Modelling Class 40s
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Modelling Class 40s
After the fun of chopping up class 25s a few months back I've turned my attention to class 40s. Turns out to be much more work than the baby Sulzers as even the hybrid Lima/Bachmann body still needs plenty of work to get it 'alright'.
http://waveydaveysmodelmuddle.wordpress.com/2014/04/10/more-plastic-mangling-class-40/
Cheers
David
http://waveydaveysmodelmuddle.wordpress.com/2014/04/10/more-plastic-mangling-class-40/
Cheers
David
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I've got the MOK one. Looks fantastic though I bet something is wrong!
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The MOK 40 (and 47 for that matter) are pretty highly regarded, in the looks stakes at least. Not so sure abouth the mechanicals though.
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Jim
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Jim
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At least the nose side grill looks a lot closer to the correct size. Bachmann have got it far too wide on both the original and new versions.
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David
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Dare I saw that the particular 40 is still 00 but runs very well. There is a lot of crap spoken about the running qualities of the MOK locos. I guess it depends on the builder.
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Hardwick wrote:I've got the MOK one. Looks fantastic though I bet something is wrong!
Can I just say "you lucky lucky lucky b......".
I spoke to Dave Sharp about the MOK "40" some years ago, and he said he couldn't reproduce it now as he no longer had the artwork for it.
That would be an ecumenical matter.
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....those modelled by the Barrowmore boys on Mostyn are of an impressive standard...most variants covered and to a similar level.
Dave
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There was a MOK class 08 kit for sale on Ebay the other day.
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Simon Glidewell wrote:There was a MOK class 08 kit for sale on Ebay the other day.
Seen it. That one is likely to go sky-high, as with anything bearing the MOK label generally does.
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Horsetan wrote:Seen it. That one is likely to go sky-high, as with anything bearing the MOK label generally does.
If it's this one, 281512601484, it has reached £85.69 in only two bids - though that is still perhaps comparable to, say, a Judith Edge kit.
It seems that anything by a 'named' kit manufacturer is now a collectable item rather than something for the modeller.
It's a shame, but it has happened in other areas too - I just don't see why an opened and rather nondescript box inspires such an audience.
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martinm wrote:...It seems that anything by a 'named' kit manufacturer is now a collectable item rather than something for the modeller....
Possibly because it's not produced any more.
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Horsetan wrote:martinm wrote:...It seems that anything by a 'named' kit manufacturer is now a collectable item rather than something for the modeller....
Possibly because it's not produced any more.
Sorry to stray from the class 40 thread, but just to agree with Ivan; kits like Impetus and Falcon Brass are good examples of this. The latter is supposed to be appearing again I believe, but so often a range purchased by someone else just quietly disappears; I feel that No Nonsense Kits, now with Phoenix, is one heading that way sadly.
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Phoenixes don't always rise from the ashes.
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such as Sharman Wheels *KOF*
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Trevor Grout wrote:such as Sharman Wheels *KOF*
...or DMR, or Churchward, or BSL, or.... (add your much-missed brand here)....
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BSL became Phoenix, as marketed by the Southern Railways Group. Details of the Phoenix range are here:http://www.srg.org.uk/oldsite/phoenix.htm. Or is that just an out-of-date web page?
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John Palmer wrote:BSL became Phoenix, as marketed by the Southern Railways Group. Details of the Phoenix range are here:http://www.srg.org.uk/oldsite/phoenix.htm. Or is that just an out-of-date web page?
Believe me, it's *very* out of date. The SRG don't seem that interested in meeting their members' own needs, never mind that of the general public.
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Simon Glidewell wrote:The MOK 08 on Ebay sold for £122
Pretty much what I expected. I was out on my horse around the time bidding ended, so couldn't manage a bid using BlueHOOF Technology....and anyway, there's sod-all mobile reception in the valley below Sarratt.
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Ivan is that like bluepedal, bluepram.....
Doug
Still not doing enough modelling
Still not doing enough modelling
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Just pulled out the hybrid Bachmann/Lima/Bachmann body again. It's not looking too clever.
Think I'll stick to just correcting the Lima bodyshell in future, as advocated by the Mostyn team.
Think I'll stick to just correcting the Lima bodyshell in future, as advocated by the Mostyn team.
That would be an ecumenical matter.
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Any chance of a picture or two and why you think it's not good Ivan?
Your class 40 mods on RMWeb, along with a few others, were very useful to me when I was researching what needed doing to mine.
Cheers
David
Your class 40 mods on RMWeb, along with a few others, were very useful to me when I was researching what needed doing to mine.
Cheers
David
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waveydavey wrote:Any chance of a picture or two and why you think it's not good Ivan?
I think I might have cut back a bit too far when making allowance for a correct windscreen angle.
Your class 40 mods on RMWeb, along with a few others, were very useful to me when I was researching what needed doing to mine.
My problem is that I got distracted by other people's methods for the same model, so the hybrid isn't fully finished, which is why I really need to have another go at it.
By the same token, and after so many attempts, I chanced upon Jon Hughes' method of checking the windscreen / bonnet angles for the production Deltic, and realised that this could be used for my hybrid ProtoDeltic, so I have tried to get this one going again.
That would be an ecumenical matter.
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