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Mark 2b, By Accurascale and IRM!
uk_pm replied to Accurascale Fran's topic in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models
A short video of these coaches in action on my layout at night. Here two trains are captured; both are formed of coaches with pre-installed lights. The second train is the Accurascale rake - and it really captures the look of the prototype in my view. Thanks Accurascale; another winner. -
I've just received my BR blue 47 137, and it looks like a 47 to me. I can't wait to get it on the layout and put it through its paces. I'm sure it will have the superb mechanism I have come to expect from Heljan, and I am looking forward to hearing what they have done with their first sound-equipped loco. It will also be interesting to set it beside the new Bachmann 47 - which failed almost immediately after I put it on the layout, and has not worked since (and which I should obviously have boxed up and sent back, but I have just not got round to it).
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Mark 2b, By Accurascale and IRM!
uk_pm replied to Accurascale Fran's topic in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models
I've not checked, but I expect that if you look carefully enough there is a perfectly-modelled removable panel, behind which you'll find the cistern. You can pop the stay-alive in there, and no-one will notice (you may have to remove some of the spare OO-gauge toilet rolls that will also be there!) -
Mark 2b, By Accurascale and IRM!
uk_pm replied to Accurascale Fran's topic in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models
Love the taillamp! Is it a tiny LED wired into the lighting circuit, or an internal LED with a fibre-optic? Either way, it looks great. -
Mark 2b, By Accurascale and IRM!
uk_pm replied to Accurascale Fran's topic in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models
These coaches are great! They capture the character of the prototype perfectly. They are well designed and easy to work with. I have lightly weathered the underframe and the roof, but I can't bring myself to cover the lovely blue/grey paintwork with muck and grime. There is a very passable interpretation of the interior detail - enough to recreate the essence of the prototype - and the lighting is excellent. Time has not yet permitted me to weather all 9 (or populate their interiors). The full rake will look great, I'm sure. Thanks Accurascale! PM PS: Apologies for lack of taillight. Fresh supplies are on order! -
Very nice. You've certainly captured the shape. Good luck with this - which I shall watch with interest (and probably awe!)
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I'm slowly bringing my fleet into service. They really are lovely models. Here are the Romanian and Doncaster front ends for comparison (I prefer the Romanian).
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Class 37, by Accurascale
uk_pm replied to Accurascale Fran's topic in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models
I've finally managed to bring 37 001 into service - and what a superb model she is. At last: a 37 that looks like a 37. Thank you Accurascale. Here she is in action on my layout... -
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... and here is 56 008 doing what she was built for; powering through Doncaster with an empty MGR.
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They still have them at Trains4U; I ordered (a second) one on Wednesday and it arrived today.
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On the basis that a picture is worth a thousand words (and I cannot add more superlatives than have been used already), I leave this here. 56 120 sits in the centre road at Doncaster, fresh from a proving run across the Pennines
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uk_pm started following Whatley Quarry in 4mm OO Finescale 1988-92
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It looks absolutely superb. You are right about the weathering; but it's ok to look ex-works when it is ex-works, surely? Thanks for sharing the pictures.