Tim's Excellent Trans Pennine unit

ollie · Post by **ollie** » Wed Sep 11, 2002 2:15 pm

Hi all,

Firstly thanks to Tim for his excellent 124.
I already have it dragging the blue 105 around (as 8 car) as they frequently did on the busier services.

Its nice to see this model as i used to see them most days.

I think the exhaust is about accurate for these units in the late 70's..

Thanks again Tim , much appreciated,

Ollie

Timcourt1 · Post by **Timcourt1** » Wed Sep 11, 2002 3:26 pm

Ollie,

Thanks for the compliment, htis was my first TSM train project, I'll be making the Trailer brake second to go with this set since in the later days they had the engines removed and went from NDMBS to TBSK.

Should have that done by the weekend.

Will also be doing the Swindon 3 car driving ends for the scottish units too!

Played with the exhausts so you got different amounts for the DMC and NDMBS units.

Blaster · Post by **Blaster** » Wed Sep 11, 2002 6:18 pm

Well done Tim a beutiful model exelance again!!!won't be able to drive it until this weekend though as i'm moving house on saturday and am having my computer completely reinstalled with XP hopefully so i've saved all me rolling stock etc to disk ready for the move1
Any way brilleiant model keep up the good work (can't wait for my copy of MidEast to arrive)
cheers mate
Phil

TomB · Post by **TomB** » Wed Sep 11, 2002 6:28 pm

I will be downloading the next time i'm on at 8pm... have you uploaded to train-sim.com as well?

Hymek · Post by **Hymek** » Wed Sep 11, 2002 6:47 pm

Tim, that model is absaloutlly superb

Its even got the right amount of . pouring out of the exhausts which most "heritage" DMUs do

I love that touch

This is what the passengers at peterbough will be like when i go through on a non stop :drinking:

They are right, you are a spy :snipersmile:

Not only are you a brilliant route engineer but also a DMU creater as well (any chance of a 108??)

Timcourt1 · Post by **Timcourt1** » Wed Sep 11, 2002 9:13 pm

Made both driving cars with different exhaust settings since I had seen these pulling out of Leeds with one with a small amount and the others pouring it out so thought I would give it a go.

There will be other driving cars and stock uploaded for the swindon series, these are going to get ugly but I may as well do the rest now the hard one is finished!

Green 124 coming in a few days time.

johndibben · Post by **johndibben** » Wed Sep 11, 2002 10:48 pm

Couldn't see the unit sometimes because of the exhaust but its very good and the cabview is superb

crosscountry · Post by **crosscountry** » Wed Sep 11, 2002 11:05 pm

its very dark driving at night. Did they not have headlights? There is a switch in the cabview but it does sod all. Difficult to see speed limits etc!!!
Should there be lights, or am I just barking up the wrong tree?

Timcourt1 · Post by **Timcourt1** » Wed Sep 11, 2002 11:16 pm

John: Did you ever see a transpennine unit go full blast out of leeds?

I did the exhaust as I had seen them in the past - might tweak it down for the nice new green one.

Crosscountry:

I am toying with headlights and will issue a mod and updated model, just need to work out the technicalities - this was my first TSM Train project so give me a bit of time to get my self in gear.

Tim

crosscountry · Post by **crosscountry** » Thu Sep 12, 2002 12:11 am

don't tweak the exhausts..they look great.
Don't let me make you feel harrased. Its a great job. I might have a go myself.
Would I be wrong if I said that a bit of tweaking to the non powered cars would give us Mk2C coaches?

Timcourt1 · Post by **Timcourt1** » Thu Sep 12, 2002 1:26 am

The non powered cars are more like MK1's if you wanted to tweak but the side profile is too bulbous for the MK1's and the ends are too Falt for a mk 2

I will leave the coaching stock to the professionals but wouldnt mind a Crack at the XP64 stock if anyone has drawings of those.

Got the 126 etc to do from the same stock yet though

johndibben · Post by **johndibben** » Thu Sep 12, 2002 2:19 am

XP64 stock drawings .... I got 'em

E-mail them later today.

At this rate we'll all be redundant

0319 ... finally got the Warship to show in MSTS

ollie · Post by **ollie** » Thu Sep 12, 2002 7:19 pm

While we're on the subject Tim...................

Any chance of ex WR class1123 to mix with 124
And those "Cosmetically challenged 120's" .................

lol Cheers

ollie

Post by **martinhodgson** » Thu Sep 12, 2002 7:55 pm

He's already put route builders to shame... now he's taking over the modelling too!

Is this a hostile takeover

?

eddief · Post by **eddief** » Thu Sep 12, 2002 7:59 pm

Timcourt1 wrote:wouldnt mind a Crack at the XP64 stock

Who is going to reskin Cromptons 47 as the XP64 47? we need to complete the set