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Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 2:28 pm
by redbusfan
very nice cordes :)

Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 2:42 pm
by Cordes Express
I thought you may like it...

Here is your Classmaster wearing the Proposed Cordes Express Livery...
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Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:34 pm
by redbusfan
one day we might see this livery rolling around the street?

Awesome stuff again cordes :)

Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:04 am
by redbusfan
before I hit the sack, here is one I just completed... a Coach Design in Johnston's livery

Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:07 am
by Lifehouse
Redbus 685 when it started off with Redbus.

Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:33 pm
by Vitalstatistix
Lifehouse wrote:Redbus 685 when it started off with Redbus.
Wheres the metro strips? :lol: :twisted:

Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:36 pm
by Lifehouse
Here you go

Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:43 pm
by GOBUS121
Howdy People here is my version for Gobus Bayhopper Tauranga for Tauranga Urban Routes :D :lol:

Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:47 pm
by redbusfan
very nice lifehouse and gobus121 :)

Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 3:32 am
by redbusfan
There is some talent out there so I thought I'd post my single axle template for you all. Soon (maybe, if there is interest) I'll start a forum under "Transport Models" for fantasy liveries where people can show off their creative talents.
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Enjoy... :D

Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:46 am
by Mr OC Benz
There are some great paper models above! Great work guys! I wish I had a bit more skill to do it!

Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:42 pm
by Lifehouse
Redbus 685 in the current livery.

Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:05 pm
by Vitalstatistix
I'm curring working on the little Orbiters :D

Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 3:41 am
by redbusfan
If only...
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minus the metro pod, of course :lol:

Edit: I've taken away the metro branding and made the tyres smaller.
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Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:59 am
by Lifehouse
Thanks for the template redbusfan. Looking at photos of the same bodied buses around Wellington and Auckland I made some improvements and adjustments and also with the livery I made some adjustments.

Here is my version enjoy.

Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:38 pm
by biqua
redbusfan wrote:There is some talent out there so I thought I'd post my single axle template for you all.
Clearly I don't have the talent. :lol:

Thought I'dd see what the old DCT livery might look like on a modern bus - alas I don't have fancy editing software and I couldn't get the colours right, and also had to hand-do the curves ... couldn't be bothered with the second side. :P
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Perhaps someone with actual talent can finish the job properly? A real challenge would be to do a Tiger Tea bus. :mrgreen:

Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:45 pm
by redbusfan
Nice work biqua :) . How old is this livery?

Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:05 pm
by biqua
Probably 60's to 80's - prior to that used the same colours, but in a different layout. Some pics from google (ie not mine) of trolley buses to demonstrate, though the attempted version was carried by buses 140 (or maybe 143) to 207 in the diesel fleet also ...

The livery I was trying for (and failed):
http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl= ... m=1&itbs=1

The older livery with the same colours:
http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl= ... m=1&itbs=1

The classic Tiger Tea bus I mentioned:
http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl= ... m=1&itbs=1

Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:28 pm
by redbusfan
biqua wrote:The livery I was trying for (and failed):
you didn't fail, I think it might just be the quality of the photo that makes the colour that way. It looks good the way you did it :D .
Does the rear end of the dark brown curve up in this photo?

It looks like the current PT Dunedin livery without the curve at the front :lol:

Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:38 pm
by biqua
On the trolley buses it curved up, but I can't recall on the diesels. The second google image I linked to is fairly loyal to the original colours ... I would like to have put the DCT logo on there as well, but without shapes in the editing program it was too hard to try and replicate, and a search of the web didn't turn it up.

I was thinking the same re the PT livery - something about the way the colour turned out. ;)

Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:48 pm
by redbusfan
I've done the other side for you :lol:
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Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:42 pm
by Cordes Express
redbusfan wrote:I've done the other side for you :lol:
Designline Template DCT.png
That is so close to the current Dunedin/Invercargill passenger transport livery...
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As shown with this photo from Chris Brickell
DPT-182 Chris Brickell.jpg
Enjoy...

Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:15 pm
by biqua
Thanks redbusfan :)

I've looked through photos someone sent me a while back of the Leyland Panthers, a couple of which retain remnants of the original livery, and as far as I can tell the line is straight at the back - I do wonder if I made the line a bit high though given the low windows (was lazy and just followed the body panel line). Probably I should have done the headlights cream also to be true to the old livery.

There were two liveries between then and Citibus as it is now - I'm not brave enough to try them though :P http://www.omnibus.org.nz/buslocation/leyland/dct.html

Looks like the Nissans carried the older liver at one point (in the background of one of these pics), but I'm sure they carried this also. The last batch of Leopards were delivered in it.
http://www.omnibus.org.nz/buslocation/n ... .html#d158

Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 2:24 pm
by redbusfan
Here's one with a revised front. I've seen only one photo of it on google but can't seem to find it anymore.
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Re: My paper bus design

Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 6:11 pm
by Lifehouse
Good Job Redbusfan.

I'm working on a Orbiter version of the Designline "Bubble" I'll post it when I'm done.

EDIT: Here it is enjoy!