- Order number: 07651_RE
Manufacturer: | Revell |
Scale: | 1:24 |
Model: | London Bus |
Number of parts: | 391 |
Dimension: | length 381mm |
Age recommendation:: | 15+ |
Colors: |
Aqua Color Email Color Spray Color |
Descritption: | Revell Commercial vehicles & railways / Revell Modeling |
The AEC Routemaster was first presented to the public in 1954. Compared to previous bus types, the Routemaster, with its integral design of chassis and body, was considered to be downright innovative. The double-decker, which was mass-produced from 1958, was characterized in particular by the open boarding platform at the rear left, which allowed for quick hop on and off. At the end of the 1950s, changed regulations also allowed buses over nine meters long to be operated on only two axles. Some Routemasters were then divided in the middle and an additional area was added in the middle, which was recognizable through square windows. The new type of bus, the Routemaster long, RML for short, now offered a total of 72 passengers. The brilliant success with 15 test vehicles convinced London Transport to order another 500 copies of the RML, which were produced from 1965 to 1968. In the 1970s, more and more RMLs were serving in central London. With the constant presence of the double-deckers in typical red on almost all routes, the image of the Routemaster as a typical symbol of London was becoming increasingly stronger. Only in 2005, after almost 50 years of continuous use, was the general operation of this flagship of London stopped.
ROUTEMASTER is a registered trademark of Transport for London.
Model details:
- Multi-part body
- Detailed reproduction of the surface structures
- Reproduction of the entire passenger compartment with 72 seats
- Detailed cockpit
- Multi-part Leyland and Scania engine
- Movable bonnet
- Multi-part sub-floor
- Rotating wheels
- Typical, open entrance area
- Two separate passenger levels
- Optionally removable roof segment
- Lots of clear parts
- Decal for two RML versions
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