(10 Nov 2020, 8:40 pm)GNE6312 wrote Anyone know when the elites will enter service as I'm hoping after lockdown to get one but not sure if they'll be out by then.
(10 Nov 2020, 10:58 pm)SnarledComic1 wrote They’re having some issues with registering them with the DVSA after upseating them. If I had to make a guess their arrival will hopefully coincide with the ending of lockdown but I’m not entirely sure. I reckon they’ll be up before Christmas though.
(11 Nov 2020, 8:07 pm)GNE6312 wrote What have they done to upseat them and how many seats have they been upseated by
(11 Nov 2020, 9:43 pm)SnarledComic1 wrote I’m not entirely sure. I’m only going off what MG said on one of his Facebook streams. The seats looked pretty small with Oxford so I haven’t got a clue what they could’ve done unless they’ve put smaller seats (Civic V3s maybe?) in with less legroom. But that’s just a guess. They can’t have been upseated by that much, it’s not like a Levante where a 72 seat conversion is relatively simple. But I’m sure all will be revealed shortly. Keep an eye on Martijn’s streams and I’m sure he’ll shed some light on it.
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(11 Nov 2020, 11:20 pm)streetdeckfan wrote I'm fairly sure it's already been confirmed the seats are staying the same, my guess is they're just reducing the legroom and adding an extra row in.
To me that's a terrible idea because I physically cannot sit straight on most of GNE's buses because there's so little leg room, my knees are literally through the seat in front. I have to sit sideways just to get a slight bit of comfort, which is why I always go for a table seat
(11 Nov 2020, 11:20 pm)streetdeckfan wrote I'm fairly sure it's already been confirmed the seats are staying the same, my guess is they're just reducing the legroom and adding an extra row in.
To me that's a terrible idea because I physically cannot sit straight on most of GNE's buses because there's so little leg room, my knees are literally through the seat in front. I have to sit sideways just to get a slight bit of comfort, which is why I always go for a table seat
(11 Nov 2020, 11:20 pm)streetdeckfan wrote I'm fairly sure it's already been confirmed the seats are staying the same, my guess is they're just reducing the legroom and adding an extra row in.
To me that's a terrible idea because I physically cannot sit straight on most of GNE's buses because there's so little leg room, my knees are literally through the seat in front. I have to sit sideways just to get a slight bit of comfort, which is why I always go for a table seat
(07 Jan 2021, 2:50 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Looks like the coaches will be here soon according to Dan's twitter.Is theyre anymore images of them other than the links Previously posted?
I must say, I'm still not sold on the front of the livery.
And I really don't like the look of halogen headlights, especially on a 'premium' offering, especially when they have the LED DRLs underneath!
It's like those people that buy a base model Audi or BMW, and you can spot them a mile off by the headlights!
(07 Jan 2021, 2:50 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Looks like the coaches will be here soon according to Dan's twitter.
I must say, I'm still not sold on the front of the livery.
And I really don't like the look of halogen headlights, especially on a 'premium' offering, especially when they have the LED DRLs underneath!
It's like those people that buy a base model Audi or BMW, and you can spot them a mile off by the headlights!
(07 Jan 2021, 6:28 pm)N1cholas wrote Go north east did not specify the headlights or the DRLs, they were already fitted at new for Oxford bus company, im sure if GNE wanted to in the future they could upgrade the halogen for some lovely white headlights to finish off the "premium" look, i think for now people will be more fascinated with the "new" super comfy coaches to travel on and not the lights at the front, cant wait to see them for real
(07 Jan 2021, 7:32 pm)Storx wrote When it's dark a coach is a coach regardless to what lights it has. You won't be able to see any of livery of it passing on the A19 in the opposite direction and if your passing it in the same direction you won't really notice the headlights at all.Exactly, because they're halogen!
(09 Jan 2021, 2:31 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Go North East OW15 WKC by kieron mathews, on Flickr
Is it just me or does the border between the cream and the gold sit far too high.
(09 Jan 2021, 2:31 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Go North East OW15 WKC by kieron mathews, on Flickr
Is it just me or does the border between the cream and the gold sit far too high.
(09 Jan 2021, 2:31 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Go North East OW15 WKC by kieron mathews, on Flickr
Is it just me or does the border between the cream and the gold sit far too high.
(09 Jan 2021, 3:07 pm)Storx wrote The cream is fine imo, I'd be tempted to either move the dark purple forward or the light purple further back to create the x-lines X. It's a similar problem on the Solo's aswell. It looks fine though imo, shame the back wheel arches are where they are though.
(09 Jan 2021, 3:14 pm)streetdeckfan wrote I think once the lines are added the location of the purples will look a lot better, although I still despise the way they make the stripes go into the wheel arches!
Regardless, I did a quick and dirty photoshop job of lowering the gold and to me it looks a lot better proportion wise, and I also took another crack at fixing the god awful front end! (I don't think forcing the purple on the front would ever end up looking good)
(09 Jan 2021, 3:14 pm)streetdeckfan wrote I think once the lines are added the location of the purples will look a lot better, although I still despise the way they make the stripes go into the wheel arches!
Regardless, I did a quick and dirty photoshop job of lowering the gold and to me it looks a lot better proportion wise, and I also took another crack at fixing the god awful front end! (I don't think forcing the purple on the front would ever end up looking good)
(09 Jan 2021, 3:35 pm)Storx wrote I prefer the actual front ngl tbh. The only thing I'd change is to paint the light surrounds to black because it's crying for it but that's it for me as the X-Lines vehicles (some Enviros) look better with it than those without.
(09 Jan 2021, 4:21 pm)Adtrainsam wrote Probably being a bit pedantic here, but it would look much better if they had white destination displays rather than the standard orange. Especially since all the other X lines vehicles have them.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielgrah...817346511/