Fictional Units (NOT BOARDROOMS!)

[Bloodnok]

15 hours ago, TTDB said:

 

Such trains but as EMUs were built on these shells for Taiwan recently withdrawn from service. 

Those are actually Mk2 derived, not Mk3 derived.

[DavidB-AU]

Just had an interesting idea. What about an 800/802 as a new Royal Train? Something like the Japanese E655.

 

Cheers

David

[WestRail642fan]

here is a fictional class 460/1

[jcm@gwr]

 

This is one of my 0 gauge projects, it's obviously a work in progress,

it's a fictional railcar, based on the Triang Big Big mk2 coaches,

and using a Lima power bogie. It still needs the headcode boxes,

and ultimately an interior.

[jcm@gwr]

The reason for surplus Big Big coaches was because they were left over from 

creating a rake of layout coaches for the club, BSO-SO-SO-SO-RKB-FK-BFK.

I started using the leftover coaches to make a 2/3 car DMU (more about that

later), then got sidetracked into the railcar.

I then got even more sidetracked, by thinking of a use for the discarded bits.

Another WIP, my railbus!

Edited March 3, 2021 by jcm@gwr

[Gibbo675]

59 minutes ago, jcm@gwr said:

 

This is one of my 0 gauge projects, it's obviously a work in progress,

it's a fictional railcar, based on the Triang Big Big mk2 coaches,

and using a Lima power bogie. It still needs the headcode boxes,

and ultimately an interior.

Hi Jeff,

 

That looks like an early version of the class 153. Will the head code boxes be class 123, 124 DMU or 317 EMU style ?

 

Gibbo.

[jcm@gwr]

15 minutes ago, Gibbo675 said:

Hi Jeff,

 

That looks like an early version of the class 153. Will the head code boxes be class 123, 124 DMU or 317 EMU style ?

 

Gibbo.

 

Gibbo,

Probably closer to a 303 or 310/311/312 style for the railcar.

And similar style box for the railbus.

On all three fronts (DMU/Railcar/Railbus) I'm going for different

window styles/numbers, to disguise their origins, the DMU will

keep it's corridor connection door,

Raibus

Railcar

[BernardTPM]

Derby did build Mk.2 DEMUs for Northern Ireland Railways, the Class 80s.

[PhilJ W]

Many years ago I built an articulated DMU out of two Airfix Park Royal railcars with three bogies. Pity I no longer have it.

[jcm@gwr]

The other thing you get left with from all the cutting and shutting is,

(due to quite a few windows getting broken) lots of roof sections, and

lower body sections.

So, what can you make with those, well, throw in a couple of spare Kirk,

Gresley bogies and.....

 

one diesel brake tender!

Edited February 7, 2021 by jcm@gwr
grammer and more info

[jcm@gwr]

As I appear to have had some positive reactions to my posts,

is there any interest in photos of some the build process, etc?

[jcm@gwr]

I've been through my photos, unfortunately I didn't take

as many as I thought, still here are the railcar ones-

new end grafted on, and 1 window filled in to create guards/luggage area,

which conveniently hides the motor bogie.

in primer, with 3D printed doors (fellow club member)

the power train, Lima power bogie, and matching non-powered bogie,

it doesn't need a lot of power, maybe just the odd tail van.

[jcm@gwr]

Next up is the railbus, again not masses of photos, but a few more showing how it was assembled-

always interesting to stick them together, you can see the aluminium channel I used

to keep it all in line, straight and square.

now with ends and doors, ready for filler, lots of filler!

Primed and windows marked out (all windows, on all variants, were cut out by hand)

underframe, showing powered axle (XO4) and pickups, and the start of detailing

last picture, close-up of compensated axle and pick-ups

[jcm@gwr]

Last up, for the moment, the diesel brake tender-

basically, glue the bits of roof to the bits of coach side, without the windows,

also, curves were old lighters!

shape getting there, almost ready for primer

nearly ready for handrails and then painting.

The handwheels were cut down 4mm plastic wagon wheels!

Another one I built for a friend, on his 'plank'

[33C]

Does this count?

[jcm@gwr]

As I said earlier, I had decided to create a DMU 2 car, but with an extra coach, so

it could also run as a 3 car unit (depending on the layout, etc), I might even do

another one, but with a pantograph, so it could also masquerade as an EMU!

 

Firstly the decision was what style to use for the driving end of the DMU, so here

are the 3 options I have:-

 

or 

 

or even

 

Then while I was thinking about it, I made the 'extra' coach,

 

I decided that it would look better, and more modern, by removing the opening part of the

windows, also I removed the moulding lines that were used to separate the blue and grey.

[jcm@gwr]

I've just got around to taking a picture of the extended chassis/underfloor, 

that is under the intermediate coach, but is the same as all of my coaches.

 

I don't cut straight across, as that then is a weak point, instead I cut down

the centre line, and then across to the edge at each end, it's much easier

to line up, and it's sort of adjustable to suit the length of each coach.

 

[jcm@gwr]

I've made a bit of progress on my railbus, 

starting with a basic interior,

and the 2 wires lead to my first attempt at lighting

which I have since toned down a bit!

Also started on the driving cab detail

Just got to sort out the headcode boxes next.

[BernardTPM]

Pictures restored to my posts on this thread.

[WestRail642fan]

I bring another fictional unit, a Stadler based Eurostar unit i refer to as the G3