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I use my reading glasses mostly but do any of you use a magnifier for extra close work ? If so what would be a good one that would work without straining my eyes? Thanks Dave

Would Railmatch 400 match Bachmann diesel buffer beam red? I I think this should technically be the right colour but Bachmann colours are often not quite the right shade. I have some old B49 Precision buffer beam red but that is brighter and more orangey. I am working on a damaged class 40. Thanks Dave

I have dismantled the loco and had a a look at the set up for myself. I was wondering if the same effect could be had by removing some plastic from the top of the bogie tower where it bears on those two raised areas on the chassis block instead? This would be a lot easier. Also, with either technique, would I also need to do something about the height of the pillar that takes the fixing screw? Dave

Thanks, Neil. Dave

I have searched for this but have not found anything. How would I lower the ride height on my original version Bachmann class 40 D325? Thanks

Thanks for that. The yellow ends don't extend far enough down the body side either and Lima filled the space between the this and the doors with the logos. I will repaint the ends by airbrush but didn't want to do a full repaint because the numbers are ok. Applying individual number digits is my least favourite thing and I am too thrifty to buy the Fox 47 sheet just for one loco. I have done a lima class 47 before. Here is a pic of the one I did before but this was a full re spray. I have posted this before but I think the pictures were lost during the big crash. I flush glazed the front windscreens by cutting out the original Lima ones and fixing them flush. I didn't bother with the side windows. I added handrails, etc.

Thanks for the new replies. I had a look at photos of the locos that came out in blue livery when new and the double arrows are big but the Lima ones look even bigger but I may be wrong. Will be careful of the thin paint and will try the sellotape trick.

Thanks John. Will give that a go. dave

I have a blue class 47 D1957 from which I would like to remove the double arrows because they are a bit large, I think. Does Lima printing come off in some way without damaging the paint? Thanks Dave

Thanks for all the comments/ likes. Very nice model, Nigel. I asked my original question on the kitbuilding forum but my coach is not strictly kit built. I used Comet sides, roof details and vacuum cylinders on a Mainline BG coach. It was a lot of work to end up with a coach that looks a little too narrow in width. The solebar looks a bit deep, too. Removing the top part of the solebar channel improved the look. I think the stove R is the same width as the BG so the Comet Stove R I have made is too wide! Dave

Here it is finished.

Have just found the answer on the instruction sheet! Will post some pics when it is finished. Dave

I have nearly finished this coach. I just have to glaze it and fit the handrails and door handles. My next question. Which windows are obscured? I am pretty sure that on one side the door and small unvented window on the left are clear. How about the other side of the coach. Is the vented window on the far right clear also? thanks Dave

Thanks, Robin. I had a look and it is a very useful resource. I found the kitchen car diagrams. Clive- Very kind of you to post those two images. Easy to find them quickly now. Dave

Thanks. Will give it a go. Dave

I am building this model in BR maroon. Does anyone have a pic of where the Kitchen Car transfer would go? Thanks

What style of seating would this coach have had in this livery? Br mk1 open seats? Thanks, Dave

Will- Have you run the mechanism in as in the instructions? It should quieten down once this is done. I have a Bachmann locomotive that sounds quite whirry but if I take the body off it is quiet. There may be some resonance being set up on this and maybe yours.

Thanks, Bernard. For some reason I had the idea that PC Models had taken over MAJ. Dave

Thanks for that. I might give it a go. Are PC Models coaches the same thing? Dave

Would it be possible to fit Comet sides to a Maj LMS 57ft coach kit instead of the printed sides? Was wondering about dimensions. Thanks. Dave

My instructions didn't look like that. I bought the kit on eBay and the instructions definitely said use G for M59. It must have been an old version. When I first realised the mistake I had made I looked back at the instructions and that is what it said. I have seen several others built the wrong way- even the picture on the Wizard models site has a channeled solebar. Here is one posted on this site. Dave

Have finally finished the stove. I copied the plain sided maroon one from the Paul Bartlett site but painted it in blue. I quite enjoyed building my first full Comet kit but there was a lot more drilling, cutting and filing than I expected. Previously if building a coach I have used brass sides and an rtr coach and just thought it would be nice to build a kit where all is ready made, holes drilled, etc, but this wasn't the case! I started having to force myself to get on withe next fiddly bit. Also the instructions were wrong so Iused the chanelled sole bar instead of plain by mistake. One also feels obliged to solder these kits as well which is a bit of a pain and I only had either a 15w or a massive 65 watt thing with a gigantic tip. The 15w was ok for doing the thin bits like rocking w irons, bake shoes, etc. I had to use the giant iron for the body as the small one didn't have enough oomph. I did not bother soldering the white metal bits as I knew I would melt them! I noticed that the prototype I had chosen had less roof ribs than the Comet plan and for these I used 0.5mm sticky masking tape. I also copied the step configuration- two main ones on each side plus two small lower steps on one side and the long and short on the other. This version didn't have the medium lower step. For paint I used Railmatch black and blue plus some Humbrol to mix the roof colour and for the very light weathering. For weathering I prefer a slightly "dusty" look. To apply the paint I used a Badger airbrush and Iwata compressor. The numbering is pressfix (very fiddly individual numbers) plus some waterslide overhead live wire signs. I couldn't find any stove r transfers. Although I moan I am pleased with the result. Here are some pics

The class 24 really looks the part and the LMS liveried compound is fabulous. The prices are steep for coaches. £100? I thought the blue liveried porthole was very expensive at nearly £70. Dave

I have often wondered if it would be possible to simply fit bearings into the plastic chassis of a kit like this and then use some adjustable length connecting rods. If there wasn't enough space between the frames for gears due to thickness of the parts maybe to simply copy the side frames in brass? Dave