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    The Anglias are recognisable from their distinctive radiator grilles (my Dad had one in the late ‘60s). The others are Populars/Prefects and the larger 4-door Consuls. I didn’t realise that the Cork factory was the first one that Ford opened outside the US. Cheers Darius
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    Added peops and a driver. Cheers Darius
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    I couldn’t possibly say… Cheers Darius
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    Coach numbers and other decals added. Chassis weathering to finish. Cheers Darius
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    Interiors fitted and buffer beam details added. Cheers Darius
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    Driving motor coach interior completed - somewhat truncated due to the motor bogie being in this coach. I did consider putting the motor bogie in the guard’s compartment in the centre coach but space was too constricted due to the white metal castings for the guard’s doors. Cheers Darius
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    Hi Michael, The seats come from a bag of assorted model coach seats that I obtained from eBay a few years ago. The seats are about 24mm long so I cut them into smaller length seats as required or glue on new sections to make them longer. Cheers Darius
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    Centre coach interior completed. Cheers Darius
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    Hi Robert, The seat covering is a homemade decal - based on a swatch that someone posted on RMWeb. Cheers Darius
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    Driving trailer interior constructed. …and painted. Cheers Darius
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    Three cars together. Still need to add interiors and sort out couplings. Cheers Darius
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    Driving trailer chassis completed. Cheers Darius
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    Driving motor coach chassis painted. Cheers Darius
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    MTK supplies flat strips of aluminium sheet (without the folded edges) for the chassis, which are totally useless. I made my own chassis using 1mm and 0.5mm thick plasticard, with the MTK undergibbons cleaned up and glued in place. The MJT bogies have still not arrived so I used modified Hornby 2-BIL bogies (obtained as spares from eBay some time back) with 14mm wheels. I know they are not the correct type but they look very close. They were fixed with 8BA bolts and nuts. Cheers Darius
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    Cab glazing fitted along with home made decals and jumper cables. Cheers Darius
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    Step boards and coach side glazing fitted. Cheers Darius
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    Coach body painting completed. Cheers Darius
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    Coach bodies primed. Brass wire handrails and door operating buttons fitted. Cheers Darius
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    Alas I can’t make it to Warley this year but hope to be there next year and to catch up with Leslie and Robert. Cheers Darius
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    DMSO coach body assembly completed. Cheers Darius
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    TBSO coach body assembly completed. Cheers Darius
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    Joints filled and sanded. Roof panels scribed and ventilators fitted. Cheers Darius
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    Hi Robert, The 306 ends required quite a bit of dry fitting and trimming before they were finally glued in place - followed by some more trimming filing and sanding of the joints. The main goal is to get the ends fitted square, which, with MTK, is invariably not the best fit position. Cheers Darius
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    As if I haven’t punished myself enough lately… Cheers Darius
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    Thanks Leslie. We had a family weekend away in Hunstanton last month. Had a nice time touring the area, including a wander around Wolferton station. John Betjeman did a short BBC programme on the line before it closed. John Betjeman - King’s Lynn to Hunstanton Cheers Darius
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