Etched Pixels / Ultima Model Engineering N Gauge Catalogue 2021

Etched Pixels / Ultima N Gauge Catalogue 2021 LNER Thompson Coaches

During the Second World War the LNER emergency board of directors produced a post war development plan. The 1944 report estimated that around 4600 new carriages would be required to replaced the ageing fleet. After testing a prototype coach in 1945 the new CME Edward Thompson produced a series of designs for post war all steel coaches. The LNER began building the coaches in 1945, but material shortages and lack of labour meant that it took eight years to complete the building program, much of which occurred under British Rail management. Most of the vehicles were scrapped in the mid 1960s with the last catering stock going in 1968, and the sleepers in 1970, being outlasted by the last Gresley stock.

The earlier coaches had square edged windows, the later British Rail builds had curved window edges to reduce corrosion problems.

Etched Conversion Sides

These are suitable for the older (pre Blue Ribband) Graham Farish Mark 1 coaches

UME1109S: Sides for an LNER Thompson 61'6" corridor brake third (three compartment) Period: 45 : Out of stock, £5.00: Diagram 331, 10 built 1946

UME1110S: Sides for an LNER Thompson 61'6" corridor brake third (four compartment) Period: 345 : Out of stock, £5.00: Diagram 346/376, 80 built 1947-1950

UME1111S: Sides for an LNER Thompson 61'6" corridor first Out of stock, £5.00: Diagram 332, 89 built 1946-1950

UME1112RS: Sides for an LNER Thompson 61'6" corridor third (rounded window) Period: 45 : Out of stock, £5.00: Diagram 329, 549 built 1946-1950

UME1112SS: Sides for an LNER Thompson 61'6" corridor third (square window) Period: 345 : Out of stock, £5.00: Diagram 329, 549 built 1946-1950

UME1113S: Sides for an LNER Thompson 61'6" corridor brake composite Period: 345 : Out of stock, £5.00: Diagram 345, 40 built 1947-1950

UME1114S: Sides for an LNER Thompson 61'6" full brake (BG) Period: 345 : Out of stock, £5.00: Diagram 344, 32 built 1947-1950

UME1115S: Sides for an LNER Thompson 58' corridor composite Period: 3456 : Out of stock, £5.00: Diagram 328, 130 built 1947-1950

UME1135S: Sides for an LNER Thompson 61'6" vestibule first Period: 345 : Out of stock, £5.00: Diagram 348, 3 built 1947

UME1136S: Sides for an LNER Thompson 61'6" vestibule open third (TSO) Period: 345 : Out of stock, £5.00: Diagram 330, 15 built 1946-1947

UME1137S: Sides for an LNER Thompson 61'6" vestibule third (TK) Period: 345 : Out of stock, £5.00: Diagram 349, 3 built 1947-1950

UME1138S: Sides for an LNER Thompson 61'6" vestibule open third (RTO) Period: 45 : Out of stock, £5.00

UME1139RS: Sides for an LNER Thompson 61'6" vestibule open first (RFO) (round cornered windows) Period: 45 : Out of stock, £5.00: Diagram 351, 18 built 1948-1949

UME1139SS: Sides for an LNER Thompson 61'6" vestibule open first (RFO) (square windows) Period: 45 : Out of stock, £5.00: Diagram 351, 18 built 1948-1949

UME1140S: Sides for an LNER Thompson 61'6" buffet lounge car (RB) Period: 45 : Out of stock, £5.00: Diagram 352, 2 built 1948

UME1141S: Sides for an LNER Thompson 61'6" vestibule car (RK) Period: 45 : Out of stock, £5.00: Diagram 353, 11 built 1948

UME1142S: Sides for an LNER Thompson 61'6" first restuarant (RF) Period: 45 : Out of stock, £5.00: Diagram 354, 13 built 1949-1950

UME1143S: Sides for am LNER Thompson 61'6" third pantry restuarant (RTP) Period: 45 : Out of stock, £5.00: Diagram 355, 7 built 1949

Vinyl Conversion Sides

These are suitable for the older (pre Blue Ribband) Graham Farish Mark 1 coaches for those who do not wish to paint and line the coaches. These sides have been discontinued, when the existing stock is gone that is it.

UMVC1109: LNER Thompson 61'6" corridor brake third (three compartment), crimson and cream Period: 4 : Out of stock, £4.00: Diagram 331, 10 built 1946, crimson and cream livery.

UMVM1109: LNER Thompson 61'6" corridor brake third (three compartment), maroon Period: 5 : Out of stock, £4.00: Diagram 331, 10 built 1946, maroon livery.

UMVC1110: LNER Thompson 61'6" corridor brake third (four compartment), crimson and cream Period: 4 : Out of stock, £4.00: Diagram 346/376, 10 built 1946, crimson and cream livery.

UMVM1110: LNER Thompson 61'6" corridor brake third (four compartment), maroon Period: 5 : Out of stock, £4.00: Diagram 346/376, 10 built 1946, maroon livery.

UMVC1111: LNER Thompson 61'6" corridor first, crimson and cream Period: 4 : Out of stock, £4.00: Diagram 332, 89 built 1946-1950, crimson and cream livery.

UMVM1111: LNER Thompson 61'6" corridor first, maroon Period: 5 : Out of stock, £4.00: Diagram 332, 89 built 1946-1950, maroon livery.

UMVC1112S: LNER Thompson 61'6" corridor third (square window), crimson and cream Period: 4 : Out of stock, £4.00: Diagram 329, 549 built 1946-1950, crimson and cream livery.

UMVM1112S: LNER Thompson 61'6" corridor third (square window), maroon Period: 5 : Out of stock, £4.00: Diagram 329, 549 built 1946-1950, maroon livery.

Underframe Conversion

This provides a replacement underframe for converting a Farish Mark 1 coach into a Thompson 63ft vehicle. Designed to be used with our range of vinyl sides. The kit contains etched truss rods, V hangers, and battery boxes, white metal dynamo and vacuum cylinders plus instructions and diagrams.

UMF2003: Thompson Underframe Conversion Out of stock, £4.75

Thompson Vestibule Coaches

Coach Kits (2mm)

These kits contain etched floor trussing and sides, plastic roof and ends, brass buffers, white metal detailing parts, 3D printed glue in bogie mounts, RTR Dapol Gresley bogies and NEM coupling adapters. A small amount of filling of the plastic roof is necessary.

UME1109: LNER Thompson 61'6" corridor brake third (three compartment) Period: 45 : Out of stock, £18.95: Diagram 331, 10 built 1946

UME1110: LNER Thompson 61'6" corridor brake third (four compartment) Period: 345 : Out of stock, £18.95: Diagram 346/376, 80 built 1947-1950

UME1111: LNER Thompson 61'6" corridor first Period: 345 : Out of stock, £18.95: Diagram 332, 89 built 1946-1950

UME1112R: LNER Thompson 61'6" corridor third (round cornered window) Period: 45 : Out of stock, £18.95: Diagram 329, 549 built 1946-1950

UME1112S: LNER Thompson 61'6" corridor third (square window) Period: 345 : Out of stock, £18.95: Diagram 329, 549 built 1946-1950

UME1113: LNER Thompson 61'6" corridor brake composite Period: 345 : Out of stock, £18.95: Diagram 345, 40 built 1947-1950

UME1114: LNER Thompson 61'6" full brake (BG) Period: 345 : Out of stock, £18.95: Diagram 344, 32 built 1947-1950

UME1115: LNER Thompson 58' corridor composite Period: 3456 : Out of stock, £18.95: Diagram 328, 130 built 1947-1950

UME1135: LNER Thompson 61'6" vestibule first Period: 345 : Out of stock, £18.95: Diagram 348, 3 built 1947

UME1136: LNER Thompson 61'6" vestibule open third (TSO) Period: 345 : Out of stock, £18.95: Diagram 330, 15 built 1946-1947

UME1137: LNER Thompson 61'6" vestibule third (TK) Period: 345 : Out of stock, £18.95: Diagram 349, 3 built 1947-1950

UME1138: LNER Thompson 61'6" vestibule open third (RTO) Period: 45 : Out of stock, £18.95: Diagram 350.

UME1139R: LNER Thompson 61'6" vestibule open third (RFO) (round cornered windows) Period: 45 : Out of stock, £18.95: Diagram 351, 18 built 1948-1949.

UME1139S: LNER Thompson 61'6" vestibule open third (RFO) (square windows) Period: 45 : Out of stock, £18.95: Diagram 351, 18 built 1948-1949.

UME1140: LNER Thompson 61'6" buffet lounge car (RB) Period: 45 : Out of stock, £20.95: Diagram 352, 2 built 1948.

UME1141: LNER Thompson 61'6" vestibule car (RK) Period: 45 : Out of stock, £20.95: Diagram 353, 11 built 1948.

UME1142: LNER Thompson 61'6" first restuarant (RF) Period: 45 : Out of stock, £20.95: Diagram 354, 13 built 1949-1950.

UME1143: LNER Thompson 61'6" third pantry restuarant (RTP) Period: 45 : Out of stock, £20.95: Diagram 355, 7 built 1949.

Related Products

UMC2003: Thompson coach shell (63ft) (2mm) Out of stock, £10.95

Roof, ends, floor, truss rods and torpedo vents for building a basic shell to use with third party Thompson coach side etches.

A small amount of filling of the plastic roof is needed.

UMC2003B: Thompson coach shell (59ft) (2mm) Out of stock, £10.95

Roof, ends, floor, truss rods and torpedo vents for building a basic shell to use with third party Thompson coach side etches. The roof requires trimming down for these shorter coaches.

A small amount of filling of the plastic roof is needed.

UM120: LNER (Thompson) coach buffers (pack of four) In stock, order, £1.95: For suburban coaches and vans

UM320: T pattern door handles (pack of 100) and drill plate In stock, order, £2.50

UM568: LNER lightweight bogie (one pair) In stock, order, £2.95

Etched brass. Bearings included. You will neeed wheels/axles (Ultima UM180).

Difficulty: Can be assembled with glue. Small parts.

UM569: Gresley heavy duty bogie (one pair) In stock, order, £2.50

Etched brass. Bearings included. You will need wheels/axles (Ultima UM180).

Difficulty: Can be assembled with glue. Small parts.

UM580: One pair of Dapol ready to run LNER Gresley bogies with wheels and pickups. In stock, order, £4.50

One pair of Dapol RTR bogies as used on the lightbar ready Gresley coaches. Includes mounting pin, wheels and power pickups. Preassembled.

These bogies are the version with full footboards.

UM581: NEM coupling adapters for Gresley bogies. In stock, order, £2.25: A pair of coupling adapters that snap fit onto the bogie and provide a NEM mount for couplings. Tested with the Graham Farish NEM couplers. Used in our Gresley suburban kits.

UM581B: NEM coupling adapters (glue in NEM coupling) for Gresley Bogies Out of stock, £1.50: A pair of coupling adapters that snap fit onto the bogie and provide a NEM mount for couplings. Tested with the Graham Farish NEM couplers. Used in our Gresley suburban kits. This version does not allow the coupling to be fitted and removed but provides a glue in mount. This makes it much cheaper.

UM544: Pair of Dapol bogie mounts In stock, order, £2.00: Designed to allow the Dapol bogies to be used with our etched floor coaches or when scratchbuilding.

UM731: LNER Thompson 63'6 floor Out of stock, £3.50: Etched coach floor and solebars to fit the Ultima ends and sides.

UM732: LNER Thompson 58ft floor Out of stock, £3.50: Etched coach floor and solebars to fit the Ultima ends and sides.

UM802: LNER pure white frosted glazing sheet In stock, order, £3.50: 0.15mm strips, enough for approximately ten coaches