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350 continues! (and stock musings)

bmthtrains - David

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After some feedback from a couple of people, I've made a few tweaks to the 350 - most notably thining down the roof-top air con pods, and adding a shadow effect to the bottom of the coach side to represent the slight curve that should be there. This image is a bit deceptive as it is sat on very short bogies (until the 'correct' ones arrive), giving the appearance of the whole body being too deep, but once on the final set of wheels it looks okay to me.

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Ive also been making my list of things to do to Ring Road this year to get it ready for a short exhibition tour in 2011. Most importantly, this means replacing the frontage with a hardboard one (currently card), creating a lighting pelmet, and expanding the storage yard to 12 tracks (from 8).

 

This will allow me to have an operating stack as follows:

 

4 Express trains

6 'Slow Line' passenger trains

5 full 'long' freight trains (coal/intermodals etc)

 

and

 

2 'short' freights (autoballasters, chemical hoppers, yeoman wagons etc) that can be swapped out to allow for 'specials' to run : the tamper, 395, Eurostar, etc.

 

This gives me 17 sets that can run without any stock changes, making the operation much less hassle.

 

Next step is to decide what other unsual trains I want to build up ready for showing - I have plenty of prototypical trains (minus the Pendolino - any chance ready for Warley, Dapol??), and will get the Farish 70 when released, and hopefully a DB 37 (which I would give hard money on being in the 2010 catalogue). I'm going to hold off getting any more NGS autoballasters to complete my set, as I have a feeling there might be some N ones in the catalogue too, given the OO ones are almost ready.

 

What I do need though, are a few extra trains to operate as specials - unusual runnings that will catch people's attention and make Ring Road more than just a 'ready to run' layout (apart from the 350 and 321, which although scratchbuilt, will be pretty regular runners on the layout - I'm after more 'cameo' appearances!)

 

So far I have the following that would fit this catagory:

Autoballasters

Class 395

Tamper

HST in Grand Central

Scotrail/EWS 90 Sleeper set

 

My thoughts are to look into either/all of the following:

HST New Measurement Train

MPV

Steam special (with a 66 at the rear?) - please Farish bring out Tornado!

 

If anyone had any thoughts on good 'cameo' trains that I could look into, please do let me know!

 

David

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shanks522

I really like the idea of modelling trains that are not quite the norm, ie units and block freights, how about some sort of Network rail test train sandwiched by a couple of 31's, steam loco and support coach running light, or mk3 coaches in between barrier vehicles and a 57 on the front?

 

Graham.

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Wrexham & Shropshire 67 + Mk3's/DVT

 

Something using a Vintage Trains Tysley based loco + stock

 

86101 or 87002 hauling a pair of class 325 units- I don't think one of these workings has even been through Coventry-Birmingham-Wolverhampton, but if you can get away with the Caley Sleeper then this ought to feature too...!!

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bmthtrains - David

Do please keep the ideas coming!

 

I'm thinking of all the unusual options before deciding, but certainly the HST New Measurement Train would be eye-catching, and something like a load of newly refurbished tube stock being hauled back to London, or a Capitalstar behind a barrier vehicle...

 

David

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SNCF stephen

I like the HST NMT but I always preferred the loco hauled versions of those trains.

If you really wanted a challenge I suppose you could have a go at an N Gauge version of the APT??? That would certainly get everyone's attention!

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alan37601

pressed button too blooming early meant to also ask where this mini exhibition tour is heading as id be very interested in seeing this in the flesh as it was?

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demufounder

With ATM going to produce the Gloucester GPS bogie along with Warwells from Parkwood and tracked vehicles from PG Models an MOD train could be a possibility. A couple of VGAs and a 66 or two, possibly top n tail, would complete a not often modelled train.

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3chordboy

the refurbished Underground A Stock could be a fun addition...maybe with a touch of graffiti? or the new London Overground units (class 378?). how about both!! rolleyes.gif

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