The High Weald Light Railway (HWLR), ex B&MLR

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 3:18 pm

Tom:45837 wrote: Brian, not much then!! ha ha I'll happily take the directors saloon of your hands.

<panto>
Oh No You WON'T!!
</panto>

It's an absolutely SUPERB kit which I'm really looking forward to building. By the look of things it'll just slot together (unlike IP Engineering kits) and I'm looking forward to really doing it justice. I've got carpet for the saloon floor and "tiles" for the kitchen and toilet floors, and a table lamp for the middle of the table. It'll have additional lighting as well: I do wonder whether I ought to put the frosted glass in the toilet - it seems such a shame to hide all the detail!

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 3:32 pm

Yeah I wouldnt mind one either, Corr!! the Lines Management Staff aren't going to know whats hit them!!

Yeah the FfR Quarrymens kit has slots for various parts and it really helps with the kits construction and to keep things really square! And for the frosted glass in the toilet, you'll have ask the staff what they think

The lamp in the middle of the table is a good idea too, you should put little name cards on there too!!

Tom

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 3:43 pm

Tom:45840 wrote:The lamp in the middle of the table is a good idea too, you should put little name cards on there too!!

You have GOT to be JOKING!!

Hancockshire · Post by **Hancockshire** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:00 pm

MDLR:45838 wrote:<panto>
Oh No You WON'T!!
</panto>

My sergal friends & I don't like panto. Don't make me set them on you

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:25 pm

Tom wrote:
The lamp in the middle of the table is a good idea too, you should put little name cards on there too!!

You have GOT to be JOKING!!

No i wasn't i suppose they would be really fiddly

,

I've hopefully just got myself one of the VoR Matchboard Summer Bogie Coaches to go with the VoR Matchboard Brake

Tom

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:29 pm

I should think they will look really nice together

I while ago I was thinking about getting a rake because they suit each other really well.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:34 pm

Yeah I think they go together really well too

, the enclosed one looks ace

I will have to look into getting one of those enclosed ones too at some point

, the only downside like everything else in this hobby, is the cost of things

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:26 pm

Hi All,

Just a quick update as usual

I did manage to get my hands on one of the VoR Matchboard Bogie Open Summer coaches and that should hopefully be arriving tomorrow

The FfR Quarrymens Coach is still underway, theres still loads to do but im really waiting on the arrival of some Red Oxide paint

Anyway i'll let the pictures do the talking (sorry about the quality it was too dark to go outside)

I couldnt make my mind up about a livery at first, so i started painting this into HWLR Coach Livery (green sides and black ends)and gave the window frames a coat of gold paint but i changed my mind and revertted back to painting it in Red Oxide, how they used to be.

The Insides: the floor is a dark shade of green, the inside planks are brown and the benches are a light grey.

Heres one of the inside sides, brown planks with gold/brass window frames and grey seats, work is still going on this part.

Another View of one of the inside pieces

This is how i'm doing the removable roof, leaving the 2 middle roof struts in and using the 2 outer ones to make the roof removable and help it to keep its shape, in the end coach will have lighting from 2 yellow L.E.D's and figures will be included also, the battery box will be hidden between the 2 axles on the underside.

Thats all

Tom

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 6:15 pm

Hi All,

Just another quick update

The VoR Matchboard Summer Bogie Coach arrived today and construction has commenced!

Heres a couple of pics of the main body shell as it stands currently:

And heres another shot of the FfR quarrymans with its other sides in, i didnt cut the benches as well as id first hoped but its a squeeze in there, and its nothing that a bit of polyfilla or wood filla wont hide, just waiting on the paint still and the wheels from brandbright

Tom

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:20 pm

very nice, we shall have to see a pic of all your stock soon!

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:01 pm

Hi All,

Just the usual update

Right, the FfR quarrymens coach is looking smart in its new Red Oxide Livery with brown window frames

, i sent off for the paint on monday and had it by wednesday so i was impressed, it apart form a few bits of painting here and there and some passengers etc its complete =] however I am still waiting for the wheels to arrive form Brandbright

That end was still drying when I took the photos

and also the Bogies for the VoR Summer Coach and the Vac Pipes arrived on thursday after sending off the money on monday, so i was again impressed

I havent done much work on this coach soo far as I have been trying to finish off the quarrymens coach. Both sides have had their first coats of green, which has then been sanded down and the ends have both had 2 coats of black with sanding in between.

I also got around to painting and fitting the t/lamp to the rear of the VoR Guards Van

Tom

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:14 pm

very nice! nin particular like the FR quarrymans coach

spooner · Post by **spooner** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:12 pm

Were did you get the number plates on quarrymans coach?
I like them alot.Keep up the good work.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:41 pm

Thanks for the comments guys :D

why aren't you using spray paints rather than doing it all by brush?

I dunno really, I've never spray painted anything model wise, I suppose its because i've always had a tin of paint and a brush to hand so thats how its been done, I do often wondered why I spend so much time hand painting but then its something ive done ever since i've started (old habits) :D

Were did you get the number plates on quarrymans coach?

Spooner, you get 3 different pairs of plates in the kit (they are laser cut not brass, i just gave the edges a going over in brass paint) thats so you can decide what number you want the coach to be, in my kit I had numbers: 3,9 and 12, and as you might be able to see I used 12 :D

Tom

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:04 pm

Hi All,

Behold!! The Quarrymens Coach is now finished

(apart form the wheels)

Since yesterday the window frames have been given another coat, the windows have been put in and so have the sides and benches

Heres the photos:

I have come up with a cunning plan (along with some help from someone else on the NGRM forum) To sit people in the corners to cover the bad joints (my bad cutting work!) some of the gaps are also big enough to pass the wires up through to use later on for lighting

, and how the people will be sitting in the corners will also help to conceal most of the wiring

Thats all

Tom

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:12 pm

Thats some really nice work you've done there!

Keep up the good work!

spooner · Post by **spooner** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:34 pm

The coach seat were design like that for wiring

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:26 pm

So then .......

Can any of you tell me what these are? and what they will be used for? and where they'll be going and why? and they are 5x8mm

Thanks for the comments too!!

Tom

Sir Clothem Cap · Post by **Sir Clothem Cap** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:29 pm

well I see a small table and with a few players could make a great in coach scene.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:32 pm

Well Done!! someones swithced on

Now just to order a quarrymen pack from Modeltown

Tom

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