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Class 59 & 66


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A quick update, I've now picked up the rest of the bits so can get on with 59104.

The body needs a little more work to get a perfect fit on the chassis, This is a result of the Bachmann WIPACs being mounted about 30thou lower than those on the Lima 59 body, (rather than just filing a hole to match the wipacs, I carved them off as a complete unit for reuse elsewhere...)

a couple of short lengths of 30thou strip cut to fit will sort it out nicely.

 

Other than that its going to be a case of doing the same work as on 59004, along with some additional modifications to the roof to correct the locations of the radio pods (for which I could really do with a couple of decent photos to work from!)

 

This will later get a full respray (the Lima nameplates are too big, though I am a little suspect about the accuracy of the Shawplan replacement plates as well as iirc they were a bit on the small side). The lima reproduction on the Hanson logos was a bit rubbish as well, another good reason for a full respray!)

 

Once this one is out the way, I will then make a start on the next 59/0 (probably 002) and think about having a crack at working on some etches.

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I've also finished off 66539

(thanks to Keith for sorting me out with the Transfers). Just need to touch up the buffer beam pain now, along with the usual detailing. At some point it will get the P4 wheelsets out of 66522 (when I finally get round to selling the latter).

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