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Brass roofs - removable fastening?

Started by Tom Haythornthwaite, January 18, 2014, 18:32

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Tom Haythornthwaite

How can I fasten Worsley Works coach roofs such that I can remove them later (when I get around to interior detailing etc.)?
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Brian Mosby

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One way is to make a L shape that is attach to the roof & slides down the inside of the ends

another is to use the old Hornby way with a long bolt that go'd through the floor in to a nut that is attached to the underside of the roof

if the coach has partitions then these camnbe attached to the roof then add a nut to the bottem so a bolt can go through the floor in to the nut

have you a photo of the  item I may beabel to work something else out

theelliotts

I always build them so the floor is detachable from the rest of the shell, Rather than building from the bottom up build from the tol down. With care the seats can be attached to the follow and the partitions slide down between them Alternately attach the partitions to the floor with a strip between them at the top to hold them in line.

David

JulienW

Quote from: theelliotts on January 19, 2014, 04:23
I always build them so the floor is detachable from the rest of the shell, Rather than building from the bottom up build from the tol down. With care the seats can be attached to the follow and the partitions slide down between them Alternately attach the partitions to the floor with a strip between them at the top to hold them in line.

David

I build them the same way, especially as the kits are designed to have removeable floors via the 10ba screw and nut at either end. The other thing I have done on some Leek & Manifold coaches was to make an interior 'module' (floor, partitions, seats, guard's stove, etc ) from sheet plasticard that is attached to the floor using another couple of 10 ba screws.
Julien Webb - 1720

Tom Haythornthwaite

Thanks very much!  Helpful and inspirational!
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