MK1 Suburban Coaches

Yorkshire Dave

Yorkshire Dave

Western Thunderer
Hi Paul,

I've never built a Westdale coach kit but looking at photos of them they appear to have punched and formed aluminium bodies which reminds me of the old 4mm scale MTK kits (Modern Traction Kits). I built a MTK 4mm 'Tin HAL' SR EMU many, many moons ago and it was not easy.
 
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southern rambler

Active Member
Hi Dave
Ok I am assuming it will be a glue together exercise due to the aluminium body?.
Although I like the fact that the sides and roof are one piece hopefully the profiles of body and roof are correct but I would of prefered the body to be brass sometimes there can be a trade off with these things.
Was wondering if the Westdale kits were renamed from the MTK kits at some point if they also did 7mm kits?
 
AJC

AJC

Western Thunderer
southern rambler said:
Hi Dave
Ok I am assuming it will be a glue together exercise due to the aluminium body?.
Although I like the fact that the sides and roof are one piece hopefully the profiles of body and roof are correct but I would of prefered the body to be brass sometimes there can be a trade off with these things.
Was wondering if the Westdale kits were renamed from the MTK kits at some point if they also did 7mm kits?
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MTK did indeed do 7mm stuff, but the Westdale kits look to be no relation.

Adam
 
AJC

AJC

Western Thunderer
southern rambler said:
Hi Adam
Thank you for clearing up that have you made a Westdale kit?.

Regards,

Paul.
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No, no good to me: 4mm modeller!

It's like this: Westdale kits - and I've seen a few - look broadly like the real thing they're supposed to represent and from what I've seen of MTK, that's... not the case. Colin Massingham did use the branding 'El Crappo' (genuinely), for a reason.

Adam
 
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southern rambler

Active Member
Hi Yorkshire Dave
Would you be able to shed some light on the Diagram numbers for the Southern Region of BRs MK2 First Corridor coaches? mainly used on Southampton Boat Trains.
I have tried to look them up on internet with no success yet.

Kind regards,

Paul.
 
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