My Classic Metal Works Greyhound Scenicruiser arrived today. Been waiting so long for one to be produced in HO scale. My version has “Los Angeles” in the destination board.
Took some quick photos of it on the layout. The tinted windows are a nice touch. The details package includes rear view mirrors and window wipers to be installed.
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Those came out nice.[Y] Thanks for the pics.[B]
Southwest Chief it really is a good looking model. A friend of mine showed me his the other day, even has the door control lever at the drivers seat.
Btw, how did you do the stripes on your roads, they look very good!
Jarrell
Thanks all, two more photos. This bus looks awesome. Great model. I plan to add some figures inside, especially a driver. Hope it is easy to get in there.
Jarrell, the road stripes are 3M Pinstripes (1/16" wide). I use double white pin stripes for the double white lines, which gives me a nice late 1950s look. I use single white pin stripes for everything else.
To make a dashed line road, I first lay down a solid line of single white pin striping. Then I cut out evenly measured sections to make dashed lines. Remove the cut sections and you have a dashed line road. Easy to do, and looks pretty good when done.
Thanks for posting the pics, Matt. Mine are in at the LHS and the big W product photos are kinda blurry.
Thanks Matt, your street scene is great. I think you nailed the concrete color for the sidewalks also, which I’ve found is not always easy to do.
Thanks for spending the time to put this together for us. I appreciate the effort you’ve put into your street scenes.
That is very nice, how much did it cost?
Thanks for showing the photos. Nice work!
In comparing the model to photos of the prototype, the model’s roof curve is too great–it should be “flatter”. I’m surprised this happened; it makes the bus look too toylike for my taste.
Ed
For those who might be interested, I have seen several of these on e-Bay in the HO scale trains area.
Sidewalks are SS Ltd (resin) painted with Floquil Concrete. I like the Floquil color better than Polly Scale.
$26.95
Could be. One thing I noticed is some prototypes have a divided “dome” window while some have an all glass window like this model has. Wonder why the difference in window styles?
I also found out that the bus on my 1958 layout would probably have a slightly different paint scheme. A slogan running the length and the Greyhound lettering changed to a block font. The front should have different logos as well. Oh well, guess my bus hasn’t been repainted yet.
Three more showing the added accessories, wipers and side mirrors. I also added a driver:
Very nice, both the model and the street scene. I hate to criticise anything I see here but frankly I thought it looked better without the windshield wipers which seem overlarge and which I do not reall being silvery chrome but dull aluminum and often pretty dark, and I say that as a former (1970-74 Greyhound bus rider (perhaps they were silvery originally but I do not recall them being very noticable from outside – and they were not this bulky)
I guess I’d say I’d rethink the wipers.
The roof curve contour looks about right to me from what I recollect and find on google images:
http://tomsgarageonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DSC007351.jpg
Dave Nelson
They are easily removed. I didn’t glue them as I thought they looked way too thick and pondered removing them.
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Well, From having the experience of sitting behind them for 2.5 million miles during my career, I would say they look about right. They were heavy wipers and had to be with the amount of wind pressure on the front of the coach and the amount of glass they had to cover / clean.
I personally like the looks with them rather than without. It is like going to a dance and forgetting your pants…
Johnboy out…
Hello
I helped with technical measurements/advice for the CWM 4501 Scenic. I am pretty happy with the outcome. This first version represents the first of five paint schemes the 4501 received during it’s time at Greyhound. The first version lasted from 1954 to about 1957. The second (we call “Scenicruiser service”) which had the belt line slogans previously mentioned, lasted from 1957-1961. The (3rd) gold stripe version was to celebrate GH 50th anniversary (1964). This scheme was applied after the total 4501 fleet rebuild in 1961/1962. The twin four detroits were replaced with a single 8V-71 Detroit. This paint job lasted until about 1967 on some, others kept that scheme until retirement in the late 1970s. The 4th paint scheme was red, white and blue, with a single red stripe down the side. (1967-1973-ish) the final was red, white and blue (wide stripes on sides and roof) to celebrate the bicentennial 1976). We call this one “Pepsi-cola”. I believe CMW has plans to do all of the paint schemes eventually. We helped them use actual vintage Greyhound fleet numbers appropriate for the particular destination. They did goof-up the legal lettering on the baggage bin doors. All destinations are marked Central Greyhound Lines on the bin doors. That is incorrect. We supplied them with the correct division name for the particular fleet number, but that must have fell through the cracks. Oh well, it’s very difficult to read letters that small anyway!
I own two Scenics (one photo of my PD4501-771 was posted from my website: www.tomsgarageonline.com We have written a book about the Scenicruiser. It is available for pre-order on my website. Thanks for the photos. The bus sure looks great with the scenery! Take care
Tom McNally
Very useful information Tom. Thanks so much for posting it.
I hope CMW releases the second paint scheme, as that is probably the bus that fits my layout era the best (1958).
Thanks. You train layout guys really amaze me. Your work is first class! I wish I had more hobby time (beyound buses) I would love to do another layout. (someday!) My son and I did an HO layout a while back. Here is a youtube video link. I have lots of Scenicruiser video stuff on my youtube channel (for those interested) too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuFYjNhrjrk&feature=share&list=UUEJSIoowlhtjJewaSNMOz3g
Take care
Tom