I liked the intricacy of this design so I decided to try it. The most difficult part was the back of the bus with the steps to the second level. It’s not perfect, but was fun to do.
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Wow! I love the way you brought out the linework! is that two coats of paint? Getting clean white scores on such a richly colored surface is amazing!
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Oh, wow! That’s awesome! Very neat!
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Looks Great! The design is on my dashboard but, I’ve been shying away from trying it. Your awesome result may just have given me the courage to try.
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That’s lovely work; now I want to go to London and ride a double decker bus.
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Looks great
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that turned out amazing! Love the color you chose!
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Ooh! I’ve cut mine out but haven’t started assembly yet because WOW is that intimidating. You’ve definitely confirmed for me that I want to paint it before I put it together though 
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Looks great!!! Nice job!
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Oh wow, that turned out great. Love the paint job!
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It’s not painted except for tiny spots. two or three years ago I found some thin two sided plastic in the clearance bin online. I bought some just to see how to laser it. I lost interest. This year I got it out and decided to use it on the bus. So the “paint” job is actually a shell of plastic. It covers many small glitches and the details were forged. I was pleased with its appearance.
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That’s a creative idea! Painting is difficult, but I can usually do it if I slow down. It’s CA glue that gets me every time. I have never glued anything- even just a pair of earring posts-without gluing my fingers together. Any tips there?
I don’t use CA glue and had to look it up in order to reply to you. For this project I used a spray contact adhesive to attach the plastic to the wood. Sometimes I use super glue, wood glue and E6000. My fingers have also been stuck together.
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Well that turned out great!