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    Roof vents etc. added. Cheers Darius
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    Some more progress. Cheers Darius
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    Another Trix AL1 upgraded - as Shields Road 81 009. Cheers Darius
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    On the plus side, two of the coaches were fitted with battery powered LED lighting strips with mini push button operation. These have been salvaged. Cheers Darius
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    IRM Fert Wagon

    Darius43 replied to Warbonnet's topic in News

    Any updates on an ETA for the Fertiliser Wagons ordered and eagerly awaited by UK customers? Cheers Darius (one of the UK customers)
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    Alas the previous owner glued the Kadees in… Cheers Darius
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    Work started on MPD No.65. Cheers Darius
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    I had a great time there on the Sunday. It was really nice to meet Leslie and Robert Shrives. Also stocked up on Phoenix NIR colours. Cheers Darius
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    Thanks to Galteemore, Larne Cabin, DB Joe and Noel for their kind words and encouragement- and to Lambeg Man for both that and the excellent photos. Some more MPD material has arrived courtesy of eBay… Cheers Darius
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    Completed model - as No. 63. Cheers Darius
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    Cab end and buffer beam details added plus decals and light weathering. Next up will be No.65 in NIR blue/maroon livery. Cheers Darius
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    I used Phoenix LNWR coach “white” enamel. Cheers Darius
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    Interior and glazing fitted. Cheers Darius
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    Dunpaintin. I added undergibbon parts “hewn” from spare MTK white metal DMU undergibbon parts - suitably cleaned up before fixing. Cheers Darius
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    Dapol coach chassis modified to accept a Hornby DMU motor bogie and trailing bogie. Test fit of coach body to chassis. I still have to fit the chassis undergibbons. Cheers Darius
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    I’ll be there on the Sunday so will pop round to say hello. Cheers Darius
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    Primer coat applied. Cheers Darius
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    Side panelling and roof details added. Cheers Darius
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    That last photo is fantastic as it shows the bogies to be more like early BR DMU bogies rather than the LMS/NCC type bogies of the earlier MPDs. Thanks for posting it. Cheers Darius
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    It’s a Bishop - essentially a 25 pounder gun mounted in a large turret atop a Valentine tank chassis. Cheers Darius
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    Yes indeed. I commissioned the sides and ends from Allen a year or so ago. They are now available on his website. Roof attached and cab/roof edges filled and sanded round. Door hinges and handles attached. The gangways are temporarily attached using black tack. Cheers Darius
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    Holes cut in coach bodyside to enable flush glazing of new sides. Sides glued to coach body. Etched cab ends laminated to 1mm thick plasticard. Coach ends “thickened” at the roof joint to enable a rounded roof profile to be sanded. Sides and cab ends in place. Cheers Darius
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    Question. It’s hard to find clear photos of the bogies of MPDs 63-65. Were they like first generation BR DMUs or similar to the earlier MPDs? Cheers Darius
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    It’s MPD time!!! Construction commenced using a Dapol 60’ LMS coach as the base model. The, interior, glazing, wheels and couplings are discarded. The raised detail on the roof and coach sides is removed and sanded down. The moulded coach floor is removed apart from at the ends. Etched sides removed from the fret and offered up to the coach body. The etched sides are longer than a scale 60’ so I trimmed 3mm off each end to make them just shorter than the Dapol coach. This allows the ends to be sanded round. Cheers Darius
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    Nets and reductor gear (from Isinglass Models) fitted and light chassis weathering to finish. Cheers Darius
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