N scale (1:148) Northern Line 1995 stock tube train - driving motor car (powered)

1995 stock is currently used on London Underground's Nothern Line. This model depicts the driving motor car at either end of the train. It includes the body, chassis, parts for one unpowered bogie and sideframes for one power bogie.
See the Train Formation Diagram for the correct arrangement of cars and recommended position of power bogies. For a shorter four car train I suggest omitting the two UNDMs.
The model is designed to be powered using a motor bogie from a Kato Portram.
Suitable wheels and bearings for the unpowered bogie are available from Parkside Dundas:
PN66 5.1mm diameter metal wheels (pack of two)
PN67 5.1mm diameter metal wheels (pack of twenty)
PN51 Brass bearing cups (pack of twenty)

1:76 (OO/EM/P4) scale Austin Maestro - Frosted Ultra Detail version

Including detailed interior

This version features

• plastic bumpers
• "twelve hole" hubcaps
• plastic side strips
• open centred headrests

This version prints in Frosted Ultra Detail. The model is also available in Frosted Detail



Assembly Instructions

Exploded View

Front and Rear Light sprues

I recommend painting then glazing the parts prior to assembly.

There are two options for glazing. The easier method is to fix the glazing material on the inside of the bodyshell. To make glazing using this method as realistic as possible, the thickness of the body sides has been kept to the absolute minimum around the windows.
The more difficult method is to fix the glazing material within the thickness of the window openings. This is much more challenging because the material must be cut to the exact shape of the window, and there will be less support to keep it to the correct curve.

1:76 (OO/EM/P4) scale Austin Maestro - Frosted Detail version

Including detailed interior

This version features

• plastic bumpers
• "twelve hole" hubcaps
• plastic side strips
• open centred headrests

This version prints in Frosted Detail. The model is also available in Frosted Ultra Detail



Assembly Instructions

Exploded View

Front and Rear Light sprues

I recommend painting then glazing the parts prior to assembly.

There are two options for glazing. The easier method is to fix the glazing material on the inside of the bodyshell. To make glazing using this method as realistic as possible, the thickness of the body sides has been kept to the absolute minimum around the windows.
The more difficult method is to fix the glazing material within the thickness of the window openings. This is much more challenging because the material must be cut to the exact shape of the window, and there will be less support to keep it to the correct curve.

1:160 scale General Electric E33 - New Haven condition

The E33 was built by General Electric in 1955 for the Virginian Railway, where they were known as the EL-C. Following the Virginian's merger with the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1959, electrification was abandoned. The locomotives were sold to the New Haven Railroad, where they worked through successive Penn Central and Conrail ownership until scrapped in 1981.
Throughout their lives several modifications were made to the locomotives. This model depicts the E33s in the condition they were in during the New Haven period.

• Front high level multiple unit power cable support, but cable removed
• Rear high level multiple unit power cable
• Full length underframe skirting
• No box on front right walkway
• Original roof-box grill arrangement
• Original horns
• Original type pilot

Assembly Instructions

Exploded View - front and left

Exploded View - rear and right

Sprue for separate parts

Included in the model are the main body and a sprue with all the handrails and other parts which need to be added separately, as illustrated in the diagrams above.
The model is designed to fit over an Atlas Alco C628 chassis. Some metal will need to be removed from the chassis block for it to sit inside the body, and a small amount of plastic needs to be trimmed from the outer corners of the truck frames to allow them to rotate freely.
I recommend using acrylic paints for this model as they work well on the Frosted Ultra Detail plastic. Enamel paints have been reported to take an excessive amount of time to dry on Frosted Ultra Detail so should not be used.
Suitable transfers for the New Haven logos, stripes and numbers are available from Microscale Industries (Product code 60-666)