That does look better with the cut down axle width on the Bedford. Lovely pics, as usual, Pete.
There are a few minor tweaks you can do to the Leyland National too. I usually widen the axles (use the front axle for the rear - it may need a little trimming - and a new front axle from brass rod) and paint the inside rims of the wheelarches black or dirty grey (I use Humbrol 66 or 67). This gets the typical National appearance of the wheels filling the wheel arches with no overhang for the rear whels and aonly a small one for the front wheels. The other easy tweaks involve the windscreen. This can be released from the model with a slim knife or small, fine screwdriver to release the lower clips. Paint the edges of the screen black (this hides the prismatic effect), the centre pillar silver and the wipers either silver or black - I cheat and use a silver gel pen. Finally, paint the insides of the windscreen aperture black as this disguises the thickness of the body coloured side pillars and inward projection of the door mouldings. While you have the black or greys out, do the door centre rubbers too.
I know you have heaps of other modelling projects to do and I also know you have the exceptional skills with a paint brush to easily cope with these tweaks. You'll be surprised at just how much these little things add up to improving the National's appearance.
(Sorry for hijacking the thread - again - just see my tag line!)
These two show what I mean although I grafted mark 2 fronts on to them and filled the gaps around the interchangeable panels on the EFE models. I also used the silver gel pen on the window vents.
See you on Saturday.