kevpeo Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 A rubbish phone shot as a test of new forum! Transfers applied to one side of both units and sealed with matt varnish ready to start side two, of six! Kev. 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
87023Velocity Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 They look the mutts nuts! Cheers Simon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRDBLUE17 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Hi Kev, they look superb. Very nice work on those. Cheers Mark 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpeo Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) I've not been completely idle! All the door handles and grab rails have been fitted to the 304 and 303, glazing is now ongoing and the sound decoders have been ordered from Bif to be collected at York show. To keep me from going completly insane (or more so?) I've been having a play with another project - An attempt at a 323! All the sides have been marked out on plastic sheet, and this one has been filed out and attached to a doner 158 coach. It looks promising, a few 'sink holes' in the plastic but nothing that cannot be filled and smoothed. No more progress can be expected on this one until the older units are complete. Edit, the bad news is the Cherry paints have reacted with the solvent and wrecked the paint job on one side of the 303 power car!!!! It is mainly the brown so may be salvageable. Lucky its the only car done so far. 304 is fine, so far. Edited March 18, 2019 by kevpeo 5 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Departmental203 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Just discovered this thread, taking a glance at the photos, it looks excellent!! I have a soft spot for early EMU's, will follow with interest Jules 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpeo Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 Feels like the final push now! Windows are in, weathering done and final details fitted, just the seats to sort out now - Of course, because of the Replica mech in the power cars, seats in them are not an option. I may be able to give the impression of seat ends in the 304, but the 303 ones are behind the pillars. The 304 ones are the Southern Pride ones, but 3 + 2 does not fit, so my passengers, when I fit them, will get a bit more room! The 303 ones are chopped up Replica, chucked in free when I bought the chassis's. Kev. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpeo Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 An impression of seats in the 304 power car - Seat painting is ongoing. The wires and motors, and ,when fitted, the DCC gummins should be fun to hide! And that's about as far as I can go for now. So I may have a play with the 323 middle car for a while. Kev. 4 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
donny rovers Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 still no news on the 325 then lol 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kevpeo Posted May 3, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2019 One down. I got the 303 assembled today and couldn't resist a pose - Complete with ''Parrot Hall'' destinations thanks to the other 'Kev'. The 304/2 will be along shortly! Kev. 23 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
donny rovers Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 looking fwd to playing with it at showcase 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpeo Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 After packing Parrot Hall away before it's trip to Showcase next weekend, I got the EMU's out for servicing. There is a few quids/hours worth sat there! The 320 will not be going of course, and is now redundant on Coppell too due to the influx of 'proper EMU's! I've adjusted one stretch of O/H into the station which was very close to pantograph 'run off' and fitted a temporary lighting kit, nicked off Ian's (my co-operator for the weekend) Swiss metre gauge layout. Now the question is, do I run the layout to two era's. ie the B/G 304 and 303 with blue stuff. And then the two 304's and 310 with sector era stuff. Or do I just run the lot! Any thoughts. Kev. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Patriot87003 Posted May 26, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 26, 2019 Run the lot! I’ve been a follower of your layout thread for quite a while and given many likes but this is my first message! Superb layout and stock ... I’m planning to attend DEMU next weekend, so looking forward to seeing Parrot Hall in-the-flesh. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpeo Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 Thanks Patriot, you will have to say hi, I'm the thin bald one, Ian's the slightly more 'rotund' not quite so bald one! Kev. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 How have I missed this thread? Well, I've found it now, browsed it and it's super, and such a refreshing change from tired and smokey steamer layouts. But gutted I'm going to miss DEMU ShowCase. Hopefully, UPDate will include full reports and plenty of pics. G 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
donny rovers Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 On 25/05/2019 at 15:25, kevpeo said: After packing Parrot Hall away before it's trip to Showcase next weekend, I got the EMU's out for servicing. There is a few quids/hours worth sat there! The 320 will not be going of course, and is now redundant on Coppell too due to the influx of 'proper EMU's! I've adjusted one stretch of O/H into the station which was very close to pantograph 'run off' and fitted a temporary lighting kit, nicked off Ian's (my co-operator for the weekend) Swiss metre gauge layout. Now the question is, do I run the layout to two era's. ie the B/G 304 and 303 with blue stuff. And then the two 304's and 310 with sector era stuff. Or do I just run the lot! Any thoughts. Kev. i say let do the 2 era/s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpeo Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 I may try putting all the stock in the sector Kev, and then leaving it up to the operator(s) not to mix up the era's. What could possibly go wrong! Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
donny rovers Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 hope this is ok to post peo 17 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
donny rovers Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 and had to get somthing of my on here to lol 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Cracking photos david 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerhillboy Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 lovely, the traffic cone is superb 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpeo Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 20 hours ago, donny rovers said: hope this is ok to post peo Fine by me Kev. Nice shots. Kev. (too many Kev's!) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackB95 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Those EMUs look absolutely fantastic! Nice to see something a bit different. Keep it up! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpeo Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 After a break since showcase doing Coppell stuff and stock boxes, the nice weather got me out on the patio with knife, chisels and files - Two more 323 sides filed out, two to go. Of course the patio is now covered in bits of plasticard and dust, but no doubt the wind and rain will be along shortly to clean up after me! Kev. 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne 37901 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Looks good so far keV! I've never done any patio modelling, but I am tempted! Wayne 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kevpeo Posted September 28, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 28, 2019 Its been a while, but I've not been idle - The first time all three cars have been assembled and coupled together, on Loch Dour in this case. The front car seems to have a little ''list''! Once I collect the 323 v5 decoder from Bif at Wigan show and can get that wired in, the unit is then ready for a test run on Coppell at Workington show in November. I'm now at the end of the ''distruction and reconstruction'' faze. She will get another coat of primer this afternoon (the third) then she should hopefully be ready for adding the detail and window bars to the body and all the underframe gear. I photo'd both sides of a unit at Liverpool last Saturday ready for this. Kev. 16 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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