RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted February 17 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17 All this publicity for MTK must be making its mark, I was at Princes Risborough show today and on one stand was an unmade Derby lightweight 2 car kit for £70... great work on the 4- GRI Robert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_mcfarlane Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 10 hours ago, KeithHC said: That looks great Darius. From the photos above you cannot see the difference in length of the Griddle car. I am slowly drawing the 4RES but have already hit an issue with the windows. I am using the Golding book but confirming details from other sources. The first problem was the windows in the kitchen. The drawing shows them as being frosted full depth. However from photographs they are in fact clear but less than half height. I can only presume that during a refurb the windows where changed. Keith Golding is definitely wrong on the 4-BUF buffet car windows, so other drawings are likely to be incorrect. You'd be better off getting hold of the Mike King drawings. He does all of the various catering vehicles. 9 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Having following another thread, won't this look faintly ridiculous being hauled by the L&M Lion? Mike. The preserved one did get hauled by a Nord De Glehn 4-6-0 at one point, so you never know.... 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Darius43 Posted February 18 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 18 Buffet/Griddle car interior constructed from plasticard and modified aftermarket seats (from a job lot bought from eBay). Cheers Darius 22 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BernardTPM Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Digging out my 'Parkin' Mk.1 book it is obvious that the dia.30 Griddle cars (the ones in the 1961 Trains Illustrated) are all but identical in layout. The interiors of these have light, vertically grained wood panelling with squared linoleum flooring (light/medium marbled squares on the passageways, darker round the seats) except at the 'bar' end where there is longitudinally black/buff striped carpet (as in this Mk.1 Pullman). Though the pictures are monochrome, the pattern on the upholstery suggests that it is Black and Gold Stripes - First Class (stripes arranged vertically). Table tops look to be medium to dark (probably laminate, probably wood grain) with aluminium edging. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Darius43 Posted February 18 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 18 Interior painted, floored and upholstered. Fixed to coach chassis. Cheers Darius 26 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted February 19 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 19 DMBSO interior constructed. Cheers Darius 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Darius43 Posted February 19 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 19 Interior painted and upholstered. Cheers Darius 19 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Darius43 Posted February 20 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 20 Interior fitted. Now I just need to find some more seats to do the other DMBSO. I know I’ve got some somewhere… Cheers Darius 14 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted February 20 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 20 Interior for the second DMBSO completed - found the seats 😀 Cheers Darius 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number6 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 On 19/02/2024 at 18:19, Darius43 said: What artwork are you using to print the seat designs? I presume printed onto adhesive backed sheets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted February 21 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 21 I created larger fabric panels in MS Paint using swatches from the web and printed them on to white decal paper, sealing with spray on matt varnish. The seat upholstery was cut out of the larger decal and applied as a “traditional” waterslide decal. I painted the seat armrests with enamel paint (red and white) mixed to match, as far as possible, the fabric colour. I will show this process in the next post. Cheers Darius 5 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Darius43 Posted February 21 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 21 (edited) Whole interior airbrushed a wood panelling colour - plus a coat of acrylic varnish (Klear). Home made upholstery decal sheet cut to fit the seats. And applied to each seat. Armrests painted to match. Tabletops painted a lighter wood colour. Almost complete - still need to paint the floor. Floor painted. Cheers Darius Edited February 21 by Darius43 16 1 8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted February 21 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 21 I used the prototype image / waterslide technique for my Kitmaster Midland Pullman build - upholstery, carpets, end panel murals, the lot. You have to squint to tell, though! CJI. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted February 21 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 21 (edited) Yes - once the coach body is on you really have to look hard to see the upholstery. Still there is the satisfaction to be had knowing that it is “there”. I’ve also found this method to be quicker, easier and neater than painting the seats. It’s also a lot less messy. Cheers Darius Edited February 21 by Darius43 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted February 21 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 21 Final interior fitted. Coach/unit numbering and other decals next 😀 Cheers Darius 12 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BernardTPM Posted February 21 Popular Post Share Posted February 21 (edited) The transfers work well. For compartment stock I've created some artwork for fold-up seats/compartment walls. Would be rather more complicated for open stock though. Edited February 21 by BernardTPM 14 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted February 22 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22 (edited) 19 hours ago, BernardTPM said: The transfers work well. For compartment stock I've created some artwork for fold-up seats/compartment walls. Would be rather more complicated for open stock though. Very much in the vein of Peco interiors for Kitmaster coaches. CJI. Edited February 22 by cctransuk 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Darius43 Posted February 22 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 22 Coach numbers and other decals applied. Cheers Darius 25 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Darius43 Posted February 23 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 23 Peops added and light weathering of chassis to finish 😀 Cheers Darius 19 7 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted February 23 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23 That just looks superp. Compared with what you started with, a very poor kit, it’s a brilliant piece of modelling. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Fair Oak Junction Posted February 23 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23 Utterly fantastic! I've enjoyed following your various MTK builds so far, but this one has been especially enjoyable as I have a great love for the Nelsons (both the EMUs and steam locos😉) Amazing work creating such a marvellous looking model from a rather unpromising kit 👌 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted February 23 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23 2 hours ago, Darius43 said: Peops added and light weathering of chassis to finish 😀 Cheers Darius This is, without doubt, the finest rendition of an MTK kit that I have seen! If I may, though - perhaps some finer handrail knobs for future builds? CJI. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted February 23 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23 It won't go anywhere, some blighter seems to have nicked the third rail. Excellent work as normal , well done Darius. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted February 23 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23 6 minutes ago, cctransuk said: This is, without doubt, the finest rendition of an MTK kit that I have seen! If I may, though - perhaps some finer handrail knobs for future builds? CJI. Thanks John - agreed they are a bit chunky. All I had to hand were some spare Hornby handrail/knob sets that I found on eBay a few years ago. The knobs as fitted are plastic so they can be sliced off and replaced with finer ones in future. Cheers Darius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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