43078shildoncountydurham Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Hi all Am I correct in thinking that it's not possible to model the above only from Hornby carriages, you would have to scratch build most of the train yourself? Regards Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted October 6, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 6, 2014 Kind of. The window spacings on some of the coaches are different and the Brighton Belle coaches are not a simple body swap as they are longer than the standard Pullmans. The only really major scratch building will be the generator car. It's basically a BG with lourves on either side of the generator. A Google search for Car no,6313 will bring up plenty of pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyddrail Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Craig, Hornby did a VSOE train pack which was 4 coaches not sure what it included. The current 3 car Belle 1960s coach pack includes two which are in the current VSOE. Some of the real coaches most likely need kits as Hornby don't do all versions. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted October 6, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 6, 2014 If you could figure out a way to replace the Brighton belle couplings, and reroute the lighting pickups then you could have another couple of the coaches. Not sure how easy that would be though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
43078shildoncountydurham Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Thanks guys, what make of Gresley bogies would stick under them, really one the lner boys I think? Hornby, mjt etc... Regards Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted October 7, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 7, 2014 I imagine that the Hornby ones would. Just a make sure that you connect the lighting pickups correctly or you will either blow the lights or not have any working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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