MTK Class 109 “Wickham” DMU

[37114]

Wow, that looks excellent, amazing considering how poor MTK bits were.

[coronach]

1 hour ago, Darius43 said:

Glazing installed to motor coach and buffer beam details fitted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers

 

Darius

Wow, that is really good - well done. If it runs as well as it looks you should be very pleased with it

[Darius43]

Trailer coach glazing and lining completed.  Buffer beam details fitted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Still need to fit door grab rails, windscreen wipers and bogie steps.

 

….and the interiors.

 

Cheers

 

Darius

 

Edited November 18, 2023 by Darius43

[Darius43]

Trailer coach interior made from plasticard and modified Southern Pride seats.

 

 

 

Test fit of interior.  Painting next.

 

 

 

Cheers

 

Darius

[Mike Buckner]

Very nice work

 

Which corridor connections did you fit, Darius?

 

 

Edited November 19, 2023 by Mike Buckner
Smelling Mistake

[Darius43]

Hi Mike,

 

The corridor connections are some self-assembly black paper ones from eBay.

 

Cheers

 

Darius

[Darius43]

Trailer car interior painted.

 

 

 

And fitted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers

 

Darius

[A Murphy]

I'm prepared to stick my neck out here Darius and say I don't think anyone has ever come even close to building the MTK Wickham as well as that. Considering what you started with that is really special. Well done you,

 

Best wishes

 

Alastair M 

Edited November 20, 2023 by A Murphy

[cctransuk]

3 hours ago, A Murphy said:

I'm prepared to stick my neck out here Darius and say I don't think anyone has ever come even close to building the MTK Wickham as well as that. Considering what you started with that is really special. Well done you,

 

Best wishes

 

Alastair M 

 

It is indeed an excellent build.

 

I built (and subsequently sold) an MTK DMU back in the early 1980s, using much the same methods; (BRCW of one type or the other).

 

MTK DMU kits, contrary to popular belief, are not bad at all. As we have seen, provided methodical workmanship is applied to them, a very nice model can quite quickly be the result.

 

I have an MTK Park Royal DMU kit in the stache - with this thread as inspiration, it may well make an early appearance!

 

CJI.

[Halvarras]

And to think this was still a box of bits 13 days ago!

 

To build and finish one of these kits so well and so quickly is outstanding - well done Darius! As @cctransuk says, you provide inspiration to those of us out here sitting on our own pile of projects wondering if we'll ever obtain the necessary round tuits......maybe it's simply 'don't think about it, just do it' 😁!

 

 

 

[Darius43]

51 minutes ago, Halvarras said:

maybe it's simply 'don't think about it, just do it' 😁!

That is excellent advice - and is probably the only way I get around to building anything 😀

 

Cheers

 

Darius

Edited November 20, 2023 by Darius43

[Darius43]

Motor coach interior constructed.

 

 

 

Cheers

 

Darius

[MJI]

Those castings were pretty horrific, but that appears to pass the 1 metre viewing rule with flying colours.

[Darius43]

Motor coach interior painted.

 

 

…and fitted.

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers

 

Darius

[Enterprisingwestern]

 

Thanks for all your efforts, I look forward to Heljans announcement of one at the NEC this weekend!

 

Mike.

[Darius43]

Driver and peops fitted.  Chassis weathering to finish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers

 

Darius

[Enterprisingwestern]

 

Considering that my one and only foray into MTK kit building lays mouldering in it's box due to the impossibility of it's eventual completion, I am always in awe of modellers who can build one and make even a half decent fist of making it look like an acceptable representation of the prototype, but to have achieved what you have is excellent, and in double quick time too, most impressive.

 

Mike.

[EasternO]

That's a very convincing result from some questionable parts. Excellent job.

 

I recall that there is an article in a magazine from quite a while ago that detailed the Wickham units. Does anyone know which magazine and the date or issue number?