EMU class 444

Nvincer · Post by **Nvincer** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:28 pm

Hi All,

I have been requested to build a model of a SWT Class 444 EMU. Does anyone know where I could obtain any drawings or decent pictures from which I could build an MSTS model?

Any help would be greatfully recieved

Cheers
Ben

CHAMPS04 · Post by **CHAMPS04** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:16 am

If you go onto google and click images and type class 444 a few pictures come up of them. Hope this helps and good luck.

Nvincer · Post by **Nvincer** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:13 pm

CHAMPS04 wrote:If you go onto google and click images and type class 444 a few pictures come up of them. Hope this helps and good luck.

Thanks

Ben

enotayokel · Post by **enotayokel** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:07 pm

Some pics
http://www.semg.org.uk/gallery/class444_03.html

Nvincer · Post by **Nvincer** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:09 pm

enotayokel wrote:Some pics
http://www.semg.org.uk/gallery/class444_03.html

Thanks for that link - The model is now progressing (It's not very good but it was requested so I'll endevour to complete!!!)

Any pics like the site above will be helpful so thanks again!!

Cheers
Ben

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 10:44 pm

My dad has some photos at http://the-siding.co.uk/class444/pages/ ... thumbs.htm

enotayokel · Post by **enotayokel** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 12:34 am

http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/gb/ele ... 4/pix.html

Some more

Front End detail

tydev417 · Post by **tydev417** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 4:40 am

I thought Making Tracks already has it near completed locked up somewhere?

taken by dave (ccsdc), Dorset Coast

Look to the far left

Nvincer · Post by **Nvincer** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 11:06 am

Thanks for all of the links

Oh, there's soon to be one available - I didn't realise

Ben

JonPotter · Post by **JonPotter** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 11:44 am

There's a very similar 450 already available of course - on UKTS - by Making Tracks

trains2 · Post by **trains2** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 1:10 pm

tydev417 wrote:I thought Making Tracks already has it near completed locked up somewhere?

taken by dave (ccsdc), Dorset Coast

Look to the far left

Nope, that one on the far left is a private repaint of the 450 that I did. I hoped it could be included in the DC CD, but permission was not given. I still gave it to the CD members anyway as a contribution.

MT have done a 444, but it hasn't been released, so you don't need to worry about it.

Rich

Nvincer · Post by **Nvincer** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 2:59 pm

trains2 wrote: MT have done a 444, but it hasn't been released, so you don't need to worry about it.

I take it its not freeware? If it isn't then I'll be carrying on with my one for people who don't want to pay for it or get the pack it's included with. It's not going to be the best model ever released but it will fill a possible freeware gap in the market.

Ben

xfo10 · Post by **xfo10** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 3:07 pm

Nvincer, I hope you do continue with the model, the 444 is extremely sought after, especially with Dorest Coast! The thing is that since MT have announced that they're going to be covering the South West mainline's, they will probably keep their 444 under wraps for the forseeable future. Do Dave's DC route, and its many fans, will be very, VERY greatfull for your efforts! Even a 'poor' model, which I'm sure it won't be is better than nothing at all when you're trying to create a realistic activity,

thomascairns · Post by **thomascairns** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 3:30 pm

You actually rarely see 444s, they run on the Portsmouth Direct, and with there being 120 450s, with 17 more to come, 444s could effectively be completely OOU for a day.

champy · Post by **champy** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 4:18 pm

erm they do run from portsmouth to waterloo via eastleigh too
and some services terminate at eastleigh from waterloo
All 444s

Jon