ozzyo Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Looking good Kev, when are we going to see it up the club? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) Conversely, I made a Trix 81 into an 85 many years ago! I may still have it somewhere. When they were available for £4/19/6 as kits! Edited March 18, 2015 by roythebus 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpeo Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) An update. Yes the project is still ongoing, but you didn't want to watch paint dry did you? Painting done and window side transfers applied and sealed, all by Fox. The orange cantrail stripe was a very late addition it seems. Other side now done and drying. I can't wait to reassemble this now! Kev. Edited October 7, 2023 by kevpeo picture 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 A very nice job indeed that, Kev. Very convincing. Cheers Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyo Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Think that I remember seeing some like that in Crewe works, but the paint job wasn't as clean!!!!!! Coat on and the door has closed, OzzyO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kevpeo Posted April 5, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2015 And relax - Re-assembled and ready for traffic and posing in front of an 85. It's just a shame Coppell is not out for a couple of months yet! Kev. 27 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted April 5, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 5, 2015 Looks great, excellent bit of modelling. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Looks great Kev, you should be well pleased with that. Cheers Peter. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Top notch modelling Kevin. The Class 81 really looks the business and complements the Class 85 alongside beautifully. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyneux Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Kev, this looks great. I'm keen to do one myself following a similar method and have suitable donor acquired. Am I right in thinking that you cut out the existing grills with a cutting disk, re-shaped them to the size/shape of 81 grills and re-fitted them to the re-profiled body sides using styrene surrounds? Guy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpeo Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 Thats about the size of it Guy! Cheers, Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
81017 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Exellent job on the 81 :-) I´ve just had a mate built me a few 1st gen locos. He´s just finished an 81 using a Bachmann 85 chassic and i think it´s a trix 81 body. https://www.flickr.com/photos/72534109@N07 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forest2807 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Exellent job on the 81 :-) I´ve just had a mate built me a few 1st gen locos. He´s just finished an 81 using a Bachmann 85 chassic and i think it´s a trix 81 body. https://www.flickr.com/photos/72534109@N07 Lovely! Where have these little beauties been hiding away? Great to see some quality AC electric modelling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Nice work, I'm looking forward to seeing it and the layout at Nottingham next year. Can I bring my 81 along for comparison...? ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRAILRAGE Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Some beautifull looking models there 81017 very lucky indeed! Thanks for sharing them Trilrage Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpeo Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 Nice work, I'm looking forward to seeing it and the layout at Nottingham next year. Can I bring my 81 along for comparison...? ! Of course! Legomanbiffo's 81 has made the odd appearance in the past. His is a DC Kits one on a Heljan mech I believe. I'm looking forward to getting Coppell out again. We are currently in the middle of a little bit of a re-wire to hopefully sort out some lingering voltage drop issues. Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
81017 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Lovely! Where have these little beauties been hiding away? Great to see some quality AC electric modelling A few more pic have been uploaded, including a ETD under construction :-) Niallks6 has done an amazing job on all the locos and the depot :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM47079 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Fantastic project! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forest2807 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 I love this! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
81017 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 https://www.flickr.com/photos/72534109@N07 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Nice work, I'm looking forward to seeing it and the layout at Nottingham next year. Can I bring my 81 along for comparison...? ! Just a quick bump as a reminder that Coppell will be at the Nottingham Show next weekend. I'm looking forward to seeing it and the 81, assuming I can get away from my own layout. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted March 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 24, 2020 Good work, I'm impressed! How did you get the bottom bodyside edge profile to match a class 81? On an 85, it rolls inward, on an 81 it's almost a square profile. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpeo Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 That would have been a step too far! I just have to live with that one. You could try to file the bottom edge slightly, but that would most likely just move the problem! Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 21/02/2015 at 16:46, kevpeo said: You mean like this one Peter - An earlier attempt! Kev. Would not have originally run in that livery with air tanks on the roof, they were a later mod when the 2nd pan was removed and the locos converted to dual brake. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) I converted a Trix 81 to an 85 many years ago, I've probably still got it around somewhere; I done an 81 to an 86, also a Trix conversion, and a HD AL1 to an 83-ish thing, all back in the 1960s and 70s. I recently found my Trix AL1 and gave it a good run, it still works well but is a bit rough as the traction tyres have perished. all my locos appeared on the MRC's New Annington layout in the 1980s, long before other AC locos were available. then came the Hornby 86 and the Lima 87... A couple of those Trix locos I got back in the 1960s as Locobuilder kits at £4/19/6 each, a small fortune in those days. I ended up with 7 of them at one time! Somewhere unearthed recently is an unfinished AM4 made from ABS underframes, Comet suburban side and hand built ends. Anyone interested in finishing it is welcome to make an offer for it. Edited March 24, 2020 by roythebus additions 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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