London Bus type B, Roden 1/72nd scale

 Here is this wonderful piece of transportation history, an iconic early double-decker of undeniable British pedigree.

Roden has done a truly magnificent job producing this fairly priced, highly-detailed kit.

If you would like to have a glimpse at some notes and follow the building sequence, please go here:

https://wingsofintent.blogspot.com/2020/03/london-bus-type-b-1912-roden-172nd.html

I had a great time building this minuscule jewel, with a high number of parts and -mostly- sound engineering. There are a few things that may need your attention, and they are all pointed out in the step-by-step building post. The instructions are clear enough, but have some errors -again, check the build post-.

Parts will need careful separation and delicate handling, since many are small and/or fragile. Some clean-up will be needed, but the fit in general is very good.

The key to this build is a sound sequence (not the one suggested by the kit, which I didn't follow) that contemplates painting the parts and sub-assemblies in the necessary several colors, as well as a practical assembly. Keeping things neat will be of great help and will render a clean model.

The kit's decoration is based on a circulating bus, I couldn't find an original (era) photo of it anywhere, but there are plenty of images on the Net of this "modern", still serviceable bus. This bus doesn't have the side guardrails provided in the kit (which is good for me, since I find them chunky and heavily rendered, unlike the rest of the finely molded parts in the kit).

A very beautiful subject and a nicely crafted kit are always a delight for the modeler.