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Great work Phill, looks very interesting.

Will you have enough space without a too sharp curve straight after the triangle ?  Just trying to think how the continuous circuit we go.

Rob

Could be D1031 Rifleman. But i could be wrong.

Rob

Top pics Neil

Looks very nice Brian. Would love to see a colour shot as well.

Although not sure i could get away with running one on my garden railway as its based on Penzance area.

Rob

Hi guys,

A very interesting topic.

D1039 eluded me too.  But i was only 8 at the time.

I missed all the ones that were cut up 73 and 74 as my first trip to Swndon Works was early 75. I was upset to think that i had missed D1032 which was cut 5/12/74 and only just saw D1014 which was cut13/2/75.

Rob

SUPERB !!!!!!

Great pics Neil thankyou for posting.

The pic of Regent is fantastic.

Rob

Hi,

 

Thanks for your support, there is a long list of things to be doing on this project but sound chips for the 67's are definitely deemed 'necessary' !

 

It has occurred to me that just in the same way as too much EWS livery can be overpowering, so too can too much Pullman Umber and Cream !

 

I think a few speciality liveries may be in order......?

 

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That's all for now,

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Shed.

Hi Shed,

Just caught up with this thread. Very interesting. I particularly like VSOE pullmans. Which is the pullman being re-furbed ?.

Rob.

Thanks for posting Neil. Excellent pics.

Rob

Excellent work and very interesting.

Looks Excellent.

Rob

Thanks Rod. They do look nice.

Great pics Rod. Invader looks great, just needs a little weathering.

I would love to see a couple more pics of your DMU's as well.

Rob

Hi Craig,

Some interesting ideas and projects you have. Oh and welcome to the 7mm world.

I have a friend who has a " HYDRA " kit to build so i will nudge him in your workbench direction. He will be very interested.

Rob

Hi Brian,

I remember the same problem with the MMP class 47 that i built. This had the full fuel tanks and restricted the bogie s from turning. I ended up removing some of the fuel tank and i think i even cut something off the brake linkage too. Even after all that it still struggled to go round some curves.

Rob

Hi Peter,

I too like Phill do like a bit of "cutting and bashing" stuff. I have done the big big cut n shut on the mk2's ( pics to be found on my workbench thread ).

You have some very interesting projects on the go and i will be watching with interest. The " Lion " one is a interseting project which i will keep a close eye on.

Keep up the excellent work.

Regards Rob

Bit of an up-date. Although not much to report it is progress.

First up is i have got the first coat of primer on another mk2 TSO and also a dia 733  Brake Stowage Van ( BPOT ). Obviously they will need another couple of coats but i use this first one as a witness coat to highlight any areas that need rubbing down/work etc.

You can see that now the first coat of primer is on it has highlighted some "issues" with the roof on the mk2 TSO so this will be donw as soon as i get chance.

Next up is some work on the roof to the dia 731 Sorting Van ( POS ).

This has a large panel that lies on the roof at one end which is a panel that covers VHF radio aerials. This will be made out of a piece of plasticard. I have marked and drilled out where the roof vents go and glued these into position.

I have also started a dia 720 which has the large side windows and net recess and i will post pics of progress on this soon.

To finish off here is a pic of my scratch built Tool Van which will be part of my Laira Breakdown Train.

Rob

Here are a couple of pics of the interior of the FK.

I have also been working on the roof on one of my scratch built TPO's.

Rob

Very impressive.

Rob

No not to start with as my fleet will be radio controlled.

Got in a bit later from work than normal tonight so didn't get as much done as i would have liked.

I still managed to nearly finish the corridor side.

This as you saw in the previous posting i had masked off and painted the wooden panels. I have now done the black panel at the bottom of each door and used painted (alluminium ) micro strip for the frame. This has been glued into position.

I have just in the last ten minutes put the FIRST class signs and NO SMOKING signs on the compartment windows.

I will take some pics at the weekend.

Rob

Yes the HMRS transfers are presfix.

Here is a close up of them.

And here is the Railtec ones for comparison, although these are for a CCT.

Next pic shows the Mk2 FK seats , partitions and now headrests painted.

This is the corridor side masked off one side and its first coat of wood colour. You will notice that the angle part off one end has snapped off this will be re-attatched in situ.

The next stage on this will be remove the tape and do the same to the other side. The panel at the bottom of each compartment door is black so this will be done as well.

Just a question , with waterslide transfers you can see the carrier film. Is there a way of reducing the visibility of this?.

Rob

Hi guys,

All the transfers on my GUV's were done with the Coach Insignia sheet from HMRS except for the little yellow Brute Circuit Only signs which were from Railtec.

I will try and take a close up later.

Rob

Hi Ian, No not really they go together pretty well. Although i think soldering the solebars with some scrap brass as strengtheners is better than glueing onto the mdf floor. But its about preference.

When tyou do get round to building dont forget to start a build thread on it.

Rob

They are 3 of the GUV's ( Westdale ) although i have just noticed one has no buffers   The 4th GUV is right at the bottom of the pile and i cant be bothered to move everything at this moment. This is W86530 running as a Newspaper Van.

OK on to the mk2's.

I have started the corridor side and will post some pics when i have done something worth taking a pic of. Meanwhile the pic below shows the FK just having its seats painted before i then paint the partitions to represent wood panelling.

Rob