steve1 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 The Network Rail depot layout on which ERFG are currently working, requires, as one might guess, a significant amount of suitable 'company' vehicles, plus the obligatory civilian examples.There are, thankfully, some excellent RTR models of the the types of vehicles needed ITransits, Connects, etc) but, out of the box, they look, well, out of the box. Therefore, our resident vehicular specialist, Rippers, has taken on the task of upgrading the ones to be used on the layout. There has been a significant amount of detailing undertaken, plus the essential weathering.Here are a few pics of some of the ones that are virtually finished to be going on with. More pics will follow in due course.steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Job's Modelling Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Very well done. I would appreciate a description of the detailing and weathering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 That light weathering really does take the toy-like shine off these models. The driver of the nearer van in the last photo must be pretty thin, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 A whole host of differently equipped variations of Network Rail Transit vans and crew vans created from a whole host of prototype photographs and the handily available but basic Oxford Diecast models of same!.Each model has been reworked to carry the variations of darkened side windows, roof vents and other external equipment, plus the weathered finish of that shown on the photographs of its respective prototype (right down to the papers, hard hats and other detritus on the dashboards!).The more complex conversions such as the crew cab pickup and yellow railroaders are still on the workbench.........watch this space! steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 Work has continued on the vehicles as you can see below. This conversion is a little more radical, a 4 door Corsa saloon into a 2 door van. Early stages yet... steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 One I made earlier. Mine are part of a collection, rather than layout vehicles, so not weathered. Yours look so much better with the normal c--p found on the railway. Merf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 This conversion is a little more radical, a 4 door Corsa saloon into a 2 door van. Early stages yet... That is actually quite a hard one to do. Not only is the door a different length (longer, from the '3-door' hatch) but the styling of the rear wings is slightly different too. With 4 side doors With 2 side doors Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragtag Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Are the different rear wings & lights not because that Corsa D is post-facelift whereas the 4-door is pre-facelift? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 No, I deliberately found pictures of two 2008 Corsa D generation cars (the current one is the Corsa E). Facelifts for the D were in 2010 and 2011. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragtag Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Interesting - never knew that. I stand corrected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 More on the Corsa D here where it specifically mentions that the shaping is different. I thought the more rounded back of the 3-door gave it an almost 1930s/40s coupe vibe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragtag Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 The Ds were hunks of junk anyway in my opinion and I sorely regret allowing SWMBO to trade in my old Corsa C for one when I bought myself a new VW. I tolerated it for about four months before convincing her that it wouldn't be big enough for the impending arrival of baby #1 and getting shot of it. How widespread were the NR corsavans? Don't think I've seen them around the North East. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 How widespread were the NR corsavans? Don't think I've seen them around the North East. My database has 19 Corsa vans listed from personal observation with 10 of those being seen in the North East. Registrations from 58-64. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Nice to see the healthy debate regarding the NR Corsa vans and the differences in detail. Neil is actually working from blueprints of the real thing to help create his models of them rather than odd angle photos…… http://www.martworkshop.com/var/albums/Blueprints/Car%20blueprints/Opel/opel-corsa-d-c.jpg He reckons that with both versions having the same basic shape of body-shell by rebuilding the sides a reasonable looking model can be created from the Oxford 4 door original. For certain he thinks that the finished model might actually have less inaccuracies than some of the Morris Minor models accepted without question…………. But that’s another story! However further up the queue of in build models for the layout is a model of this………. http://www.aquariusrail.com/road-rail-v ... work-rail/ ……..using the old BW Models white metal kit as a starting point……… not the easiest of kits but the build is well on the way but still awaiting fitting of the railroader bits. Whereas on the layout the already finished vehicles are already starting to find their place…………… the crew vans looking much better with the changes made to make the printed on side window look a lot less like a printed on window and more like the tinted window of the real thing……. steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Nice to see the healthy debate regarding the NR Corsa vans and the differences in detail. Neil is actually working from blueprints of the real thing to help create his models of them rather than odd angle photos…… http://www.martworkshop.com/var/albums/Blueprints/Car%20blueprints/Opel/opel-corsa-d-c.jpg He reckons that with both versions having the same basic shape of body-shell by rebuilding the sides a reasonable looking model can be created from the Oxford 4 door original. For certain he thinks that the finished model might actually have less inaccuracies than some of the Morris Minor models accepted without question…………. But that’s another story! Actually those drawings do show exactly how much narrower the hatchback opening is on the 3-door compared to the 5-door. I wasn't sure about the rear lights themselves (especially as one uses a square for the reversing light and the other a round) but the outline of those is different on the drawings too. The rear bumper seems to be identical though. Good link! I wish the Oxford models were plastic like Wiking, it would make rebuilding to other variants so much easier. Cast metal is damn hard to file! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilvercoaches Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Those vans are looking superb. I know what you mean about the BW Land Rovers, I built a 130 like that and it was a right swine with those flimsy window frames. Definitely designed to get the largest possible range out of a set of common parts at the expense of easy assembly.. Longest Landie by Adam Floyd, on Flickr Longest Landie by Adam Floyd, on Flickr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrighty Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 The detail on the transits is fab. Looking forward to seeing how the corsa turns out. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 A latecomer to the party... steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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