kirley Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 That seems like a major challenge Noel, well done for having a go Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelG Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 122 over nine months ago. Along side donor chassis. Made up see through Grills inspired by seeing the MM pre-production sample at SDMRC show. Test fitted side grills before painting Start painting Transfers. Choose CIE Broken Wheel roundal up front with the IR logo on the side The wire grab rails and walkway rails were a challenge Twisted eyes and a few hours last night saw them done Fiddley. My fingers were numb after this Painted all the rails black and fitted the pre-painted cab door grab rails which will be weathered in due course I do like this odd ball hybrid livery transitioning from the CIE super train era to the IR era before the tippex stripes were added Almost finito, just the wipers left and the old tail lamp Just about finished. The see through vent grills exposed the internal white sound speaker which will be painted black, or replaced with a smaller sugar cube speaker so you can see through the loco. Relatively content with the way 122 turned out. The MM versions are perhaps only 1-5 weeks away, but I enjoyed making my own kit bashed version of 122 to join B121 on the layout with the incoming MM 121's. This one has WheelTappers DCC sound with its ESU Full Throttle features for prototypical driving characteristics (ie coasting, braking, acceleration, train loads, thrashing, etc). 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Thats nice Noel, I gave up on these Shapeways stuff ,Way too much work to get the groves smooth baby! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achil Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Talking of Shapeways, has anyone seen their MGWR six wheelers? I wonder how good (or crude) they are? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelG Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 12 hours ago, Georgeconna said: Thats nice Noel, I gave up on these Shapeways stuff ,Way too much work to get the groves smooth baby! Yea, once weathered up I don't really notice the 3D effects anymore Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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