Louvre Doors

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Louvre Doors

Post by frank3447 » Tue Sep 01, 2020 10:43 am

Hello.
Any ideas on how I would make louvre doors the type found on a lot of diesel shunters etc..? I'm modelling using Plasticard or tinplate. Scale 16mm, Thanks.

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Re: Louvre Doors

Post by bambuko » Tue Sep 01, 2020 3:13 pm

Assuming that you can borrow it from your local library (I know - long shot) Gerald Wingrove's "The Complete Car Modeller 2" on pages 83-84 explains in detail how he produced louvres for his Bugatti.
His model is scaled at 1:15 so roughly comparable to your 16mm scale (1:19).
He makes the body from brass, but that should not be too different from your tinplate?

Can't help you with Plasticard, but I am sure others here will.

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Re: Louvre Doors

Post by frank3447 » Mon Oct 05, 2020 10:36 am

Hello.
Sorry for the late reply. Thanks for your advice I managed to find some brass ones from 'Garden Railway Specialist' and jolly good they are too. :D

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Re: Louvre Doors

Post by bambuko » Tue Oct 06, 2020 1:50 pm

You are welcome frank3447 :thumbleft:

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Re: Louvre Doors

Post by ge_rik » Tue Oct 06, 2020 2:31 pm

I've used the louvre mouldings from Cambrian Models for my plasticard builds
https://www.cambrianmodelrail.co.uk/sto ... -p95145072

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Edit: PS Sorry, just seen you've found some at GRS
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