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Lovely to see Paul!I've done some cheeky reskins. If I can, so can you!
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They certainly look to be an interesting collection Spitfire. I haven't had a proper look at them yet to see how they are set up with regard to engine specs and the like.Not my stuff but worthy of a shout since most are pre-grouping engines some no doubt maybe interested in.
And yes they are reskinable : D
Not my stuff but worthy of a shout since most are pre-grouping engines some no doubt maybe interested in.
And yes they are reskinable : D
Glad you all enjoy them as it really lovely people are now moving to UK content a little more.I had a look out of interest at the 3F and 2P as they were commonly seen on the S&D in the 1950s. Nice enough models, with nice whistles I noticed. The locos use Skipper's 2P cab which is fine but they don't appear to have been checked as they are sunk into the ground when in cab view which is a shame. Although we don't have a 3F espec the 2P performs admirably with 2995valliant's, as you would expect, and the ability to change liveries and headcodes is nice as a lot of models from 3rd party sites don't accommodate this. GP locos for example, while providing excellent models, don't allow you to change headcodes so are somewhat limited in scope.
A weathered version of each would be excellent and to this end it is good to see that reskinning is permitted (and presumably sharing, though this would need clarification). I wonder if the author would be open to a reskin hosted on the DLS?
The only thing I've noticed on the 2P is that the front bogie doesn't properly follow the track curvature and instead appears to lean more to the right; screenshot below to illustrate what I mean. I have no clue on how this may be fixed but I would have thought it would be possible.
Otherwise a good model, thanks for bringing them to our attention.
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Cheers,
PLP
There’s a tag you add to the bogie to allow them to slide left and right, I can’t remember its name but can easily be seen in most bogie configs, adding that, would fix that issue!I had a look out of interest at the 3F and 2P as they were commonly seen on the S&D in the 1950s. Nice enough models, with nice whistles I noticed. The locos use Skipper's 2P cab which is fine but they don't appear to have been checked as they are sunk into the ground when in cab view which is a shame. Although we don't have a 3F espec the 2P performs admirably with 2995valliant's, as you would expect, and the ability to change liveries and headcodes is nice as a lot of models from 3rd party sites don't accommodate this. GP locos for example, while providing excellent models, don't allow you to change headcodes so are somewhat limited in scope.
A weathered version of each would be excellent and to this end it is good to see that reskinning is permitted (and presumably sharing, though this would need clarification). I wonder if the author would be open to a reskin hosted on the DLS?
The only thing I've noticed on the 2P is that the front bogie doesn't properly follow the track curvature and instead appears to lean more to the right; screenshot below to illustrate what I mean. I have no clue on how this may be fixed but I would have thought it would be possible.
Otherwise a good model, thanks for bringing them to our attention.
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Cheers,
PLP