My very own DLR Dan carriages!

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:00 pm

At stonleigh this year I picked myself a bargain at the IP stand. Their B and W carriages were going for 20 pounds each so I picked up a brake and a balcony end carriage.
In order to stop my brain from committing suicide and dribbling out of my nose due to revision and exams I started building the brake carriage over the weekend and am now waiting on the olive spray paint to arrive before I can go any further. These carriages are HUGE and far to big for my railway so by cutting the height down by 1cm and the width down by 1cm and the length down by a whole window I have brought it to within loading gauge and have tried not to distort the proportions of these beautiful carriages. This has meant an awful lot of sanding and sawing and planing but I think it looks ok.

And yes my desk is that messy...

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:12 pm

I see what you mean - that's been one HELL of a chop!

Nothing like a bit of model building to help you relax.............

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:15 pm

Everything had to be changed in several dimensions.
I will also be fitting one of my silly removable strip wood rooves and a Bond Brakes (c) air pump...

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:40 pm

Mr Bonds chopshop then. It looks good, can't tell it's been chopped just looking at it. I don't know what they look like normally but it all seems to fit in well.

90733 · Post by **90733** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:17 am

Pendo Pilot wrote:Mr Bonds chopshop then. It looks good, can't tell it's been chopped just looking at it. I don't know what they look like normally but it all seems to fit in well.

I agree, looks nice, can't tell they've been chopped.

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:28 am

Good job.

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:18 am

The Olive paint arrived today 30 hours after ordering.
Instead of Green and cream they sound very up market in the actual paint colours: Olive and Elm!
There is no holding me back. Of course I could not leave this carriage without any LASER cut components to the roof braces, buffer beams (Nice thick ones instead of the feeble ones in the kit) and the doorway gates will all be LASER cut!

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:00 pm

Got back from exam torture today at lunch so decided to do a little more work on the carriage having done some LASER cutting at school as well.

The step and LASER cut buffer beams...

The removable roof at the start of construction.
The cream stripe along the side was a last minuet "I wonder what it would look like if I..."
So I painted it. I think it looks rather smart...

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:34 pm

Looking very smart, why don't you have a go at lining out the panels? The laser cut bits look stunning as usual, good job!
As for exams, I finish tomorrow (except for an annoying german one on wednesday

) so over the weekend I hope to get something done,restarting the third bug box project and drawing out the MOTY entry. Oh, and the small matter of a bike ride from London to Brighton

90733 · Post by **90733** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:34 pm

I love them, what a job you've done with them

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:49 pm

Nice job on that Mr B!

the stripe looks really smart!

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:21 pm

great work zach. will be puka when finished

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:23 pm

So very closed to finished now with lettering, numbering, padded seats, removable roof, end steps, brake pipes....

And a whole train of DVLR livery carriages!!!

Andel carriage looks very smart in DVLR livery

90733 · Post by **90733** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:27 pm

WOW, looking good

DLRdan · Post by **DLRdan** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 10:10 pm

Very nice Zach, Dad likes the furry roof. Little tip for next time, if you sand the wood beteween coats the grain doesn't swell.

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:39 pm

corrr

That IP bredgar coach looks cracking!
nice job

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Sun Oct 10, 2010 9:33 pm

Well, having updated the stock list on my website I gasped at the amount of stock I have waiting to be built! So decided to get on with it! I am not sure that some people will like my cut down version of the B and W balcony carriage, it reminds me of the balcony carriage on the launceston. It will be receiving wraugt iron style balconies soon (LASER cut of cource) with the Gold DVLR leters as per MOTY entry and will be painted in Olive and Elm.

On the topic of balcony carriages...

And yes, ther brakes DID work!

90733 · Post by **90733** » Sun Oct 10, 2010 9:44 pm

Very nice, I like

Sir Clothem Cap · Post by **Sir Clothem Cap** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:08 pm

What happened to that laser cut gate? it looked great with the lettering in it.

90733 · Post by **90733** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:31 pm

Another thing Zach, when you releasing your Bond Brakes system

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