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Although these two models don't really have anything to do with each other, I always associate them in my mind after I took a Christmas picture with them together one year.
The DMS Fleetline came from one of those model railway events held at Bilborough, and at the same time I also got the bendy bus that became RB 14. I mainly got it because I like the look of a DMS and wanted to have a go at modifying it a little. The terrible attempt at showing a repositioned registration plate and copious amounts of glue used to stick the two parts of the casting back together kind of explain for themselves how that went. What you can't see is where I tried to hack the engine cover off to make an opening engine door, which I ultimately gave up on and then made an awful mess of bunging the holes I'd made up with more glue. The only part that went reasonably well was the weathering.
The Metropolitan came from a Ruddington event - either buses or model railways, I can't quite remember - and like the DMS came cheap and unboxed and was bought because I just wanted one. I daren't abuse it like I did with the Daimler because it would probably drop to tiny pieces the moment I tried disassembling it. Of course there's a chance it's one of the good ones to come out of Britbus and be completely fine, but I don't want to try and find out in case it isn't... and by then it will be too late.
Having no relation at all to the model buses I'd ideally have in a collection, i.e. Nottingham ones, I've on occasion considered what I could make them into. My best idea yet, considering one's a hacked up POS held together by glue and the other may potentially fall apart one day, is to stick "CAMMS" in big letters down the side of each. It'd be perfect, since Camms operated both DMSs and Metropolitans.
Okay, so I probably won't repaint the Scania into Camms livery, though being orange and white already I might stick some names and destinations on it and pretend they had an ex-GM Metro Scania they couldn't be arsed to paint. The DMS, however, I might actually try painting it as such one day! (I've now just been looking at Camms pictures - there's a Mk1 National with a girder as a front bumper and I wanna do that as a model!)
1977 Seddon Atkinson tractor unit.
Ex-R H Palmer of March and still showing passes for Peterborough and Wissington sugar beet factories.
Last taxed in January 1986.
Cheffins vintage and classic auction, Sutton -
"Chassis No. 63706. Originally purchased to tow a steam engine but shed stored for a number of years. The vendor states that this is a running vehicle and the last MOT expired in 1986, V5 documentation supplied."
Hammer price £1500.
LI 517 takes its monster consist by the festively decorated LOCUST Tower on a westbound run to Queens.
A fashion shoot based on the skinhead fashion,
Largely influenced by the works of Gavin Watson and Shane Meadows
This a fashion shoot using a model.
DMS 2610 (A) THX 610S, at Mitcham 'Cricketers' on the 280, with Stockwell's RML 2716 on the 88 behind. Wednesday 15th February 1984. 53-26.
"Of course it is; Brixton garage is just over there..." Second part of a silly afternoon with one 1/24 DMS, two 1/76 DMSs , a model of BN, and a photo editor!.
Summer 1991 doesn't seem that long ago to me - but of course it was. Looking at some random colour negatives I took then it was clearly a different century.
Leaside Travel ran this open topper on a special leisure service for the Lea Valley Park. It went all the way from Waltham Abbey to Mile End.
Incidentally I believe this was the only roll of negative film I ever ran through my trusty Yashica Electro camera. It packed up not long after this. Every other film I used (from 1974, there were hundreds!) was reversal.
Ex London Daimler Fleetline DMS bought by Pardes House in Golders Green. Not sure of correct identification of this bus 5/9/82
Kelvin Scottish Leyland National 2 overall advert for the new SECC. On Killermont Street. Still wasteland behind the bus which is now Buchanan Galleries
The pioneer T side advert bus.
One of a batch of 40+ photos that I hadn’t uploaded with the others from that month!
Two newly repainted ex LT DMS types being prepared for their new duties as LCBS trainers at Dorking garage.
As route tendering began to take off, LT's discarded buses began to be reincarnated. Len Wright's venture into bus operation was London Buslines. The operation was subsequently sold to First.
Possibly the height of luxury in Norfolk at the time? I wonder how effective the "go fast" stripes were.
this bus or rather the remains of was donated to Paddington green tech college for apprectices to play on. this photo was taken pre delivery