That Was Close....
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28ten
Guv'nor
I was gutted when I realised, I had visions of a quickie Tetbury as I already have most of the drawings on file from a job last year. Still it saved me from another distractionDid your wallet breathe a sigh of relief?
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D7093
Guest
You could always get started on doing Tetbury, ready for when Heljan release the AC railbus later in the year.
The pulling power of these railbuses is said to be quite considerable, someone told me they had 14 MkI's in tow with no problem. That must of been quite a site
The pulling power of these railbuses is said to be quite considerable, someone told me they had 14 MkI's in tow with no problem. That must of been quite a site
28ten
Guv'nor
By the time I got home the more rational urge to make one in 1/32 had taken overYou could always get started on doing Tetbury, ready for when Heljan release the AC railbus later in the year.
The pulling power of these railbuses is said to be quite considerable, someone told me they had 14 MkI's in tow with no problem. That must of been quite a site
I didnt know the AC was coming out later, either way the model looked pretty tidy to me.
westernfan
Western Thunderer
I remember seeing a micro setup featuring black dog halt with the AC railcar in a mag way back
Pennine MC
Western Thunderer
One of Chris Leigh's, popped up in MRC quite often.
The current 'bus is the Waggonbasher (considerably easier to spell than Waggon und Maschinenbau GmbH
). If the others turn out as good, I can see a few folk being tempted.
westernfan
Western Thunderer
the ac version is due out september onwards
westernfan
Western Thunderer
By the time I got home the more rational urge to make one in 1/32 had taken over
I didnt know the AC was coming out later, either way the model looked pretty tidy to me.
I still have those 7mm drawings of the AC cars unit and did make a start on the body sides but i couldnt get them right would it be poss to laser cut the sides and cab ends from the drawings i know that you mentioned that the drawings might not have been that accurate ?
28ten
Guv'nor
I actually have a couple of weight diagrams from First Generation railbuses ( Sorry Simon, but Amazon sent me a credit an attempt to pacify me after one of their screw ups) the vehicle is just a brick on wheels, the most tricky thing is the curved window. I suspect an etch is the way to go as the windows are almost flush.
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Simon Dunkley
Guest
Will they be doing one in DCC as well?
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D7093
Guest
Buckjumper
Flying Squad
No, you can change it with a Flick Of The Switch, though you'll have to watch for shorts due to High Voltage.
Coat, gone...
westernfan
Western Thunderer
Not having enough skill to cut out the window appatures to a good enough standard by free hand was my pitfall but i bet you could zap some sides and ends in a mo hint hint . the plan was to construct a body from 1.5 mm plastikard then laminate a thin sheet of plastikard on top and wrap it around the body ends then mark out the corner windows and cut them out . well that was the plan 
the links shows the heljan preproduction model
funny colour gets coat
http://www.heljan.dk/faste_filer/mo...Modul=web622.asp&mode=laesnyhed&artikelid=308
the links shows the heljan preproduction model
funny colour gets coat
http://www.heljan.dk/faste_filer/mo...Modul=web622.asp&mode=laesnyhed&artikelid=308
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Simon Dunkley
Guest
Tsch, tsch, Adrian: you slipped up there, for what is DCC if not a high-frequency modulated DC command signal imposed over a low frequency AC power supply, providing high quality DC control?
Buckjumper
Flying Squad
But can it play Heatseeker?
28ten
Guv'nor
I have started to take a serious look at these, even if i dont build one it will help me get my head around some of the problems to build a Hymek and a 117 
Here are a couple of shots of the one stored of the GC
More from Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/w79976/ and there is a lot of information http://www.railcar.co.uk/class/acbus/acbus.htm and pictures here http://www.railcar.co.uk/class/acbus/acbus-works.htm there are also quite a few more dotted around the web
As a possible one off the 'Steph method' might work quite well and I can do all the cutting myself which will keep costs down. These shots of the frame work have been really useful as they show a slight curvature on the sides which I hadnt been able to confirm.
Here are a couple of shots of the one stored of the GC
More from Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/w79976/ and there is a lot of information http://www.railcar.co.uk/class/acbus/acbus.htm and pictures here http://www.railcar.co.uk/class/acbus/acbus-works.htm there are also quite a few more dotted around the web
As a possible one off the 'Steph method' might work quite well and I can do all the cutting myself which will keep costs down. These shots of the frame work have been really useful as they show a slight curvature on the sides which I hadnt been able to confirm.
28ten
Guv'nor
If you are curious about the size of this in 1/32 here is your answer with a 7mm Hymek
The eagle eyed might spot the flush glazing in the Hymek cab
Same length as the Hymek but taller and with more volume
The mdf cutout is going to be painted green and recycled as a door sign for one of the boys!
The eagle eyed might spot the flush glazing in the Hymek cab
Same length as the Hymek but taller and with more volume
The mdf cutout is going to be painted green and recycled as a door sign for one of the boys!