DTG Gatwick Express Class 73

[rosschris10]

Picture of the other end

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Dave

Looking very nice!
The GLV is certainly an improvement on the previous model.

So I am guessing now thanks to this post we can all agree it looks like a new in house build rather than the old one. We must all agree then it is a good product so far from the pictures if all you can complain about if it is a new build it the old one lol

[749006]

Picture of the other end

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Dave

Looking very nice!
The GLV is certainly an improvement on the previous model.

Apart from the fact it's wrong !
With virtually all BR stock the Left Hand Door has the Window with a normal door handle, the Right Hand Door has the lever to release it from the body.
The door positions on the Right Hand Side are reversed
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Peter
(as an ex train Guard it's something I noticed)

[40058]

Yep, the stock is bad, can't see how this is a winner over the older model, shame the 73 looks pretty good but the stock woeful, won't be buying this sadly

[gptech]

It's a winner because we can discuss it, we'll be able to reskin it, and it will be available. None of those apply to the original.

[40058]

It's a winner because we can discuss it, we'll be able to reskin it, and it will be available. None of those apply to the original.

That's true

[xguerra]

Picture of the other end

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Dave

Looking very nice!
The GLV is certainly an improvement on the previous model.

So I am guessing now thanks to this post we can all agree it looks like a new in house build rather than the old one. We must all agree then it is a good product so far from the pictures if all you can complain about if it is a new build it the old one lol

Yes and no. Complaining of a presumptuous nature remains to be seen.

The previous author gave them the source files. While it does look different it could always be a matter of opening the model from the source files in 3dsMax and correcting them.

[tango4262]

You can definitely tell the GLV is based on the DTG 415.

[TheAlbanach]

Hope they haven't used the same cab. The slam door emus they've made are awful I hate them. Hope they put in lots of features and good textures, like the BR155!


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[xguerra]

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New shot of the 73.

[31160]

Loving that number

[749006]

Loving that number

The 'other version' has 73009 painted inside the cab - so no better

Peter

[31160]

okie dokie

Ive done this list for nobody in particular but for all that plan to do something of interest to our new shoebox

the list below is only fitted with a sealed beam headlight,as i fear they will be non removable and without any bodywork mods

BR Green as built 73003
BR Electric Blue (or just lighter blue) 73005/109/129*/136
BR Blue 73117*/119/210/208
Large Logo 73002/006/114*/138*/207
Original Intercity 73101/103/104/111/114/117/132/134/139/140/141/205/207
Dutch 73105/107/108/110/119/131/138
InterCity Swallow 73201-213/235
InterCity Gatwick 73201-213/235
Departmental Grey 73106/108
Gatwick Express Grey 73202
Southern Railway Green 73202
Railtrack Blue & Green 73212/213
Mainline Freight Blue 73114/136
Network Rail Yellow 73138/141/212/213 (212/213 Both carried snow ploughs)
EWS 73131
Mainline InterCity small numbers 73130/201/205
EW&S 73128
Curvy South West Trains 73109/201/235
South West Trains 73109
Revised Network SouthEast 73109/126/129/133/140*
GB Railfreight 73107/109/119/136/141/204/205/206/209/212/213 (212/213 Both carried snow ploughs)
Fragonset 73107
Pullman 73101
Triple Grey 73107/128
MerseyRail Yellow 73006/906
GB Railfreight Stripes 73141/212/213 (212/213 Both carried snow ploughs)

an * after the number denotes carried in preservation only.

[749006]

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New shot of the 73.

The cab windows seem sort of Square?
Same in the first picture
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But they are more rectangle in real life

73202

73001

Peter

[47522]

Just finished having a quick play with the front windows in photoshop. Unfortunately, when the windows are corrected it pushes pretty much everything else out!

I wonder if DTG have considered altering the release schedule in order to correct these issues. The textures bug me too, it would be nice to have them up to the standard of the CL415.

WIP and all, lets see!

[TElsmore]

Slighty off-topic, but i'm going to ask anyway........I have always wondered, why do/did the 73/0's have 2 sets of Multiple working equipment on the nose, and the rest of the fleet haven't?

Cheers
Terrone.