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Post by stracyznski on Nov 9, 2005 20:32:49 GMT
Unfortunaly, not a real one, but of these instead.  A corgi 1/50th scale model. i picked it up for a tenner and it's already apart and the body stripped down for converting and repainting. If only doing the real thing was as cheap and as easy...lol |
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Post by Jonathan Smith on Nov 9, 2005 21:27:46 GMT
;D
Nice.
My dad keeps buying me models for my birthdays, I've got models of most of the buses I've driven and one of dragon bus. They are great fun.
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Post by stracyznski on Nov 9, 2005 21:37:11 GMT
Well one day I might make the commitment to buy the real thing and getting stuck in. Til then, the model will have to do....lol
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Post by merlinbus on Mar 29, 2007 15:49:50 GMT
I drove a Bedford VAL for a while. A comfortable, reliable vehicle, as long as you didn`t want to stop. When I complained to the guvnor about the brakes being weak, he got the mechanic to show me the linings. With those small wheels and narrow linings, it probably had less braking power the my car. Then I knew why our VAL`s were fitted with retarders, or in my case, as it was an older one, a mechanical transmission brake. Two handbrake levers in the drivers area. Unique.
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