One of my scratch built coaches before painting

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:29 pm

This is carriage number 5, a freelance composite coach with 4 third and one first clas compartment
The only one of my carriages to visit Boston Lodge, when I showed it to workers on kids week including sillybilly

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:30 pm

wow! that is nice! I wish Cornwall was nearer north wales!

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:41 pm

Was that one finished at Ians today.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:46 pm

It was running in the train today and it has a near twin in number 6, which has 2 first class compartments insted of one (just had to make them slightly different didn't I!)

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:08 pm

Your certainly know your way around coach building! I presume that the FfR No.11 in the photos Mr PTLR Jnr. sent me is the one you were telling me about, if so, stunning mate, how long does it take you to piece a coach together?

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:24 pm

Depends really how much time I have spare. Designing takes a couple of weeks ( I like to do drawings to work from), then making is usually some months. In the case of the obs, i obtained a drawing from adrian gray and modified it. Its been under construction since about early november, but i'm not a speedy modeller and construction can happen rapidly for a few days and then slow down to nothing

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:01 pm

laalratty wrote:Depends really how much time I have spare. Designing takes a couple of weeks ( I like to do drawings to work from), then making is usually some months. In the case of the obs, i obtained a drawing from adrian gray and modified it. Its been under construction since about early november, but i'm not a speedy modeller and construction can happen rapidly for a few days and then slow down to nothing

It's interesting comparing notes on carriage building, and it seems yours are similar to mine.

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:33 am

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:34 am

Well done!

ACLR · Post by **ACLR** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:50 am

great bit coach building there well done

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:50 pm

Here is a picture of the finished coach

And this is a picture of my latest coach, and observation car that is heavily inspired by Ffestiniog number 11 a.k.a van 4

Chris Cairns · Post by **Chris Cairns** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:18 pm

Those are some very smart looking coaches.

I particularly like the way you have made some of the windows in the open position, a realistic touch.

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:15 pm

Very nice!

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:38 pm

The windows being left open does have the benifit of there being one less window to make, in the case of the fully open ones
The windows are a real pain cos I havn't found any glue that dosn't discolour the window in some way

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:43 pm

No.11 your No.9 is beautifel!

laalratty wrote:The windows are a real pain cos I havn't found any glue that dosn't discolour the window in some way

I know what you're talking about, with PVA glue they punch out so easy unless you sandwich the plastic between two droplights, alternatively you can use araldite and be careful so that you don't smear the araldite on the plastic.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:46 pm

I find being carefull difficult when I have araldite or suplerglue on my fingers!!!!!!

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:53 pm

Even when you're extremly careful the stuf still gets on your fingers

, don't you find that annoying?

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:58 pm

Yes!!!!!

I like PVA, it peels off!!!

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:14 pm

I dont mind getting epoxy on be pinkies but superglue I hate the stuff. It leaves white marks over everything as well.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:05 pm

Marks on the windows are especially annoying, but I havn't yet managed to put superglue on paint, even when putting some coal in my Millies bunker (my luck must have been with me that day)

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One of my scratch built coaches before painting

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