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The beading won't survive the sanding required to get a smooth surface on WSF. OK, the trams were rough, but that was dents and dirt. not lack of detail. I agree with the stuff about scartchaid and not killing modelling, and respect your opinion to model however you see fit, but I won't be redrawing this one to print in WSF. But I do think plenty tram modellers like detail, they tell me so when seeing my prints. Gauge on trams being underscale is a plus for most modellers too, many early trams were only 6 foot wide and there just isn't room for wider gauge/wheels unless you go finescale.

These are detailed models so wont print in WSF. I usually use HDA these days as a compromise on cost and strength against the finer detail.

I've done a 3d of an E3/HR2 in both N and 00, so could easily do H0 if you wanted it.

Very nice work, ooh and a side destination, an often ignored detail even by the likes of EFE.

Yeah, the silver roof might need a fair bit of weathering to look real, but I wouldn't be as bad as the 'polychromatic' blue (metallic?) used in 1949 on the dome roof cars. As for matching the light blue - just pick the one you like best!

You can make that five liveries - they appeared in both Princess Blue with white band and the post-48 Matterface blue without.

100% low floor is good. Doesn't that make it a tram though? And is the Manchester system Tram-Train?

Just seen the news that tram-trains have been given the go ahead for Sheffield to Rotherham. Good news for sure, but we really need a better name for them to help get the public on side. Suggestions anyone? I'm not sure what format these will be, but they could do worse than copy the San Francisco Metro which has high floors, level boarding at underground and major overground stops with platforms, but steps at every door which lower to give ground level boarding on street tracks, and also has equal access ramps at lower level stops.

Shame Leeds never came up with a livery which used those curved beadings at the ends.

Looking good. Thinking about the glazing, and seeing just how fine the platform window pillar is on the pivotal, could you redo the print with much finer verticals for those quarterlights so that glazing from the rear would still match the rest of the flush glazing?

Hi RedDevil, Having got one of these off you I can see why you're so pleased with them - the detail really is good, and as you say the print works really well for the traditional tram type. The little dots from the supports required during printing are so easy to get off, much less work than putting together a plastic or white metal kit. And of course there are no joints to fill - great! Will definitely be back for more.