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New First Great Western 150/2

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Harold

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Hi all,
Re-skinning for MSTS has appeared to be a habbit.

I am currently working on a new First Great Western liveried class 150/2. This was an inspiration as to what the livery on the 150's will actually be like.

Anyway, coming soon to MSTS.
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Enjoy!
 
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The liveries on the 150s will be a series of destination names that the units go to in various different colours!
 

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Like I told you yesterday the crew doors would very unlikely be DDA compliant. The only company that has done that is Arriva on their 'Sprinters'. I know you have based it on the Trainz model but you can't go by that as there is no prototype unit in the 'neon' livery.
 

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Shame that, as I think the design I used, really suited them.
Well, for those who like it and are looking forward to it, consider this ad-on to be a fictional FGW livery 150.
 

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Painting non-passenger doors defeats the point in the DDA door compliance guideline.
 

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That reskin looks good; wish that was the livery the 150's were going to be turned out in.

I was sat in the pub beer garden at Cockwood a couple of weeks back and the norm family at the table next to me commented on how awful the current 150 livery is!

BTW, isn't 150208 an Arriva unit?
 

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I like the livery, I think it would suit a 150/2. Nicely done Harold! :)

BTW, just looking at your Barrow Hill pics on your photo site - that Deltic (http://harold-baileys-rail-pix.fotopic.net/p31458564.html) in the shed is 55022, which belongs to the ELR. Barrow Hill have been overhauling it for us, and started up both engines this week for the first time! You may want to put the number in the caption...;)
 

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The neon livery is unlikely to appear on HSTs can't remeber why. On the DMUs it will be advertising livery as Tom said but with names.
 

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Rich said:
I like the livery, I think it would suit a 150/2. Nicely done Harold! :)

BTW, just looking at your Barrow Hill pics on your photo site - that Deltic (http://harold-baileys-rail-pix.fotopic.net/p31458564.html) in the shed is 55022, which belongs to the ELR. Barrow Hill have been overhauling it for us, and started up both engines this week for the first time! You may want to put the number in the caption...;)

Cheers Rich, editing the caption now, glad you like the skin.
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Dennis said:
That reskin looks good; wish that was the livery the 150's were going to be turned out in.

BTW, isn't 150208 an Arriva unit?

This unit also appeared in Scotrail livery. My re-skin for this unit was a re-skin from Scotrail 150208 (provided with the Scottish Central CD)
 

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Harold said:
This unit also appeared in Scotrail livery. My re-skin for this unit was a re-skin from Scotrail 150208 (provided with the Scottish Central CD)
It can be downloaded from UKTS too. Why not change the number?

Rich said:
55022 which belongs to the ELR.
It doesn't belong to the East Lancashire Railway - it is privately owned by Martin Walker. Just because a loco is based somewhere it doesn't make it the railway's. http://www.royalscotsgrey.com
 

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It doesn't belong to the East Lancashire Railway - it is privately owned by Martin Walker. Just because a loco is based somewhere it doesn't make it the railway's. http://www.royalscotsgrey.com

Yes, my mistake. It will be housed at the ELR, but is privatly owned. ;)
 

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Coxster said:
Like I told you yesterday the crew doors would very unlikely be DDA compliant. The only company that has done that is Arriva on their 'Sprinters'. I know you have based it on the Trainz model but you can't go by that as there is no prototype unit in the 'neon' livery.

Actually, following the Ufton Nervet crash, all entrances and exits, crew or whatever, must be painted contrasting colours, to aid the emergency services in locating them to gain access to the vehicle.
 

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Coxster said:
So you are leaving the DDA compliant crew door...?

Yeap, looks stupid without it. Remember, this is now considered as "fictional FGW" due to the issue of "DDA complaint."
 

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Harold said:
Yeap, looks stupid without it. Remember, this is now considered as "fictional FGW" due to the issue of "DDA complaint."
That train is not totally fictional as it could technically happen. The doors for sure are DDA compliant. I bet you anything that FGW will not make their crew doors DDA compliant on their finalised 150 livery as it defeats the point in DDA compliant doors.
 

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Coxster said:
I bet you anything that FGW will not make their crew doors DDA compliant on their finalised 150 livery as it defeats the point in DDA compliant doors.

Wessex did when they operated the units, so chances are FGW will as well -

http://seth.railuk.org/displayimage.php?album=12&pos=0

Those doors are used by passengers as well as crew when the units are paired up, and have the same passenger door controls as all the other doors to reflect that. I think Harold's decision to keep the "crew" door colours the same is spot on!
 

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Wooops...












I won't even attempt to argue my way out of this one ;)
 

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The end doors on the Wessex 150's have the words 'private' or 'staff access only on them (doesn't stop them being used though).

The CT refurbs (150009 at least) do not have the end door in a contrasting colour.
 
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Liam said:
The neon livery is unlikely to appear on HSTs can't remeber why. On the DMUs it will be advertising livery as Tom said but with names.

The "Dynamic Lines" livery will appear on the HST's however it will be a revised version. The FGW "local" services will recieve the "Dynamic Names"
 

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drifting OT - but never mind dynamic lines or dynamic names, FGW should perhaps concentrate on dynamic trains!

Back OT - there is something here for BVE rolling stock object creators to take note of...look at those lovely wheels, they've go a bit of width to them.
 
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