aclass007 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 It looks like a fine job on the build Be sure to post more photos after weathering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnthebox Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 NIR+++ How the bloody hell did I not see these before now, just fantastic work, very well done sir, a really very good job, you have totally restored my believe in repainting mk3s, & others for that matter, I did not as yet see any video as yet, !! keep those pics etc. coming, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Those flats look the dogs! I much prefer them with just the 20foot container......shows off more of that beautiful wagon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIRCLASS80 Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 Just after posting some pictures on Flickr of the 42'flats numbered and weathered. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nirailfan/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIRCLASS80 Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 Well after test running one empty flat with a heavy rake of mixed stock behind I modified the flat to run better by the following; 1.Removed the brass flat washer between the bogies and body and inserted M3 steel washers. 2.Removed the couplings from the bogies and fitted kadees to the actual body. I have been tested this arrangement for over 1 hour running forwards at a scale speed of 60MPH and backwards at 15MPH over various points and track configurations and so far no derailments. Please note my sharpest curve is 22" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aclass007 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 That sounds like a successful modification. And very useful to know! Was there much work involved in fitting the kadees to the body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIRCLASS80 Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 That sounds like a successful modification. And very useful to know! Was there much work involved in fitting the kadees to the body? I glued a small piece of plastic in between the 2 frame sides and tapped a hole M2 then fitted a Kadee 141 coupling in a Kadee coupling box. It sounds worse than it was to do. The difficult part was making sure that the coupling height worked out ok. The photos at the link attached helps to see the set up and the result on the track. It does run well with this set up for me with large curves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I glued a small piece of plastic in between the 2 frame sides and tapped a hole M2 then fitted a Kadee 141 coupling in a Kadee coupling box. It sounds worse than it was to do. The difficult part was making sure that the coupling height worked out ok. The photos at the link attached helps to see the set up and the result on the track. It does run well with this set up for me with large curves. Nice work! I did a similar job on my converted Hornby flats as the bogie mounted couplers caused nothing but problems, especially when reversing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIRCLASS80 Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 Well I have given Mousa Models Brass Etched sides a try for the IE Mk 3 Electrical Generating Van. Here is the results. Still to have couplings, glazing and transfers added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 That looks very good! Neat work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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