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Matt

 

I have converted a Bachmann class 166 in NSE livery to a NSE Chiltern lines NSE livery class 165.  This required creating transfers for the hopper windows and the additional window in the standard class saloon.  My club (SWHMRS) has a modern image Chiltern lines layout and I am now researching converting the Bachmann units to make a 2 car and a 3 car Chiltern Railways unit.  This will need modification of window arrangements from the base Bachmann class 166.  Is this the sort of thing you plan to do? Would you like a photo of the NSE 165?

 

Cheers

Tug60069

Just an update on the class 165/0 conversions. Photos are attached of 165004 2 car in NSE livery arriving at Silverbury, the club layout of South West Herts MRS. Visible are the hopper windows made from decals and just visible is the tripcock beam. The destination blind reads 'Silverbury'.  The 165/0 is in the company of a Railtrack 121 and a Chiltern 168 unit. The layout is available for exhibition bookings - contact me for details.

Also included is a photo of the 165/0 2 car in Chiltern Railways (post 2003) livery with the roof modified after conversion to air conditioning.  This has now been progressed with the chassis and lighting installed and is having decals added.

Hello there!

I cannot believe how long has passed since I last posted on here! This is great to see! The conversion looks great! Could you tell me a little more about how you went about it and getting the lights to continue working.

 

When I next see a unit become available on eBay and I have the appropriate resources available I am certainly interested in going ahead with doing a conversion down to a 2-car unit to give some more authenticity to the operations on my layout!

 

Regards

Matt!

On 30/09/2019 at 13:22, tug60069 said:

Just an update on the class 165/0 conversions. Photos are attached of 165004 2 car in NSE livery arriving at Silverbury, the club layout of South West Herts MRS. Visible are the hopper windows made from decals and just visible is the tripcock beam. The destination blind reads 'Silverbury'.  The 165/0 is in the company of a Railtrack 121 and a Chiltern 168 unit. The layout is available for exhibition bookings - contact me for details.

Also included is a photo of the 165/0 2 car in Chiltern Railways (post 2003) livery with the roof modified after conversion to air conditioning.  This has now been progressed with the chassis and lighting installed and is having decals added.