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Available as 472 from 1964 to 1965.

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Issued as 572 from 1966 to 1972.

Issued as 05442-5 from 1973 to 1976.

Reissued as 06442-8 from 1979 to 1982.

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Issued as 9 06442 from 1983 to 1984.

Reissued as 06442 from 1990 to 1994.

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741738/412950854.jpg

Reissued as part of Dennis Fire Engine & Old Bill Bus (09441) in 2005.

I bought the 06442 box on e-bay three of years ago.

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412950856.jpg

Like the Type B Bus I built, lots of red plastic. The information printed on the instruction sheet gives little in the way of clues as to a period that this vehicle is representative of; vaguely mentioning the Great War and the Blitz of Coventry in 1941. The crews’ helmets appear to be Victorian, Merryweather type from 1901, in use until the mid-1930s. I didn’t wash the runners because I thought that after thirty years any residual mould release agent would have evaporated.

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Engine assembled 

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412950857.jpg

 

Assembly to stage 2. The instructions say silver, but I chose Vallejo Model Air 71073 Black (Metallic), Vallejo Model Air 71072 Gun (Metallic), Vallejo Model Air 71063 Silver (Metallic) and Vallejo Model Air 71069 Rust (Metallic)

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412950858.jpg

 

Sorry about the focus. The figures (like the bus) are a bit crude, the driver's left hand is a stump

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412950859.jpg

 

I remembered I had some Airwaves AEM034 Floor Plate Waffle Pattern and decided to use this on the footplate

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412950862.jpg

 

The chassis, sprayed Vallejo Model Air 71057 Black and the footplate silver

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412950863.jpg

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The crew are being painted

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412950864.jpg

Humbrol Acrylic 61 Matt Flesh = skin tones

Vallejo Model Color 19 70927 Dark Flesh = skin tones

Vallejo Model Color 20 70845 Sunny Skintone = skin tones

Andrea Color 2nd Base / 2nd Light / 2nd Shadow = skin tones

Vallejo Model Color 48 70898 Dark Sea Blue = uniform

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The crew have been painted 

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412953279.jpg

 

And to protect the paintwork, I put each one into a small zip-lock bag

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412953280.jpg

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Here's the basic coachwork sprayed red - what else

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412958625.jpg

 

The ladders were sprayed with VMA Wood then stipple brushed with VMC Woodgrain (Transparent)

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412958626.jpg

 

I've also sprayed white (hoses), black (chassis fitments), the metallic mix of colours for various parts and painted the gold parts with Humbrol Acrylic and VMC for variation

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Stage 6

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412961451.jpg

 

Stage 7

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412961453.jpg

 

Stage 8

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412961454.jpg

 

I used a ruling pen to write the number plates

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412961455.jpg

 

Stage 9

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412961456.jpg

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Stage 10

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412961457.jpg

 

At this stage I applied the decals

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412961458.jpg

 

Stage 11

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412961459.jpg

 

Stage 12

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412961460.jpg

 

Almost done

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412961461.jpg

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Stage 10

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412961457.jpg

 

At this stage I applied the decals

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412961458.jpg

 

Stage 11

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412961459.jpg

 

Stage 12

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412961460.jpg

 

Almost done

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412961461.jpg

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I've added chains and thread to the ladder

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412964008.jpg

 

Now I have to work out how it fits on the carriage

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412964009.jpg

I'm guessing it slots between the parallel bars

 

I've re-sprayed the bonnet with Alclad Chrome

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24741124/412964010.jpg

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