CTA Paper Buses

[Danielsmusic]

I know of only one CTA paper bus: the TMC RTS at PaperBusConnection. I think someone mentioned that there was a site with Americanas. Can anyone tell me what the site is? And where can I find other CTA paper buses?

[sw4400]

Give us a URL of this site. I cannot find it by simply typing paperbusconnections.

[jesi2282]

When I was in grammer school, my art teacher gave me and my class paper model CTA MAN Americanas. Everyone crashed and broke theirs. I was the only one that walked out with one still intacted.

[trainman8119]

Give us a URL of this site. I cannot find it by simply typing paperbusconnections.

I went to ask.com and found a few sights. Paper Bus Connections did not have any Chicago Buses.

Try this one though...

http://www.harrykwan.com/buses/Novabus/US/cta-RTS-nonac.png

This page will get you a paper CTA RTS.

[pace2322]

I have about 30 paper pace orion 8700/8800s.

[Danielsmusic]

When I was in grammar school, my art teacher gave me and my class paper model CTA MAN Americanas. Everyone crashed and broke theirs. I was the only one that walked out with one still intacted.

Can you please post pictures?

[Guest]

I have about 30 paper pace orion 8700/8800s.

I found my CTA MAN Americana paper bus along with my stack of "Bus World" Magazines

[qwantae]

I found my CTA MAN Americana paper bus along with my stack of "Bus World" Magazines

I have about 10 CTA TMC RTS, 10 Orion I-V- VI-VIIs, 3 Ikarus, and 20 Nova-MCI Classics for Pace along with over 400 paperbuses with different type models(GMC-TMC-Nova RTSes, Fishbowls, Flxible Metros, all type Neoplans Penniliners, NABIs, New Flyers- D901s, Gillig Advantages, GM-MCI-Nova Classics, Renaults(French buses), Vanhools, etc with different Cities.

But where did you find the CTA MAN Americanas? I have 2 MAN Americanas for Seattle KC Metro and New Orleans RTA.

[RIPTA42]

http://www.harrykwan.com/buses/Novabus/US/cta-RTS-nonac.png

This page will get you a paper CTA RTS.

And http://www.harrykwan.com/buses/Novabus/US/cta-RTS.png will get you one with air conditioning.

[jesi2282]

Can you please post pictures?

I no longer have the paper model, my dad smashed it with a heavy box by accident.

[Danielsmusic]

I have 2 MAN Americanas for Seattle KC Metro and New Orleans RTA.

Where'd you find those?

[qwantae]

Where'd you find those?

Well, I could not find any Americana MANs on Paperbuses, so what I did was that I've made them myself with 8 cassette empty cases to put together and draw the windows with pencil and marked the design of them with markers in blank note cards to scotch tape them together and use nickels for the wheels. I am about to make couple more for CTA (one with old green logo and current logo) plus couple more for Minneapolis (metro transit) and Charlotte NC (CATS) which had them. i'll post the pictures of them soon.

[Danielsmusic]

Well, I could not find any Americana MANs on Paperbuses, so what I did was that I've made them myself with 8 cassette empty cases to put together and draw the windows with pencil and marked the design of them with markers in blank note cards to scotch tape them together and use nickels for the wheels. I am about to make couple more for CTA (one with old green logo and current logo) plus couple more for Minneapolis (metro transit) and Charlotte NC (CATS) which had them. i'll post the pictures of them soon.

Thank you

[Danielsmusic]

I found my CTA MAN Americana paper bus along with my stack of "Bus World" Magazines

Can you please post pics?

[Danielsmusic]

I found a link for the King County Metro's Americana!!!!! FINALLY!!!!!

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/3543/3022_48x.gif

[qwantae]

I found a link for the King County Metro's Americana!!!!! FINALLY!!!!!

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/3543/3022_48x.gif

Thank you very much!

[jesi2282]

I now have paperbuses for the Chicago Fire Deparment 4900, Pace Ikarus 416, and Pace MCI D4000.

[Danielsmusic]

I now have paperbuses for the Chicago Fire Deparment 4900, Pace Ikarus 416, and Pace MCI D4000.

Cool! By next Thursday, I will be posting a link to a CTA Americana paper bus.

[jesi2282]

Right now I am working on a Pace Grumman 870.

[Tamir4317]

I hope someone can find a CTA bus in the green paint job.

[qwantae]

I hope someone can find a CTA bus in the green paint job.

I've been on many paperbus web sites and I still cannot find any CTA's green paint job, Thats why now, I am building an MAN Americana paperbus and I got a order of MAN Artics from Walthers.com at Ryder's Hobbly Shop in Michigan (My Homestate). And retrace the Flyer D901s from S.F. Muni to CTA Green Paint job by drawing an design of it.

[Danielsmusic]

I hope someone can find a CTA bus in the green paint job.

I'll have an Americana in the two-shade green paint scheme within the next two days. I'll post it.

[Tamir4317]

I've been on many paperbus web sites and I still cannot find any CTA's green paint job, Thats why now, I am building an MAN Americana paperbus and I got a order of MAN Artics from Walthers.com at Ryder's Hobbly Shop in Michigan (My Homestate). And retrace the Flyer D901s from S.F. Muni to CTA Green Paint job by drawing an design of it.

I've never made my own bus before. I have to try it one day. Is it hard to do?

Now this isn't a paper bus, but if it becomes avalible again, I'm getting it.

http://www.fjbuses.com/files/rocky.JPG

[jesi2282]

Here are my two corgi CTA buses.

[Busjack]

Here are my two corgi CTA buses.

I remember the North Ave one being sold at a model railway shop that used to be in Old Orchard, but isn't there now. Where did you get yours?

Also I thought it was pretty realistic, but the fleet numbers were always on a metal plate on the air conditioner grill. There is also a difference in eras, as the cta over the driver's window and fleet number under the windshield came a few years after the buses were delivered. Does this have RTA tags, which would be consistent with that (but not how the bus appeared in 1972)?