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Post by danwoodhouse on Jan 15, 2021 16:50:41 GMT
has anyone done any of the Metro Models kits?
what is the total costs of them as i am a bit confused for all the seperate items you need to make these models
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Post by metman on Jan 15, 2021 18:40:17 GMT
No sure. They are expensive as you only get the body. The chassis and bogies are a separate cost. You then need to get transfers and glazing to finish the kit and of course paints. I was looking at a D stock model but the body alone will cost over £100 including postage! I’m going to have to scratch build the chassis and bogies. Off course the 3D prints need a serous amount of sanding down! I have got quite a lot Radley Models stuff (plenty of A stock!) They are resin bodied so need less work. www.radleymodels.com/ |
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Post by spsmiler on Jan 16, 2021 21:28:22 GMT
I was thinking of getting something from Radley Models, to compare with a Shapeways 3D model that I have bought.
Depending on the complexity of the models (and to reduce the cost) I might 'cheat' and rather than fit motors and fully detail everything below the solebar I'll model some as static items with open doors alongside a station platform!
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Post by metman on Jan 17, 2021 21:55:39 GMT
That would work. Out of interest which models are you looking at?
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Post by spsmiler on Jan 18, 2021 22:19:50 GMT
My first Radley Model is likely to be the Q38 car which I will paint white as an R38 DM - unless I am mistaken Radleys do not make an R stock equivalent of a trailer with sliding passenger doors at both ends of the car (R stock trains only had powered cars, which means DM and NDM - no trailers, as such). The windows in the middle of the cars on the post-war R Stock builds (R47, R49, R59) were a different size than those in the same position on pre-war Q38 (and O/P) trailers, many of the Q38s were later converted to become R38 driving motors. I do not have a 'perfect' set of comparative photos that show what I mean on Flickr but if you look at this train you will be able to see that the R47 has just two planes of glass in the middle bay whilst the adjacent R38 car has four panes of glass at the same location.  R47-NDM-23533-UnidentifiedR38-SloaneSq |
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Post by metman on Jan 19, 2021 20:03:58 GMT
Fear not! I am currently working on an R stock Non driving motor for Radley models and also the parts for an R38 driving motor for a conversion of the Q38 cars.
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Post by spsmiler on Jan 20, 2021 11:41:53 GMT
Fear not! I am currently working on an R stock Non driving motor for Radley models and also the parts for an R38 driving motor for a conversion of the Q38 cars. OK, good, thanks. What is needed is (if it is possible) for the sole remaining R stock car which I believe is now owned by the LT Museum to be powered-up so that the lights work. Why? The whine sound - which I think was from the electrics for the fluorescent lights. This would be recorded for use by train simulators. If possible the sound of the doors in action would also be great but perhaps it would be better to use the Q stock train (when restored) for this because there will be more than a single car. In the early 1980s I did once try to record sounds but things did not go well, my equipment let me down. I was using one of those portable 'ghetto blasters' which had a cassette tape function as well as radio and could be powered by mains, 6x D 1.5 volt batteries or direct (via lead) from car cigarette lighter, I was recording from the lineside but halfway through the recording one side packed up. I later bought a walkman type cassette player plus plug-in microphone but it was too late for these trains - and most of the train sounds I did record using this became pointless when I bought a camcorder. |
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