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BRILLIANT !!!!!!!!! .........looks just the thing , glad the info was of use Cheers John

Well, the 420s were produced from 1969 onwards. Initially, six batches were built, the last of which was completed in 1981. Various network extensions but required another two batches to be procured. These were treated to various technical improvements, such as the plug doors which replaced the sliding doors present on the first six batches. The 7th and 8th batch sets all date from between 1989 and 1997, and are still in rather good condition. They were also fitted with LED destination signs and a Railvox passenger information system after having been allocated to Stuttgart. At various points, 420s were also used in the Ruhr area, so for you to have seen them around Essen was not an uncommon occurrence.

That sounds like what Neil Andrews was demonstrating at the convention in Christchurch last year - I made one too Quite satisfying to do, but the floor ends up covered with little bits of green plastic coating from the wire. I didn't do the bark with flour and water though - do you have any pictures of a painted one to show how that comes out?

It looks bigger than I imagined in that last shot! How's she run - I've no experience of black beetles?