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Having seen this in the flesh at the recent Holmfirth show I can confirm just how superb this coach is.

 

I look forward to seeing it painted Ian.

Having seen this in the flesh at the recent Holmfirth show I can confirm just how superb this coach is.

 

I look forward to seeing it painted Ian.

 

Hi Rob

 

Thanks for the compliments. This has been a long drawn out job but it's starting to come together now. I've finished the instructions (12 pages of A4) and I'm waiting for some bits from Comet to go out with the kits which I should get in the next few days. I'm not going to get anything else done for a few days now though as my son who lives near Lincoln is moving house tomorrow so we're going over to give him a hand. I was hoping to get some of the painting done Sunday or Monday but I think this cold weather will have put paid to any airbrushing, which I usually do in the garage due to the fumes etc. Still, if I can get the roof finished for this final test build I might get the painting done later in the week. Since I added the pictutres I have re-aligned the brake shoes to be more or less in line with the wheels which improves the appearence a bit, the shoes were dominating the bogie, although they are pretty much in the correct place for EM or P4 they are too far away from the wheels for '00'

 

Once I get this project out of the way I'll have a go at your coach sides, also I'll let you know when the kits are ready to go out if you still want one.

 

Cheers

Ian

Hi Rob

 

Thanks for the compliments. This has been a long drawn out job but it's starting to come together now. I've finished the instructions (12 pages of A4) and I'm waiting for some bits from Comet to go out with the kits which I should get in the next few days. I'm not going to get anything else done for a few days now though as my son who lives near Lincoln is moving house tomorrow so we're going over to give him a hand. I was hoping to get some of the painting done Sunday or Monday but I think this cold weather will have put paid to any airbrushing, which I usually do in the garage due to the fumes etc. Still, if I can get the roof finished for this final test build I might get the painting done later in the week. Since I added the pictutres I have re-aligned the brake shoes to be more or less in line with the wheels which improves the appearence a bit, the shoes were dominating the bogie, although they are pretty much in the correct place for EM or P4 they are too far away from the wheels for '00'

 

Once I get this project out of the way I'll have a go at your coach sides, also I'll let you know when the kits are ready to go out if you still want one.

 

Cheers

Ian

 

Cheers Ian, Yes I definitely still want one to go with my MTU coach. I plan to build them both together (fingers crossed).

Eleven years too late! I need to have one of these for my Rocket 150 project. I hope things have moved on and I don't need to get the parts fabricated like here.

Sorry but I sold the rights to this kit to Shawplan many years ago. Brian has since sold it on again so it probably isn’t available any more. You could try contacting Rob Pulham in the post above as he models mainly in 7mm so he might not need it anymore. 
Ian