Emery Hill Station Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 I recently managed to pick up the old DC kits EM1 (Before the switch to resin) for £20 but it is missing the instructions, does anybody on here have them or have built one before? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee-H Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 I have an old MTK white metal EM1 but that’s probably not going to be much help to you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave75 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Is it the one with two piece bodysides and the separate cab fronts? If so I'm trying to build one like that but it way out of kilter. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emery Hill Station Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 2 hours ago, dave75 said: Is it the one with two piece bodysides and the separate cab fronts? If so I'm trying to build one like that but it way out of kilter. Yes, yes it is. This is the one I've got Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted April 2 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2 (edited) Assuming that the photo shows the total number of parts that you have, the side illustration on the printed card gives a useful guide. - The sides go together with the cabs at the outer ends. - The cab fronts go on the front. - The three roof parts go on top: the rightmost roof part in the photo is the central one; the other two are on each end with the sloped edge being the cab end. The plastic bogies shown in the photo are coach bogies (possibly Lima) and will be of no use as the axle centres won’t match those of the cast white metal bogie sides provided with the kit. Does your kit come with a chassis or are those the only parts that you have? Cheers Darius Edited April 2 by Darius43 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emery Hill Station Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 8 hours ago, Darius43 said: Assuming that the photo shows the total number of parts that you have, the side illustration on the printed card gives a useful guide. - The sides go together with the cabs at the outer ends. - The cab fronts go on the front. - The three roof parts go on top: the rightmost roof part in the photo is the central one; the other two are on each end with the sloped edge being the cab end. The plastic bogies shown in the photo are coach bogies (possibly Lima) and will be of no use as the axle centres won’t match those of the cast white metal bogie sides provided with the kit. Does your kit come with a chassis or are those the only parts that you have? Cheers Darius Those are the only parts I have as I think it was designed to use a Hornby Chassis (I think the class 90?) which I don't have. I'll probably have a go at making my own chassis using spare parts or 3d printing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Trainshed Terry Posted April 2 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2 11 hours ago, Emery Hill Station said: Yes, yes it is. This is the one I've got I wish you good luck with that as the casting are not very square, but I look forward to seeing the finished model. Terry. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anadin Dogwalker Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 I built one of the resin EM1s around 1988. By that time, assembled chassis in brass (and with spoked wheels) were provided but a year or two earlier in a Practical Model Railways article, the recommendation was to use the bogies off a Lima class 52 minus the middle axle. The motor bogie was to be attached to the roof by a popper stud. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emery Hill Station Posted May 3 Author Share Posted May 3 Finished the bodyshell, now just trying to source a chassis 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tomlinson Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 On 02/04/2024 at 12:58, Anadin Dogwalker said: I built one of the resin EM1s around 1988. By that time, assembled chassis in brass (and with spoked wheels) were provided but a year or two earlier in a Practical Model Railways article, the recommendation was to use the bogies off a Lima class 52 minus the middle axle. The motor bogie was to be attached to the roof by a popper stud. IIRC the Lima Western bogie was used on most if not all the EM1's on Deepcar, and they seemed to run fine! John. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tomlinson Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 14 hours ago, Emery Hill Station said: Finished the bodyshell, now just trying to source a chassis Judith Edge kits do pantograph etches/kits for these, if you were wondering what route to take. John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave75 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 And Michael has a thread on here, where he displayed a chassis he built for his fleet of EM1s think it's on the Wentworth Junction thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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