Chevy Apache Woodie Bus 48 as 3D large modell
The omnibus, what we know today as a bus, is one of the first forms of motorized road-going vehicles.
By the mid-1800's, steam driven omnibuses transported paying passengers over scheduled fixed routes in England.
After the turn of the last century, buses were an alternative to horse-drawn public transportation.
Few people had cars and trains were the principal mode of transportation for long distances.
The 'Sight Seeing Car' made its debut and was put into service at vacation destinations.
By the 1920's wood bodies gave way to steel on the larger commercial vehicles.
But wood remained popular for the most utilitarian personal vehicle --- the station wagon.
After World War 2, Robert Campbell's Mid-State Body Co. of Waterloo, New York, met a brief resurgence of demand for small wooden buses built on truck chassis.
These vehicles were used by schools, manufacturers, and tourist attractions. Many were exported. In 1957 the company, the last manufacturer of wooden buses, was bankrupt.
Please note that this kit is not a toy and can only be used to a limited extent. Please keep the items away from small children under 6 years old. It involves breaking off small parts and being swallowed. We declare the model as a puzzle or decoration
Item Description:
Material: wood
Dimensions approx. 60 x 20 x 23 cm (LxWxH)
Weight approx: 2.0 kg
Content: 1 x lasered kit with 212 parts / assembly instructions
Supplied as a lasered kit. This must be assembled by yourself.
No tools needed. The parts must be glued.
The kit is made of wood and has been lasered. This will cause the edges to look burnt and possibly leave traces of soot and smoke on the wood. These can be easily removed with fine sandpaper.
All components are laser cut so that there is a "beautiful" front and a marked, production-related "bad" back. Make sure that the good side always points to the visible side.
These soot and smoke marks as well as the fact that wood is a natural product, which is dimensionally influenced by basic physical laws such as temperature and humidity, there are certain limitations in the nature of the products, which must be consciously accepted.
We offer the most careful choice of material and the most modern production methods, nevertheless one has to accept with wood the peculiarities and unimpeachable characteristics, which are to be observed again and again in the practice - therefore these can not be claimed by the buyer as a material defect.
