[MOC] Lego 6 stud wide intercity bus and bus maintanence garage

[Kamil]

Hi, 

I am mostly active in Technic section (RC 4x4, 6x6), but I decided to make a flashback, and return to old school Lego building. I tried to build a 2000's intercity bus by using both some 1970's parts as well as newer ones. The bus below is fictious and do not represent any brand. Just what is on my mind came out as V 1.2 (second version), so I want to call it Intercity V 1.2

I have still some discolored parts to be replaced:

 

Front view:

 

Rear view:

 

Right side:

 

Left (driver's) side:

 

An air conditioning unit is added on the roof:

 

Bottom view, fake engine is visible at the back:

 

Articulation movement is added to the rear axle to ensure the rear axle is always on the ground:

 

Full interior design is added with 2+1 seating:

 

Front axle has 1970's style bogie type steering (similar to the steering system used in Fageol Cargoliner):

 

The fake opening parts are determined mostly by using separator lines, front door:

 

Mid door and luggage compartments:

 

Mirrors are added:

 

Overall:

All the best

Edited May 30 by Kamil

[bright22]

I am thinking the set of 722! really similar style of bus!

[Kamil]

1 hour ago, bright22 said:

I am thinking the set of 722! really similar style of bus!

Thanks #bright22 for the inspirational message. Indeed, I wish I had that set. Because, I am building an industrial maintanence garage for this bus at the moment. Then I could park a vintage Lego 722 bus near this one, that would look better. So, yes, it is a good idea to build a second shorter bus that might be good for setting up the scene. I think, I need to think on it a little more. 

Ps. I think 722 bus looks a bit like an airport shuttle service.

By the way, the intercity bus above has another feature that I havent mentioned here yet. Did anyone notice?

Edited May 21 by Kamil

[Kamil]

After making slight improvements on the bus, like making door lines continuous, it was right time to put this bus into a scene. Here is the bus hospital and the intercity bus:

Bus improvement:

Bus hospital (with closed doors):

Bus hospital (with opened doors):

Interior 1:

Interior 2:

Remotely controlled interior lightning by using six Power Functions leds:

Resting area with interior details:

Bus driver and mechanic:

Features:

1. Bifolding garage doors that can be opened in two stages using a sliding mechanism.

2. Elevated maintenance platform with a retractable ramp.

3. Ground level maintenance platform. 

4. Flowerbeds at the front side.

5. Vertical rain gutters that match the shape of the building.

6. Black and yellow striped alignment bollards at the end of the garage. 

7. Tool crate. 

8. Six-led remote-controlled ceiling lights.

9. Left side static lamp posts.

10. Left side green area.

11. Left side resting area with table and chairs, faucet and sink, chest of drawers. 

12. Multi-sloped roofs.

13. Outer walls and decorations.

 

All the best

 

Edited May 27 by Kamil

[bright22]

I love your bus depot (I won't say 'hospital') more than your bus! Amazing design!

[Kamil]

4 hours ago, bright22 said:

I love your bus depot (I won't say 'hospital') more than your bus! Amazing design!

Thanks a lot bright22 for your comment. Actually I had taken a long break from building Lego Town and focused on Technic. I have a lot of unused pieces, so I wanted to do this flashback.

I am still thinking of making some touches to this scene. I consciously used some discolored grey tiles, but I think, some of them are misplaced. I am going to try to collect them at the garage entrance. I am also thinking of covering studded rooftops by using red tiles. Not sure how it may look though...  Adding the garage owner's pick-up truck and another bus are among my thoughts. 

Edited May 28 by Kamil

[Kamil]

Garage scene completion works:

1. Intercity bus facelift

 

Front facelift:

 

Rear facelift:

 

2. The garage owner's worn-out pick-up truck:

 

3. Custom built motorhome bus:

 

4. Overall maintanence garage:

The base plate (garage can easily be removed):

 

Resting area details:

 

Base plate with vehicles:

 

Garage building is added, resting area intermediate door is visible:

 

Resting area shed is added:

 

Garage front view:

 

Garage right side:

 

Garage back side:

 

5. Short video of the garage scene:

 

Finally, AI generated "a garage in the city" scene:

 

All the best

 

 

Edited May 31 by Kamil

[brando_bricks]

This bus garage looks amazing! Now this is something that fits in any Lego transit system. 

[Kamil]

8 hours ago, Driver Brandon Grumman said:

This bus garage looks amazing! Now this is something that fits in any Lego transit system. 

Thanks !

Yes, "Lego transit system" is a better idea, then AI created this industrial scene:

Best wishes 

 

Edited May 31 by Kamil

[brando_bricks]

On 5/31/2026 at 2:36 AM, Kamil said:

Thanks !

Yes, "Lego transit system" is a better idea, then AI created this industrial scene:

Best wishes 

 

Imagine that being on the back of one of the instruction booklets from the late 2000s. 

[Kamil]

18 hours ago, Driver Brandon Grumman said:

Imagine that being on the back of one of the instruction booklets from the late 2000s. 

Honestly, compared to the city scene above, I didn't think free AI could create such beautiful and detailed environmental buildings. Chemical plants, the power station at the background, a nice freight train, and even an antique Unimog-like truck in the garage of the building on the right. Now I'm looking at them enviously. If such a scene existed and was published in the catalog, a trip to Legoland where it's displayed would be great.

This scene also showed me that it might be good to add a few more touches to my own garage. The roof plates may need some more thinking, the buses could be replaced by official Lego sets that are 6 studs wide...

Edited June 2 by Kamil

[bright22]

I wish I could put my double decker buses into your bus depot

[Kamil]

  

5 hours ago, bright22 said:

I wish I could put my double decker buses into your bus depot

Thank you for your message !

I was really scared when I saw the message :) Because real-life double-decker bus garages are very large. However, this might be possible in theory. The interior height of my garage is 150 mm (5.91 inches) up to the BUS + sign. The height of the raised ramp is 26 mm (1.02 inches). The garage height and width could also be increased slightly. Although it is currently suitable for 6-stud buses, with minor modifications it could also accept 7-stud buses too. Two or three of these garages could be placed side-by-side and the partition walls can be removed. Yes, it can be done, it's a great idea !

PS. Great bus collection by the way, I like them all.

All the best

Edited June 2 by Kamil

[Kamil]

I had some doubts about leaving the studs on the roof. Because these studs didn't blend perfectly with the roofs of the surrounding buildings. If the studs were rare, then this could be accepted as normal bolts that hold the roof in place. But Lego studs here appear much more densely packed than usual. So I tried to cover the roof in a different way:

1. Covering the roof by using colored tiles (tiles here were not pressed down completely so they could be easily removed). This option doesn't seem very good to me:

 

2. Reversing the roof panels. This option doesn't seem very good to me either:

 

3. Then tried to cover the roof by using black tiles. It was impossible to find 2x2 square tiles for the required amount, so longer plates were ordered:

The background was removed by AI in the final picture below:

 

Conclusion:

I would prefer the roof to have a matte finish. However, the studs here create a problematic image. Covering with square tiles may be better. Finally my B plan is activated. I'm not entirely sure now whether to keep the old studded version, or this final version. I'll give it some time; maybe things will become clearer in my mind over time.

 

These are my latest facelifts for the three vehicles in the garage scene:

All the best

 

 

 

Edited June 9 by Kamil

[Kamil]

My final version of the garage roof is given below. Here, staggered squares and rectangles are used in 2x2 and 2x4 formats. I am much happier with the result:

And, my cat is taking over now :)

Sending my best.

Edited June 15 by Kamil