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Chassis completed. Cheers Darius

Basic body and chassis construction completed. Cheers Darius

I’m not sure if I should “like” this post or not… Hang on, I can hear a bell tolling. Cheers Darius

Interior constructed using plasticard - timber joints scribed on. Kind of looks like a stable in there… Cheers Darius

Details added and painted. Homemade decals applied. Glazing fitted. Cheers Darius

Restarted the 2-HAL yesterday. Cheers Darius

Eleanor, gee, I think you're swell And you really do me well You're my pride and joy, et cetera cheers Darius

Hi Tim, I use superglue. The top edge above the windows is glued first and clamped with bulldog clips. Once that edge is set the centre and bottom edge are glued and clamped. Excess glue squeezed out is quickly wiped away with kitchen roll paper. Cheers Darius

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Infamy, Infamy. They’ve all got it infamy. Cheers Darius

Hi Tim, I printed the upholstery patterns on white decal paper using a laser printer and then cut out and applied them to the seats as a regular decal - see one of the earlier posts on this thread. The upholstery pattern “swatches” are on This Website. Cheers Darius

Retail unlikely. You may be lucky to spot one on eBay. Cheers Darius

Great news - set duly ordered

A ready made model but of an unusual prototype. My Dad worked for Michelin and did a training “stage” at their French HQ in Claremont Ferrand in the late 1970s. We visited him during that time and I saw the Michelin Test track where this car operated / although not the car itself. Very Gerry Anderson. Cheers Darius

…and brew a pot of Punjana ️

And for “afters”… Cheers Darius

Would that be Giorgio Armani perchance? Cheers Darius

Details added. Body primed and chassis painted. Now need to build the second MBS to the same level of completion. Cheers Darius

For the next MTK project I thought I would take things relatively easy and build the 2-HAL Stores Unit kit using some spare Hornby 2-BIL/HAL underframes to make things easier. The parts for the non-cab ends are missing from the kit so I will need to scratch build those from plasticard. Having already built the MTK 2-HAL De-icer unit this one should be relatively straightforward. The large roller doors are quite recessed on the prototype so the MTK “flush” ones will need to be cut out and replaced. Cab and roof attached and fettled to shape. Non-cab end made from plasticard and glued in place. Checking the MTK body against the Hornby HAL it’s a few mm shorter. This means it won’t fit onto the spare Hornby chassis that I had earmarked for this kit. Not to worry as I’ll make my own chassis as before. Fortunately I still have sufficient spare bogies to hand. The other advantage to making my own chassis (apart from the fit) is that, unlike the Stores Units, the Hornby ones have continuous step boards. They would need to be removed, which is not that simple as the Hornby motorised chassis is cast Mazak including the step boards. Cheers Darius

A load of Murphy Models Class 121 locomotives in various liveries are on buy it now for £158 with free shipping “from China” - a seller called modelsart2020. This looks too good to be true - does none know anything about this? Cheers Darius

Peops added and light weathering of chassis to finish Cheers Darius

Coach numbers and other decals applied. Cheers Darius

Whole interior airbrushed a wood panelling colour - plus a coat of acrylic varnish (Klear). Home made upholstery decal sheet cut to fit the seats. And applied to each seat. Armrests painted to match. Tabletops painted a lighter wood colour. Almost complete - still need to paint the floor. Floor painted. Cheers Darius

Interior fitted and second one constructed. Cheers Darius