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Double-Decker-Bus #65

Double-Decker-Bus #65

This is my first version of this iconic British vehicle. It is supposed to be a "fun" build, so you model enthusiasts, please don't beat me up (I will accept and try to alter the design based on "constructive feedback"). Although an attempt is being made to make it look authentic, realize that there were many, many models AND even this version may be a model that we have yet to see.

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Features:
-100% Vanilla
-Semi-Authentic Exterior and Interior (the goal was to make it feel as if some Space Engineer(s) found a 1960's model, gutted the engine & wheels and added thrusters)
-Small Reactor (Underneath and Accessible)
-Antenna (Underneath and Hidden)
-Gravity Generator (Underneath, Up-Side-Down and Hidden)
-Several Batteries (Underneath, Fully-Charged and Hidden)
-Connector (Underneath and Accessible for Battery Recharging)
-2 Gyroscopes (At the Read and Hidden)
-Remote Control (Behind Driver's Seat)
-3 Cameras: Front (behind grill), Rear, Upstairs at read to watch for hooligans!
-2 Spotlights turned off to simulate "headlamps"
-Side Billboard signs (Not all yet embellished with typical British Ads...Future Update)

I do wish to make this design as authentic as possible and I am relying on my childhood memories in during the 70s in England. All comments/criticism/credited-assistance is welcome!

Second Version:
-Added text on the front, back and lower side LCD panel based on sample pictures of actual double-decker-buses
-Altered the back window to grills (May revert back as this is dependent on model)

To Do:
-Pick a very typical (but funny) British ad to put on the top level side LCDs.
-Adjust the background color of the lower LCD panels to be more in line with the red used for the bus (may need to research the actual color and re-paint everything)
-The words on the lower LCD panels seems to be "London Transport" but the colour seems to be more gold than yellow - need to research
-Possibly revert to an earlier design where the retro-thrusters are hidden underneath the carriage (although I only have room for one and braking will take a long time)
-Research what some of the interior signage would be (i.e. rules, fare)
-Try a more detailed "small-ship" version

Here is a link to a bunch of Google images that helped me correct some of the things faulty in my memory (also realize that the models were altered throughout time and my version my be an amalgamation of several):
https://www.google.com/search?q=double-decker+bus&safe=off&espv=2&tbm=isch&imgil=N5QCypbhkiYwmM%253A%253BO-JShctyLYWOkM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.treehugger.com%25252Fcars%25252Fnew-double-decker-buses-and-rental-bicycles-coming-soon-to-london.html&source=iu&pf=m&fir=N5QCypbhkiYwmM%253A%252CO-JShctyLYWOkM%252C_&usg=__ZYCMMj4XWcafElTdyv8v5CpLeoo%3D&biw=1745&bih=890#imgdii=_&imgrc=yguWy_tVtS8TuM%253A%3BtBR7Bce_TERF6M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.the-blueprints.com%252Fblueprints-depot%252Fbuses%252Fvarious-buses%252Faec-regal-iii-red-bus-double-decker.png%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fimgkid.com%252Fdouble-decker-bus-drawing.shtml%3B1709%3B1017

-Cheers

P.S. I put down a fare of 38 because I remember my grandmother giving me the 12p in change (from a 50p coin) whenever we rode the bus.
P.S.S. The bus is numbered "65" after the year of my wife's birth. I also felt that the models that I rode in were made in the 1960's. Nasty diesel guzzling things...lol.
P.S.S.S. Yes, it was rare to see a model that had both doors at the front and rear. Typically it was the rear with a conductor that would walk around and collect your fare or a front door (sometimes a mid-door, too) version where the driver would double as the fare taker.