Shawplan etch for Lima/Hornby Met Cam DMU

[Waveydavey]

Newly released over the weekend.

 

Many people feel that the Lima/Hornby Metro Cammel DMU has a better basic shape than the more modern Bachmann offering. The big thing that lets the driving body shell down is that the front windows are too tall and the destination box is too small. Following a long, slow burning, project involving myself, Youth and Brian at Shawplan an etch is now available to correct this. Thanks also to Eddie Knorn for arranging my visit to measure the windows at Grosmont

 

As can be seen you get enough frames to do two driving cars. Four windows are provided for each end to allow the fitting of the reinforced window frame that was normally fitted on the drivers side following refurbishment.

 

Now available from Shawplan at a cost of, I think, £7 per pack

Edited April 18, 2018 by Waveydavey

[Waveydavey]

A couple of photos of Met Cam front ends to help to illustrate the problem.

 

Apologies for them being 90 degrees out. I can’t see how to spin them round to the right way.

Edited April 18, 2018 by Waveydavey

[Waveydavey]

And this photo shows an early experiment to see if it was worth doing the alteration.

[Horsetan]

The look does change.

[MJI]

How can you buy them remotely (on line or by phone)