My slightly less secret MOTY entry

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:56 pm

yeah ok, I too was thinking that painted benches looks a little too like a park bench!
Stain it is!

The outside of the carriage will be teak and the interior a light piney colour. I don't wont to spend too much on it so I will do what my railway would have done...
Use what's left in the back of the shed!
Update at the end of the weekend...

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:27 pm

Mr. Bond of the DVLR wrote:The outside of the carriage will be teak and the interior a light piney colour.

The stains aren't THAT expensive......................

Hancockshire · Post by **Hancockshire** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 2:46 pm

Wow, as usual, we've got loads of scratch built rolling stock to put kit companies to shame

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:29 pm

WOW, looking very nice.

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:51 pm

Is it a W&L pickering?

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:08 pm

It is not a W and L Pickering but as usual of free lance deign loosely inspired by allot of carriages I like. A few more pictures of today's tinkering and the balconies
The ends of the carriages have a long way to go...
The carriage used to be an IP engineering 2 compartment 4 wheeler until I got my hands on it!
The (hopefully) working brake hoses are shown in the pictures...
as well as my macbeth book and various other clutter on my computer desk.

This picture is trying to explain the linking brake hoses between carriages. One end is a male connector and the other female. The hoses are nice and flexible whilst being sturdy under pressure so should do nicely...

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:18 pm

I like the curly iron work on the balcony end - did you make it yourself??

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:21 pm

Are you going to try to make a whole train be able to brake through all the pipes then Mr Bond, if so i would love to see that!

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:25 pm

yes the "iron work" is made myself custom for the DVLR. All LASER cut of course! Miniature continuous braking is indeed the ambition. Many are calling me mad for trying it but I like a challenge!

Merddin Emrys · Post by **Merddin Emrys** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:59 pm

Mr. Bond of the DVLR wrote:yes the "iron work" is made myself custom for the DVLR. All LASER cut of course! Miniature continuous braking is indeed the ambition. Many are calling me mad for trying it but I like a challenge!

The working brakes sounds facinating, nothing mad about that and if you can understand Shakespear (which baffles me!) then the brakes will be easy

METHSSNIFFER · Post by **METHSSNIFFER** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:21 am

The balcony ends are fantastic and its amazing what a laser cutter can do.. such fine intricate work. Dont let your cat anywhere near it!! I think the trophy is yours!

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:10 pm

I think the brakes are a brilliant idea!

I wondered a while back if it was possible to do anything like that, and it looks like it's about to me answered!

Hope it goes well!

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:59 pm

Looking GREAT and as for the brakes - well...... I hope you pull that one off, can't wait to see the result

Is this still a 4 wheeler then? - any chance of an overall photo yet?

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:30 pm

'fraid to say the brakes are going to stay TOP SECRET until the show when all will be revealed. I haven't really done much to the outside yet- better get cracking!!! Next weekend- photos hopefully! Although I am a little busy watching the relaunch of sirapite, a little aveling and porter geared loco, at leicston- I'll take some pics of that for deffo. Thanks for all the kind comments- really a boost in these dreary times of revision...

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:56 pm

The brake gear is coming along nicely although I'll have to re-cut a few bits and make some new sole bars... Update soon!
Right, got allot of work done on the over all assembly. It is not after any particular prototype but has elements of allot of different ones much like all my scratch builds. I posted about it a while back- it is a tumble home sided match board balcony end carriage. Here's an over view.

I still don't want to reveal the brake system yet for fear that people would still have time to replicate it for the competition...
(although they probably aren't mad enough to do so!)
Here are some little pictures and timetables I have made for the inside!

George · Post by **George** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:45 pm

wowa thats lookin really good! keep up the gd work

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:50 am

If I was the MOTY judge, I wouldn't give you the prize, because you spelt 'Saturday' wrong on the timetable!

*woops!*

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:40 pm

*face-palm* Oh dear!
It was spelt differently in Suffolk years ago.... (nervous laughter)

90733 · Post by **90733** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:52 pm

Very nice Mr.Bond. Really like the frames with the railway named engraved on them.
Also you have to post pics of the brkes after the show

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:33 pm

Even if you get the brakes to work, what are you going to use as a vacuum pump? And have you got valves on each end of the coach?

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