RMweb Gold Adam1701D Posted March 4, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2012 Following a customer request for some vinyl overlays in N Gauge for some Irish Mark 3s and Class 201 diesels, I find myself getting rather bitten by the Irish bug, with quite a few vehicles now under conversion. I've taken rather a fancy to the Mk3 push-pull stock with driving trailer... The latest Mark 4 stock is too nice looking to resist. I've used ex-GNER Mark 4s as a basis.The side profile isn't quite right but I like the overall look of the coach. Currently on the workbench is a Mark 4 driving trailer, which will require a little more ingenuity than Brasso and vinyl! Here's the 201 fitted to a Valve Design / Shapeways body on a Dapol Class 66 chassis. It's not quite finished and needs glazing. Will probably re-appear in the later IR livery with full yellow ends. It has become apparent that there is a seeming lack of any Irish N stock available from mainstream manufacturers. I wonder it it will actually take off at all? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Nice to see Modern Irish in N gauge but I don’t envy your task of getting stock from mainstream manufacturers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davep101 Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Overlays arrived today, so I may get a bit done over the weekend, what orange did you use for the roof of the suburban stock? Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adam1701D Posted March 10, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 10, 2012 Hi Dave - glad the overlays arrived OK. I have used Humbrol Acrylic Orange, RC420, over a white-sprayed Mk3 roof. This is a pretty good match for the darker orange, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adam1701D Posted March 13, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2012 The Mk4 DVT is coming along nicely. Just some work on the buffers and drawgear... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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