508EMU

47 minutes ago, Marc d said:

Looking very good mate. I bought a kit nearly two weeks ago and they are very well detailed especially compared to the Ayjay models kits. What Kadee couplings did you use and are they mounted on the bogies or on the floors? 

I agree, not a bad kit at all! I've got the kaydees mounted to the floor, I won't say which ones yet as Im going to replace them with different ones I think. They look great but struggle with the radius on standard point crossovers and derail the unit. Look forward to seeing what you do with yours!

On 31/03/2020 at 12:03, Marc d said:

Just ordered the kit, should keep me occupied during the lockdown lol. How you getting on with it? Have you ordered the merseyrail logos from fox transfers? 

See latest post with more to follow in the week. I have ordered the MPTE Mersey logos and some BR arrows, still need to sort coach numbers out. Also need to buy etched window frames and head/tail lights yet.

On 26/01/2020 at 19:53, Marc d said:

Looks spot on mate, I built the Ayjay 507/508 kit a couple of years ago and it didn’t look great. Tempted to buy this kit and give it a go as it looks much better. Nice work, look forward to seeing more progress

Definitely worth it. Its a bit fiddly trying to assemble the kit, the version I bought has 3 carriages come in 3 sections. (so you get 9 sections in total plus the carriage floors, bogie side frames etc). Getting the 3 sections to fit properly together isnt easy, and some marks from the 3d printing process are visible. I glued the sections together as best I could, filled and sanded the joins until i was happy, then wet and dried the whole shell to remove lumps and bumps from the print. Overall I am very happy. I am pretty sure the latest version of the kit means each coach comes in 2 sections now instead of 3 (so 6parts for a 3 car set instead of 9). Well worth the money!

It's still there if you look Click on the your username at top right and select 'My Content'. Of course, you might prefer the blog format...Nick

Just done another search on the forum, it didnt show up before, but it is now! Still not in my content though whatever I tell it to look for!

Luke

love it!