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dj_crisp

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  1. An excellent comparison and really interesting. It's confirmed to me that the Heljan body looks too tall and thin at the front. I've always found the duff to be a rather deceptive shape in that the body is quite high Vs the chassis which the Bachmann one captures better whereas Heljans looks a bit overweight. But its really interesting that it sounds like Bachmanns too high.... im going to try and find some measurements and have a look at mine. Do you know if they've been fitted with the same wheel sizes? Thanks
  2. I've got a set of the seats (for something completely different) and they look pretty good to me.
  3. If it helps my notes for mk2s are they should be 49.5mm to top of roof (excluding vents) and 41.7mm over guttering. Mk1s are also pretty much identical and obviously in reality ride heights would vary slightly. I've got a Bachmann MK2f set up at 49.5mm height so will be able to check the MK2b when I've converted to EM. I dont think there'll be any issues though as my very unscientific first glance the Mk2f and Mk2b looked ok together so I'm expecting the Mk2b ride height to be ok. I have to measure up the Bachmann mk2a but when I looked at them a long time ago I seem to remember they looked a little low but thinking it's the guttering being too low that could be tricking my eye. I think I'm seeing that in the photos on the thread here.
  4. Have a browse on flickr as I reckon they can be any shade...!
  5. Personally I'm not as sold on the fit of the roofs as they were a bit variable across the samples I saw at ally pally. Also the body fit needs some work but there's plenty of time to fine tune for the production samples
  6. Or just buy a Bachmann 47 with significantly less issues that are easier to resolve. Heljan have produced some really good models over time... I just don't agree this is one of them.
  7. I pretty much agree but also accepting that not everything on a locomotive will be able to scale down. No excuses when it comes to basic shape. Its funny that models I know were created from scans still exhibit errors etc. And ultimately its down to the CAD designer who puts it all together... you can see the ones that are outsourced or have a lack of time as some obvious errors creep in Vs those done by a passionate designer with knowledge of the prototype. I'm not sure where this 47 sits ;)
  8. Aaah the fun of paint matching yellow. I've kind of given up using yellows out of a tin these days and mix my own. Helps with some variety as each time they're different! I had a tin of precision pre-84 yellow which was a perfect match for Bachmann yellows on post 84 stock. A second tin now no longer matches and is more lemony. Their post 84 (& railmatch) didn't match and looks more orange so I now mix my own as a combo of pre n post 84s. When I was doing my pair of 70s bubbles I really noticed all photos of my 122 seemed lighter than the 121 despite being from the same period and similar repainting times.... But then again I found photos of the 122 freshly painted where the shade of yellow is closer to post 84 than pre. Weather conditions and camera trickery really makes it a hard call as to what looks right. So I've gone with a lighter shade on the 122 below Vs the 121. Not sure if it's right or not but I like the difference! My photo is on a sunny day so even this looks a tad more orange than say a cloudy day today. (I wasn't very scientific seeing as I was batch spraying so I started out with roughly 90:10 pre 84 Vs post 84 in the mix for the 122... then kept adding post 84 to the mix till I finished on some 90s DMUs 😀) Rightly or wrongly I don't get on with the lemon yellows straight out of the tin.... but they're probably totally accurate Vs the paint spec!
  9. Thanks for sharing the photos. Really useful. I'd be interested in a side on shot next to a Bachmann Mk1 for both models if you have them.
  10. Halfords grey is definitely the smoothest of theirs.... I really don't get on with their white which always seem grainy to me. My current favourite is Tamiya fine white aerosol. Seems to me to give the best coverage... dries hard and well for sanding. And has the bonus of being white do I find it easier to spray over!
  11. Yeah.... just don't put a ruler along those stripes. All of mine have a bend.... Maybe it's prototypical 😀
  12. The thing with this livery is weather conditions really impacts how vivid it looks... and it doesn't age well!
  13. Always a good idea to check out flickr IMO Not my photos but u can easily find them by searching by numbers You can never really tell on photos as I always find it tricky to capture the colours on my models but on face value I'd say the prototype is different to both but is obviously quite worn. I wouldn't worry about roof colours as weathering will sort that. Infact I try really hard to not have identical colours or weathering on my stock as they're always subtly different. I've spent some time pondering the roof shape between the 2a and 2b as that's the biggest difference that sticks out for me
  14. Thanks! I'm hoping to keep the pickups. When I did my Bachmann DMUs it was really easy to remove the wheel from the axle and then use a live DCC concepts wheel instead as the axles were 2mm. Not sure I can here so I think the only option is to open the insulated axle to 2mm.
  15. Hey Accurascale! Thanks for sending through some rather nice coaches. I'm looking forward to sizing them out and seeing how they run... although seeing as I model in EM I'm not so sure it's that easy? Do you have any tips on how to convert to EM or P4? Width looks ok and I'm hoping that the pickup doesn't get in the way, and I can see that the brake linkage is all set for OO so that needs to be removed. The biggest problem I think is the usage of a 1.5mm axle so the pinpoints look different to a 2mm standard axle. Do you know if a standard axle pinpoint would work if I drilled out the plastic axle to fit a chopped in half 2mm axle? Thanks Will
  16. Easily done! I can just about spot the difference between a 2a and 2b but I still struggle with the 2d-f range! It shouldn't matter livery wise though. And I appreciate there's a tolerance in printing.... I know with my cut n shut projects ;)
  17. Very true 😊 but then the bottom of the coach or roof shouldn't line up 😉
  18. I thought they were mostly painted on the cantrail but i haven't researched NSE mk2s that much as I've been kinda waiting for the mk2b and mk2cs to arrive so I can have a bash when they're all together. However I've always felt the cantrails should line up. I dont think Bachmann have ever nailed the ride height of their 2a so I'm looking forward to seeing how these all sit together.
  19. Batteries? I thought these picked up power from the track?
  20. Excellent. Sounds like I need to get into this 3d printing malarkey
  21. Nice work! I guess the Hurst CDL lenses are no longer available? They look great and I'm after quite a few for my second gen projects. I donr suppose anyone knows an alternative supply?
  22. Thanks Rich for the shots. I had fun with NSE white while messing about with Bachmann DMUs where they've switch to basically pure white. I'm not entirely sure it should be pure white but I think it looks better than the NSE off white from railmatch or precision. The lower white stripe does look quite thin though... Will make a mixes rake look a bit odd
  23. Thanks! It always surprises me how small coaches look next to 37s. As you say there must be a slope in that shot as the coach looks a bit lower than it did in your other photos. Looking forward to having a play with mine when they arrive.
  24. Some interesting photos and thanks for sharing. Do you have a side on photo of them coupled to the 37?
  25. I'm hoping Cavalex will only supply them pre-fitted with ESU decoders :) Then the zimo crew won't buy it and we can all enjoy the peace and quiet. Just imagine the fun with the extra lighting complications.
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