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1954 Routemaster RM - ACCURATE 1:1 SCALE - Mobile Friendly

17.8k jsaret  7.5 years ago
Auto Credit Based on jsaret's 1955 Routemaster RM

I am proud to present…my take on the 1954 Routemaster RM, an iconic bus used for decades in London and around the UK.

This is designed to operate both on regular turf (runways, bridges, flat offload) and on the SimplePlanes Interstate.

The bus shown operates on London Transport Route #9 from Aldwych to Hammersmith Bus Station via Kensington, which still operates the historic Routemaster as depicted here.

Obligatory Wikipedia:
The AEC Routemaster is a double-decker bus designed by London Transport and built by the Associated Equipment Company (AEC) and Park Royal Vehicles. The first prototype was completed in September 1954 and the last one was delivered in 1968. The layout of the vehicle was traditional for the time, with a half-cab, front-mounted engine and open rear platform, although the coach version was fitted with rear platform doors. Forward entrance vehicles with platform doors were also produced as was a unique front-entrance prototype with the engine mounted transversely at the rear.

The first Routemasters entered service with London Transport in February 1956 and the last were withdrawn from regular service in December 2005, although one heritage route is still operated by Routemasters in central London. The first London bus route to be operated by the Routemaster was route 2, on 8 February 1956, with RM1. The same bus, with a revised front end, appeared at the Lord Mayor's Show in November 1956.

Most Routemasters were built for London Transport, although small numbers were built for British European Airways and the Northern General Transport Company. A total of 2,876 Routemasters were built, of which 1,280 are still in existence.

A pioneering design, the Routemaster outlasted several of its replacement types in London, survived the privatisation of the former London Transport bus operators and was used by other operators around the UK. In modern UK public transport bus operation, the old-fashioned features of the standard Routemaster were both praised and criticised. The open platform, while exposed to the elements, allowed boarding and alighting in places other than official stops; and the presence of a conductor allowed minimal boarding time and optimal security, but with greater labour costs.

Despite the retirement of the original version, the Routemaster has retained iconic status, and is considered a British cultural icon. In the late 2000s work began on a New Routemaster bus inspired by the Routemaster's traditional design. It entered service in February 2012.

Controls:
This is a very simple creation in terms of mechanisms.
1 - headlights
2 - fog light
ROLL - steering
PITCH - acceleration
BRAKE - braking

Notes:
I do not recommend trying to turn when going faster than 45mph. Any more than a tap on the roll key will flip the bus in a slow, painful-to-watch manner.

Please let me know if you have any suggestions for another build or modifications to this one, and of course feel free to make a successor as you like.

Enjoy!

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor 1955 Routemaster RM
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 9.5ft (2.9m)
  • Length 29.1ft (8.9m)
  • Height 15.5ft (4.7m)
  • Empty Weight 11,536lbs (5,232kg)
  • Loaded Weight 11,802lbs (5,353kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading N/A
  • Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 14068

Parts

  • Number of Parts 599
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,577
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    Bri'ish Bus

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    24.4k NoGoCars

    Nice!

    6.1 years ago
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    @jsaret thanks

    6.5 years ago
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    17.8k jsaret

    @CarlosDanger13 I’ve seen a few on the internet…some people have done very interesting stuff with these routemasters.

    6.5 years ago
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    @jsaret i think in real life someone should mak a camper out of this

    6.5 years ago
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    17.8k jsaret

    @Multidimensional go ahead! I always welcome remakes and spinoffs of my creations.

    Please just give credit! Have fun!

    7.0 years ago
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    15.3k MyMessage

    This is the best double decker bus on SP!!!!!

    7.0 years ago
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    Yeah it's a no for me, so she's all yours lol@jsaret

    7.5 years ago
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    17.8k jsaret

    @1997toyotasupra so that's a "no"?

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    @jsaret If I had the time to do so rn I would. Best of luck, can't wait to see it

    7.5 years ago
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    713 FireNut58

    @jsaret i personally would not know how to do that accept maybe paint it blue XD so if not me then it be i think some one more capable to do that because for me i dont relly want to just paint something blue and call it the knight buss when there could be so much more detail put into it so i would like some one else to do it only because in the end i want to enjoy something w/ the detail i know i could not provide

    7.5 years ago
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    17.8k jsaret

    @1997toyotasupra @FireNut58 should I do that? Or would one of you like to have that honor?

    7.5 years ago
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    713 FireNut58

    @1997toyotasupra ikr this is a perfect canadate from it !

    7.5 years ago
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    Someone should make the Knight Bus outta this ;)

    7.5 years ago
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    19.4k ACMECo1940

    Koel

    7.5 years ago