1/148 German train-ferry van E277

Train-ferry vanTcefs, former Gbtmks 66, Diagramm E277, owned by German Federal Railway, 4-wheel van with end doors and sliding roof, built in 1964 for service between the Continent and Great Britain

• N scale 1/148

Additional parts needed

• 2 pcs weelset Graham Farish 379-412
• 2 pcs close coupler motion link PEHO #005 (www.peho-kkk.de), combine with couplers by Dapol, Fleischmann or Minitrix, while GraFar couplers don't fit
• 4 pcs anchors KUSWA #nf206 (www.kuswa.de)
• 2 pcs shunter footstep KUSWA #nf205 (www.kuswa.de)
• 2 pcs ladder
• Spring steel wire 0.15mm
• Bronze wire 0.3mm
• Sheet (metal or plastic) 0,25mm x 1mm for footboards
• 2 pcs 6mm screw nuts for ballast
• Decals http://www.modellbahndecals.de #6578 (Years 1964-1968) or
• Decals http://www.modellbahndecals.de #6579 (Years 1964-1980)

(order decals 1/160 with comment "1/148")

Construction Manual

• Clean the model carefuly, get best results by using an ultrasonic cleaning system
• To protect damageable parts the roof is sprued to the bottom of the railcar body. Disjoin the 4 sprues.
• Mount weelsets, to prevent damages to axle guide stays and brake shoes
• Mount additional parts:
  • The close coupler motion link has a spacer, which should be removed for standart buffer distance. The short coupler can be assembled in different positions to get a closer buffer distance.
  • Two ladders habe to be assembled to each left end door
  • The anchors have to be assembled to drillholes at the corners of the car
  • The shunter footsteps have to be glued to the left of each headstock
  • Two handles have to be bend and assembled to drillholes at the corners of the car
  • Eight handles belong to the 4 sliding doors
  • Two handles where needed under the roof over the top of the ladders
  • Four arrestor hooks have to be assembled under the roof corners
  • Four handles have to be bend and assembled to drillholes under the buffers
  • Unter the left sliding door two footboard supports have to be assemled
  • Two footboards have to be mounted
  • At the operator's platforms guard railings have to be assembled
• The car body has to be colourd in brown, RAL8012 "rotbraun"
• The roof has to be colourd in grey aluminium