Take a look at Old Red in The English Family Anderson and have a go at making a model bus just like it 🙂
You’ll need:
First measure out the shape of the bus. Using a cereal box made it easy because I could use the side as the roof (so it already had neat folds). The front needs to be the same width as the roof; make the length at least twice the width of the bus. Mine came out a bit short but you can make yours as long as you’ve got room for on your cardboard.
Once you’ve got the two sides, roof and front measured out you can draw in the details. My bus is open at the back because I want to be able to furnish the inside later, but if you’ve got a long enough piece of card you can draw a back too (see the video at the bottom for how it should all be laid out).
When you’ve got it all mapped out, go over all the good lines in pen.
Then rub out all the untidy planning lines you don’t want anymore.
Then paint it 🙂
When it’s dry, cut it out:
Now you’ve just got to fold it and stick it. If you’ve used a box like I have, you should already have good tidy creases between the sides and roof, but you’ll need to score a neat crease where the front folds to meet the other side. Carefully place a ruler on the wrong side (inside) of the bus, along the line where you want to fold it, and score a line with your scissors.
NB: If you want to furnish the inside of the bus then take a look at this before you stick it together. Then put a piece of tape on the top and side edge of the front of the bus (again on the wrong side)
Then you can fold it and stick it to the top and other side of the bus.
It’s a bit fiddly but you’ll get there 🙂
And there you have it!
I got this idea from Dylan Bryan.
Watch him do it (especially look out for his mum interrupting) I love this video* 🙂
* sadly, Dylan’s video is now deleted from youtube 😦
If you want to furnish your bus, go to Part 2 🙂
Reblogged this on Custer Free Press.
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Thanks for the reblog 🙂
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wonderful, even down to the windscreen wipers
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Brilliant!!! I wish I’d seen this 20 years ago….or myself. thought of it myself. Great idea. 🙂 xxoo
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Thanks Bob, but I can’t take credit for it, I found it on little Dylan Bryan’s youtube video which has since unfortunately been deleted. Glad you liked it 😀
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FURTHUR?
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Sorry? I don’t know what you mean 😀
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I marvel at the dedication. LOL.
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Ha ha ha 😀
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I can’t be your typical follower. I’ve never imagined that one could or would make a school bus like this, let alone make a construction manual. But there it is. Call me amazed.
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Thank you so much, but I can’t take the credit for this – I found a youtube video in which a sweet little boy who loved making cardboard buses showed us how to make it. I included the video in this post but unfortunately it has since been deleted from youtube. He was adorable, I wish you could have seen him 😀
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Soooo adorable, I love it!!!!
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Thank you 🙂
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wow…great idea. You are talented and good at telling someone like me how to do this. The photos are very helpful. I like how the sunglasses on the table and the fact that the t.v is on adds to the feeling that this is a creative project I can do at my own table in MY house. Thanks for stopping by my blog
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Thank you so much, it’s funny how many search engines find us when people google “how to make a model bus”. Put some photos of yours on your blog when you make it 😀
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Great idea! It’s just like Cubee Crafts, but more environmentally friendly 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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Thank you for liking “Snowstorm.” What a fun and simple project! It brought back memories of a school bus pencil box that I had as a child. However, your school bus looks more fun to play with. 🙂
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You’re welcome, and thank you 🙂
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🙂
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Very cute 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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This is so neat!! I adore your blog; it’s my absolute favorite. 😀
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Wow! Thank you so much 😀
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Youre welcome! 🙂
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Very nice video! No point in letting little interruptions scuttle a task!
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Absolutely! I thought it was brilliant! 🙂
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You are soooo freakin amazing!!!!
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Ha ha ha ha 😀 thank you xx
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Oh thank you so much dear Violet 🙂
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Aces! Will have to try this today! But first I will have to eat an entire box of cereal. No worries, I can do that. I have that same box of cereal! Little Gremlin loves The English Family Anderson. And to make models, so we have glue and paint.
Thanks for the idea! I hope our bus looks like your bus.
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Brilliant! Send us a pic of your bus when you’ve made it. I’m so glad your little one likes the Andersons – you’ve made my day 😀 Andersons episode 2 is next on my to-do list!
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First, … V., as much as I adore you and your Web site . . . you really do need to get out more. 😉
Second, the video is wonderful/hilarious. Also, the most relaxing thing I’ve seen/watched/done in some time. How weird is that? And his mom! “You really need to pick up your room because someone is coming over and they can’t see it that way . . . ” or…. whatever she said . . . too funny!
Lastly, what ogre gave that adorable child a thumb’s down for the video? Harsh . . . 😀
So, of course, I love the gluten-free bus . . . you’re so very clever
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First, I have to tell you, I went out on Monday so that’ll do for this week 😉 and second, and more importantly, thank you for your adoration 😀 I agree with you 100% about this brilliant little boy’s wonderful video – love it! Thank you for your comment 😀
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Cool bus…now I need to get my niece or nephew to come over and play.
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Thank you 😀 make it anyway, even if they don’t come round 😉
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Fab! Who needs Blue Peter when you’re around.
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Ha ha 😀 Thank you
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