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That BSI would be very handy if available as a spare in the future B) a 5-WES! (well you did ask ) tfn Jon

You tease!

Hello - Its been a while since ive done one of these - thanks to my day job Ive been working through my class 50s (still) another batch are shown here with thier windscreens being remodelled - these have taken quite a while do - i started them a good few months back bringing my class 50 fleet up to -er, i dont know how many - but when i get to 50 ill stop Heres a close up of new shawplan window frames fitted - and the very slight reprofiling on to top of the nose. I prefer to use white milliput for this - when all the locos are at this stage Ill then drill holes for the little handrails on top and the windscreen washers. finally - for my model of Laira I had to include 'scrapper' 50010 Monarch, complete with a big hole in the roof : I had a nice trip to warley , and was really pleased to see 47484 on the Vitrains stand - and have now snapped one up for my collection - it looks nice with 50007. Ive put a few of the 'bits' on and its looking nice though the underframe tanks need changing, and the aerial brakcets too - '484 had straight ones rather than the 'V' shaped ones modelled by vitrains. Still , its a very pretty model I think. The 50s im working on in this batch incluce Dreadnaught Victorious, Hood and Illustrious - Im blurring history a little bit , as Victorious was an Oxford loco - but I cant resist a 50 with ploughs B) TFN Jon

Are my eyes playing tricks - or have they even done a TGS B) (on the left in that picture above) Better not bring one out in 'Swallow' livery or ill be in trouble... tfn Jon

Based on what I saw at warley - the Intercity Swallow power car on display looked much darker than my Dapol mk3s - I have the Intercity ones - and the color of the window surrounds used on the model is best described as 'grey' - whereas on the Power car , as with the Dapol 86 - the color would be described definately something closer to black ; compare this: http://www.ehattons.....aspx?SID=25443 (which looks to use the same shade as their Power Car) to this http://www.ehattons.....aspx?SID=25457 even taking into account, dodgy light as warley (possibly) , and maybe dodgy/inconsistant photogrpahy on the shops website - Id say theres a mismatch in colors. IF the production models of the 'swallow' Power Car is painted as per the model at warley , people whove already bought up Mk3s (like me) earlier might be a bit miffed. Does anyone else have a Dapol mk3 and class 86 to compare? TFN jon

Deja-vu! I remember pointing out the window issue earlier : http://www.rmweb.co....ow/page__st__25 - where were you lot back in september - seeing them in the flesh at warley though... they look so lovely now all painted up properly that i dont really care B) , while ogling the INTERCITY version I didnt really notice the window error to be honest - but it is still there it seems . I am more concerned about the colors matching my mk3s - if anyone is unsure what im blabbing on about - compare the pictures on >(insert popular liverpool box shifters name here)< website of the Dapol Intercity 86 with their mk3. tfn Jon

The HSTs looked absolutely gorgeous at warley - I withdraw all my previous nit picking! However can I ask , the colors, will they match the existing Mk3 coaches - I have some of the first release of mk3s in INTERCITY plus the DVT and a class 86 in the same livery - but the 86 is a much darker shade of grey - the 'Swallow' power car on display looked like it used the same shades as the 86 - although the lighting in the NEC is a bit wierd and probably didnt do them much justice - i just hope i havent got 2 dozen mk3s that are a different shade to the power cars They'll be worth the wait B) tfn Jon

I do like the start-up on the Bubble Car chip - great fun B) Very tempted now - always nice to have variation in sound chips TFN Jon

I was wondering the same - perhaps just go over them with a black permanant marker? Jon

This is a first time I've dared post a picture in this thread - from my very unfinished layout of Laira : I'm afraid 'Windows Paint' is the limit of my photo editing skills tfn Jon