Vintage Bus The wheels are placed into position and then design of the bus is carefully drawn on to a piece of best quality 3/8” Birch Plywood

Vintage Bus The designs for the back of the bus (right) driver’s partition (bottom left) and the front of the top deck (upper left) are also carefully drawn on to Birch Plywood

Vintage Bus The 3 vertical pieces after cutting their designs out using the Scrollsaw

Vintage Bus I went into my workshop to cut out the sides of the bus and it was like this SO I PACKED IT IN UNTIL SPRINGTIME!

Vintage Bus It’s now springtime and the penguins have flown away! Two pieces of plywood are taped together and the cutting out on the scrollsaw is complete

Reinforcing chassis members are from 2” x 1”, they have been cut to shape and glued on to the two sides of the bus. Holes for the axles have been drilled through the sides and chassis. Vintage Bus

Vintage Bus This is a test fit of the various panels that have been cut out. No glue is used at this stage – it is being held together by 5/8” panel pins. The floor panel and passenger entrance have been cut out.

Vintage Bus The staircase is built from blocks of wood that have been glued together then cut to shape. Two separate flights of stairs are made to achieve the 90o turn.

The upper deck floor is now test fitted along with the driver cab roof and upper deck front panel. Vintage Bus

The upper floor stair well opening is cut out and a balustrade is fitted. View of the staircase from lower deck Vintage Bus

Vintage Bus Cutting out the lower deck rear panel.

Vintage Bus Test fitting the lower deck rear panel.

Vintage Bus Test fitting the upper deck seating .

Test fitting the upper deck seating . Vintage Bus

Test fitting the lower deck seating Vintage Bus Test fitting the drivers cab Test fitting the engine & radiator Overhead view of the lower deck, driver cab & engine bay

Vintage Bus Wheels temporarily fitted to enable final measurements to be taken prior to wing construction.

Vintage Bus Vintage style headlamps 1”

Vintage Bus Constructing a front mudguard Test fitting front mudguard

Vintage Bus Painting the seats and bus sides Assembling the painted seats and sides

Vintage Bus The bus has been masked up for spray painting of the main body

Vintage Bus The masking is removed and the engine and radiator have been painted and fitted Notice the painted headlights Notice the seats are painted a different colour Gold coach lines have been added

Vintage Bus The side sign writing is added

Vintage Bus The front sign writing is added and rear axle fitted

Vintage Bus The rear sign writing is added