Erixtar1992 Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Next up i by chance nabbed a pair of 325 DMs for something to do. painted them and liked them so much that i bought the trailer/motor car to match ive got to put the pantograph on there, weather/glaze and then sort a motor out. will likely use Bachmann 158 parts. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erixtar1992 Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 And thirdly, the 378 project has progressed a lot. went for the newer livery as i like the more sleek look to it. absolute pain to paint this, but its worth it. just waiting on Charlie to design the chassis for them now as im itching to use it! 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium amwells Posted February 5, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 5, 2023 10 hours ago, Erixtar1992 said: And thirdly, the 378 project has progressed a lot. went for the newer livery as i like the more sleek look to it. absolute pain to paint this, but its worth it. just waiting on Charlie to design the chassis for them now as im itching to use it! Fantastic! What make is the pantograph please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erixtar1992 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 1 hour ago, amwells said: Fantastic! What make is the pantograph please? Its the new Hornby 91 stuff 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddydde Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Any chance at a 195 chassis and bogies soon? Looking to pick one up as a little project Many thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0rris Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Good evening, Apologies, I managed to miss this. Yes, chassis and bogies are now in production and I have sold a batch of them through my ebay account. I will keep on restocking them when they run out though as there's quite a few out there with 195/6/7s that might want the chassis. In other news, the range continues to grow with a variety of additions including the class 81! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted March 15 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15 15 minutes ago, m0rris said: Good evening, Apologies, I managed to miss this. Yes, chassis and bogies are now in production and I have sold a batch of them through my ebay account. I will keep on restocking them when they run out though as there's quite a few out there with 195/6/7s that might want the chassis. In other news, the range continues to grow with a variety of additions including the class 81! Is there a particular rtr chassis that would suit this, please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnylinny Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Just wanted to say thank you to @m0rris - I bought a class 334 a few months back, and have finally got to the point of painting. I'm delighted with the model, and very impressed - it's well detailed, weighty and the resin used is nicely flexible, rather than brittle. Just enough to get the wheels into the bogies (although I did find them a little snug, but easy enough to ream - always better that way than too loose!). I'm really enjoying this build. Next thing on the to-do list is figuring out where to get a suitable pantograph, and sorting couplings between the cars. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0rris Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 On 15/03/2024 at 00:17, 96701 said: Is there a particular rtr chassis that would suit this, please? Most of my customers have been using the Bachmann class 85 as there are alot of similarities between the 2 designs including the core dimensions for the chassis (bogie centres etc). 20 hours ago, Skinnylinny said: Just wanted to say thank you to @m0rris - I bought a class 334 a few months back, and have finally got to the point of painting. I'm delighted with the model, and very impressed - it's well detailed, weighty and the resin used is nicely flexible, rather than brittle. Just enough to get the wheels into the bogies (although I did find them a little snug, but easy enough to ream - always better that way than too loose!). I'm really enjoying this build. Next thing on the to-do list is figuring out where to get a suitable pantograph, and sorting couplings between the cars. Oh wow, that is looking fantastic! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyJon Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 @m0rris I don’t suppose the chassis/bogies for the 378 is available yet? Nearly finished painting mine and don’t want to scratchbuild one if I can avoid it! best jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0rris Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 Hi Jon, I have the chassis, the bogies haven't come out too well, for the older models they need a bit of material filed away to fit. If you are interested let me know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erixtar1992 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 CMAC class 378 now with chassis/bogies. thanks to Charlie as always for being a top lad 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JDW Posted April 9 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 9 That looks fantastic, great work all round! I'm very tempted by some of the CMAC models, I keep eying them up on Ebay, they look like great models, though I'm still trying to decide what to do with my failed 323 from another supplier, it's put me off building anything at all for a while! The 185 is tempting, but the livery options are... complicated! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted April 10 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10 (edited) I built this Translink (Northern Ireland) CAF3000 unit a few years ago using CMAC bodyshells on modified Bachmann Class 170 chassis. And this Class 325 unit using the CMAC bodies, bogies and chassis. The CMAC bodies are very well rendered and easy to work with. Many of the kits come with underframes and bogies. Highly recommended if you have kit building experience. Cheers Darius Edited April 10 by Darius43 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Just had the Class 197 about 3 weeks ago, Body shells , floor / underframe and 4 bogies. Started on it and fitted a motor bogie. Shown here passing Deganwy on test. Very pleased with it so far. Painting has begun, watch this space. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 10 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10 What motor bogie is under that merv? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 On 11/04/2024 at 00:08, big jim said: What motor bogie is under that merv? Tenshodo 31mm wb. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagonmaster Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 On 14/04/2024 at 16:35, Merfyn Jones said: Tenshodo 31mm wb. Hi, is the Tenshodo powerful enough for the 2 car Class 197? Did you use just one or one in each car. Does it run okay? Also, what diameter wheels did you use please. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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