Darius43 Posted Saturday at 12:14 Author Posted Saturday at 12:14 Started yesterday afternoon. Bodyshell assembled and joints filled. Hornby chassis modified to fit. Some filling and fettling later… The fit of the headcode box leaves a lot to be desired… So out with the Dremel… Some more filling and fettling later… Cheers Darius 2 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted Saturday at 12:22 Posted Saturday at 12:22 6 minutes ago, Darius43 said: Started yesterday afternoon. Started yesterday afternoon, finished tomorrow afternoon, time to invoke @Broithe’s law: On 23/4/2025 at 4:57 PM, Broithe said: If the mods could perhaps limit the pace of posting on this thread, it would give a bit more peace of mind to those of us that couldn't write a To Do List at this pace... 4 Quote
Darius43 Posted Saturday at 19:42 Author Posted Saturday at 19:42 Painting completed. Cheers Darius 5 Quote
Darius43 Posted Sunday at 15:49 Author Posted Sunday at 15:49 Glazing and handrails fitted. Cheers Darius 5 Quote
Mike 84C Posted Monday at 10:06 Posted Monday at 10:06 When I worked at Bescot we had loads of 25's. My favourite diesel, always seemed very willing , very strong for their size and while I was at Bescot about 4/5 yrs never had one fail. Looking good Darius, you have done it again pigs ear into a silk purse! 1 1 Quote
leslie10646 Posted Monday at 22:00 Posted Monday at 22:00 Yes, Darius, a nice model. As ever, well done. Sorry @Mike 84C but I don't have your enthusiasm for them. In 1967/1968 when returning to Belfast on holidays (or RPSI tours to be more precise), I would travel North from Euston on the Ulster Express (Class 40-hauled) but at Preston would detrain, walk over to one of the outer platforms to catch the Belfast Boat Express which had up fro Manchester and was waiting for the "Ulster" to overtake. Why? The "Boat Express" was hauled by a Carnforth Black Five and was a class act. It had an insanely fast schedule to Lancaster and the "Five" would roar out after the "Ulster" and fire would fill the night as it roared its seven coach train up into the high seventies, which it then held until braking for the Lancaster stop. One night, it was a Class 25 and it couldn't come close to the Black Five's level of performance. Mind you, the "Black Fives" were "something else" to use a modern term - one of the most brilliant designs ever. 5 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted Tuesday at 08:06 Posted Tuesday at 08:06 Hi @Darius43 - another masterpiece! I'd love to know how the metal body kits differ in weight from a comparable RTR model? Am guessing the finished models are much heavier, so does that translate into greater pulling power? Quote
Darius43 Posted Tuesday at 09:24 Author Posted Tuesday at 09:24 I suppose it depends on how good the motor is. I’ve been using RTR chassis under the bodies - mainly Lima - so it’s touch and go whether it can move itself, let alone a train. Someone on RMWeb motorised an MTK Class 40 using two Lima motor bogies and said it ran fine. Cheers Darius Quote
leslie10646 Posted Tuesday at 12:43 Posted Tuesday at 12:43 Hi Darius Tongue firmly in cheek - TWO Lima motor bogies? That should pull twelve at 100mph ....... 3 Quote
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