02/07/2021
"He's doing rolling stock now?!"
Having got the hang of this kit-bashing malarkey (as no doubt described elsewhere), I felt it was time to tackle something different. Having already completed a Dundas Vale of Rheidol four-wheel brake van and a bogie passenger coach separately, I thought in this case, why not combine the two? After all, it seems a good bet for rolling stock kit-bashing...
A small start was made this evening, with measuring the length of the passenger coach side with that of the brake van, to try and get the proportions all correct ready for cutting...
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Placed alongside each other with the 'brake' upside down, the two were secured together with a small clamp, before the chopping commenced.
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With the passenger sides cut (and set aside; watch this space!), the 'brake' was set alongside and glued to the 'passenger', with a small strip of plastic at the top of the inside, for extra security.
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Thus:
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The two sides, before and after the guard's duckets had been fitted:
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Very nerving at first, but I was quite relieved to know that I got the measurements just about spot on. They both certainly appear to be of the same length, and will no doubt look even better once more progress is made...
More to follow of course, but early comments and/or suggestions are welcomed as always.
The running boards on the brake part appear to be more thickly moulded than those on the passenger part.
You might want to add a strip to the bottom of the running boards on the passenger part so that the thickness is the same all the way along the carriage.
Quote from: David Weber on July 02, 2021, 23:46
The running boards on the brake part appear to be more thickly moulded than those on the passenger part.
You might want to add a strip to the bottom of the running boards on the passenger part so that the thickness is the same all the way along the carriage.
Thanks for the tip! Might have to give that a go.
On the backside of the coach, there is a molded on strip of plastic near the bottom. You might want to consider continuing that on the brake van section. Then glue another strip on top, where they will butt together. This would give you some extra security along the joint at the bottom.
Jeff S.
12/07/2021
With the running boards of the 'brake' end of the coach filed down to come as close to the others as possible, the body sides were made ready for putting into grey primer, along with the other components:
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After this, it was decided to hand paint the bodysides prior to assembly, starting with the window frames.
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The floor and seats went into Humbrol 'Wood' (Code 110), while the insides of the body and ends were put into black. A 'divider' to separate the luggage and passenger compartments was also made up out of plasticard, as can be seen here (seen to the right of the coach ends):
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And finally for now, the body sides received their coats of 'BR Blue', with the running boards in black. Glazing for the windows was also added.
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More to follow shortly.