macgeordie

Sorry but I sold the rights to this kit to Shawplan many years ago. Brian has since sold it on again so it probably isn’t available any more. You could try contacting Rob Pulham in the post above as he models mainly in 7mm so he might not need it anymore. 
Ian

That's a clever little idea, is this a 2mm or a 4mm layout. As an alternative to plastic rodding you could use some scrap rail as it is stronger and being thin will pass through the gap on the stickypad quite easily. I've done this on my layout (in 4mm scale and not using stickpads) and providing you support the rail every 10 inches or so it works fine. You'll need to drill a hole in the end of the rail for the trackpin, but you shouldn't need the elastoplast !!!

Having seen this in the flesh at the recent Holmfirth show I can confirm just how superb this coach is.

 

I look forward to seeing it painted Ian.

Hi Rob

Thanks for the compliments. This has been a long drawn out job but it's starting to come together now. I've finished the instructions (12 pages of A4) and I'm waiting for some bits from Comet to go out with the kits which I should get in the next few days. I'm not going to get anything else done for a few days now though as my son who lives near Lincoln is moving house tomorrow so we're going over to give him a hand. I was hoping to get some of the painting done Sunday or Monday but I think this cold weather will have put paid to any airbrushing, which I usually do in the garage due to the fumes etc. Still, if I can get the roof finished for this final test build I might get the painting done later in the week. Since I added the pictutres I have re-aligned the brake shoes to be more or less in line with the wheels which improves the appearence a bit, the shoes were dominating the bogie, although they are pretty much in the correct place for EM or P4 they are too far away from the wheels for '00'

Once I get this project out of the way I'll have a go at your coach sides, also I'll let you know when the kits are ready to go out if you still want one.

Cheers

Ian