Before and after body and paint work.... (Lego!)

[DocNexil]

I got some before and after pictures of the recent body work and fresh paint on my 1971 Dormobile bus!

Before:

After:

Okay, okay, so it wasn't really my bus, haha. This is a Lego version of my bus that I've had in the works for a while. I heard some of you folks here like Lego, and I wanted to share it somewhere. I recently ordered the last bit of parts in the correct colors so here it is in all it's glory.


Here's some outdoor pictures to end the post:

Thanks for reading!
(yes, the passenger side mirror is missing because it's missing on my real bus)
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[EverettB]

Cool Lego Bus, I like your scarf too.

What's the size of it? I'm guessing around 5" long.
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[alman72]

look how wavy that back corner is. welded too hot. Filled with bondo.

[andrewtf]

"Ran when parked?"

(.........waiting for airschooled.....)

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[HoboBus]

Hey that's very cool.

Can you rearrange the nose parts to put the turn signals above the headlights, and right under the windshield, like a late bay?

Looks like it might be possible.

Neat.

The little dude looks like he's from the 70s too. Bushy hair, Pleather jacket...
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[airschooled]

Nice! This is honestly the most impressive build I’ve seen on here in a long time. I’d guess you have over 50 hours in it so far?

Body work done properly like that should last a few thousand eons, if you don’t turn it into a spaceship.

Park it next to my Ghias,
Robbie
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[babysnakes]

That would run great with a Suby six out back.

[jtauxe]

I expect that you are all aware that Lego made a VW bus kit, right?

I modified mine to be a RHD double cab (original camper kit in background):

But i like the OP's, because it is an original creation.
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[alaskadan]

None off these would've held up to our kitchen floor lego car crash up derbies.

[alman72]

kinda looks like Benny might be seated in the spaceship. THAT would have been funny stuff.

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[airschooled]

Seriously, that bus is a fantastic model. That level of details isn't easy, the SNOT is fantastic, and it's an odd number of studs wide in some places. That contorts things WAY out of childhood-LEGO-skills.

See you on the road,
Robbie

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