Routemaster Bus Kit (as seen on TV)

[Old Merc]

I can see there are some very serious modelers on here,so guys what do think of this http://www.buildtheroutemaster.com/ ????? Is it a con.
I`ve seen the TV advert,studied their web site,surely all the hype is very misleading ? have they broken any advertising rules ? they never mention the true cost of this kit.
Correct me if I`m wrong, this kit takes about two years to complete and will cost £1157.00. Do people actually sign up and complete a model like this.

[Eric Mc]

Buy the nice 1/24 scale Revell kit - it currently costs around £40.

I've seen it built up and it is really nice.

[Marcellus]

Yes it is a con, iirc 180 issues required at £8.99 and issue so £1,618.20

But it's ok they'll sell you the 1st issue for only £1.99.... So only £1,616.21 BARGAIN!!

[SydneyBridge]

Get the lego version

https://shop.lego.com/en-GB/London-Bus-10258

[Zad]

Blimey, you don't get much Lego for £110 these days do you. For the final partwork sum you could probably get an actual Routemaster. Admittedly the Revell kit needs more effort, but £1100 would buy you a lot of kit and a fortnights holiday in Clacton to do it in. I would think that a 1:12th scale model would be way too big to display, and it doesn't seem to look any better than a well made 1:24th Revell.



Some of the models are almost indistinguishable from the real thing. e.g.

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topi...

(Paints, brushes, lighting kit, weathering and talent not included)

I have a Routemaster kit lurking in my stash that I have some ideas for; I want to make a diorama for it, with early/mid 1980s vehicles, but "ordinary" 1:24 vehicle kits for vehicles around that era/age seem quite difficult to get. The Revell Golfs aren't brilliant (and LHD) and it seems Tamiya have stopped making the "proper" Mini kits. At the moment, all I can find that seems to fit is the Italeri Mk.2 Transit. Maybe something for a different thread though.

[kuro]

I imagine that the finished item is probably quite good but it will take over 2 years to build with one issue a week over 130 weeks and at 700mm long x 400mm high its also pretty large. You would need to be a big fan of busses to have this in your house.

[R8Steve]

Marcellus said:

Yes it is a con, iirc 180 issues required at £8.99 and issue so £1,618.20

But it's ok they'll sell you the 1st issue for only £1.99.... So only £1,616.21 BARGAIN!!

Then you run the risk of the magazine stopping for whatever reason. If this was going to happen it would probably at the last magazine leaving you one piece short of completing it.

[Guiddy]

But comes on guys, you forgot the free mug...or is the only 'mug' someone who subscribes to it!!!

[Rude-boy]

The only one of these that i have even considered buying was the RC car one they did about 15 years ago (in the days before the internet changed bargain shopping opportunities) when you could buy 4 copies of the first one for £8 and have a nice new set of wheels and tyres for your rc car....

Never considered buying the series though!

[Camelot1971]

Can they just stop selling one week and that's it?