MOC - city vehicles

[Criga88]

Back to building a few more city bits and pieces, with my first bus for my city that I've based on a specific vehicle, a Scania L113TRB bus with an Ansair 'Orana' body, as used by Sydney Buses. The bus is scaled the same as my other cars and trucks so it ended up being 6 by 35 studs which makes it a behemoth on the thin city streets that I've laid down. The size allows for 11 seated and around 9 standing minifigs, plus the driver of course, but it still needs a bit of reinforcement under the flooring to make the entire bus a bit more rigid but there won't be any further changes to the exterior.

Now that I have some time at home before another long trip with work, I'll be focusing on getting the foundation down for my city and a few more buildings up instead of filling the streets, but a few extra cars are sure to pop up every now and then.

Comments, criticism and questions are welcome, and keep an eye out for more.

[michaelozzie]

Some nice builds going on here and I like the bus. The Torana looks good too but just needs some of Peter Brocks decals on it

[Criga88]

Thanks Michaelozzie, I'm still learning the ropes of a couple of programs and my printer before I venture into decals to add to MOC's, but it's back to square one each time I'm sent away for work

[Criga88]

After a fair bit of progress on my City of Studney WIP layout I needed a bit of a break from structures and re-visited one of my older MOC's. The original generic bus was over 2 years old now and in desperate need of an update to my more current building standard so I redesigned it using a few of the techniques from my Scania bus posted a few months ago. The new version is based on a Mercedes-Benz O 500 LE fueled by Compressed Natural Gas and operated by Sydney Buses. The new bus comes in at 6 x 30 studs with a height of 26 plates so it's 4 studs longer than its predecessor. Thanks to the increased dimensions and floor space from new doors and front tyre design, the room inside now allows for 9 seated and 7 standing passengers as well as a driver and some small luggage.

Comments, criticism and questions are welcome, and keep an eye out for more.

Edited October 1, 2016 by Criga88

[1980-Something-Space-Guy]

It looks perfect! Could you take a picture of the inside with some minifigs on the seats? That would look neat!

[Criga88]

Thanks BrickHat, here's the interior for you.

[Criga88]

Came up with a small truck based on an Isuzu NPR300 to add to my construction fleet and place around my City at the various work sites this today.

The truck is fitted with a tray back, however that can be changed out for other styles since it detaches from the chassis fairly easily. I'm planning on doing a tipper and box body first before trying some more specialised bodies. The cab is able to hold a driver with headwear/hair but this leaves only a single stud to attach the front fascia and windscreen, not that I build for rigorous play anyway.

I've uploaded the .LXF and building instructions here. The instructions were my first attempt at using Blueprint so any feedback on that would be greatly appreciated.

Comments, criticism and questions are welcome, and keep an eye out for more.

[Starwheels]

Criga88

How can i get instructions on how to build this bus

Mercedes-Benz O 500 LE & the Bendy Bus you did as i would like too add to my city please