I'm in the process of converting a Faller Car System yellow post bus into an American Greyhound version of the same bus. It's a Mercedes O302 which was sold in the US circa 1968 onwards, primarily used in sightseeing service. Proto picture: Greyhound Washington Sightseeing Tours Coach 4shared.com - photo sharing - download image Mercedes-Benz O 302 (10).jpg Unfortunately the image is in black and white but I can see that the colors should be Stainless steel for the bottom of the bus with a white strip around the middle and a possibly blue top or at least blue on the top of the cab. The bit I'm not sure of is this, the windows appear to have white painted around them and maybe going over the roof or should the window surrounds be stainless steel? This is my model here Yes I know the headlamps are incorrect but I want it to look more American - it's my test mule for a pretty hard out Faller Car System install. It looks like this is an earlier version maybe than the prototype I've shown. My model is too short and the front cab roof steps down on the prototype but not my model... Oh well perhaps I should just paint it up so it will blend in with my WOT and Flxible Buses. I have already tinted the windows with Tamiya smoke color. I would like your thoughts on how I can make this look more like the prototype picture - mainly regarding the paint / colors etc. Many thanks Alister
Neat project! However, it's hard to tell without a color example, and I'm not certain when Greyhound went from blue/white/silver to red/white/blue/silver. Nevertheless, I don't believe the windows on this type would have smoke in color - even a German bus, and the image you linked to is hardly tinted at all. I would opt for a blue/green color - possibly something close to duck egg (or light) blue with just a tad of basic green added. You can enhance the look of the "glass" by using an airbrush, and darkening the color near the top of the windows. Good luck.
