ALEXANDER AN68 ATLANTEAN
GREATER GLASGOW LA614 (FUS 134L)
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This model is based on EFE's Alexander AJ Fleetline.
As such the body style is not strictly correct with the roof being too rounded and the upper
deck windows to shallow. However, this in my opinion does not ruin the effect of the model too much.
The changes made to EFE's casting are as follows:
Upper deck rear window pillar removed, upper deck front window aerial cover added.
Lower deck rear end modified as follows: Rear window lowered and bustle aperture narrowed,
thin plastic shrouds added to create correct shape,
bustle replaced with Atlantean AN68 white metal bustle, itself modified lightly.
Various minor interior modifications. Side indicators altered, wheel nuts added to front wheels, front fog lamps moulded with a dollop of filler.
As always, the support pillars were thrown away and the model superglued together. Die-cast interiors are not always great and the stairs
on this model go up the wrong way for my prototype!
Since it was first built, this model has been completely stripped back to bare metal and gained a new paint job. At this time, I decided to add a few modifications to differ the model from my others and so it gained different lights and correct window ventilators together with a new identity. This also meant that the shades of green and yellow are now correct. It now benefits from a much enhanced interior with all the usual details from my later models.
Just one example from this batch is known to exist and has been converted to open top. FUS 157L was operating in New York until recently and was understood to be for sale for a whopping $10k.