RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted December 3, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2023 Driving Motor Coach chassis completed. Cheers Darius 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted December 3, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2023 Pantograph fitted. I used an HO example from the spares box. The mounting will be modified to match the prototype with new insulators fitted. Cheers Darius 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted December 3, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2023 Driving motor coach chassis painted. Cheers Darius 16 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mol_PMB Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 You've really captured the character of the 306 - excellent work! Living near Chelmsford, I don't quite remember them in passenger service, but I recall a couple of units dumped in the sidings at Stratford and of course I saw the green 306017 on some of its trips out. I also tried to build a few MTK kits (for other vehicles) in my youth and none of them came out anything like as good as this. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted December 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2023 Excellent work @Darius43 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted December 3, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 3, 2023 10 hours ago, CloggyDog said: Lovely job! Fond memories of childhood journeys on 306s (Brentwood to Romford on market day, or up to Stratford/Liv St for a day's spotting), especially if one of the 'sofas' was available. I bet you were one of those ruffians who would lie on the long seats on the end of the coach. Leaving the mud off your boots for some poor commuter to arrive at work on Monday morning looking like he had sat in a field. For units designed for being filled with lots of people the seats were very comfy. Unlike the plastic park benches of a 315. "There is an empty seat over there my dear" said the gent to the pregnant lady. "Its alright luv, I think I will stand". Darius your model looks wonderful. Just needs some of these to run under. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted December 4, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2023 Driving trailer chassis completed. Cheers Darius 11 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Darius43 Posted December 4, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) Three cars together. Still need to add interiors and sort out couplings. Cheers Darius Edited December 4, 2023 by Darius43 17 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted December 4, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2023 Driving trailer interior constructed. Cheers Darius 9 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted December 4, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 4, 2023 Amazing modelling, turning a box of very poor parts into an excellent model. Well done. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Darius43 Posted December 4, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2023 Interior painted. Cheers Darius 12 7 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted December 4, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2023 I really like the striped paint on the seats ! Fun fitting a print on all the curves certainly more patience than many! Robert 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted December 5, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 5, 2023 Centre coach interior completed. The stripy paint is in the form of homemade decals using a swatch of BR moquette that someone posted on RMWeb. Cheers Darius 11 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 'Trojan' moquette, by the look of it. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted December 6, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2023 Driving motor coach interior completed - somewhat truncated due to the motor bogie being in this coach. I did consider putting the motor bogie in the guard’s compartment in the centre coach but space was too constricted due to the white metal castings for the guard’s doors. Cheers Darius 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Darius43 Posted December 6, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2023 Interiors fitted and buffer beam details added. Cheers Darius 18 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Darius43 Posted December 6, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2023 Coach numbers and other decals added. Chassis weathering to finish. Cheers Darius 18 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted December 6, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2023 As said before - really sharp modelling, great skill it taking a kit/cum scratch aid of a past era and making a great model. Trojan seat covering decals must be a marketable thing Robert 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buckner Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 This project really has upped my view of what's possible with this sort of kit. Of course, with the right skill and application! If you ever decide to sell, Darius, it should get a good price, given the subject's rarity and the number of people in this forum witnessing the care and skill in its construction. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted December 6, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) Thanks Robert and Mike, Am thinking about this one next. Cheers Darius Edited December 6, 2023 by Darius43 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted December 6, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Darius43 said: Coach numbers and other decals added. Chassis weathering to finish. Cheers Darius Hi Darius Tonight is frosty and seeing your photos reminds me of many a frosty evening on Shenfield station waiting for a train home to Chelmsford and seeing the Slippery Door stock terminating looking so warm and inviting. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halvarras Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Darius43 said: Thanks Robert and Mike, Am thinking about this one next. Cheers Darius Done by Christmas then Darius !! 😃 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PaulCheffus Posted December 6, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 6, 2023 3 hours ago, Darius43 said: Thanks Robert and Mike, Am thinking about this one next. Cheers Darius Hi This is my scratchbuilt N gauge version. Cheers Paul 7 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Darius43 Posted December 7, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2023 Added peops and a driver. Cheers Darius 15 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stveng Posted Monday at 20:12 Share Posted Monday at 20:12 Just spotted this build @Darius43, looks amazing compared to the source material/kit. What did you use to glue the kit together with? What did yo use for filler? I have a MTK 4REP kit that I bought in the 1990s which I may tackle in the next decade, so may try and follow your process! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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