virginhst539 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 been watching hursts shop for a while wanting to get the anglian DBSO fronts for my MK2D to convert it tryed contacting them with not much luck any idea how i might get these parts from them or else where Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven156 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 You can buy a DBSO ready to run from Britannia Pacific and Silverfox rather than hacking and gluing pieces out of the coaches with the Hurst Kit. http://www.britanniapacific.co.uk/DBSO.htm http://www.silverfoxmodels.co.uk/departmental_special_vehicles/british_rail_departmental_dbso_driving_brake.htm Both companies do them in the Anglia Turquoise livery. Silver fox and DC Kits also do the DBSO in Kit form for £43.50. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginhst539 Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 £43! way out of my range and was not wanting to spend £43 on what is basicly a MK2D converted also hacking and modding the mk2 is one of the fun parts also already got the mk2D waiting for the chop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginhst539 Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 another problem with the kits is i only needed the hurst aglian end to make 9708 in network rail the optical one so livery is not a problem the sides are thow with its grill and blanked windows Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 To Mod an Airfix Mk2 is not that hard. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginhst539 Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 thanks for the pics pete your right will also save around £8 as well also like the way you did the horns the front of mine wont look as nice thow with all this ultra sonic light rubbish =P thanks for that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 If its any consolation they had kits in stock in January so they are still producing them. I managed to get a ScotRail one and they sold out in about 2 days! Same with a few other bits and pieces they got back into stock. I signed up for the email notifications but I have yet to have one! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginhst539 Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 oh right think im just going the way pete has with plasticard and filler Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickL2008 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 The only thing missing there, is the window frames from the front windows, something which all of the DBSO kits dont seem to include, although only a minor thing it helps with the front appearance when converting the BSO into a DBSO NL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted March 7, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2012 Don't forget the underframe differences. The air con kit is different Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginhst539 Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 never know about the air con being diffrent also got any pics of the finnished model pete? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted March 7, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2012 I bought a Hurst kit years ago; still no closer to finishing it, but it does show what you get from them for the air con modification. (Edit: i.e. the big lump of out of focus whitemetal in the foregrpunfd of that photo) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 It's not progressed much further from the pictures you have seen, though I am planning a yello painting sesion later on this year so Iy may get finished. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginhst539 Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 yeah got plenty of things to go yellow aswell as for the air con that big lump looks more like a roof fan from a loco Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted March 8, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 8, 2012 yeah got plenty of things to go yellow aswell as for the air con that big lump looks more like a roof fan from a loco That is a 2F air con fan, replaces the 2D 2E twin fan arrangement. I made one for my 2F FO, as it is an Airfix model Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iankemp Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 DBSO kits can be available on ebay when they come up as i picked one up off there for less than £17. But you have to be patient when they do. I keep an eye out for one coming up on ebay! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Hurst have the kit back in stock. http://www.shop.hurstmodels.com/dk2004-anglian-dbso-61-p.asp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robf Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Out of stock again. Hurst appear not to be the best at communicating, I've sent them 2 emails asking when this will be back in stock, not heard back yet! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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