Today arrived two of Tebees 009 cheap and easy railcars it is made to fit the Kato 11-103 chassie
http://www.shapeways.com/model/1658488/009-short-single-ended-railbus.html?materialId=6&li=ostatus
I will not be using the 103 chassis but will be using the 104 & unpowered 104 chassis that comes in the loco & 2 coach set the 2 body will run as a 2 car set
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heres the body
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So far i have i have given the bodys a coat of Halfords filler primmer
more to follow
here are some photos of the bodys in filler primmer the one on the right has been sanded
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then 2nd one has been sanded & both have had a 2nd coact of filler primmer
I have again sanded/filed the bodys so far the time taken is a total of 15 min for each body
the body have now had a coat of gray primer & sometime tomorrow the bodys will get the upper colour sprayed on this is Rover Primula yellow (GWR cream) then monday i will mask this off & paint the lower 1/2 Vauxhall Carmine red
like this
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heres is one of the bodys in gray primmer
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got more done late last night the body got a coat of the Rover Primula yellow
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then 1st thing today i masked off the upper body & gave it a coat of Vauxhall Carmine red
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then tonight i have masked off the lower body
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& then sprayed it all black
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Then after 10 min's to dry i started to take of the masking
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then the rest
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heres trhe 2 bodys just sat on the chassis i need to make a mount as the body id made to sit on the kato 11-103 & i am using the 11-104
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I have still to paint the radiater & glaze the bodys
I have today picked up at doncaster show some works plates to add to the rear of the railcars & some brass air horns for the roof then fit seating it looks like i will 3 rows of 2+1 then a bench seat across the back & a center seat at the front for the driver
Shades of the County Donegal? Very neat work, Brian. The car spray works very well.
Quote from: tedp on February 09, 2014, 22:02
Shades of the County Donegal? Very neat work, Brian. The car spray works very well.
the filler primmer did the work 1st
tonight i have mounted the chassis & made a start adding detail
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I have cut in 2 some standard gauge coach underframe tanks to use as fuel tanks & fixit then to the chassis
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got some more done but that it for tonight
the horns fitted & fuel tanks painted
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No's fitted
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& Works plates fitted to the back of the railcars
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still need to fit the glazing & seats
Better still, Brian. What kind of couplers will you fit to the ends?
Just an idea - with both units permanently coupled, it might be possible to add working lights (http://www.009dutch.nl/archive/2005/img/railbus/pict3127.jpg). I did so using LEDs in my railcars. I know it's not something done very often, and it's tricky work, but it adds a lot of character.
Quote from: tedp on February 10, 2014, 22:24
Better still, Brian. What kind of couplers will you fit to the ends?
Just an idea - with both units permanently coupled, it might be possible to add working lights (http://www.009dutch.nl/archive/2005/img/railbus/pict3127.jpg). I did so using LEDs in my railcars. I know it's not something done very often, and it's tricky work, but it adds a lot of character.
the ones fitted for now
as to permanently coupled i would like to be abel to run them as a singal or both togetter depending on how i feel
They do look very nice!
Incidentally, you may like to know that these are blatant copies of the Wismar inspired MS casting ones produced in the 70's, though the back of mine is different.
Here is a photo of one of these thoughtfully provided by the ever-useful MickT
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Tom
Good grief Tom where did you find that photo?
The MS railcar was one of a pair of unmotorised ones built onto Jouef toastrack coach chassis that came through 009 Sales quite some time ago - I think it is at least 10 years since I took that snap as it was taken in the garden of Brian Guilmant's previous home in Chandlers Ford. Also with this pair of smaller vehicles was one of the larger Donegal style MS railcars mounted onto an N gauge bogie diesel chassis as far as I remember. As far as I know they all sold quickly and are probably still "in service" on somebody's layout!
Mick
You've posted that picture elsewhere on this forum Mick !
Yes it was one of a pair - I have two of the original railcars myself, but one is incomplete. Did try casting off the bits I had, but in the end it was a relativity simple job to recreate them in 3d and greatly expand the range.
Tom
No problems and no issues Tom, I was merely curious as to where it was unearthed as I knew I had taken the photo years before I started uploading onto my blogsite!
Mick
heres a video of a test run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMpS1sOAaVo