Greyhound Bus?

[spitfire]

Hi all

Anyone know of an HO scale Greyhound bus model? I just picked up the Bachmann bus station (for less than 1/2 price, heheh) and I need some 50's era busses. I've seen the Flxible clippers on the Walthers site - would it be prototypically correct to re-paint on in Greyhound colours?

Cheers
Val

 

[Vic]

Hi Val, Check out Pirate Models in the Walther's catalog...They make all kinds of bus models in HO.

 

[tomfassett]

Here is a site with bus pictures:

www.angelfire.com/al/silverball/buspic.html

Beyond that, you're on your own...

Tom F

 

[Drew1125]

Seems like I remember Greyhounds looking like that...silver & white colors...
How about decals...anybody carry those?

 

[rockislandmike]

The other place you may wanna check is the yahoo group 87scalecars. An entire forum dedicated to HO scale vehicles.

 

[Vic]

Greyhound Bus

Hey Val, Downtown here there is a 1946 Greyhound bus and a bus terminal that goes back even further. Both have been turned into a barbcue place. If the weather will ever clear up...been raining for two week...we need it....I'll get you some pics that might help with the bus colors.

 

[spitfire]

Re: Greyhound Bus

Originally posted by Vic
Hey Val, Downtown here there is a 1946 Greyhound bus and a bus terminal that goes back even further. Both have been turned into a barbcue place. If the weather will ever clear up...been raining for two week...we need it....I'll get you some pics that might help with the bus colors.

Vic - that would be so great! Thank you.

Cheers
Val

 

[Vic]

Bus Pictures

Hi Val, It finally quit raining....here's some pics of the 1946 Greyhound. The original lettering has been removed but as far as I could tell the blue is the orginal.

 

[Vic]

Pic #2

 

[Vic]

Pic #3

 

[Vic]

Pic #4

 

[Vic]

Pic #5

 

[spitfire]

Sweet!

Thanks a lot Vic - you take photos just right too - from every angle. That's what I call reference!

Cheers
Val

 

[acshrpe]

If you need s Grayhound bus picture from the '70's I have just come across a couple. Let me know. I will keep them someplace that I can find them.

 

[Vic]

One More Bus

Me and my buddy Ted take this old boy out for a ride every now and then just to keep that big 'ol Detroit Diesel loose!!

Manual transmisson and no power steering and it gets harder every time!!!

 

[spitfire]

acshrpe - thanks for the offer! Could you post them online do you think?

Wow, Vic - I'm jealous! Any chance you can shrink one of those buses to HO scale? Maybe put it through the washer and drier a few times...

Wonder why nobody makes a Greyhound bus model? It seems a natural to me. I can see that I'm going to have to do a lot of modifications to the flxible clipper model at the top of this thread to get a reasonable facsimile of those banded silver sides and back.

Cheers
Val

 

[Vic]

Ho Scale Bus

Val, Check this out. Maybe these folks can help you find what you need.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hoscalebuses/

 

[Vic]

A Bus In Distress

Hi Val.......OMG!!!!! Look what happend to the Greyhound Bus!!

 

[kettlestack]

Hey Vic,
Now I know what happened to those German JU52 aircraft after the war!! Greyhound must have cornered the masrket on them

Errol

 

[spitfire]

Ru-u-u-u-u-u-u-n!

Vic - what is happening to the Gauge!!!!?????


There are monsters everywhere you look! Eoads, brontosauri, and now a giant 50-ft accountant run amok! (Maybe he's mad cuz the driver wouldn't wait for him).

LOL!

cheers
Val