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An evening of testing locos and stock...


cornish trains jez

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Good evening everyone,

 

Just thought I would add a short update as I have been testing some rolling stock on my layout of Par station over the last few nights and here are some pictures.

 

Class 37672 "Freight Transport Association" with 24 CDA wagons

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HST

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Dapol "Bubble" heads up onto the Newquay branch.

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Class 37207 "William Cookworthy" with short freight train.

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Best regards,

 

Jeremy

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  • RMweb Gold

Thats shaping up nicely Jeremy.

 

I think there is a nice proportion of train to landscape so if you can keep the simplicity it will work very well.

 

Two points:

 

How did you deal with the branch line...does it connect to the main line FY?...

 

The HST Power car looks slightly larger than the Mk III's...I can't fathom that as its all Dapol?....

 

Pete

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Hi Pete,

 

Many thanks for your comments. To answer your questions, the Newquay branch crosses the mainline in the main storage roads and heads off into it's own storage siding, which i have yet to build but it will be about two roads. It was tricky to deal with as i would have liked it to connect to the main storage lines but the curve would have been too sharp.

You are right about the HST, the power car does look bigger than the MK lll's. Very odd as the whole train is Dapol! Still no news about their buffet car, is it still going to be released?

Best regards,

Jeremy

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Is the power car really larger, or is it just sitting higher on its bogies? It looks to me as though the top, bottom, and colour changes are all equally higher than on the coach.

 

Nick

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Yep, curious one that HST height...

 

Forgot to ask, how did you do the 37207 William Cooksworthy...looks very nice...any more close up pics of it?

 

Thanks, Pete

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Hi Nick,

 

The HST power car does look higher. It may be because I didn't firm the body shell down onto the chassis after plugging the DCC chip in. I'll check later.

Best regards,

Jeremy

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Hi Pete,

 

Many thanks for your comments on 37207. I was inspired to model this loco by your blog on lowering the Farish 37 bodies to get a more prototypical look. I think you posted this in your Coombe Junction blog.

I bought the transfers from precision decals and the nameplates from Shawplan. All the front detail pipes were from the detail pack and borrowed from the detail pack included in the Dapol silver bullets.

I'll post some extra pictures later on tonight. I still have to add the numbers and spray the Matt varnish to seal in the transfers.

Best regards,

Jeremy

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  • RMweb Gold

I think you posted this in your Coombe Junction blog.

 

Thanks Jeremy - That's why I asked....you have done a nice job...just seen the other blog entry which I will now take a look at!

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