Tenmille L and B Coach

SpudUk · Post by **SpudUk** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:07 am

I've been fighting the temptation to abandon my 2' 6" W&LLR prototype and base my adventures on the L&B instead...you're not helping

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 10:06 am

Fantastic work. Can´t wait to see the finished result!

ikcdab · Post by **ikcdab** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 11:34 pm

What did you user to glue the framing on to the painted (?) Coach side? I have made up some Brandbright ones and stage is giving me problems!

cncmodeller · Post by **cncmodeller** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:02 pm

Yes it caused me problems too! I used epoxy resin [ araldite] [ very carefully, the slow one,] Its reasonably good but not perfect and I found on some loose bits I had to scrape back to the wood and sand the back of the strip and use white wood glue which of course is the best way to glue wood when Its unpainted.
I suppose It was the price to pay so that I didn't have to mask which never looks totally crisp.
I've done more of the centre saloon but am on holiday so will post some more pictures later this month.

ikcdab · Post by **ikcdab** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:46 pm

cncmodeller:102693 wrote:Yes it caused me problems too! I used epoxy resin [ araldite] [ very carefully, the slow one,] Its reasonably good but not perfect and I found on some loose bits I had to scrape back to the wood and sand the back of the strip and use white wood glue which of course is the best way to glue wood when Its unpainted.
I suppose It was the price to pay so that I didn't have to mask which never looks totally crisp.
I've done more of the centre saloon but am on holiday so will post some more pictures later this month.

Thats really helpful. I too used araldite in the end, and applied it very carefully with cocktail stick to the framing. It was very fiddly.
I wondering whether to use a fine syringe next time, but fear the araldite might be too thick to suck into the syringe. Anyway, i am happy with the result and now have two more coaches in build. Heres a picture of the first one.

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Post by **Andrew** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 9:52 am

Looking good!

The railway's coming along nicely - and quickly - too...

All the best,

Andrew.

Soar Valley Light · Post by **Soar Valley Light** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 9:25 pm

Very nice indeed! A lovely livery.

The railway looks just like some of those shots you see of recently constructed railways at the start of the last century.

cncmodeller · Post by **cncmodeller** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 6:23 pm

I've got back on this task again and Coach No7 is very nearly finished externally apart from painting around the edges of the open area and the corner brackets also the door handles and grab handles [ I hope Tenmille still do them ]
The next coach is No3 which I don't think I've ever seen modelled in SM32 Its the one with the open end saloon but no end windows or brake compartment.

John

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LnBmad · Post by **LnBmad** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 7:46 pm

Nice work once again! I have a model of carriage 3 in sm32 although not to quite the same level of detail as yours will be.

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 10:13 pm

A beautiful work of art and engineering in harmony!
Excellent craftsmanship, brilliant!

Post by **Andrew** » Mon Jan 19, 2015 10:32 am

Ooh, that's looking lovely, a rake of those is going to be quite a sight. I'm hoping to get a ride on the real L&B this Easter, they were still using the old Thorpe Park carriages last time I went...

Is the interior wood stained? It's a good look - I've not really got that sorted on my carriage interiors yet and have never been entirely satisfied by how they've come out.

All the best,

Andrew.

Post by **ge_rik** » Mon Jan 19, 2015 3:42 pm

qh45:107529 wrote:cncmodeller

Door handles AG219 and grab handles AG217 in brass, packs of 14 at £15.50 - tenmille - just had some.

Masterpieces in miniature! Excellent stuff.

Rik

cncmodeller · Post by **cncmodeller** » Mon Jan 19, 2015 9:05 pm

Thanks guys for your kind comments, the wood is not varnished by the way it just looks a bit dark probably due to all the laser cut engrave lines its quite a light ply in reality. I'm glad the Tenmille bits are still available. Interestingly I tried to get them interested on two invited occasions in the 1990's using what was then new technology of CAD and CNC/Laser cutting but they just didn't get the message.

John

TonyW · Post by **TonyW** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:24 am

Excellent work, but am I missing something? Their web site says the kits ARE available as GO43, GO44 and GO47...
http://www.tenmille.com/16mmNGCoachAndVan.html

TonyW · Post by **TonyW** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 1:31 pm

qh45:107548 wrote:The L&B kits are currently unavailable...

Ah, OK, thanks. I wonder why they don't mention that on their web site...

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