege to be on this site with so many helpful people something that seems to be lacking today.

Gary
http://www.smithmilitarymodeling.com

No probs,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Glad to have been a help! I was browsing on Evil Bay looking for Landrovers in 1/24 Scale but to no success, so had time to spare to browse.

Good luck with your build. Any hints as to what the build will contain?

Nige

Yep, i found a great picture with the front blown off of several buildings and a huge crater bombed into the street with the rear end of a bus sticking up in the air. it will be the largest dio (with the exception of the factory one i am working on) that i have done to date.


Gary,
http://www.smithmilitarymodeling.com

I thought you were looking for a mainland european bus. If you had said UK I would have passed these on as these are probably just what you need.

Silly bugger me. I should have realised with these famous pics of buses down holes.

You will probably need to scratch build in plasticard although they can be found in HO scale (1/72 or 1/76) from model railway stockists. You could buy one and use it to help scale up to 1/35 scratch with the plans for checking.

http://www.the-blueprints.com/index.php?blueprints/buses/daimler/13998/view/daimler_stl_1934/

http://www.the-blueprints.com/index.php?blueprints/buses/daimler/13996/view/daimler_d_1944/

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EFE99202-Daimler-Utility-London-Transport-D74-BNIB_W0QQitemZ110231026467QQihZ001QQcategoryZ56336QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EFE-99203-Guy-Arab-II-Utility-Bus-London-Transport-1-76_W0QQitemZ130205289666QQihZ003QQcategoryZ56336QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/London-Transport-Guy-Arab-Utility-Cobham-2004_W0QQitemZ330218059089QQihZ014QQcategoryZ56336QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


All the very best

Nige

Thought this might be of interest to you.
http://www.network54.com/Forum/110741/message/1205786219/Untitled

Hi Bill,
Thanks for the post that one looks great, i can only hope mine turns out close to that one.

Gary
http://www.smithmilitarymodeling.com