Denny

Very helpful, thank you. I didn’t think about taking the point off with thinners/white spirit! I’ll look forward to giving it a go!

Hi Andy, They all look great! Just the right amount of weathering for a modern day fleet. I especially like your version of 47749. I’m about to start working on one for myself. Could I ask about your method of masking the radius on the cabside, where the blue meets the yellow? My plan was to mask diagonally across a sharp 90 degree corner and then touch in the blue with a brush afterwards. Is there a better way? Best, Denny

Track3D produce a few bits for HST’s. Not specifically for the Lima model but if you’re prepared to hack things about, I guess they could be made to work. https://www.track3drailwayparts.store

Shawplan do an etched mesh. Not sure how big the holes are though. https://www.shawplan.com/fittings.htm

The 73/9 looks very promising. Excited to see how it turns out!

Here’s a primitive edit to one of my shots taken the day it left Eastleigh.

https://www.coastaldcc.co.uk/products/esu/adapter-board-18-pin-next-18-socket-to-plux12 Currently out of stock but available to back order.

Thanks! Ordered. You can never have too many greys!

It is from what I think is the AWS magnet housing. The small box in the middle of the chassis behind one of the bogies.

Looking really good! Is that a stock Vallejo colour for the parts on 311's roof or a mixup job?

Absolutely brilliant! Thank you for the video, that's completely alleviated my concerns. Like you, I don't mind too much as long as the thing moves and a light or two works! Thanks again!

Do you mind me asking how you got on? Bachman’s new class 69 specs mention a Plux22 socket. I use exclusively the HM7000 chips in Bluetooth mode so it would be good to know if the adapter linked above will allow things to work.

I must admit, I'm really quite excited about these. It's been difficult to choose which one to pre-order. I've gone with 005. I think I'd also like 004 if it's announced but then I'd have two celebs (are they celebs?) and no bog standard one!

The models were mentioned in the announcement video, 5 minutes in.

Has anyone found further details about these models yet? The announcement said info was available online and that order books were open.