New Coaches for the WVLR
New Coaches for the WVLR
I have decided (at long last) that my railway needs some passenger
rolling stock and having been handed a couple of sketches from a friend
I have come up with these 2 designs.
Both are the same dimensions (270x100x110), the first is a balcony
coach and the second a composite brake van.
I still have some details to finalize but I'll probably plank the roof in
1.5mm thick strip wood and use small bogies with 20mm wheels.
rolling stock and having been handed a couple of sketches from a friend
I have come up with these 2 designs.
Both are the same dimensions (270x100x110), the first is a balcony
coach and the second a composite brake van.
I still have some details to finalize but I'll probably plank the roof in
1.5mm thick strip wood and use small bogies with 20mm wheels.
Mike
Wood Valley Works
http://www.woodvalleyworks.co.uk
Wood Valley Light Railway
http://www.wvlr.co.uk
Wood Valley Works
http://www.woodvalleyworks.co.uk
Wood Valley Light Railway
http://www.wvlr.co.uk
Look good mike!
If it can be made full scale it can be made 16mm
My line: http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about7200.html
My line: http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about7200.html
A bit more work now done on the balcony coach, roof made from
12mm x 1.5mm strip wood and 2mm acrylic for the windows.
I think I made a big mistake in using separate panes for the glazing
I now wish that I'd used a single strip of acrylic glued to the inside
of the frames, it would have been a lot easier and less messy to do.
12mm x 1.5mm strip wood and 2mm acrylic for the windows.
I think I made a big mistake in using separate panes for the glazing
I now wish that I'd used a single strip of acrylic glued to the inside
of the frames, it would have been a lot easier and less messy to do.
Mike
Wood Valley Works
http://www.woodvalleyworks.co.uk
Wood Valley Light Railway
http://www.wvlr.co.uk
Wood Valley Works
http://www.woodvalleyworks.co.uk
Wood Valley Light Railway
http://www.wvlr.co.uk
I made the same error with one of my IP engineering coaches. I cut out the window material into individual frames and fit them to size in the window openings. It didn't turn out as nicely as I had hoped.
Still, yours looks fine from here and I love the shape of those coaches. They look very nice indeed.
Still, yours looks fine from here and I love the shape of those coaches. They look very nice indeed.
The next coach in the range is the observation car, which is loosely
based on the WHHR's Gladstone Coach.
based on the WHHR's Gladstone Coach.
Mike
Wood Valley Works
http://www.woodvalleyworks.co.uk
Wood Valley Light Railway
http://www.wvlr.co.uk
Wood Valley Works
http://www.woodvalleyworks.co.uk
Wood Valley Light Railway
http://www.wvlr.co.uk
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