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#1 ·
School Bus Part 1

I haven't done a real time blog in a long time. Time to do one. I'm using my phone for pictures for the first time so we'll see how that goes…

I'm bulding a pair of school buses for grandkids birthdays. The first one starts school this fall. The second one will be given in 2 years. I started with a set of plans from Toys & Joys . The first thing I did was redraw it at half size.

Wheel Automotive parking light Tire Bus Vehicle


After getting the wood cut to the various thicknesses (3/4", 3/8", 3/16", 9/32", 1/8", and 1/16") I cut the floors

Table Wood Rectangle Wood stain Cutting board


I also got the roof parts started

Audio equipment Eyewear Musical instrument accessory Automotive exterior Musical instrument


And the step

Wood Material property Rectangle Font Metal


Wood Musical instrument accessory Rectangle Material property Eyewear


Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring


Then on to the Wheel Wells

Hand tool Wood Motor vehicle Tool Bumper


and Axle block. I drilled halfway from each end to limit bit wander

Wood Machine tool Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Then glued everything onto the floors

Eyewear Tool Automotive design Hood Wood


Wood Composite material Auto part Hardwood Automotive exterior


I also made the blanks for the seats

Wood Sculpture Art Engineering Hardwood


Musical instrument Wood Hardwood Machine Folk instrument


Wood Wood stain Plank Flooring Hardwood


and started the radiator grills & frames. I cut the v-grooves with the saw blade tilted 45 degrees,

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Varnish


Ruler Wood Office ruler Tool Hand tool


That takes care of the first 2 days.
 

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#2 ·
School Bus Part 1

I haven't done a real time blog in a long time. Time to do one. I'm using my phone for pictures for the first time so we'll see how that goes…

I'm bulding a pair of school buses for grandkids birthdays. The first one starts school this fall. The second one will be given in 2 years. I started with a set of plans from Toys & Joys . The first thing I did was redraw it at half size.

Wheel Automotive parking light Tire Bus Vehicle


After getting the wood cut to the various thicknesses (3/4", 3/8", 3/16", 9/32", 1/8", and 1/16") I cut the floors

Table Wood Rectangle Wood stain Cutting board


I also got the roof parts started

Audio equipment Eyewear Musical instrument accessory Automotive exterior Musical instrument


And the step

Wood Material property Rectangle Font Metal


Wood Musical instrument accessory Rectangle Material property Eyewear


Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring


Then on to the Wheel Wells

Hand tool Wood Motor vehicle Tool Bumper


and Axle block. I drilled halfway from each end to limit bit wander

Wood Machine tool Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Then glued everything onto the floors

Eyewear Tool Automotive design Hood Wood


Wood Composite material Auto part Hardwood Automotive exterior


I also made the blanks for the seats

Wood Sculpture Art Engineering Hardwood


Musical instrument Wood Hardwood Machine Folk instrument


Wood Wood stain Plank Flooring Hardwood


and started the radiator grills & frames. I cut the v-grooves with the saw blade tilted 45 degrees,

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Varnish


Ruler Wood Office ruler Tool Hand tool


That takes care of the first 2 days.
Neat. This will be fun.
 

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#3 ·
School Bus Part 1

I haven't done a real time blog in a long time. Time to do one. I'm using my phone for pictures for the first time so we'll see how that goes…

I'm bulding a pair of school buses for grandkids birthdays. The first one starts school this fall. The second one will be given in 2 years. I started with a set of plans from Toys & Joys . The first thing I did was redraw it at half size.

Wheel Automotive parking light Tire Bus Vehicle


After getting the wood cut to the various thicknesses (3/4", 3/8", 3/16", 9/32", 1/8", and 1/16") I cut the floors

Table Wood Rectangle Wood stain Cutting board


I also got the roof parts started

Audio equipment Eyewear Musical instrument accessory Automotive exterior Musical instrument


And the step

Wood Material property Rectangle Font Metal


Wood Musical instrument accessory Rectangle Material property Eyewear


Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring


Then on to the Wheel Wells

Hand tool Wood Motor vehicle Tool Bumper


and Axle block. I drilled halfway from each end to limit bit wander

Wood Machine tool Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Then glued everything onto the floors

Eyewear Tool Automotive design Hood Wood


Wood Composite material Auto part Hardwood Automotive exterior


I also made the blanks for the seats

Wood Sculpture Art Engineering Hardwood


Musical instrument Wood Hardwood Machine Folk instrument


Wood Wood stain Plank Flooring Hardwood


and started the radiator grills & frames. I cut the v-grooves with the saw blade tilted 45 degrees,

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Varnish


Ruler Wood Office ruler Tool Hand tool


That takes care of the first 2 days.
I will be following this post as i just love blogs reading them not making them LOL LOOKS GOOD SO FAR :<))
 

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#4 ·
School Bus Part 1

I haven't done a real time blog in a long time. Time to do one. I'm using my phone for pictures for the first time so we'll see how that goes…

I'm bulding a pair of school buses for grandkids birthdays. The first one starts school this fall. The second one will be given in 2 years. I started with a set of plans from Toys & Joys . The first thing I did was redraw it at half size.

Wheel Automotive parking light Tire Bus Vehicle


After getting the wood cut to the various thicknesses (3/4", 3/8", 3/16", 9/32", 1/8", and 1/16") I cut the floors

Table Wood Rectangle Wood stain Cutting board


I also got the roof parts started

Audio equipment Eyewear Musical instrument accessory Automotive exterior Musical instrument


And the step

Wood Material property Rectangle Font Metal


Wood Musical instrument accessory Rectangle Material property Eyewear


Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring


Then on to the Wheel Wells

Hand tool Wood Motor vehicle Tool Bumper


and Axle block. I drilled halfway from each end to limit bit wander

Wood Machine tool Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Then glued everything onto the floors

Eyewear Tool Automotive design Hood Wood


Wood Composite material Auto part Hardwood Automotive exterior


I also made the blanks for the seats

Wood Sculpture Art Engineering Hardwood


Musical instrument Wood Hardwood Machine Folk instrument


Wood Wood stain Plank Flooring Hardwood


and started the radiator grills & frames. I cut the v-grooves with the saw blade tilted 45 degrees,

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Varnish


Ruler Wood Office ruler Tool Hand tool


That takes care of the first 2 days.
Steve - It is a fun project - a nice diversion from a very large one that has kept me busy for more than a year

Tony - I like reading more than making them too. Using my phone for the pics has helped.
 

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#5 ·
School Bus Part 1

I haven't done a real time blog in a long time. Time to do one. I'm using my phone for pictures for the first time so we'll see how that goes…

I'm bulding a pair of school buses for grandkids birthdays. The first one starts school this fall. The second one will be given in 2 years. I started with a set of plans from Toys & Joys . The first thing I did was redraw it at half size.



After getting the wood cut to the various thicknesses (3/4", 3/8", 3/16", 9/32", 1/8", and 1/16") I cut the floors



I also got the roof parts started



And the step







Then on to the Wheel Wells



and Axle block. I drilled halfway from each end to limit bit wander



Then glued everything onto the floors





I also made the blanks for the seats







and started the radiator grills & frames. I cut the v-grooves with the saw blade tilted 45 degrees,





That takes care of the first 2 days.
Steve - It is a fun project - a nice diversion from a very large one that has kept me busy for more than a year

Tony - I like reading more than making them too. Using my phone for the pics has helped.

- sras
maybe thats the problem I dont have a smartphone I have a dummy phone LOL :<))
 

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#6 ·
School Bus Part 1

I haven't done a real time blog in a long time. Time to do one. I'm using my phone for pictures for the first time so we'll see how that goes…

I'm bulding a pair of school buses for grandkids birthdays. The first one starts school this fall. The second one will be given in 2 years. I started with a set of plans from Toys & Joys . The first thing I did was redraw it at half size.

Wheel Automotive parking light Tire Bus Vehicle


After getting the wood cut to the various thicknesses (3/4", 3/8", 3/16", 9/32", 1/8", and 1/16") I cut the floors

Table Wood Rectangle Wood stain Cutting board


I also got the roof parts started

Audio equipment Eyewear Musical instrument accessory Automotive exterior Musical instrument


And the step

Wood Material property Rectangle Font Metal


Wood Musical instrument accessory Rectangle Material property Eyewear


Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring


Then on to the Wheel Wells

Hand tool Wood Motor vehicle Tool Bumper


and Axle block. I drilled halfway from each end to limit bit wander

Wood Machine tool Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Then glued everything onto the floors

Eyewear Tool Automotive design Hood Wood


Wood Composite material Auto part Hardwood Automotive exterior


I also made the blanks for the seats

Wood Sculpture Art Engineering Hardwood


Musical instrument Wood Hardwood Machine Folk instrument


Wood Wood stain Plank Flooring Hardwood


and started the radiator grills & frames. I cut the v-grooves with the saw blade tilted 45 degrees,

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Varnish


Ruler Wood Office ruler Tool Hand tool


That takes care of the first 2 days.
Nice to follow this one. Making it smaller is also making it more difficult. I like this model and it is a real USA one.
 

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#7 ·
School Bus Part 1

I haven't done a real time blog in a long time. Time to do one. I'm using my phone for pictures for the first time so we'll see how that goes…

I'm bulding a pair of school buses for grandkids birthdays. The first one starts school this fall. The second one will be given in 2 years. I started with a set of plans from Toys & Joys . The first thing I did was redraw it at half size.

Wheel Automotive parking light Tire Bus Vehicle


After getting the wood cut to the various thicknesses (3/4", 3/8", 3/16", 9/32", 1/8", and 1/16") I cut the floors

Table Wood Rectangle Wood stain Cutting board


I also got the roof parts started

Audio equipment Eyewear Musical instrument accessory Automotive exterior Musical instrument


And the step

Wood Material property Rectangle Font Metal


Wood Musical instrument accessory Rectangle Material property Eyewear


Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring


Then on to the Wheel Wells

Hand tool Wood Motor vehicle Tool Bumper


and Axle block. I drilled halfway from each end to limit bit wander

Wood Machine tool Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Then glued everything onto the floors

Eyewear Tool Automotive design Hood Wood


Wood Composite material Auto part Hardwood Automotive exterior


I also made the blanks for the seats

Wood Sculpture Art Engineering Hardwood


Musical instrument Wood Hardwood Machine Folk instrument


Wood Wood stain Plank Flooring Hardwood


and started the radiator grills & frames. I cut the v-grooves with the saw blade tilted 45 degrees,

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Varnish


Ruler Wood Office ruler Tool Hand tool


That takes care of the first 2 days.
What is the software you used for redrawing?
 

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#8 ·
School Bus Part 1

I haven't done a real time blog in a long time. Time to do one. I'm using my phone for pictures for the first time so we'll see how that goes…

I'm bulding a pair of school buses for grandkids birthdays. The first one starts school this fall. The second one will be given in 2 years. I started with a set of plans from Toys & Joys . The first thing I did was redraw it at half size.

Wheel Automotive parking light Tire Bus Vehicle


After getting the wood cut to the various thicknesses (3/4", 3/8", 3/16", 9/32", 1/8", and 1/16") I cut the floors

Table Wood Rectangle Wood stain Cutting board


I also got the roof parts started

Audio equipment Eyewear Musical instrument accessory Automotive exterior Musical instrument


And the step

Wood Material property Rectangle Font Metal


Wood Musical instrument accessory Rectangle Material property Eyewear


Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring


Then on to the Wheel Wells

Hand tool Wood Motor vehicle Tool Bumper


and Axle block. I drilled halfway from each end to limit bit wander

Wood Machine tool Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Then glued everything onto the floors

Eyewear Tool Automotive design Hood Wood


Wood Composite material Auto part Hardwood Automotive exterior


I also made the blanks for the seats

Wood Sculpture Art Engineering Hardwood


Musical instrument Wood Hardwood Machine Folk instrument


Wood Wood stain Plank Flooring Hardwood


and started the radiator grills & frames. I cut the v-grooves with the saw blade tilted 45 degrees,

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Varnish


Ruler Wood Office ruler Tool Hand tool


That takes care of the first 2 days.
Dutchy - I use Creo - it's what I am familiar with from work…

And yes - the parts are small - the smallest I've worked with!
 

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#9 ·
School Bus Part 1

I haven't done a real time blog in a long time. Time to do one. I'm using my phone for pictures for the first time so we'll see how that goes…

I'm bulding a pair of school buses for grandkids birthdays. The first one starts school this fall. The second one will be given in 2 years. I started with a set of plans from Toys & Joys . The first thing I did was redraw it at half size.

Wheel Automotive parking light Tire Bus Vehicle


After getting the wood cut to the various thicknesses (3/4", 3/8", 3/16", 9/32", 1/8", and 1/16") I cut the floors

Table Wood Rectangle Wood stain Cutting board


I also got the roof parts started

Audio equipment Eyewear Musical instrument accessory Automotive exterior Musical instrument


And the step

Wood Material property Rectangle Font Metal


Wood Musical instrument accessory Rectangle Material property Eyewear


Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring


Then on to the Wheel Wells

Hand tool Wood Motor vehicle Tool Bumper


and Axle block. I drilled halfway from each end to limit bit wander

Wood Machine tool Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Then glued everything onto the floors

Eyewear Tool Automotive design Hood Wood


Wood Composite material Auto part Hardwood Automotive exterior


I also made the blanks for the seats

Wood Sculpture Art Engineering Hardwood


Musical instrument Wood Hardwood Machine Folk instrument


Wood Wood stain Plank Flooring Hardwood


and started the radiator grills & frames. I cut the v-grooves with the saw blade tilted 45 degrees,

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Varnish


Ruler Wood Office ruler Tool Hand tool


That takes care of the first 2 days.
Gonna be some happy little ones!

As with all your projects, Steve, this one is well thought out.
 

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#10 ·
School Bus Part 1

I haven't done a real time blog in a long time. Time to do one. I'm using my phone for pictures for the first time so we'll see how that goes…

I'm bulding a pair of school buses for grandkids birthdays. The first one starts school this fall. The second one will be given in 2 years. I started with a set of plans from Toys & Joys . The first thing I did was redraw it at half size.

Wheel Automotive parking light Tire Bus Vehicle


After getting the wood cut to the various thicknesses (3/4", 3/8", 3/16", 9/32", 1/8", and 1/16") I cut the floors

Table Wood Rectangle Wood stain Cutting board


I also got the roof parts started

Audio equipment Eyewear Musical instrument accessory Automotive exterior Musical instrument


And the step

Wood Material property Rectangle Font Metal


Wood Musical instrument accessory Rectangle Material property Eyewear


Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring


Then on to the Wheel Wells

Hand tool Wood Motor vehicle Tool Bumper


and Axle block. I drilled halfway from each end to limit bit wander

Wood Machine tool Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Then glued everything onto the floors

Eyewear Tool Automotive design Hood Wood


Wood Composite material Auto part Hardwood Automotive exterior


I also made the blanks for the seats

Wood Sculpture Art Engineering Hardwood


Musical instrument Wood Hardwood Machine Folk instrument


Wood Wood stain Plank Flooring Hardwood


and started the radiator grills & frames. I cut the v-grooves with the saw blade tilted 45 degrees,

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Varnish


Ruler Wood Office ruler Tool Hand tool


That takes care of the first 2 days.
Thanks Lew! Got quite a bit left to do…
 

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#11 ·
School Bus Part 1

I haven't done a real time blog in a long time. Time to do one. I'm using my phone for pictures for the first time so we'll see how that goes…

I'm bulding a pair of school buses for grandkids birthdays. The first one starts school this fall. The second one will be given in 2 years. I started with a set of plans from Toys & Joys . The first thing I did was redraw it at half size.

Wheel Automotive parking light Tire Bus Vehicle


After getting the wood cut to the various thicknesses (3/4", 3/8", 3/16", 9/32", 1/8", and 1/16") I cut the floors

Table Wood Rectangle Wood stain Cutting board


I also got the roof parts started

Audio equipment Eyewear Musical instrument accessory Automotive exterior Musical instrument


And the step

Wood Material property Rectangle Font Metal


Wood Musical instrument accessory Rectangle Material property Eyewear


Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring


Then on to the Wheel Wells

Hand tool Wood Motor vehicle Tool Bumper


and Axle block. I drilled halfway from each end to limit bit wander

Wood Machine tool Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Then glued everything onto the floors

Eyewear Tool Automotive design Hood Wood


Wood Composite material Auto part Hardwood Automotive exterior


I also made the blanks for the seats

Wood Sculpture Art Engineering Hardwood


Musical instrument Wood Hardwood Machine Folk instrument


Wood Wood stain Plank Flooring Hardwood


and started the radiator grills & frames. I cut the v-grooves with the saw blade tilted 45 degrees,

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Varnish


Ruler Wood Office ruler Tool Hand tool


That takes care of the first 2 days.
I want a seat on this bus build!!!
 

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#12 ·
School Bus Part 1

I haven't done a real time blog in a long time. Time to do one. I'm using my phone for pictures for the first time so we'll see how that goes…

I'm bulding a pair of school buses for grandkids birthdays. The first one starts school this fall. The second one will be given in 2 years. I started with a set of plans from Toys & Joys . The first thing I did was redraw it at half size.

Wheel Automotive parking light Tire Bus Vehicle


After getting the wood cut to the various thicknesses (3/4", 3/8", 3/16", 9/32", 1/8", and 1/16") I cut the floors

Table Wood Rectangle Wood stain Cutting board


I also got the roof parts started

Audio equipment Eyewear Musical instrument accessory Automotive exterior Musical instrument


And the step

Wood Material property Rectangle Font Metal


Wood Musical instrument accessory Rectangle Material property Eyewear


Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring


Then on to the Wheel Wells

Hand tool Wood Motor vehicle Tool Bumper


and Axle block. I drilled halfway from each end to limit bit wander

Wood Machine tool Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Then glued everything onto the floors

Eyewear Tool Automotive design Hood Wood


Wood Composite material Auto part Hardwood Automotive exterior


I also made the blanks for the seats

Wood Sculpture Art Engineering Hardwood


Musical instrument Wood Hardwood Machine Folk instrument


Wood Wood stain Plank Flooring Hardwood


and started the radiator grills & frames. I cut the v-grooves with the saw blade tilted 45 degrees,

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Varnish


Ruler Wood Office ruler Tool Hand tool


That takes care of the first 2 days.
There are lots of seats!
 

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#13 ·
School Bus Part 1

I haven't done a real time blog in a long time. Time to do one. I'm using my phone for pictures for the first time so we'll see how that goes…

I'm bulding a pair of school buses for grandkids birthdays. The first one starts school this fall. The second one will be given in 2 years. I started with a set of plans from Toys & Joys . The first thing I did was redraw it at half size.

Wheel Automotive parking light Tire Bus Vehicle


After getting the wood cut to the various thicknesses (3/4", 3/8", 3/16", 9/32", 1/8", and 1/16") I cut the floors

Table Wood Rectangle Wood stain Cutting board


I also got the roof parts started

Audio equipment Eyewear Musical instrument accessory Automotive exterior Musical instrument


And the step

Wood Material property Rectangle Font Metal


Wood Musical instrument accessory Rectangle Material property Eyewear


Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring


Then on to the Wheel Wells

Hand tool Wood Motor vehicle Tool Bumper


and Axle block. I drilled halfway from each end to limit bit wander

Wood Machine tool Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Then glued everything onto the floors

Eyewear Tool Automotive design Hood Wood


Wood Composite material Auto part Hardwood Automotive exterior


I also made the blanks for the seats

Wood Sculpture Art Engineering Hardwood


Musical instrument Wood Hardwood Machine Folk instrument


Wood Wood stain Plank Flooring Hardwood


and started the radiator grills & frames. I cut the v-grooves with the saw blade tilted 45 degrees,

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Varnish


Ruler Wood Office ruler Tool Hand tool


That takes care of the first 2 days.
You're certainly put a good amount of time and effort into the detail of the bus; very nice.
 

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#14 ·
School Bus Part 1

I haven't done a real time blog in a long time. Time to do one. I'm using my phone for pictures for the first time so we'll see how that goes…

I'm bulding a pair of school buses for grandkids birthdays. The first one starts school this fall. The second one will be given in 2 years. I started with a set of plans from Toys & Joys . The first thing I did was redraw it at half size.

Wheel Automotive parking light Tire Bus Vehicle


After getting the wood cut to the various thicknesses (3/4", 3/8", 3/16", 9/32", 1/8", and 1/16") I cut the floors

Table Wood Rectangle Wood stain Cutting board


I also got the roof parts started

Audio equipment Eyewear Musical instrument accessory Automotive exterior Musical instrument


And the step

Wood Material property Rectangle Font Metal


Wood Musical instrument accessory Rectangle Material property Eyewear


Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring


Then on to the Wheel Wells

Hand tool Wood Motor vehicle Tool Bumper


and Axle block. I drilled halfway from each end to limit bit wander

Wood Machine tool Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Then glued everything onto the floors

Eyewear Tool Automotive design Hood Wood


Wood Composite material Auto part Hardwood Automotive exterior


I also made the blanks for the seats

Wood Sculpture Art Engineering Hardwood


Musical instrument Wood Hardwood Machine Folk instrument


Wood Wood stain Plank Flooring Hardwood


and started the radiator grills & frames. I cut the v-grooves with the saw blade tilted 45 degrees,

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Varnish


Ruler Wood Office ruler Tool Hand tool


That takes care of the first 2 days.
Thanks - being detail oriented is one of my character flaws. At least it might be in some groups - it's not that unusual here though:)
 

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#15 ·
School Bus Part 1

I haven't done a real time blog in a long time. Time to do one. I'm using my phone for pictures for the first time so we'll see how that goes…

I'm bulding a pair of school buses for grandkids birthdays. The first one starts school this fall. The second one will be given in 2 years. I started with a set of plans from Toys & Joys . The first thing I did was redraw it at half size.

Wheel Automotive parking light Tire Bus Vehicle


After getting the wood cut to the various thicknesses (3/4", 3/8", 3/16", 9/32", 1/8", and 1/16") I cut the floors

Table Wood Rectangle Wood stain Cutting board


I also got the roof parts started

Audio equipment Eyewear Musical instrument accessory Automotive exterior Musical instrument


And the step

Wood Material property Rectangle Font Metal


Wood Musical instrument accessory Rectangle Material property Eyewear


Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring


Then on to the Wheel Wells

Hand tool Wood Motor vehicle Tool Bumper


and Axle block. I drilled halfway from each end to limit bit wander

Wood Machine tool Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Then glued everything onto the floors

Eyewear Tool Automotive design Hood Wood


Wood Composite material Auto part Hardwood Automotive exterior


I also made the blanks for the seats

Wood Sculpture Art Engineering Hardwood


Musical instrument Wood Hardwood Machine Folk instrument


Wood Wood stain Plank Flooring Hardwood


and started the radiator grills & frames. I cut the v-grooves with the saw blade tilted 45 degrees,

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Varnish


Ruler Wood Office ruler Tool Hand tool


That takes care of the first 2 days.
Great looking start sras. Love to see all the different ways that others approach a particular build.

Hope you don't mind me buddying up for the ride.
... I m using my phone for pictures for the first time so we ll see how that goes…
- sras
You deserve an extra pat on the back for mastering those devil phones that seem to keep posting sideways pictures (next to ex-missuses, my 2nd. biggest phobia).
 

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#16 ·
School Bus Part 1

I haven't done a real time blog in a long time. Time to do one. I'm using my phone for pictures for the first time so we'll see how that goes…

I'm bulding a pair of school buses for grandkids birthdays. The first one starts school this fall. The second one will be given in 2 years. I started with a set of plans from Toys & Joys . The first thing I did was redraw it at half size.

Wheel Automotive parking light Tire Bus Vehicle


After getting the wood cut to the various thicknesses (3/4", 3/8", 3/16", 9/32", 1/8", and 1/16") I cut the floors

Table Wood Rectangle Wood stain Cutting board


I also got the roof parts started

Audio equipment Eyewear Musical instrument accessory Automotive exterior Musical instrument


And the step

Wood Material property Rectangle Font Metal


Wood Musical instrument accessory Rectangle Material property Eyewear


Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring


Then on to the Wheel Wells

Hand tool Wood Motor vehicle Tool Bumper


and Axle block. I drilled halfway from each end to limit bit wander

Wood Machine tool Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Then glued everything onto the floors

Eyewear Tool Automotive design Hood Wood


Wood Composite material Auto part Hardwood Automotive exterior


I also made the blanks for the seats

Wood Sculpture Art Engineering Hardwood


Musical instrument Wood Hardwood Machine Folk instrument


Wood Wood stain Plank Flooring Hardwood


and started the radiator grills & frames. I cut the v-grooves with the saw blade tilted 45 degrees,

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Varnish


Ruler Wood Office ruler Tool Hand tool


That takes care of the first 2 days.
Hi LBD! I haven't put any extra effort into picture orientation. I think the key is to hold the camera (phone) in the correct orientation. So far so good :)
 

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#17 ·
School Bus Part 1

I haven't done a real time blog in a long time. Time to do one. I'm using my phone for pictures for the first time so we'll see how that goes…

I'm bulding a pair of school buses for grandkids birthdays. The first one starts school this fall. The second one will be given in 2 years. I started with a set of plans from Toys & Joys . The first thing I did was redraw it at half size.

Wheel Automotive parking light Tire Bus Vehicle


After getting the wood cut to the various thicknesses (3/4", 3/8", 3/16", 9/32", 1/8", and 1/16") I cut the floors

Table Wood Rectangle Wood stain Cutting board


I also got the roof parts started

Audio equipment Eyewear Musical instrument accessory Automotive exterior Musical instrument


And the step

Wood Material property Rectangle Font Metal


Wood Musical instrument accessory Rectangle Material property Eyewear


Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring


Then on to the Wheel Wells

Hand tool Wood Motor vehicle Tool Bumper


and Axle block. I drilled halfway from each end to limit bit wander

Wood Machine tool Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Then glued everything onto the floors

Eyewear Tool Automotive design Hood Wood


Wood Composite material Auto part Hardwood Automotive exterior


I also made the blanks for the seats

Wood Sculpture Art Engineering Hardwood


Musical instrument Wood Hardwood Machine Folk instrument


Wood Wood stain Plank Flooring Hardwood


and started the radiator grills & frames. I cut the v-grooves with the saw blade tilted 45 degrees,

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Varnish


Ruler Wood Office ruler Tool Hand tool


That takes care of the first 2 days.
OOPS, you might be getting un-buddied if its all a mistake. Usually when a photo is taken as portrait and uploaded it gets displayed in landscape orientation making it a sideways picture. I have written a few blogs about correcting, however, I think this is the one without arse-kicking.

Maybe some of your photos are sideways and I haven't detected it. Unfortunately as soon as I detect a sideways photo I exit that blog… my bad as I know I'm missing some useful posts, but then again it's my phobia.
 

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#18 ·
School Bus Part 1

I haven't done a real time blog in a long time. Time to do one. I'm using my phone for pictures for the first time so we'll see how that goes…

I'm bulding a pair of school buses for grandkids birthdays. The first one starts school this fall. The second one will be given in 2 years. I started with a set of plans from Toys & Joys . The first thing I did was redraw it at half size.

Wheel Automotive parking light Tire Bus Vehicle


After getting the wood cut to the various thicknesses (3/4", 3/8", 3/16", 9/32", 1/8", and 1/16") I cut the floors

Table Wood Rectangle Wood stain Cutting board


I also got the roof parts started

Audio equipment Eyewear Musical instrument accessory Automotive exterior Musical instrument


And the step

Wood Material property Rectangle Font Metal


Wood Musical instrument accessory Rectangle Material property Eyewear


Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring


Then on to the Wheel Wells

Hand tool Wood Motor vehicle Tool Bumper


and Axle block. I drilled halfway from each end to limit bit wander

Wood Machine tool Wood stain Hardwood Gas


Then glued everything onto the floors

Eyewear Tool Automotive design Hood Wood


Wood Composite material Auto part Hardwood Automotive exterior


I also made the blanks for the seats

Wood Sculpture Art Engineering Hardwood


Musical instrument Wood Hardwood Machine Folk instrument


Wood Wood stain Plank Flooring Hardwood


and started the radiator grills & frames. I cut the v-grooves with the saw blade tilted 45 degrees,

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Varnish


Ruler Wood Office ruler Tool Hand tool


That takes care of the first 2 days.
No worries, I usually check in the preview before posting. My preference is to keep everything readable. If I miss one it would be an oversight rather than intentional…

Then again you ARE free to do whatever you want :)
 

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#19 ·
School Bus Part 2

I pre dyed the radiator parts to keep colors from bleeding.

Rectangle Road surface Asphalt Paint Floor


A few details got altered with the half-size design. One alteration is I needed a small relief in the hood for tire clearance.

After building up the hood blanks I cut the relief in each side.

Wood Machine tool Engineering Tool Auto part


Wood Rectangle Flooring Art Hardwood


Then add the radiators

Automotive tire Motor vehicle Automotive design Bumper Hood


Next up was the fenders. I decided to make headlights from some stick on "pearl" decorations I got from a craft store. I needed to cut them to size.

Wood Flooring Road surface Natural material Soil


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Serveware


The first couple took a while. Fortunately I got faster.

Wood Rectangle Gas Hardwood Natural material


Then get hoods sanded to size
Rectangle Wood Composite material Material property Art


Cut fender blanks and drill headlight recesses

Wooden block Wood Table Adhesive Rectangle


Taper the hood sides & top and mark the fender tapers

Wood Rectangle Wooden block Hardwood Plywood


Taper fenders - I cut on the bandsaw and got the final shape on the disc sander

Wood Rectangle Material property Wooden block Hardwood


Fender shape drawn

Wood Rectangle Composite material Gas Flooring


Cut & sand the inside profile first. Scroll saw and spindle sander. I forgot to mirror my headlight recesses and had to re-drill 2 of them. Luckily the blank was just big enough to miss the erroneous hole.

Wood Tool Tints and shades Metal Artifact


Sand and round over edges

Gas Auto part Flooring Composite material Plastic


Then on to the sides. I chose to half lap the window posts on the top & bottom. I expect this toy to be played with and the posts need some extra strength. I set up a spacer strip to keep the post spacing even.

After cutting a stopped dado I use the spacer strip to locate 2 stop blocks that are clamped to the router table

Wood Table Tool Gas Flooring


Remove the strip

Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring Composite material


And reposition the fence against the stop blocks

Wood Rectangle Flooring Hardwood Table


The result is a set of evenly spaced stopped dados

Wood Tool Wood stain Floor Rectangle


UNFORTUNATELY, I cut the spacer strip to the wrong size!! I had to recut the strip to the proper width and cut dados on the other side of my walls.

On top of that I forgot to drop the travel stop once. The repair didn't take too long…

Brown Wood Wood stain Rectangle Hardwood


I'll have to figure out if I need to patch the wrong dados - they may be hidden well enough that I can ignore them.

That pretty much wraps up the next 2 days.
 

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#20 ·
School Bus Part 2

I pre dyed the radiator parts to keep colors from bleeding.

Rectangle Road surface Asphalt Paint Floor


A few details got altered with the half-size design. One alteration is I needed a small relief in the hood for tire clearance.

After building up the hood blanks I cut the relief in each side.

Wood Machine tool Engineering Tool Auto part


Wood Rectangle Flooring Art Hardwood


Then add the radiators

Automotive tire Motor vehicle Automotive design Bumper Hood


Next up was the fenders. I decided to make headlights from some stick on "pearl" decorations I got from a craft store. I needed to cut them to size.

Wood Flooring Road surface Natural material Soil


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Serveware


The first couple took a while. Fortunately I got faster.

Wood Rectangle Gas Hardwood Natural material


Then get hoods sanded to size
Rectangle Wood Composite material Material property Art


Cut fender blanks and drill headlight recesses

Wooden block Wood Table Adhesive Rectangle


Taper the hood sides & top and mark the fender tapers

Wood Rectangle Wooden block Hardwood Plywood


Taper fenders - I cut on the bandsaw and got the final shape on the disc sander

Wood Rectangle Material property Wooden block Hardwood


Fender shape drawn

Wood Rectangle Composite material Gas Flooring


Cut & sand the inside profile first. Scroll saw and spindle sander. I forgot to mirror my headlight recesses and had to re-drill 2 of them. Luckily the blank was just big enough to miss the erroneous hole.

Wood Tool Tints and shades Metal Artifact


Sand and round over edges

Gas Auto part Flooring Composite material Plastic


Then on to the sides. I chose to half lap the window posts on the top & bottom. I expect this toy to be played with and the posts need some extra strength. I set up a spacer strip to keep the post spacing even.

After cutting a stopped dado I use the spacer strip to locate 2 stop blocks that are clamped to the router table

Wood Table Tool Gas Flooring


Remove the strip

Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring Composite material


And reposition the fence against the stop blocks

Wood Rectangle Flooring Hardwood Table


The result is a set of evenly spaced stopped dados

Wood Tool Wood stain Floor Rectangle


UNFORTUNATELY, I cut the spacer strip to the wrong size!! I had to recut the strip to the proper width and cut dados on the other side of my walls.

On top of that I forgot to drop the travel stop once. The repair didn't take too long…

Brown Wood Wood stain Rectangle Hardwood


I'll have to figure out if I need to patch the wrong dados - they may be hidden well enough that I can ignore them.

That pretty much wraps up the next 2 days.
:) Love it. The time you have to put into such a blog is enormous and also therefor I'm glad you share it.
 

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#30 ·
School Bus Part 3

Next was framing the windows. I should have taken a few more pictures here.

Wood Tool Font Hardwood Kitchen utensil


There are a few steps covered by this photo. The blank on the lower right was the first step. The dados on each end and the center were made with the router table and the narrow dado was done on the table saw with a 1/16" kerf blade.

This blank was used to create the strips in the center of the picture. Each of these strips consists of 2 window posts.

The last pieces are the corner posts. The dado in these were cut with the same setup as the post blanks.

Next is fitting each window post into the stopped dado in the side walls. The top rail for the windows has been cut from the wall blank. That's how I ensure the dados match up.

Wood Road surface Rectangle Floor Flooring


Since each stopped dado is a little bit different the posts are numbered after being fit.

Wood Writing implement Material property Rectangle Office supplies


Then the window posts are glued in to the wall and top rail.

Wood Rectangle Bag Luggage and bags Automotive exterior


Then attach the corner posts

Wood Floor Wall Rectangle Flooring


While the glue is setting up on the corner posts, the center bar can be fitted.

Wood Musical instrument accessory Tints and shades Motor vehicle Automotive exterior


And then glued in place

Wood Bullet Ammunition Bicycle part Gas


The final glue up is sanded to shape.

Building Window Rectangle Wood Fixture


Window Building Rectangle Wood Tower block


Next is the back fender openings. A blank is glued up from 2 layers of 3/16" material

Tire Automotive tire Synthetic rubber Tread Auto part


The curve for the fender trim is cut on each end and a chamfer is routed

Rectangle Wood Textile Tints and shades Wood stain


Then the blanks are split apart on the bandsaw

Wood Hardwood Natural material Wood stain Flooring


And sanded to final thickness

Wood Rectangle Natural material Beige Hardwood


The cut line is marked (it's 1/16" above center)

Wood Automotive exterior Rectangle Bumper Tints and shades


And cut

Wood Natural material Hardwood Wood stain Office ruler


They are then glued in place

Wood Rectangle Automotive tire Composite material Tints and shades


The wheel opening is cut on the scroll saw and sanded to size with the spindle sander

Daytime Building Property Wood Urban design


Building Wood Grey Floor Composite material


That takes care of days 5 & 6 and the blog is now caught up.

So far I've got 28 hrs into the build
 

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#31 ·
School Bus Part 3

Next was framing the windows. I should have taken a few more pictures here.

Wood Tool Font Hardwood Kitchen utensil


There are a few steps covered by this photo. The blank on the lower right was the first step. The dados on each end and the center were made with the router table and the narrow dado was done on the table saw with a 1/16" kerf blade.

This blank was used to create the strips in the center of the picture. Each of these strips consists of 2 window posts.

The last pieces are the corner posts. The dado in these were cut with the same setup as the post blanks.

Next is fitting each window post into the stopped dado in the side walls. The top rail for the windows has been cut from the wall blank. That's how I ensure the dados match up.

Wood Road surface Rectangle Floor Flooring


Since each stopped dado is a little bit different the posts are numbered after being fit.

Wood Writing implement Material property Rectangle Office supplies


Then the window posts are glued in to the wall and top rail.

Wood Rectangle Bag Luggage and bags Automotive exterior


Then attach the corner posts

Wood Floor Wall Rectangle Flooring


While the glue is setting up on the corner posts, the center bar can be fitted.

Wood Musical instrument accessory Tints and shades Motor vehicle Automotive exterior


And then glued in place

Wood Bullet Ammunition Bicycle part Gas


The final glue up is sanded to shape.

Building Window Rectangle Wood Fixture


Window Building Rectangle Wood Tower block


Next is the back fender openings. A blank is glued up from 2 layers of 3/16" material

Tire Automotive tire Synthetic rubber Tread Auto part


The curve for the fender trim is cut on each end and a chamfer is routed

Rectangle Wood Textile Tints and shades Wood stain


Then the blanks are split apart on the bandsaw

Wood Hardwood Natural material Wood stain Flooring


And sanded to final thickness

Wood Rectangle Natural material Beige Hardwood


The cut line is marked (it's 1/16" above center)

Wood Automotive exterior Rectangle Bumper Tints and shades


And cut

Wood Natural material Hardwood Wood stain Office ruler


They are then glued in place

Wood Rectangle Automotive tire Composite material Tints and shades


The wheel opening is cut on the scroll saw and sanded to size with the spindle sander

Daytime Building Property Wood Urban design




That takes care of days 5 & 6 and the blog is now caught up.

So far I've got 28 hrs into the build
You'll need to post me your address so I can send a bank cheque,
Wood Electric blue Writing implement Metal Wood stain

for a new pencil.
 

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#47 ·
School Bus Part 4

These last 2 days involved lots of hours, but not much to show for it. Quite a bit of time spent adjusting fits.

I clamped the sides to the floors so I could get the fronts, backs, and side door fitted.

Wood Composite material Gas Rectangle Engineering


The backs were cut to size and a groove cut for the door outline. Saw blade set at 45 degrees was the set up.

Rectangle Wood Floor Flooring Material property


The window openings were cut into the sides

Wood Rectangle Road surface Floor Wood stain


The side doors got a center groove

Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring Tints and shades


And then cut to size

Rectangle Wood Tints and shades Flooring Paint


Holes drilled for internal windows

Product Wood Rectangle Material property Font


And cut out on the scroll saw

Wood Font Rectangle Symbol Electric blue


I missed taking some pictures of buiilding the fronts. This shot shows where I had to add some shims back in to get the fit right. The post next to the door is being attached.

Wood Font Bag Publication Art


I built a block to hold the steering wheel shaft. This helped with the angled hole I had to drill. Two steering blocks and a larger guide block got angled holes drilled straight into their angled tops.

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Lumber Plank


Then the steering blocks were cut out.

Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Plywood


Wood Flooring Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood


The front wall panel was then drilled using the guide block to keep the bit on track. You can see the slot for the windshield divider here as well.

Wood Engineering Composite material Gas Vise


Then the steering blocks were glued in place as shown below. The windshield divider is glued into a slot in the front wall.

Automotive exterior Bumper Office equipment Revolver Wood


Here is a test fit with the top rail in place (I'm waiting to glue it in place)

Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Font


The last step for the front walls was to add the steering shaft.

Wood Wood stain Creative arts Hardwood Rectangle


I had enough thin scraps left over to fill in my stopped groove mistakes on the sides.

Rectangle Yellow Wood Denim Couch


That takes care of days 7 & 8. Build hours now at 35.
 

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#48 ·
School Bus Part 4

These last 2 days involved lots of hours, but not much to show for it. Quite a bit of time spent adjusting fits.

I clamped the sides to the floors so I could get the fronts, backs, and side door fitted.

Wood Composite material Gas Rectangle Engineering


The backs were cut to size and a groove cut for the door outline. Saw blade set at 45 degrees was the set up.

Rectangle Wood Floor Flooring Material property


The window openings were cut into the sides

Wood Rectangle Road surface Floor Wood stain


The side doors got a center groove

Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring Tints and shades


And then cut to size

Rectangle Wood Tints and shades Flooring Paint


Holes drilled for internal windows

Product Wood Rectangle Material property Font


And cut out on the scroll saw

Wood Font Rectangle Symbol Electric blue


I missed taking some pictures of buiilding the fronts. This shot shows where I had to add some shims back in to get the fit right. The post next to the door is being attached.

Wood Font Bag Publication Art


I built a block to hold the steering wheel shaft. This helped with the angled hole I had to drill. Two steering blocks and a larger guide block got angled holes drilled straight into their angled tops.

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Lumber Plank


Then the steering blocks were cut out.

Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Plywood


Wood Flooring Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood


The front wall panel was then drilled using the guide block to keep the bit on track. You can see the slot for the windshield divider here as well.

Wood Engineering Composite material Gas Vise


Then the steering blocks were glued in place as shown below. The windshield divider is glued into a slot in the front wall.

Automotive exterior Bumper Office equipment Revolver Wood


Here is a test fit with the top rail in place (I'm waiting to glue it in place)

Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Font


The last step for the front walls was to add the steering shaft.

Wood Wood stain Creative arts Hardwood Rectangle


I had enough thin scraps left over to fill in my stopped groove mistakes on the sides.

Rectangle Yellow Wood Denim Couch


That takes care of days 7 & 8. Build hours now at 35.
Hell, sras, where'd you get the growth hormone?
Hood Automotive tire Bumper Motor vehicle Automotive exterior

From the brown pencils "apparent length", you're gonna need a bigger camera!
 

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#64 ·
School Bus Part 5

Took a day off from the build. Then started back at it!

Started to drill locations for the lights. Found out I had spaced them too close.

Wood Rectangle Beige Art Circle


Patched the hole and drilled the rest.

Wood Road surface Rectangle Gas Manhole


Wood Rectangle Beige Font Concrete


I wasn't thinking about grain direction when I cut the end caps for the roof. I had more than one split apart while drilling. Glued and held together with tape.

Musical instrument Wood Rectangle Circle Hardwood


Glued on a filler piece that wasn't going to be added until later. Added some strength but will require some fitting later…

Wood Gas Bumper Automotive exterior Auto part


Cut the seats

Wooden block Wood Rectangle Executive toy Triangle


Couldn't resist a test set up of the seat layout

Wood Rectangle Toy Hardwood Toy block


Set up some reference pieces to align the fenders. These position the front of the fender at the correct height, parallel to the front, and set back from the front.

Wood Automotive exterior Bumper Vehicle door Gas


Glued and clamped the fenders.

Wood Gas Engineering Machine Tool


Then removed the reference pieces.

Hood Grille Motor vehicle Automotive design Bumper


The back of the front fenders drop along the sides of the floor. The floor needs to be trimmed to get a good fit here. The top floor is being filed to final size. The bottom one is marked for the cuts.

Rectangle Yellow Wood Tints and shades Gas


The front wall is used to make sure the hood assembly is in the correct position

Wood Creative arts Natural material Hardwood Art


Then it was time to start adding color! I use Transtint Dyes

Wood Yellow Gas Automotive exterior Composite material


Hand tool Wood Handheld power drill Yellow Tool


Textile World Red Art Font


The lights were glued in

Recipe Ingredient Recreation Cuisine Food group


Office ruler Font Ruler Recreation Wood


And the first side was glued on

Wood Floor Flooring Gas Engineering


Wood Gas Hardwood Engineering Machine


That takes care of Days 9 & 10. 43 hours into the build.
 

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#65 ·
School Bus Part 5

Took a day off from the build. Then started back at it!

Started to drill locations for the lights. Found out I had spaced them too close.

Wood Rectangle Beige Art Circle


Patched the hole and drilled the rest.

Wood Road surface Rectangle Gas Manhole


Wood Rectangle Beige Font Concrete


I wasn't thinking about grain direction when I cut the end caps for the roof. I had more than one split apart while drilling. Glued and held together with tape.

Musical instrument Wood Rectangle Circle Hardwood


Glued on a filler piece that wasn't going to be added until later. Added some strength but will require some fitting later…

Wood Gas Bumper Automotive exterior Auto part


Cut the seats

Wooden block Wood Rectangle Executive toy Triangle


Couldn't resist a test set up of the seat layout

Wood Rectangle Toy Hardwood Toy block


Set up some reference pieces to align the fenders. These position the front of the fender at the correct height, parallel to the front, and set back from the front.

Wood Automotive exterior Bumper Vehicle door Gas


Glued and clamped the fenders.

Wood Gas Engineering Machine Tool


Then removed the reference pieces.

Hood Grille Motor vehicle Automotive design Bumper


The back of the front fenders drop along the sides of the floor. The floor needs to be trimmed to get a good fit here. The top floor is being filed to final size. The bottom one is marked for the cuts.

Rectangle Yellow Wood Tints and shades Gas


The front wall is used to make sure the hood assembly is in the correct position

Wood Creative arts Natural material Hardwood Art


Then it was time to start adding color! I use Transtint Dyes

Wood Yellow Gas Automotive exterior Composite material


Hand tool Wood Handheld power drill Yellow Tool


Textile World Red Art Font


The lights were glued in

Recipe Ingredient Recreation Cuisine Food group


Office ruler Font Ruler Recreation Wood


And the first side was glued on

Wood Floor Flooring Gas Engineering


Wood Gas Hardwood Engineering Machine


That takes care of Days 9 & 10. 43 hours into the build.
Being a school bus,
Wood Textile Art Rectangle Font

you'd better put some graffiti on the seats…
 

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#74 ·
School Bus Part 6

The last 4 days are covered here.

Glued the seats in place along the first wall.

Wood Rectangle Electric blue Water Engineering


Put some finish on that side as well. Won't be able to do this once the roof is on.

Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Wood stain


Second wall added

Wood Yellow Motor vehicle Gas Engineering


Then the seats

Yellow Automotive tire Rectangle Tire Gas


Used spacers to locate the driver's seat

Wood Yellow Hardwood Rectangle Wood stain


Added more finish. I'll need to touch up the front once the front wall is in place.

Wood Rectangle Flooring Wood stain Floor


Then glue in the back wall. Inside face is prefinished.

Machine tool Gas Engineering Fastener Machine


Then front wall and the top rail of the windshield opening

Motor vehicle Automotive tire Yellow Engineering Gas


Automotive tire Vehicle Yellow Motor vehicle Wheel


The walls are competed by adding the side door.

Wood Yellow Motor vehicle Engineering Tints and shades


On to the roof! Radius the sides

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Rectangle Flooring


Add one end

Wood Gas Engineering Machine Machine tool


Add center marker lights

Musical instrument Fruit Wood Nail Banana


Adjust the length of the roof and check the fit

Bus Tire Wheel Vehicle Motor vehicle


Glue on other end

Wood Publication Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood


Add color and finish to the inside

Textile Wood Paint Publication Wood stain


And fasten the roof.

Yellow Motor vehicle Wood Engineering Gas


Yellow Motor vehicle Gas Machine Engineering


Yellow Wood Gas Toy block Toy


Then clean up the fit along the sides

Wood Yellow Rectangle Hardwood Wood stain


Vehicle Wood Aircraft Yellow Toy


Color was added to the roof. Then is was time to focus on the trim pieces.

Wood Font Wood stain Rectangle Hardwood


These were pre-colored and pre-finished to keep the black dye from bleeding on to the yellow surfaces.

Wood Font Tool Garden tool Art


Spacers were used to locate the trim.

Automotive tire Tire Stairs Door Building


Wood Rectangle Paint Yellow Art


Rectangle Wood Art Tints and shades Paint


2 coats of gloss water based polyurethane

Vehicle Motor vehicle Wheel Yellow Mode of transport


Add headlights

Automotive parking light Vehicle Bus Tire Motor vehicle


And wheels - these are purchased items from craftparts.com

Tire Wheel Automotive tire Tread Wood


Wheel Vehicle Bus Motor vehicle Tire


That takes care of days 11 - 14 and completes this buld. Total build hours at 58.

I have to wait a couple weeks to post the project. I want to wait until the first one is given away.
 

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#75 ·
School Bus Part 6

The last 4 days are covered here.

Glued the seats in place along the first wall.

Wood Rectangle Electric blue Water Engineering


Put some finish on that side as well. Won't be able to do this once the roof is on.

Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Wood stain


Second wall added

Wood Yellow Motor vehicle Gas Engineering


Then the seats

Yellow Automotive tire Rectangle Tire Gas


Used spacers to locate the driver's seat

Wood Yellow Hardwood Rectangle Wood stain


Added more finish. I'll need to touch up the front once the front wall is in place.

Wood Rectangle Flooring Wood stain Floor


Then glue in the back wall. Inside face is prefinished.

Machine tool Gas Engineering Fastener Machine


Then front wall and the top rail of the windshield opening

Motor vehicle Automotive tire Yellow Engineering Gas


Automotive tire Vehicle Yellow Motor vehicle Wheel


The walls are competed by adding the side door.

Wood Yellow Motor vehicle Engineering Tints and shades


On to the roof! Radius the sides

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Rectangle Flooring


Add one end

Wood Gas Engineering Machine Machine tool


Add center marker lights

Musical instrument Fruit Wood Nail Banana


Adjust the length of the roof and check the fit

Bus Tire Wheel Vehicle Motor vehicle


Glue on other end

Wood Publication Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood


Add color and finish to the inside

Textile Wood Paint Publication Wood stain


And fasten the roof.

Yellow Motor vehicle Wood Engineering Gas


Yellow Motor vehicle Gas Machine Engineering


Yellow Wood Gas Toy block Toy


Then clean up the fit along the sides

Wood Yellow Rectangle Hardwood Wood stain


Vehicle Wood Aircraft Yellow Toy


Color was added to the roof. Then is was time to focus on the trim pieces.

Wood Font Wood stain Rectangle Hardwood


These were pre-colored and pre-finished to keep the black dye from bleeding on to the yellow surfaces.

Wood Font Tool Garden tool Art


Spacers were used to locate the trim.

Automotive tire Tire Stairs Door Building


Wood Rectangle Paint Yellow Art


Rectangle Wood Art Tints and shades Paint


2 coats of gloss water based polyurethane

Vehicle Motor vehicle Wheel Yellow Mode of transport


Add headlights

Automotive parking light Vehicle Bus Tire Motor vehicle


And wheels - these are purchased items from craftparts.com

Tire Wheel Automotive tire Tread Wood


Wheel Vehicle Bus Motor vehicle Tire


That takes care of days 11 - 14 and completes this buld. Total build hours at 58.

I have to wait a couple weeks to post the project. I want to wait until the first one is given away.
Building and coloring at the same time looks difficult to me, but your buses are great.
 

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