74009 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) Hi all, Alongside the Bulleid EPBs in the other thread, I'm building this MTK Oxted Unit. As both are pretty much standard MTK aluminium / cast kits the construction of both is pretty much identical. One noticeable difference was that the cast cab ends in this kit were very much poorer than those in the EPB - quite badly pitted with holes right through in some places and half the buffer beam missing. The cab window frames were a bit misshapen and I also thought the windows were a bit on the small side. Edited August 11, 2022 by 74009 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
74009 Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) The basic shape was pretty good though. I did try for a while to clean it all up, but in the end I decided to remove the window frames altogether to give me a more detail-free surface that could be flattened out much more easily. Fortunately No Nonsense Kits make window frames for a 4-VEP, and a 207 end is very similar minus the corridor connection. I also decided, as the representation of the Multiple Working pipes was somewhat rudimentary, to cut these out too and make new, deeper boxes to which to fit replacement pipework. Edited September 6, 2021 by 74009 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
74009 Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) It took a good few hours to make those ends presentable, but in the end I got to here, which I'm quite happy with. Edited August 11, 2022 by 74009 5 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
74009 Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) The replacement boxes for the MU pipes were just made up out of plastikard, and after fitting and a general clean up I primed it all with Halfords grey primer. Edited August 11, 2022 by 74009 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
74009 Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) Roof detail was added to the Motor Coach just using some plastikard and .7mm brass rod. The exhaust pipe was something I found in my misc. castings box - no idea what it was originally supposed to be Edited August 11, 2022 by 74009 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 74009 Posted September 4, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) Looking extremely ex-works with their high gloss blue and yellow paint, but this will get toned down after the transfers are on. A test assembly showed that the trailers currently sit a little lower than the motorised vehicle, but that's easy enough to sort out. What was very nice in the MTK kit was the etched representations of the grilles / vents to the engine room. They were an absolutely spot-on fit into the apertures punched into the aluminium sides. Edited August 11, 2022 by 74009 19 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
74009 Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 The motorisation for this one is a Replica 64' motorised chassis - these generally fit very nicely into MTK kits, although not the Bulleid EPB with its 60' vehicles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tomlinson Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Reworking those ends as you have has made a huge difference to the final outcome. A really quality job. John. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
74009 Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 Thanks John. I always think that the cab ends are a particularly important part of a multiple unit and it's worth the effort of making them as good as possible - the face has to look right. In the case of a 207 there's very little detail on the ends which makes it very much easier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman7 Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Nice job - the ends as supplied looked like real Coilin Massingham specials.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickL2008 Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Looks like a good rescue job, Ive gone down the Replica body / scratch building route for my 3D, alot of work but so far its paid off, really must finnish it off now! NL 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
74009 Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) The 207 is pretty much finished now. There's a little bit more to do - I'll add a cab interior and maybe some lights, and I may redo the saloon glazing as it hasn't adhered that well and has started to pop away from the sides. I actually fitted this with a sound chip - there was plenty of room inside for a big speaker, and this is situated under the roof grille above the engine room, so that lets the sound out nicely. Has anyone else fitted sound to an MTK model? As MTK kits go this one was pretty poor, but I'm happy with the final result. The Bulleid EPBs are done too (other thread) - so I'm back to the 4-DD next. Edited August 11, 2022 by 74009 13 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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