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Hot on the heels of the Class 27 comes this very similar kit. Cheers Darius

Fantastic!!!!! Pre-orders in. Cheers Darius

UTA “Sputnik” MPD No.42 - Dapol coach with Comet sides and scratch built undergibbons. Decals are by Railtec. Cheers Darius

Decals and light weathering to finish. Cheers Darius

Hence their “Sputnik” nickname. Cheers Darius

Glazing fitted and interior cut and shut from spares box coach interiors. Decals and other details next. Cheers Darius

Undergibbons painted. Cheers Darius

Undergibbons fitted using plasticard and copper rod. Cheers Darius

Getting back to this one, finally. New undergibbon fittings, glazing and interior required. Cheers Darius

Something different - BR wagon built for carrying DEMU engines between depots on the Southern Region. 3D printed kit by 12A models. The kit goes together nicely. I printed my own decals based on images on the 12A models website. Cheers Darius

Decals applied and light weathering to finish. Cheers Darius

Dunglazin. Cheers Darius

Cab front and door handrails fitted. Cheers Darius

Spares box buffer beam details added to one end. Cheers Darius

I have no idea what you are talking about or why you PM’d that strange video to me - please don’t send any more to me. Let’s stick to modelling - on the subject of which I’m off to work on the Class 27… Cheers Darius

To which I would state that I was tought* English in the 20th century not the 17th. Cheers Darius * at Belfast Royal Academy.

I haven’t yet fitted the replacement motor. How this is done is shown* in this video. * I don't favour “shewn” as we can’t have archaic and eat it… Cheers Darius

MTK supplied mesh fitted to bodyside grilles. Cheers Darius

Primary painting completed. Cheers Darius

Body fitted to chassis. Had to thin down the inside of the body using a Dremel for it to fit. Cheers Darius

Primer on. Cheers Darius

MTK Class 27 started this afternoon. Plan is to use a Lima Class 33 chassis with new wheels and motor from Peter’s Spares. First task is to trim the bottom chassis edge from the side parts and glue them together. I held them against a straight edge whilst doing this to keep them true. The fit of parts wasn’t bad considering it is an MTK kit. I used tape to hold the cab ends in place whilst the glue set. The Peter’s Spares replacement wheelsets are light years better than the Lima pizza cutters. Gone are the traction tyres - I reckon there’s plenty of weight in this kit. Some trimming and fettling of both will be needed for the body to fit the chassis. Cheers Darius

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This type of doom laden story keeps popping up. Here’s a 1995 version. Only time will tell… Also helps authenticity wise if the video cover picture actually shows Hornby products instead of a mixture of US and European models. Cheers Darius

2600 Class DMU kinda sorta not really Repainted Bachmann Class 150. Fair to middling effort but the cab front is way off. Not Murphy Models… All for £250 plus postage. Cheers Darius