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Hi All, I am pleased to announce that the order book is now open for the new style original Hornby APT-P extra coaches. If you cannot run to purchasing the new Hornby model, now is the time to add those extra coaches without doing a cut and shut. If interest is enough, I will model the other coaches. Prices are : £35 for the intermediate (Trailer second) coach with Hornby style half bogie at each end. Interior seats. Coach Numbers : 48201 – 48206 £44 for the buffet car (TRBS) with Hornby style half bogie at each end. Buffet bar detail and interior seats. Coach Numbers : 48401 – 48406 £13 BT11 one part bogie. (Needed if you want to put both new coaches together). New half bogies can only be connected to original Hornby APT-P bogies. or £85 and you get all three. All prices include P & P. All include Hornby metal wheels and clear Perspex for main windows and frosted for the toilets. All coaches include the new base versions with corrected vents and panels. (Not shown in prototype models photos, see last four photographs of these parts.) Please email me at Leadleykits@gmail.com stating what you require. All models made to order and no payment is required until your order is ready to be dispatched. Regards Paul Note: 00 PoP 2 model will be ready in a couple of weeks and the APT-P Unarticulated coach should be ready by the end of next week or so.

Yes, all models are made to order. I think the hst cab is not a bad idea. I will add it to the list of prototypes. Thanks for the suggestion.

Hi all, Been asked what the buffet car internals look like when printed......... Here you go.......

Hi Mike, Yes, I will be still posting on here. The fb is just to raise the profile of the models, as I don't do fb apart from this. PoP 2 is on its way, keeping its dev a bit of a secret for now. Lol.

Thanks Roddy, will try again..........

Yes, that should not be a problem, might have to do a bit of cut and shut depending on how the internal supports are for your buffet car. One photo of the buffet internal parts and the other how they fit together. Regards Paul

Full expansion kit..........

Hi, Nice work. Yes, the buffet car has internal detail. I have just posted some new shots.......

Buffet car kit, both sides. Vents re-positioned since these photos taken. Thanks to Rob of APT-P.com fame.

Intermediate kit..... both sides. Bottom vents have been correct since photo taken........

Hi All, I am just finalising the design for the APT-P extra coaches. Prototypes 3s of each are currently in print. None articulated dev coach is off the drawing board also now. Costings looks like they will be around : Kits will include. Hornby metal wheels, Perspex and internal fittings. £35 for the intermediate coach with Hornby style half bogie at each end. £44 for the buffet car with Hornby style half bogie at each end. £13 for the BT11 one part bogie. (Needed if you want to put both new coaches together). New half bogies can only be connected to original Hornby APT-P bogies. or £85 and you get all three. Regards Paul

Hi All, I am trying to setup a Facebook page to add to my RMWeb pages. Not sure if it works so could someone please give it a try. Search for Leadley Kits and look for the logo. Any help would be great. Thanks Paul

Full tilt ahead.........all working now. Soak testing with buffet each way round.

Hi Paul, I think that would be a must. The old powercar doesn't really have the grunt to manage that. Lol. Regards Paul.

Two APT-P half sets awaiting the next set of tilt tests on Monday.....

Hi Mr Tilt. Its to do with the mounting point. The Hornby pivot can move a degree or so and mine doesn't so its mounted on a collar with pin through. The buffet is heavier on one side and is a little top heavy so wants to go that way. I have got it sorted, a little more testing. The intermediate coach works perfectly.

Hi All, Been working on the extra original Hornby style coaches the past two days. Here are some videos of the very first powered test runs, second clip is the first two coach tests. Not perfect but not bad. http://www.apt-e.org/leadleykits/videos/APT.wmv http://www.apt-e.org/leadleykits/videos/APT2.wmv Buffet car needs bigger cams to make the car tilt as its pretty dam heavy and always wants to tilt the wrong way, Mr Tilt knows all about that lol........ Regards Paul

A part from lower vents and maybe a few teaks here and there, APT-P Buffet is just about done. Next to do a test run with the extra coaches and see what happens.

Morning all, A completed one part frame Hornby style BT11 bogie. Working on the buffet car for the rest of today. Need to find some matched paint for the new coaches. Needs to be as near as to the rest of the original model. Regards Paul.

More Tilt testing today and building the one part BT11. Buffet car is well on its way also. Lower vents to sort as they are all the same for each coach but that's not a big job thanks to the photos sent by Rob of APT-P.com fame.

Oh, yes Paul. Sorry been meaning to message you back. Never seen them before. Thank you very much.

Tilt testing. Does that make me Mr Tilt 2 (Maybe not). The original Mr Tilt is still the best.

Original APT-P coach prototype 1. Still got things to change....... Regards Paul.

That's on the cards Paul