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Anyone had any experience with these kits? Quite fancy a modern FR rake but the droplight windows on the obs look way too narrow? The others look great however!

JMORG wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2017 10:28 am Anyone had any experience with these kits? Quite fancy a modern FR rake but the droplight windows on the obs look way too narrow? The others look great however!

Just seen this

They're based on what little information I could find for them as surprisingly, the FR didn't even answer my e-mails! I admit the drop lights on the observation do look rather narrow but once painted they look fine. There's an image on the company Facebook of one painted up and it looks very nice in my opinion:- https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/ ... e=5A57C637

Hope that helps!

Oh and there might be others on the way incase 102 isn't suitable for your needs Oh I do like to tease people when I've got something interesting in the works.........

Cheers,

Jon

Already on your list Jon!
Quick question though, how do you paint your MDF panels?

JMORG wrote: ↑Sun Sep 03, 2017 6:54 am Already on your list Jon!
Quick question though, how do you paint your MDF panels?

Happy days! I tend to just prime them and paint normally. No need for special attention. Some people use wood sealer but I don't tend to bother.

Cheers,

Jon

Boston Lodge carriage works seem to be a bit notorious for not working to drawings in particular, and turning one coach out a bit different to the previous one. That said, one of the guys in the carriage works was very accommodating when I measured 12/van 5 by hand a few years ago. I've just made a start on that particular project at last in the last few weeks...

I'm in Porthmadog at the moment. Can you casually visit B lodge? Would be nice to take the old man to have a look...
Anyways I had a ride in carriage 14 (ex L&B) and the new interior puts it on par with the observation cars; very nice leather seats, much better than a Superbarn.

laalratty wrote: ↑Sun Sep 03, 2017 9:11 pm Boston Lodge carriage works seem to be a bit notorious for not working to drawings in particular, and turning one coach out a bit different to the previous one. That said, one of the guys in the carriage works was very accommodating when I measured 12/van 5 by hand a few years ago. I've just made a start on that particular project at last in the last few weeks...

It isn't just the BLodge. In the days when craftsmanship reigned it was common for seeming identical vehicles to have slight differences. For example, according to Boyd (health warning) two of the IMR F21-26 series are a little longer than the others. Why? No one quite knows - perhaps Brown Marshall set the frames out a little wrong, and then rather than scrap the underframe, just made her fit! F19 and 20 were also a set of non-identical twins with one of them having more panels in the luggage van end of the vehicle than the other.

On the amateur side of things I find that if set out to make three identical wagons, they all have slight differences. It is just the way of things when you are hand building stock.

Cheers,
Peter in Va.

JMORG wrote: ↑Mon Sep 04, 2017 7:08 am I'm in Porthmadog at the moment. Can you casually visit B lodge? Would be nice to take the old man to have a look...

Not really I'm afraid, I've done a bit of volunteering at Boston Lodge and that has been what has got me in in the past. When I got the dimensions of number 12 it was an opportunist look in after seeing the coach being shunted into the old engine shed.