LC&DR Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 I am building an OO DC Kits 6S (Class 201) DEMU. The kit includes the carriage ventilators and the engine room roof hatch and fan grille but does not include the guards periscopes nor any of the roof mounted pipework or lighting conduits. I have managed to source the periscopes from Comet, and I have some Southern Pride lamp top fittings to hold the conduit which I can make from brass wire. However the instructions with the kit ignores the conduit and the Skinley drawing that I have is for the later version 6L which was the 64 foot batch which do not have exposed conduit on the roof. It appears that the first 57' 6" long coach batch were designed to the 1951 configuration but the 64'6" coaches were 1957 style. What I am now looking for are some good close up pictures of the roofs of the individual carriages of the 6S (MBSO, TSO and TFK) or better still a drawing. Can anybody help please? David Monk-Steel YORK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Best I can do, a couple from 1984, the second with a long unit on the rear showing the "cleaner" arrangement. On the first pic, it looks to me as if the ventilators are "shared" between seating bays on the open vehicles - 2 vents each side over a section of 3 bays, and 3 vents over a section of 4 bays. Good luck Edit: one more, from 1983: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Thanks for those photos - they may also be of use to me with detailing a Tadpole unit (also a DC Kits kit). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC&DR Posted August 27, 2016 Author Share Posted August 27, 2016 Best I can do, a couple from 1984, the second with a long unit on the rear showing the "cleaner" arrangement. 841002-Hastings-03.jpg 84-18-34.jpg On the first pic, it looks to me as if the ventilators are "shared" between seating bays on the open vehicles - 2 vents each side over a section of 3 bays, and 3 vents over a section of 4 bays. Good luck Edit: one more, from 1983: N18_0006-1001-Hither-Green.jpg Thank you very much that is very helpful. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC&DR Posted August 27, 2016 Author Share Posted August 27, 2016 Thank you for your help. As soon as I get my 'workshop' back (My wife needs the dining room to feed the grand-kids on Sunday) I shall have a go at finishing the kit. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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