So many STAMPS

ew london

Very heavy traffic... 2 years since it left London (as 384-1 )

I'm sorry, this bus is full right up.......Git orf!
There's another one behind, another one behind
Who'll happily transport you to the place you have in mind
I've fourteen standing down below and upstairs even more
If anybody else goes up there,
They'll all be through the floor
There's another one behind, another one behind
Providing that its driver hasn't recently resigned
I can't say I blame him, the job's an uphill grind
So, clear off mate, you're gonna have to wait
For the other one behind

I _think_ my brother had this one. Besides having been cut to allow disassembly, those paper stickers started looking pretty rough over the years.

This is a very decent minifig scale London bus!

I wish we got more minifig scale double decker buses. To my knowledge Lego has never actually made a London bus for ordinary City scale stuff for decades.
A Friends set of all things also had a London taxi, not sure why that couldnt have been a normal set.

Imagine driving that bus from the now-demolished Aldersham Works, Elstree, Hertfordshire all the way to Athens just like a bunch of singing mechanics did way back during the Summer Holiday of 1963.

My inventory of red double decker buses currently runs to 4+2. I think I might have to add 60407 as well.

https://brickset.com/sets/list-88653

@Maxbricks14 said:
" @GenericLegoFan said:
"ew london"

Hey! At least they don't carry guns, unlike a lot of America.

And as a person who is into history, I find it a fascinating place, with all the buildings still standing, hundreds of years after they were built.

I also have English heritage so I strongly disagree with your statement."

True, Hastings is much worse ;)

@Maxbricks14 said:
" @GenericLegoFan said:
"ew london"

Hey! At least they don't carry guns, unlike a lot of America.

And as a person who is into history, I find it a fascinating place, with all the buildings still standing, hundreds of years after they were built.

I also have English heritage so I strongly disagree with your statement."

There are much better places mate. New Zealand has lots of lovely old buildings while being far more green and friendly than England. London is grey bleak boring and drab (and I too am someone who loves history).

Vienna, Austria is a lovely city for history, architecture and general welcomeness/safety.

@sjr60 said:
"My inventory of red double decker buses currently runs to 4+2. I think I might have to add 60407 as well.

https://brickset.com/sets/list-88653"

Hadn’t seen 60407 until now. Not sure it’s a step forward from the bus in 60200.

I'd like to see a version with minifigs, too. Bonus marks if they resemble Michael Flanders and Donald Swann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yHrpPRYgYM

Love this set - I had it as a child (UK version 384) even though it significantly predates me, so assume it must have been a hand me down from elsewhere in the family

@MCLegoboy said:
"So many STAMPS"

Yep - mine is stickerless as I assume they got torn off or ripped apart long before I had it…

@Maxbricks14 said:
" @GenericLegoFan said:
"ew london"

Hey! At least they don't carry guns, unlike a lot of America.

And as a person who is into history, I find it a fascinating place, with all the buildings still standing, hundreds of years after they were built.

I also have English heritage so I strongly disagree with your statement."

As I history-loving Anglophile, I must also disagree.

@cm5878 said:
" @sjr60 said:
"My inventory of red double decker buses currently runs to 4+2. I think I might have to add 60407 as well.

https://brickset.com/sets/list-88653"

Hadn’t seen 60407 until now. Not sure it’s a step forward from the bus in 60200.
"
I agree... almost wish I'd bought 60200 but was put off by not wanting the rest of the set!

The grandpa of 60407

@TheOtherMike said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
" @GenericLegoFan said:
"ew london"

Hey! At least they don't carry guns, unlike a lot of America.

And as a person who is into history, I find it a fascinating place, with all the buildings still standing, hundreds of years after they were built.

I also have English heritage so I strongly disagree with your statement."

As I history-loving Anglophile, I must also disagree."

I disagree as well. I also found the people very friendly. Compared to Washington DC, London is paradise. DC is a disgusting, dirty, cesspool.

Although, I really enjoyed Lancaster.....

@MisterBones said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
" @GenericLegoFan said:
"ew london"

Hey! At least they don't carry guns, unlike a lot of America.

And as a person who is into history, I find it a fascinating place, with all the buildings still standing, hundreds of years after they were built.

I also have English heritage so I strongly disagree with your statement."

As I history-loving Anglophile, I must also disagree."

I disagree as well. I also found the people very friendly. Compared to Washington DC, London is paradise. DC is a disgusting, dirty, cesspool.

Although, I really enjoyed Lancaster....."
I can't believe the incomprehensible comment 'ew london' is causing so much debate.
Could mean 'ew it's great' or 'ew it's horrible'!

@MisterBones said:
"Although, I really enjoyed Lancaster....."

Acceptably northern XD

@MCLegoboy said:
"So many STAMPS"

Get 313 instead. I found one in a $10 shoebox lot.

@Maxbricks14 said:
" @GenericLegoFan said:
"ew london"

Hey! At least they don't carry guns, unlike the stereotypical image of America presented by Hollywood."

There, I fixed it for you. I’ve lived in the US all my life, and if you exclude uniformed cops, military, security guards, and others whose job requires carrying a firearm, I think I can count on one finger the number of times I’ve actually seen a civilian openly carrying. And if I’m correct about that individual, he was carrying a pistol with a highly illegal magazine that was about twice the length of the handle, and almost certainly was not licensed for concealed carry (it was sticking out of a pocket, so I don’t think it legally counts as open carry).

It's not a debate if people just post opinions. Some don't like London and that is ok....we are all.....ok

@PurpleDave said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
" @GenericLegoFan said:
"ew london"

Hey! At least they don't carry guns, unlike the stereotypical image of America presented by Hollywood."

There, I fixed it for you. I’ve lived in the US all my life, and if you exclude uniformed cops, military, security guards, and others whose job requires carrying a firearm, I think I can count on one finger the number of times I’ve actually seen a civilian openly carrying. And if I’m correct about that individual, he was carrying a pistol with a highly illegal magazine that was about twice the length of the handle, and almost certainly was not licensed for concealed carry (it was sticking out of a pocket, so I don’t think it legally counts as open carry)."

The only case of open carry in public that I can call to mind wasn't even a gun, it was a crossbow. But then, I do live in a pretty rural area.

@TheOtherMike said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
" @GenericLegoFan said:
"ew london"

Hey! At least they don't carry guns, unlike the stereotypical image of America presented by Hollywood."

There, I fixed it for you. I’ve lived in the US all my life, and if you exclude uniformed cops, military, security guards, and others whose job requires carrying a firearm, I think I can count on one finger the number of times I’ve actually seen a civilian openly carrying. And if I’m correct about that individual, he was carrying a pistol with a highly illegal magazine that was about twice the length of the handle, and almost certainly was not licensed for concealed carry (it was sticking out of a pocket, so I don’t think it legally counts as open carry)."

The only case of open carry in public that I can call to mind wasn't even a gun, it was a crossbow. But then, I do live in a pretty rural area. "

But hey! A gun is a gun. Our police don't even carry guns in public. They only take them out when there is a threat.

And our security guards aren't allowed to be armed too. And the military only carries guns during training exercises.

@TheOtherMike:
Were they hunting or grocery shopping? I expect carry laws leave exemptions for legal hunting activities (especially since most seem to focus on pistols, not rifles), but I do know some laws get weird. Like, you can open carry in Yellowstone, but discharging your weapon, even in self-defense, is a felony. Doesn’t matter if it’s a wolf, a bear, or a serial killer. Rules on what you can do at home depend on whether you own or rent, and where you live.

@PurpleDave said:
" @TheOtherMike:
Were they hunting or grocery shopping? I expect carry laws leave exemptions for legal hunting activities (especially since most seem to focus on pistols, not rifles), but I do know some laws get weird. Like, you can open carry in Yellowstone, but discharging your weapon, even in self-defense, is a felony. Doesn’t matter if it’s a wolf, a bear, or a serial killer. Rules on what you can do at home depend on whether you own or rent, and where you live."

Honestly, I don't know what he was doing; he was just walking along the side of the road, with a crossbow strapped to his back, like you do., like you do. I was in a car, so wasn't able to observe him for long.

@Maxbricks14:
Most security guards aren’t armed in the US, unless it’s a taser. Exemptions are made when there’s a high security risk, so banks may employ one (though most modern ones rely on bulletproof glass to separate the public from the safe). Nuclear power plants probably have armed guards, and certain government buildings certainly do. But aside from seeing the occasional armored truck pull up at a store, I have almost never seen armed security guards.

Regular military are stationed all over the US, but they can’t legally operate inside of the US under most circumstances. Off base, any troops you encounter are probably either on leave/liberty, or they’re National Guqrd (formally under the control of their respective state governors unless they get called up into regular service during wartime). And they don’t really go around geared up for war on a daily basis either. I flew to NYC five months after 9/11 for NYTF, which is one of the few times I’ve seen National Guard armed with M-16’s, and even then only at two of the three airports I passed through.

I haven't read the lego times daily, very sorry

My brother has it, but it got beat up/repurposed over the years, and then got another copy of it from a friend.. Not sure if he ever built the other copy.