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Old 05-16-2018, 05:41 PM   #41
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I've thought about starting a thread of Skoolies that don't look like Skoolies. I know, not for everyone, some like the skoolie look. I just like to see what can be done....

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Old 05-16-2018, 07:03 PM   #42
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This post sure got some good comments. I'll post some pics of my P30 Lego bus soon. Happy Trails.
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Old 05-16-2018, 08:10 PM   #43
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Old 05-16-2018, 08:27 PM   #44
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Hey Guys, don't take my frankness for being rude I know everyone loves there own style. I am looking for builds that are not covered in stained wood and corrugated metal. I can only ever find the tiny house style wood covered interiors. I am looking for something action sports inspired or offroad overland. we have been looking at 72 pas bus to convert for our 6 person family. I am looking for something different though. Its going to be our pirate ship...our space exploration rig, and I would like it to reflect that not in a cheesy way, sorta more of a military'esk expedition sorta vibe. I have already done some extensive searching and I know how it goes posting on a forum...someone is always gonna wanna chime in with the "you know there is a search function" haha.
Yeah me and my girlfriend are just finishing up our bus.
It's more like con air from the outside. But NYC on the inside. I wanted it to feel really modern. If you have a Facebook or Instagram look me up Mateomakes
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Old 05-16-2018, 09:11 PM   #45
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That idea is mine!...lol!

I've got a 1951 GMC M135 that I am going to stretch the frame and put my 1951 GMC School Bus body on.

Yep a 6x6 schoolie!!!

It's a bucket list thing!

Oh yeah...we gotta see this thing take shape!!!
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Old 05-16-2018, 09:31 PM   #46
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Basically just don’t look for buses on Instagram or Pinterest. Budget bus. The original. Was one of the first buses on YouTube and he had flat blast exterior wit flames to give you an idea of what he had going on.
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Old 05-16-2018, 09:41 PM   #47
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I've thought about starting a thread of Skoolies that don't look like Skoolies. I know, not for everyone, some like the skoolie look. I just like to see what can be done....

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I love the curved rear end of that bus!
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Old 05-16-2018, 11:49 PM   #48
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In Nor Cal at the Avenue of the Giants they have a functioning bus made from one redwood tree, minus motor other mechanicals. Steampunk looking contraption.
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Old 05-17-2018, 06:07 AM   #49
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That idea is mine!...lol!

I've got a 1951 GMC M135 that I am going to stretch the frame and put my 1951 GMC School Bus body on.

Yep a 6x6 schoolie!!!

It's a bucket list thing!
That's sounds like an awesome idea. Wish they weren't such a PITA to get north of the border
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Old 05-17-2018, 08:44 AM   #50
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That's sounds like an awesome idea. Wish they weren't such a PITA to get north of the border
I'll start a thread once I get started on this. I am hoping the local high school or community college will take the frame stretching on as a project for this next year.
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Old 05-17-2018, 09:23 AM   #51
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I'll start a thread once I get started on this. I am hoping the local high school or community college will take the frame stretching on as a project for this next year.
Wicked, I look forward to seeing this happen
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Old 05-18-2018, 07:14 PM   #52
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If Frank Lloyd-Wright designed a bus ...
Well, if you look at those bands of windows running the full length on each side, and all the horizontal lines created by the rub/guard rails...

School buses aren't designed to be pretty, but I can envision an FLW-inspired creation - especially starting with a 1964-72 Superior, with its wraparound rear windows.

Skoolies are about as smart an investment as a bundle of Enron stock certificates. The good news in that is it means you might as well make it exactly as you want; damn the naysayers and full speed ahead!
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Old 05-18-2018, 08:08 PM   #53
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Yeah me and my girlfriend are just finishing up our bus.
It's more like con air from the outside. But NYC on the inside. I wanted it to feel really modern. If you have a Facebook or Instagram look me up Mateomakes

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Old 05-21-2018, 01:18 PM   #54
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I like this bus design well what little of it you can see
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Sounds like you should look to Ikea for inspiration and/or furnishings. We walk through there occasionally both for ideas and to pick things up. We bought some bathroom accessories recently and they seem to be decent quality and a bit different than the usual RV or even home center aesthetic.

If I had time enough, I'd build all of our cabinetry myself.....it's pretty much just boxes, after all, and I've got the tools and knowledge. I just don't have the time though, so we bought our kitchen cabinets from a big box store and gussied them up with faux legs to make it a little less kitchen-ey and a bit more furniture-ey. Simple little things like that can go a long way toward avoiding that generic look on the interior. The beauty of filling out this "blank canvas" yourself is that you can be sure it won't look like everyone else's. If you're not into a hipster aesthetic, there's absolutely no reason you should settle for it.
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