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Electra News

Updated July 26th, 2010

Annual Holidays

Please note that, due to holiday commitments, I will be unable to take any orders or answer queries between August 1st and August 23rd inclusive.

Normal service will be resumed upon my return.

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New Freightliner "Powerhaul" 90 in OO Gauge

Now available - Bodyside vinyls to decorate your Hornby OO Class 90 in the new Freightliner Livery. Other liveries are also to be made available.

Full details here

Class 302 Now Available in N Gauge

Completing the Mk1-based EMU range is the Class 302 EMU, originally used on LT+S services from London Fenchurch Street.

Full details here

Bring your N Gauge 90 up to the minute

Now available to order are vinyl overlays for 90045 in the new Freightliner corporate livery - £5.00 a set

The real thing can be seen on the Freightliner website.

Please note this is a first test application and modifications will be made to the numbers and bodyside vents, along with some minor details. These overlays have been applied directly to a Railfreight 90 shell.

 

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Change to OO Range

The bodyside panels for the Class 370 APT cut'n'shut conversions have been withdrawn pending a redesign. The current artwork makes getting an accurate cut very difficult and the failure rate is just too high at the moment.

Latest Electra Releases

Class 150/2 Bodyside Vinyl Packs now Available!

More liveries added - 28/06/10

Central Trains - formerly Anglia Railways, with Network West Midlands Branding.

Latest Northern Rail livery.

At long last, I can now offer vinyl overlays for the Class 150/2 in First Great Western "Local Lines" livery. This has been faithfully reproduced, including a plethora of place names and realistic fading of the blue from dark to light.

Other liveries are also available from the original Provincial "Sprinter" colours right up to the latest Northern Rail scheme.

Just £15.00 for a 2-car set.

 

OO Gauge Dapol Track Cleaner Overlays

Following on from the N Gauge overlays for the Tomix Track Cleaner, Iam happy to announce these are now available in OO for £10.00 a set.

Details here

 

How Green is my Valley...?

OO gauge overlays now available in the attractive Valley Lines livery - click here for more pictures.

Change of Plans

The OO Gauge overlays planned for the Class 143 and 144 are not currently planned as a major release due to the announcement of a RTR model by Realtrack Models. If you are planning a Hurst / Hornby conversion in the meantine, drop me a line, as some of these have been drawn up and can be produced to special order.

Class 313 News

A long-overdue status update on the N Gauge Class 313 EMU kit has been posted here.

 

Royal Train in N Gauge

In response to numerous requests, I have produced the Royal Train in N, with nine different Mark 2B and 3 coaches to make a complete set.

Full details are here

N Gauge

Website updated with new images of Class 438 4-TC in NSE and Met Teak Livery and some new RTR images from Carl at It's-N-Gauge

Click here

T Gauge Now Available

Available now, the first T Gauge overlays for DMU and EMUs, including Class 151 and 205 DMUs along with 377, 423 and 456 EMUs. Ideal for limited space layouts, with each coach being just over one inch long!

Full listing here.

Clean up your act!

N Gauge: Available really soon - a range of vinyl panels to decorate your Tomix / Dapol Track Cleaning car in a variety of liveries, including Network Rail, Railtrack, BR Research Dept, Network SouthEast, Civil Engineers "Dutch", Rail Blue and many more.

Details here!

Very Small Trains

Under development is a new range of T Gauge vinyls for various UK DMU and EMU types to redecorate the Japanese RTR units.

That is an N Gauge Mark 3 in the background, with a T gauge side to give an idea of just how tiny these are!

Details to follow here!

Watch this space!

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A Freight First

New this week are overlays to convert the Graham Farish Freightliner HHA coal Hopper into the National Power JMA, consisting of pre-cut, self adhesive overlays for the hopper sides in NP's distinctive blue/red/grey livery.

Available with NP branding or without, as the wagons now run under the DB Schenker (formerly EWS) banner.

Full details on the new Freight page here

If there are any other freight wagons out there, old or new, that could benefit from Electra vinyls please let me know.

I have had a suggestion of "wraps" for the Farish TEA 100t tanker in EWS and Freightliner liveries, which I am looking into but always grateful for suggestions.

EMU Page Updated

A few new units have crept onto the EMU page, giving you an idea what's planned for the rest of 2010. Good news for modellers north or south of London!

Click Here

New N Gauge Releases

Northern Belle

Add a touch of class to your layout, with the Northern Belle luxury Pullman dining train. Ideal haulage for your Dapol Class 67 but just has happy behind a 47.

Probably the most detailed train pack that Electra has produced, each coach being individually numbered and named with intricate lining and modified windows.

Available as a complete rake of 12 coaches, consisting of 6 mark 2D/E Open Firsts, 3 Mark 1 Kitchen Cars, 2 mark 3 Sleepers and a Mark 2D BSO.

You can also buy the coaches individually or in smaller numbers if your platforms aren't quite long enough!

Details here

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Electra items now available Ready to Run

Electra Railway Graphics have teamed up with It's N Gauge to produce ready to run models of our coaches.

Full details here

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British Rail Mark 4 INTERCITY Livery

A new range of sides to freshen up the Graham Farish Mark 4 Coaches and DVT in Intercity Swallow livery, giving a whole new level of detail to an older model.

Full details here

Scotrail Express Mark 3s also now available, featuring the Open Standard and Composite Open with correct livery and numbers to go with our existing mark 2 DBSO.

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OO Gauge News - Class 142 Pacer DMU Vinyls Now available

Vinyls to re-livery your Hornby Class 142 are now available, including replacement double-leaf doors. Full details here

Class 143 and 144 vinyls are due along really soon to re-livery the Hornby 142 with Hurst Models front end conversion.

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N Gauge News - Network Rail New Measurement Train

Following numerous requests, I have released sides for the Network Rail HST-based New Measurement Train, to convert the Graham Farish Mark 3 coaches and HST Power Cars.

Full details here

Continuing the Network Rail theme, Mark 1 Generator Coach 6261 is also now available in Network Rail livery to convert the Graham Farish full brake.

OO Gauge News - Class 142 / 143 / 144 Pacer Railbus Overlays

Coming Soon!

Currently on the drawing board is a new range of vinyl sides for the Hornby Class 142.

Not only will the 142 be represented, there will be a full range of sides for the Class 143 and 144 DMUs to be used in conjunction with the Hurst Models conversion parts, making the transformation that much easier.

A full range of liveries will be produced for all three classes, including Northern Rail, First Great Western and Metro-Train.

Also available as a separate item will be the twin-leaf folding doors, now fitted to all Pacer units.

Decorate your N Gauge "Dogbox"

Class 153 - First Great Western "Local Lines" Livery

Class 153 - First NorthWestern Livery

Now available to order are vinyl bodysides for the Dapol N Gauge Class 153, covering a cross section of liveries not available ready to run, including First Great Western, Northern Rail, Arriva Trains Northern, Anglia Railways, One and First NorthWestern. These simple-to apply vinyls are cut to go straight over the Dapol model with no painting or bodyshell modification required.

Full details here

Class 170 in XC and London Midland Liveries now available in N

Following numerous requests from customers, I have finally produced vinyls for the Graham Farish Class 170 in the new Cross Country and London Midland liveries.

The Cross Country 170 is available as either a 2 or 3 car unit and different numbers are available, depending if the unit is from the original Central trains or Midland Mainline fleet - these have different front end skirts.

Unlike many of our other vinyl packs, the donor bodyshells require no stripping, making these ideal for the beginner. Just a little painting around the nose end and roof is all that's needed!

Price £12.00 for a 2-car or £15.00 for a 3-car set.

BREL International Coaches Now available!

The BREL International Coaches built in 1987 and test-run on the WCML before export to Ireland in 1994. Available now in both BREL/Intercity and Irish Rail colours.

Click the image for details.

For the Irish Rail versions, click here

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Class 150/2 in N Gauge now available

I'm happy to announce that overlays for the Class 150/2 are now available for £10.00 for a 2-car set, starting with First Great Western livery. Other liveries include Scotrail, Provincial, Network Northwest, Merseyrail and Anglia Railways.

Details here

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Happy New Year!

I'd just like to wish everyone a very happy and prosperous 2010. I'm pleased to say the problems with the cutting machine have been rectified and I'm getting on with outstanding orders. If you haven't had a reply, please feel free to e-mail.

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Electra goes International

The website has been expanded to incorporate some new N Gauge overlays for overseas prototypes.

Irish Rail Mark 2 Coaches

Click here for full details

OO Class 170 - TransPennine Express Livery

Following numerous requests, I have produced vinyl overlays for the Class 170 in the striking First Transpennine Express Livery. Available now for £15.00 per 2-car set.

East Midlands Trains 158 arrives in N and OO

OO Gauge version pictured

After numerous requests, I have produced vinyls for the Class 158 in the new East Midlands Trains livery, as currently being applied to refurbished examples.

The OO gauge vinyls retail for £15.00 per 2-car set and £10.00 in N Gauge.

Why wait months (or longer) for a RTR version, when you could have your own one running after an evening or two's work?

Click here for details of the OO version, or here for N...

OO HST Cross-Country Now Available

Electra has been comisisoned to produce vinyls for the OO Gauge HST in Cross-Country Livery ! These are now available for sale

Details here

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Decorate your Dapols - Class 156 now available

By popular demand, I have produced vinyl overlays for the Dapol Class 156 Super-Sprinter. Like those produced for the Farish 150, these go straight over the existing model, with virtually no prep work required. Available in a wide variety of liveries for just £10.00 per 2-car set.

Details here

Departmental Test Coaches

Some more test coaches, including Test Car 10, Argus and Prometheus are now in the range - details here

Yet More N Gauge Sprinters

Added to the growing ranks of N Gauge 150 livery packs are prototype units 150002 in original livery and Provincial Test-Bed unit 154001

Class 950 Track Recording Sprinter DMU in N Gauge

Designed to fit the Graham Farish Class 150/1, vinyl conversion pack now available for the Class 950 2-car track recording livery, in BR Research, Railtrack and Network Rail Liveries.

Class 150/1 in N Gauge

I'm pleased to announce N Gauge overlays for the superb new Graham Farish Class 150/1 Sprinter DMU.

These vinyl packs include bodysides with separate doors and feature cut-outs to allow some of the more prominent side detail to show through - no work needs to be done on the donor vehicle watsoever and hardly any of the detail is compromised. I'm really pleased at how these have turned out.

Now a question - does anybody have any requests for a favourite 150/1 livery they would like to see (other than those already announced by GF)?

Planned liveries so far include:

 

Electra in the Press

Electra's N Gauge Class 158 livery pack is reviewed in the latest N Gauge Society Journal and also features in the Society's advert on page 51a of the September Railway Modeller (and also Model Rail and Hornby Magazine). All publicity gratefully accepted !

 

EWS Management Train Pack

Available now and just in time for the launch of Dapol's matching Class 67 and DVT, the matching Mark 3 coaches in the attractive maroon livery.

Consisting of Mark 3 Sleeper, Open First and RFM: £14.00

Parcels Railcar has Landed

I have finally tidied up the artwork for the GWR Parcels Railcar, No.34. This is a really easy conversion for the Graham Farish railcar and available in GWR Livery with the Shirtbutton Emblem and BR Crimson Livery. Price £10.00

Customer Photos Updated

Some pictures of some super-detailed N Gauge Mark 2a coaches and Northern Rail Class 158 can be seen here

Electra in the Press

Look out for the August Railway Modeller, which features a number of Electra products in the reviews section along with a picture of the OO FGW Class 153s on Penryn.

OO Gauge News

The Class 156 graphics are now ready (click here) and will be followed by the refurbished 4-CEP, after I get back from my hols!

 

Class 156 Super-Sprinter in OO

Coming Soon in OO Gauge will be a range of vinyls for the Lima / Hornby Class 156 DMU. These units have carried a huge range of liveries with many never having been attempted RTR. Planned releases include Scotrail (2008), Regional Railways North-West, Central Trains and many more.

Class 411 4-CEP in OO Gauge

Also under development is a revolutionary new concept in bodyside graphics for those units that require a more radical makeover. This will involve self adhesive, pre-cut vinyls mounted on very thin clear acetate film, which can then be glued over a suitable donor coach.

First to be available will be the Refurbished Class 411 4-CEP EMU, designed to fit over suitably modified Bachmann or Hornby Mk1 coaches. Available in a range of liveries, including Blue-Grey, Jaffa Cake, Network SouthEast, Connex and SouthWest Trains. Price to be decided but expected to be around £30.00 for a 4-coach set.

If successful, other EMU types will be sure to follow, such as the Class 421 4-CIG and Class 423 4-VEP.

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FGW Class 158 in OO

Following the successful launch of the Class 153 vinyls in OO, it seemed only natural to follow up with the Class 158. Now available is a set of vinyls to re-livery the bachmann 2-car Class 158 into the new FGW Local Lines livery. Each set comes complete with numbers and twelve appropriate destination boards.

Virtually no painting or prep work is required on the base model to bring your 158 bang up to date!

Available for just £15.00 for a 2-car set.

I've got a few other 158 re-liveries in mind but if you have any specific requests that haven't been released RTR, let me know!

 

OO Gauge is Back

You might have noticed a change to the Electra homepage, with a link to some new OO content. I'm pleased to announce my first OO vinyl product, the Class 153 DMU.

Now available: A range of high-quality bodyside vinyl overlays for the Hornby Class 153 DMU.

Priced at just £10.00 per unit (or £15.00 for a pair), you can transform your 153 into a huge variety of liveries, including the new FGW "Local Lines", London Midland and the Wessex Trains specials.

Details here...

Under development is a range of other OO Multiple Unit bodysides, with the Refurbished Class 411 4-CEP EMU due soon.

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N Gauge News

Now available

MkIID Brake Second Open in EWS Maroon livery, as currently used on Taunton - Bristol hauled services.

Under Development

VIA Rail (Canada) Renaissance stock - former "Nightstar" coaches now in use on long-distance services in Canada.

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Catching some Zzzzzzzzzs...

Big news this month is the release of night trains in two much requested liveries.

These coaches are available individually at £6.00 each or in specially priced Train Packs.

A new "Train Pack" page has been set up with details of all loco-hauled train packs now available. I'm currently re-vamping the coach pages to make the individual coach types available a lot clearer.

Class 325 Latest - Updated 08/03/09

Following a close look at the original tooling for the Class 325, we have decided not to re-use this but, instead, will be producing totally new CAD-designed tooling, featuring improved detail. This will include recessed doors on the bodysides. CAD work has commenced and a test PTS body has been produced.

The tooling is being designed to allow us to easily produce other MkIII units, with the Class 317/1, 455 and 319 planned.

Although this will mean a delay in production, the end result will be a much higher quality unit that can hold it's head up high alongside the fine RTR models now on the market.

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Locomotive Page updated with details of complete bodyside vinyl packs for the Graham Farish Class 47 and 90.

Pictures now on-line

 

Arriva Trains Wales "WAG's Express"

Livery pack now available for the new Arriva liveried MkII and MkIII coaches, now in use on the Cardiff-Holyhead services, consisting of 2x MkIID TSO, 1x MkIID BSO and MkIII RFM. All coaches carry the new dark blue livery with turquoise bodyside stripes.

Cost: £18.00 for 4-coach set.

 

EMU Pages Updated

The main Electric Multiple Unit page has been updated to include the forthcoming complete kits for the Class 313 and 325, along with a new vinyl conversion set for the Class 323 unit.

The 323 is designed to compliment the kit by Etched Pixels to convert the Farish 158/159 into the much-admired EMU.

Click here for full details.

Class 325 Comeback?

I have received a few expressions of interest in the Class 325 kit and am investigating comissioning a second batch. I shall endeavour to supply these as a complete (unpowered) kit, with bogies, wheels and couplings for around £90-£100.

The motorised chassis being developed for the 313 will fit in one of the centre cars and this will be available as a separate item.

Please mail me if you are interested.

Electra Railway Graphics Vinyl Range

News from the drawing board...

Class 47 / 57 Bodyside Overlays

On the drawing board is a set of vinyl bodyside overlays to easily re-livery the Graham Farish Class 47 and 57 into ANY other livery. I shall be producing these to order and building up the range as orders are received. The original 47 artwork is complete and I shall be doing the same for the new 47 and 57 mouldings. These overlays will be cut to allow the original windows to show through and enable the loco of your choice with minimal fuss.

New Arriva Loco-Hauled Set

Hot off the press is the new Arriva Trains West 4-coach loco-hauled set, as used on the Cardiff-Holyhead loco-hauled services. This includes 2x MkII TSO, 1x MkII BSO and MkIII RFM in the new dark blue /turquoise livery - £18.00 per set.

BR Mark 1 Bullion Van

Now available is the Mk1 high-security Bullion van, converted from a BSK - £6.00

Class 325 Bodyside Vinyls

Available now to replace the original waterslide decals for the Electra 325 - £10.00 a set.

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Class 442 "Gatwick Express"

Co-inciding with the launch of the Class 442 on Victoria - Gatwick - Brighton services, I am please to announce that vinyl bodyside overlays are now available in Gatwick Express Livery.

These graphics incorporate the new livery and the modifications made to the motorcoach for their new role.

This pack requires 5 Farish MkIII coaches and the TPM 442 conversion kit to complete.

The 442 artwork has been substantially enhanced, with much finer detail now possible, and the SWT version will be similarly treated.

Price £22.00 for a 5-car set

Locomotive Livery Packs

Take the pain out of locomotive repaints with our new loco livery packs - coming very soon!

First up will be the Class 90 Electric Locomotive, featuring one-piece bodyside overlays, with cut-outs to allow the vents and windows from the original to show through, maintaining the original detail.

The 90 packs will be available in just about any livery that has not already been produced ready-to-run, including Railfreight Distribution, One, Freightliner, Scotrail Sleeper and many more.

This is a first draft of the artwork, showing where the cut-outs will be made - you'll just need to paint the roof, ends and side vents before applying.

Similar packs are planned for the Class 47 (original and new models) and Class 91.

Price will be £6.00 per loco.

 

Class 170 Revamped

The artwork for the Class 170 Turbostar has been revamped, allowing the vinyls to fit directly over the Farish bodysides without the need for stripping. The only work you may need to do would be to repaint the end, roof and air-dam to match.

The 170 packs come complete with a self-adhesive mask to keep the windscreen safe while repainting the end and a pre-cut windscreen with yellow panels.

Anglia Railways vinyls applied directly over a GF Chiltern Railways bodyshell

Class 101 Ultrasonic Test Train Conversion

I have now updated the website with come images of the new vinyl sides on a variety of vehicles, though there is a lot more to add - in particular, post-privatisation stock. The Class 313 pages have also been updated with some images of the new vinyl sides in place on the test unit.

Just to confirm, virtually ALL Electra N Gauge products can now be ordered on pre-cut vinyl, making the job of re-liverying your coaches and units even easier than before.

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New HST Power Car Packs

I have re-vamped the HST Power car livery packs, which now incorporate a one-piece vinyl bodyside overlay, precision cut around the windows and side vents to really improve the Farish original. These are currently available in First Great Western "Fag-Packet" and Refurbished Blue, Inter-City "Executive" Livery, with other new liveries planned soon.

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Introducing ELECTRA-Stick

All Electra Railway Graphics N Gauge DMU, EMU and Coach livery packs are now available as pre-cut-self adhesive vinyl sides. No more soaking and varnishing - just peel the side off the backing paper and stick onto your coach!

These overlays are printed on photo-quality glossy vinyl and then fed into a precision cutting machine that cuts out the windows and outlines. I have been able to successfully convert the existing Electra artwork to the new format. making the odd enhancement here and there and am happy to announce that the whole range is once again available for ordering.

The good news continues...no price increases are necessary and the existing price structure has been maintained for 2008 and 2009.

Having to make all these changes to the range has meant a delay in new projects and the coming weeks will see some exciting new developments, including the release of our Class 313 EMU kit and a few surprises!

Over the next few days, I shall be fully updating the website with photos of the new range, so please bear with me.

I'd like to thank my customers for being patient while I've been "off-line" and I'm looking forward to getting up and running again!

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For older 2008 news, please click here.