Darius43 Posted January 12 Author Posted January 12 Yellow for SYP applied and Lima chassis/bogies modified to fit. Cheers Darius 3 Quote
Darius43 Posted January 12 Author Posted January 12 Primary painting completed. Cheers Darius 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted January 14 Posted January 14 Another very unusual and interesting project Darius! 1 Quote
Horsetan Posted January 14 Posted January 14 4 hours ago, Darius43 said: Handrails fitted. I'd say the Warship is probably the best of the MTKs so far. It seems less misshapen than the others. A couple of years ago I accidentally came into possession of most of one MTK kit that I didn't even know existed, as I'd never seen it in any of the catalogues available when Colin Massingham was active. It claims to be for the WD 2-8-0 and is predominantly etched brass. The instructions refer to both the 2-8-0 and 2-10-0 variants and bears the name "Elcrappo", which Colin notoriously gave to his range of 7mm scale kits - this WD is however supposed to be 4mm scale, so the artwork may have been "shot down". I have no intention of trying to build it as I already have a Dave Bradwell WD, which is at the opposite end of the extreme when it comes to quality! I might use bits of it in to make a 2-10-0 as I've not seen an etched one built. 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted January 15 Author Posted January 15 Main cab windows cut from acetate sheet and trimmed to fit. Cheers Darius 2 Quote
Darius43 Posted January 15 Author Posted January 15 Decals and other details applied. Cheers Darius 5 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted January 15 Posted January 15 Very nice - I am always impressed that you can see the potential in something Darius when it would be very easy to write it off, great work every time! 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted January 15 Author Posted January 15 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said: Very nice - I am always impressed that you can see the potential in something Darius when it would be very easy to write it off, great work every time! Thanks Patrick. I get the most satisfaction out of rescuing and restoring a model that would otherwise have been discarded. Light weathering to finish. Cheers Darius Edited January 15 by Darius43 7 1 Quote
Horsetan Posted January 15 Posted January 15 1 hour ago, Darius43 said: Thanks Patrick. I get the most satisfaction out of rescuing and restoring a model that would otherwise have been discarded. Light weathering to finish. Have you got your hands on the MTK Western Class 52 yet? Quote
Darius43 Posted January 16 Author Posted January 16 (edited) 11 hours ago, Horsetan said: Have you got your hands on the MTK Western Class 52 yet? Not yet. MTK LMS coach repurposed as a UTA (ex NCC) coach. White metal coach ends cleaned up and glued in place. Plasticard strips used to reinforce the joints.. “Standard” chassis made from plasticard sheet and Plastruct angle sections. I used the MTK trusses but replaced the MTK bogies with Bachman LMS bogies. Roof detailing next. Cheers Darius Edited January 16 by Darius43 4 Quote
Darius43 Posted Thursday at 12:33 Author Posted Thursday at 12:33 Roof details and ironmongery fitted. Cheers Darius 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted Thursday at 16:41 Posted Thursday at 16:41 The man never stops! Nice smooth finish even with just the primer. 1 Quote
Mol_PMB Posted Thursday at 18:27 Posted Thursday at 18:27 1 hour ago, Patrick Davey said: The man never stops! Nice smooth finish even with just the primer. I'm always in awe of his rate of progress, and how he turns such unpromising components into a great looking model. I almost wish I hadn't binned my MTK Irish coaches some years ago; I could have a go at rebuilding them to a better standard. But sadly life changes left them in a landfill somewhere. 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted Thursday at 19:15 Author Posted Thursday at 19:15 Primary painting completed. Cheers Darius 5 Quote
Darius43 Posted Friday at 14:39 Author Posted Friday at 14:39 Interior made from cut and shut spare corridor coach seating. Cheers Darius 3 Quote
Darius43 Posted Friday at 16:05 Author Posted Friday at 16:05 Lining decals and light weathering to finish. Repainted and finished a Dapol Suburban coach at the same time. Cheers Darius 4 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted 17 hours ago Author Posted 17 hours ago MTK Corridor Third on the bench. Cheers Darius 3 Quote
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