Extending the Lego City Sightseeing Bus | Set 60407 - 4 studs longer MOD

[@MinifigJez]

This MOD is now available on my Rebrickable page: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-197314/Minifig_Jez/sightseeing-bus-extension-4-studs-longer

[@edwardlees4585]

Proportionally that looks so much better now.

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks, I'm glad you agree with me. I thought it didn't need much and the 4 studs just turned out to be the perfect amount.

[@DerFalk71]

I absolutely LOVE this kind of little modifications to the Lego sets, I'm a fan of improving them! Not too much, only to let them look a little better, more smoother, more professional. Great Job, thank you! 👍🏼

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks for the compliment. I like to do simple modifications that others can do themselves too, without hundreds of extra pieces. If you're interested, there's a City set Modifications play list on my channel, with lots of city sets being modified. You can see it here: kzbin.info/aero/PL0A-CMNXDNYOBUnSw5eiG_Sh_3XM2SJ2a&si=pPrDBE5mLGGB1Bll

[@DerFalk71]

@@MinifigJez Thanks for your answer, these vids are very useful! 👍🏼

[@MinifigJez]

@@DerFalk71 great! - I'm glad you like them.

[@Bricks-30]

Thanks for this. I'm putting all sorts of star wars, toy story, nightmare before Xmas & jaws minifigs on my bus haha

[@MinifigJez]

Nice one! Turning it into a movie character tour bus!

[@pinobluevogel6458]

This is definitely an upgrade over the old one. I could never force myself to put those stickers over mutliple bricks, but that can be solved by moving the 1x4 brick all the way to the back and putting the stickers on the row of 1x6 slightly more to the front of the bus instead. I like all the small changes to make the bus a little more neat and strict with the coloring. It maybe could use a tiny bit more structrural detailing, instead of only the stickers, but I'm struggling to think of what that would be. Thanks for the upload!

[@MinifigJez]

Ahhhh, I grew up with Lego from the late 70's and throughout the 80's, so I often had to apply stickers across multiple pieces, as that's just how the sets were built. So I don't have an aversion to doing it! But your solution would work perfectly. Thanks for the compliment on the colouring details, I understand that Lego can't always avoid it, but when the pieces are available in other colours, sometimes it baffles me!!! I thought about some structural detailing of the seat levels, but couldn't think of a worthwhile improvement without completely remaking it, and I prefer to do minor MODs that others could easily do themselves. If you're interested, there's a City set Modifications play list on my channel, with lots of city sets being modified. You can see it here: kzbin.info/aero/PL0A-CMNXDNYOBUnSw5eiG_Sh_3XM2SJ2a&si=pPrDBE5mLGGB1Bll Thanks for commenting!

[@pinobluevogel6458]

@@MinifigJez Thanks for the list, I think I saw quite a few of them, but I will watch the rest of it for sure!

[@MinifigJez]

@@pinobluevogel6458 GREAT! - I'm glad you're enjoying watching them.

[@GUYMANSON]

I enjoy your attitude. You really have a nice way of talking.

[@MinifigJez]

Thank you. That's really kind of you to say so. People seem to be liking what I make. I'd be making and modifying the sets anyway, so I might as well film and upload it, if others enjoy watching! Thanks for commenting, it's nice to hear.

[@GUYMANSON]

You're welcome! Keep up the great work, I'll be looking forward to your next modification!

[@MinifigJez]

@@GUYMANSON If you're new here, I have a whole playlist of City Set modifications If you're interested, you can see them here: kzbin.info/aero/PL0A-CMNXDNYOBUnSw5eiG_Sh_3XM2SJ2a&si=Q9ikhWrNH_Azg1yI

[@GUYMANSON]

@@MinifigJez Thanks, I'll check them out!

[@fastbrick]

Looks much better! Love how clearly you explained the changes. Great job!

[@MinifigJez]

Many thanks for the compliments. I'm glad that people are liking what I did to it.

[@lindafarnes486]

The extension looks good. I added afew more passengers, including aliens.

[@MinifigJez]

Well, if Aliens were in London, they would DEFINITELY want to see all the landmarks on a sightseeing bus !!! So it's perfect logic to add them to the set.

[@BrickBargains]

This is on my list to pick up. Even more so now as it looks much better longer.. Nice job mate 👍🏻

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks, been trying to get it done since I queued up with you to buy it on 1st June !!!!! It's a really cool set with that rotating destination board, but I like it even more now.

[@nlberglov8458]

Very nice

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks. I'm glad you liked it.

[@we5tbevryertyv]

Great mod. This is the first time I’ve seen it without the stickers too. So much better. They’re god awful. LEGO should have named it “Chinese New Year Bus” and sold it under the Ninjago theme. Thanks for sharing.

[@MinifigJez]

You ACTUALLY made me LOL !!! Yes the stickers are a tad busy, but I thought I should add them so people can see what it would look like. Glad you liked the vid.

[@KusangSpelling]

I have this set and it is so nice to see finally a mod of this on KZbin

[@MinifigJez]

Great! I'm glad you liked it.

[@bricks_in_space]

This is a cool set (definitely one of the better city sets this year) and the modifications are just top notch. It looks much more proportionate with the extension. I think you may have been able to rework the top to have the stickers properly on the 1x6 bricks but it probably would require more added bricks rather than trying to use all of the ones from the set. I do have this set on my wanted list. I may have to come back to this to review the updates.

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks for the compliments, and yes, I agree it's proportions now look much better. Yes, there would have been ways to sort the stickers, but I was having trouble keeping its structural integrity, with the 4x6 in the middle. it needed the bricks to hold it firmly to teh other plates. If I shuffled them round I would have probably needed a few plates underneath to hold the upper deck togather. As always, thanks for commenting.

[@brickinitLego]

Well thought out and nicely executed. Great Mod.

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks. Glad you liked it. I have a whole playlist of City set MODs, if you're interested.

[@227romyXD]

Love the idee! Do you have a list of bricks that you used?

[@MinifigJez]

No I don't but, you can see them all if you pause the video at 2:29.

[@MinifigJez]

In case you are still interested, I've added the parts and instructions to Rebrickable: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-197314/Minifig_Jez/sightseeing-bus-extension-4-studs-longer

[@markcaldwell486]

It looks a lot better, I changed mine around to be right hand drive which meant a few wee adjustments to the doors, glazing, seating and staircase.

[@MinifigJez]

yes, I’ll do the same on mine, so the driver is on the “correct” side!! which I do on all my Lego vehicles. But for the video I didn’t want to confuse anyone watching, making the MOD more complicated, so I just extended the original bus, Thanks for commenting, and I’m glad you liked it

[@TheBrickTwins2024]

What an awesome idea!! Thanks for sharing!

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks. You're very welcome, and I'm glad you enjoyed watching.

[@Toystorygood]

Amazing mod!

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks. I'm glad you like it.

[@johnnations5932]

Sensei Jez, your work is so good, you could use these videos to become a Lego Designer or Set Editor. Some cool job in Billund. Nice mod, so smooth! Very good video editing too.

[@MinifigJez]

WOW! - That is a whole load of compliments in one small comment!!!!! You're very kind, and it's great to hear when people like my videos. Although, I like seeing a set and working out how I can modify it, but building from scratch doesn't come as easy for me, so I don't think the job in Billund will be any time soon ;) Thanks again for the kind words and taking the time to comment.

[@PaparazzoEHV]

Now I need this set so I can modify it too. It looks awesome!

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks. You should go for it. The set it's too expensive, and none of the parts are rare. The chair is probably the most unusual part, in that colour.

[@pinobluevogel6458]

This is a good example of a set that can probably be found at a good discount, since it will be sold by other retailers than just Lego stores. It shouldn't be too hard to find at 25% or more discounted, which is an 'okay' price for a reasonably large vehicle and a bunch of minifigs that aren't too bad either. Also, you can just get the instructions, build the bus with all the common parts and replace stuff like the chairs with brown ones. (which is probably more realistic anyways) I think I found those on PAB some time, got about 12 laying around.

[@MinifigJez]

@@pinobluevogel6458 That's a GREAT plan ! And yes, Brown chairs were kicking around on PAB walls for quite a while a year or so ago. I think I've also got a dozen or so lying around somewhere!!!!!!! I got a load as I thought they'd be good for outside park benches !

[@pinobluevogel6458]

@@MinifigJez Nice :) I think I had them to make the other bus from the trainstation set quite a while back, but I just never got around to making it or even ordering the parts I'm missing.

[@MinifigJez]

@@pinobluevogel6458 Wow... you just reminded me that I bought that Train station set, BUT I've never built it! I should get it out of storage and see if it's a good candidate for a modification video !

[@ForburyLion]

I have three of these buses, one has been built as per the instructions, the others will become a single deck bus and a double deck bus with a roof. Just need time to figure out how.

[@MinifigJez]

Ooooh, I love both those ideas for single and double decker MODs. If I see another one on discount I might get it a try one myself.

[@Buddy-u2f]

Rlly nice mod i might try it great job

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks! Have fun trying it yourself. It's a nice easy mod t todo, and doesn't need many parts either.

[@dylanwhite3383]

That's a nice modification and i recently just had an idea for what to do with a 3rd express passenger train which mainly involves recoloring the passenger coaches from green to red and only the locomotive will be recorded to white and ive chosen orange to replace the bottom white line and im thinking about using it for maintenance related jobs on my railway

[@MinifigJez]

That sounds cool. Did you see my video of when I recoloured the green train to red? if not, you can see it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6HIiHR-iL57fNE

[@dylanwhite3383]

@@MinifigJez yea i saw it last year and i recently just made a post last night on the progress of the preparation for when i buy a 2nd passenger train

[@MinifigJez]

@@dylanwhite3383 GREAT !

[@31128Charybdis]

I think this model has potential for a more realistic UK single or closed-top bus (eg wright Gemini/eclipse.)

[@MinifigJez]

Yes, I agree entirely. I've been pondering about making a single or double decker version of it.

[@Panda-0183]

Amazing

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks!

[@TronIsBlack]

The Longer Version Looks much more like it should be. 👍🏼 Also changing the coolers was a step forward.

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks. I think it a better proportion with teh extra 4 studs. and the recolours, just tidy it up a bit. Thanks for commenting.

[@justincase7471]

Depending on where you are going to use the bus, maybe you should have moved the doors to the other side and also moved the driver to the other side as well?

[@MinifigJez]

YES! - you're absolutely right! Normally when I build vehicles, I swap them over so they are UK based as I build them, but normally, that means JUST swapping a seat and a steering wheel !!! As this was going to be a MOD and tutorial, I wanted it to be as easy for people to follow as possible. Then people can decide if they swap it for right-hand drive. Thanks for commenting.

[@TrainsForNSWVlogs]

I might try this on mine

[@MinifigJez]

Cool! I'm glad the vid has inspired you to give it a go.

[@CadenEakes]

Great Video. Is there a part list?

[@MinifigJez]

Not yet! But it's next on my list of models to make Rebrickable instructions for.

[@MinifigJez]

It took a while to make, but if you are still interested, I've just uploaded the parts list and instructions to Rebrickable: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-197314/Minifig_Jez/sightseeing-bus-extension-4-studs-longer

[@brickheaven6037]

yes looks better, but i think in a city-layout the bus is a little bit too narrow. 7wide would be better, it would certainly be very difficult to build Just the windscreen and the rear flap for the ‘engine compartment’ I found this to be the same with the 60386 recycling truck. A bit too small^^

[@MinifigJez]

@@brickheaven6037 I think it depends on the type of city you have. Mine has a lot of older sets, so I have a lot of 4-wide vehicles. Plus I’m currently only using the new road plates, which only allow 7 ish studs per lane, so a 6 stud wide vehicle looks in proportion. (I used to buy all the speed champions until they went 8-wide, and now they don’t fit!) I think for builders who have wider roads, who add SNOT bricks to the sides of the road plates, they could DEFINITELY do with using wider vehicles, and this at 8 studs would then look awesome! Just not for me personally. Thanks for commenting, it’s great to hear others views on sets.

[@TheMonyarm]

I'm planning on making mine Wider at some point, cause it seems weird to have a 6-wide bus when my cars are 8-wide.

[@MinifigJez]

That makes sense. I only have 4 and 6 wide cars for my LEGO City, so mine looks fine. I also use standard road plates, so 6 is the maximum width I can accommodate. Th only 8-wide cars I have are speed champions and I don't use them in LEGO City situations!

[@Matt-bh3gb]

I like that much better than the stock set. 😁 Do you have a list of the additional pieces needed for the mod?

[@MinifigJez]

Sorry, I don't have a list of parts. I just took the bus apart and grabbed a part that was 4 studs long for each "layer" If you watch the vid though, you should be able to make a not of them, eg black 1x4 plates for the bottom, then a black 4x6 plate for teh floor (that's as far as I can remember!!!) edit: I just thought, I show ALL the parts at 2:26, so that would be an easy point to make a list from - I hope that helps.

[@LivingRachel]

I'm tempted to buy two sets and see if a double decker bus could be made rather than an open top

[@MinifigJez]

You probably wouldn't need a whole other set. I don't think that it would take many parts to enclose the top floor and make a double-decker.

[@Blazing_Ninja]

Nice mod!

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks. I'm glad so many people are liking it.

[@helleaven]

Hi, can you mod Lego Creator 31141 Main Street?

[@MinifigJez]

Unfortunately not, as I don't have that set, and it's not one that I'd want to add to my LEGO City.

[@dariuszkucharzyk4238]

Amy idea hiw to get it wider:)?

[@MinifigJez]

First of all, you'd need to find an 8-wide windscreen piece to use. But then, it should just be using wider plates for the floors and then adding in extra bricks/plates on teh front and back to make it 2 studs wider. I use Lego road plates so I don;t like mohave vehicles wider than 6 studs, so I've never made anything 8-wide before. Have you tried searching re-brickable for any 8-wide busses that you could get ideas from, to apply to this set?

[@furriesleonardo]

The bus is now long can carry more passenger i would custom that bus from electric into diesel

[@MinifigJez]

Yes, that's definitely a good idea, also nice and easy to do.... just remove the 1x2 "battery" tile in the boot - Sorted!

[@harrimorgans7199]

I would add a number plate to it.

[@MinifigJez]

Good idea, I'll look through my spare sticker sheets and see what I;ve got that I can add to it. You also originally commented: "I would change the doors over to the other side so it looks like it's from the uk" (But I presume that you deleted the comment) But I'm definitely going to swap the doors over so it's correct for the UK, but for this MOD I wanted to make it as simple to follow as possible for any wanting to do the same. So I left that MOD out for now. Thanks for commenting.

[@BRICK_IT_UP]

very cool. How Lego should have made it 👍

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks, it's kind of you to say. I'm glad you liked it.

[@aerime]

I actually want to see the doors open on the other side.

[@MinifigJez]

I will definitely swap the whole thing round so that it is right-hand drive, so that it matches all my other vehicles, and teh doors will then move sides.

[@KusangSpelling]

What happened to lego colors?

[@MinifigJez]

What do you mean? I don't think anything has happened to them.

[@aaaaaaaaaaaa899]

Now make it larger

[@MinifigJez]

Larger how? Did you mean wider? longer? or Taller? I think the extra 4 studs makes it long enough, and I don't like my Lego City vehicles to be wider than 6 studs, or they don't fit on the Lego road plates properly, so I wouldn't;t want to widen it at all. So the only option is to go Harry Potter style and make it a triple decker !!!!!!! Thanks for commenting.

[@OnePoundBird]

now make it several times its original length

[@MinifigJez]

Oooh, I like that idea... not only a double decker sightseeing bus, but a double length sightseeing bus! (Not sure how it would go around LEGO City corners though! I think I'd have to turn it into one of those bendy-busses, you get in some parts of London)

[@OnePoundBird]

@@MinifigJez the point of the idea is that it’s absurdly impractical- though I have seen some really long busses with joints in the middle before in cities irl so it’s not impossible

[@MinifigJez]

@@OnePoundBird I'm all for the idea of absurdly impractical! If I have the time I could buy a second set and try out the double-length-double-decker sightseeing bus! Yes, busses with joints are quite common IRL. I've been on ones in London, Disney World, a few airports and a some European Ski resorts. But making those joints in Lego would be a big challenge !!!!!!!

[@pinobluevogel6458]

It is a great idea and we see those busses with joints in the middle all the time in larger cities. It might be a slightly more technical challenge, but certainly interesting to try. Personally I prefer this slightly longer version, or the blue one that comes with the trainstation 60335. (which is still on my list to build at some point, parting it together)

[@danielrhodes7594]

It looks better, but shouldn't it be wider. How about modding it to be wider, for two seats and an aisle, instead of one seat and an aisle.

[@MinifigJez]

It would be better for seating if it was wider, but I don't like my City vehicles to be wider than 6 studs, or they don't fit on the standard City road plates. So I'l leave that MOD for someone else to attempt ! Thanks for commenting

[@Ally4Gamer]

Getting bus and extending it by 1mm...pointless.

[@MinifigJez]

You're absolutely right, extending it by 1mm is pointless. That's why I decided to extend it by 4 whole studs, which was definitely not pointless and looks much more in proportion to the UK sightseeing busses that I know. (I didn't have any 1mm wide lego pieces anyway, so 4 studs was my only option)

[@jeffreyjacobs7080]

That big double door is so ugly, don’t understand why lego choses that

[@MinifigJez]

On a bus like that, it would definitely have a double door in the middle, but IRL it would fold in, instead of open out. So I can accept it's look when closed, but opening it up, makes it look not that great.