Model 442

[960012]

I remember a couple of months ago that the Freds said they were going to build a model 442, hows it going chaps???

On a different note my dad has nearly got my little steam loco going!

 

[5872]

I remember a couple of months ago that the Freds said they were going to build a model 442, hows it going chaps???

On a different note my dad has nearly got my little steam loco going!

Very Well.

 

[Nathan]

Hmm, what a waste of a thread

No pics, reports on progress at all?

 

[Gizmogle]

I'd love to see a picture.
How big is this 442? What livery? And how much have you done of it so far?

 

[fred]

Fred you havent even started it yet why tell people lies?

 

[960012]

oooo theres guan be a fight lads, gather round!!!!

 

[Muppet]

Round 1 Ding Ding

 

[Nathan]

I dont even remember if this is a OO 442, but im sure id remember something like that!

 

[960012]

I dont even remember if this is a OO 442, but im sure id remember something like that!

its 7 1/4 or 5 inch! i fink!

 

[thomasgholmes]

Well, i`d love to see some pictures.
Good luck!

 

[trains2]

Shown it before, but I'll show it again (since I highly doubt we'll be seeing a pic of another 442 in this thread...)

Anyway heres my almost complete 442 avec 73:

 

[Gizmogle]

I've seen that before, and it really is amazing. How did you do it and how long did it take?

 

[Nathan]

I agree (again) but the one question i didnt ask last time, obviously this far away its impossible to tell the paint job, was it sprayed or brushed?

 

[thomasgholmes]

They are so good!
Maybey if you could speed up the production process you could sell them!
I lvoe the emu!

 

[kettlefan]

want one lol,

dunno what I'd do with it though

 

[Daniel]

Use it, get tired of it, sell it to TC on ebay, make hefty profit..

 

[trains2]

Thanks It took around 6 months to complete the whole thing, obviously not working solid through that! You build it up little bits at a time - the brilliance of the Hurst kit. I haven't done any work on it in a while though, it still needs fine details. It was hand painted because I dont have access to an airbrush, but when I do it will be stripped and airbrushed professionally...maybe in Gatex livery... I do have several on order to build up over my lifetime...

 

[mbonwick]

Well done. That is a work of art. Be proud of it.

 

[Gizmogle]

You should do another and see what it goes for on eBay. I reckon nearing £100 at least.

 

[trains2]

Plan was to do 3 so I could run a 5WES and a 10WES, hopefully that will happen over time. If I get into a groove for building them I could well knock them up quicker and put them on ebay - I have seen a few go on there for over £100 which weren't completely accurate, so a very well detailed model will go for quite a bit.

 

[Juniper Driver]

Very realistic Trains2 a 442 being towed by an Ed.:toothy10:

 

[thomasgholmes]

You should do another and see what it goes for on eBay. I reckon nearing £100 at least.

I would never do that.
Unless i could build another one.
I would keep the original and sell the copies.

 

[kettlefan]

knowing ebay it would be a lot more than £100!

 

[Gizmogle]

I would never do that.
Unless i could build another one.
I would keep the original and sell the copies.

That's what I said.

knowing ebay it would be a lot more than £100!

Yeah, definately. Espeically around Christmas! I guess the right couple of people have to see it and there's a bidding war, and before you know it, you're rich!

 

[kettlefan]

That's what I said.


Yeah, definately. Espeically around Christmas! I guess the right couple of people have to see it and there's a bidding war, and before you know it, you're rich!

I've seen some awful EMU models in 4mm scale go for 250 minimum. you could probably get 350/400 tops. After all, people on ebay do like to go nuts!

 

[Demps]

a few years back, i 'randomly' bought a lima 121 for £20, the next week i sold it on ebay for £150.