Rapido New Look bus coming to N scale

[BruceStikkers]

I will definitely get some. Rapido does a wonderful job on their models.

Bruce Stikkers
St. Joseph, IL

[C855B]

OK. Now I get it. "Santa Monica Municipal ..." #2525 was the bus in the movie "Speed".

With that joke over with, how about a real bus from the era and area, in SCRTD yellow, huh? Like the ones I rode every weekday to work for five years? 

[Englewood]

Nice! I almost bought one in HO just because they were so cool, but now I'll actually be able to put a couple on the layout, even though they're probably not prototypical for today...

[kscessandriver]

Nice! I almost bought one in HO just because they were so cool, but now I'll actually be able to put a couple on the layout, even though they're probably not prototypical for today...

Likewise, I almost bought the Speed one in HO, even though I have nothing in HO. My wife loves that movie, so I've got the green light to get one in N scale now.

[MK]

Seriously, I commuted in those buses to High School.

Me too, in NYC!

[bman]

That is an awesome news, especially knowing that quality-wise, it will not be anything like a CMW Buick Estate Wagon!!    And since it is not a wooden vehicle, there are no worries about board gaps!   

The floors of the new looks were wood. Not to worry though as the vinyl flooring hides the gaps.

[daniel_leavitt2000]

I'll get a few even though they don't really fit my era. NYC models must be excited!

@rapidotrains, for your next bus, might I suggest:

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In summation, I am suggesting an RTS

[thomasjmdavis]

I would vote for CTA- Chicago Transit Authority.  The Chicago bus and train service. Although it would not surprise me if the band of the same name had one too.

But if I have to, I'll buy a white one and pretend it's primer for the right color green.

[Philip H]

Just preordered mine.  I'm getting generic silver but will need a baby blue to do an accurate Baton Rouge repaint . . . .

[Ed Kapuscinski]

OK. Now I get it. "Santa Monica Municipal ..." #2525 was the bus in the movie "Speed".

With that joke over with, how about a real bus from the era and area, in SCRTD yellow, huh? Like the ones I rode every weekday to work for five years? 

Give them time. I'm sure they'll get around to em, especially with such a big market.

[sundowner]

I remember riding this at KSC for the NASA tours.

[Mark5]

When I wasn't in coal country, I was in the Washington DC area. I remember DC Transit, but from my teen years on it was MetroBus and that's what I remember most and rode.

Here's one of the later (I think) schemes:



https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMATA_GMC_Fishbowl_1461.jpg

Mark

[railnerd]

Rode a bus like this every day in college:

[wcfn100]

I held off when they did this in HO



If these came to N I would have to buy (but route 17a).

Jason

[w neal]

$35 to $40 for an N scale bus with working headlights. Gee, wish my Trainworx semis did that.