(WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Steamcoaster · Post by **Steamcoaster** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:19 am

I'm plodding on with the IP seats...

Cutting out the seat ends was a chore as they did not want to pop out of the fret. A step too far for last cut ply methinks.

Post by **Andrew** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:24 am

Hello!

I've finished the seats now and am very pleased with the results - might try to sort some photos at the weekend. Just figures, doorknobs to the covered saloon section and a roof to go now.

Mine's based on an old IMP kit I puchased for £25 (still great value even if I have replaced half the parts with scratchbuilt ones, the price on the lid is £75), and the seats were going to be fiddly to construct and then not look a great deal like the real thing. I did ask Ivan if he could supply the IP seats but apparently the whole carriage kit is cut from a single sheet so I'd have had to buy the whole body - and that's when WVLR came to the rescue with the laser cut ends, just what I needed.

I plan to build the other NWNGR/WHR "corridor" coach at some point, the one that wasn't turned into a buffet, and that's got loads of curvy seats, the ends of which are another job for some contracted out laser cutting I reckon...

Cheers,

Andrew.

Post by **Andrew** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 1:37 pm

Hello again,

As promised, here's a photo of the seats in situ and awaiting pasengers. I had a look at some photos yesterday and saw that I should've had proper gaps between the seat slats, but nevermind...

And here are the passengers, freshly hacked up this morning. My children looked on in horror as I set about a collection of plastic toys with a Dremel fitted with a cutting disk...

One needed reducing in height (a kind of extreme tummy tuck), a couple needed knee ops (the poor things' legs wouldn't bend) and Carrie Fisher required a lower leg transplant. Several had grenades and other weaponry removed - that sort of thing just won't do in a first class carriage...

They've now been glued back together and will be patched up with Miliput later. The chap in the upper right of the picture will gain big sideburns and some suitable clothing to become Gladstone himself...

Cheers,

Andrew.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 8:47 pm

Those seats look fantastic, much better then the ones I made

WVLR · Post by **WVLR** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 8:50 pm

The seats look fine as they are Andrew, the gap between the slats on the real thing is only about 1/4 inch.

Hope the kids aren't mentally scarred after the massacre :D and they weren't their figures in the first place.

Post by **Andrew** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 9:35 pm

The Gladstone Car's not quite finished (awaiting a dry day when I'm not at work for spray priming the figures and roof) but I've made a start on the next carriage project:

These will be the sides of a pair of WHR summer cars, one "open", with no glazing, and a partially-glazed "semi-open". I'm adding the matchboarding with strips of walnut which I've not used before but which seems like lovely stuff so far. Assuming I progress at my usual rate it will be next summer at the earliest before they actually enter service!

Cheers,

Andrew

Post by **Andrew** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:21 pm

"I love you"
"I know"

Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher revisit their Star Wars romance in the balcony of my Gladstone Car model, even if the wardrobe department have got their films in a muddle and given Mr Ford his Indiana Jones costume...

Meanwhile in the saloon, William Gladstone is wondering how come he's trundling about in "his" carriage decades after his death. No wonder he looks a bit pale...

With the figures in place I've just got the roof to go and then my Gladstone Car should be finished - If the weather's good enough to get it out in the garden I'll try to post pictures this weekend.

Cheers,

Andrew.

Post by **Andrew** » Sat Feb 01, 2014 2:16 pm

Finally got the Gladstone Car finished off last week, and a brief spell of sunshine this morning enabled me to get some photos - so here it is:

Not quite as accurate as I'd like but its vermilion paintwork makes a nice change from Colonel Stephens Kentish Green, and it gives me a three coach Welsh Highland rake for the first time:

I think these will be the carriages that make up my official opening train, if I ever get enough time and decent weather to finish the railway! In the meantime there are one or two little jobs needed to bring this rake up to scratch - some minor repairs, adding "Buffet Car" signs, and turning the roof round on the brake - judging by the lamp tops it currently has a very well lit luggage compartment...

Cheers,

Andrew.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sat Feb 01, 2014 2:32 pm

Excellent work Andrew! The Gladstone Coach looks great, and fits into the rake really well

invicta280 · Post by **invicta280** » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:19 pm

Lovely coaches. I am intrigured by the seat material in Mr Gladstone's
compartment. What is it please?

Post by **Andrew** » Sat Feb 01, 2014 7:41 pm

Hello,

Glad you like the carriages. The WHHR's restored buffet and Gladstone carriages feature patterned material in the relevant areas, so I when I built mine I searched dolls house suppliers on the web for something suitable - I found some lovely stuff but it was very expensive. My wife observed that ties often have small repeated patterns, so that's what I used. This one and the one used in the first class compartment of my FfR compo (further up the thread) both belonged to my late father. It was my Dad who instilled in me a love of railways - he also had a love of nice ties, so this seemed like a fitting tribute! If you don't have a handy stash (Mum has kept Dad's for nearly 30 years!) then ties are usually available very cheaply in charity shops, you just need to trawl around for suitable patterns.

Cheers,

Andrew.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Sat Feb 01, 2014 8:44 pm

That is a lovely rake of coaches, must get round to building a Pickering brake myself, I've got a drawing but I can't seem to bring myself to get round to it

invicta280 · Post by **invicta280** » Sun Feb 02, 2014 12:46 am

Good tip about the ties for pattened material. I will check out the local charity shops.

Post by **Andrew** » Sun Feb 02, 2014 9:36 am

laalratty:96383 wrote:That is a lovely rake of coaches, must get round to building a Pickering brake myself, I've got a drawing but I can't seem to bring myself to get round to it

It was a nice one to build - square windows, and not too many of 'em! Watch the drawings though, the 7mm Association ones aren't quite right - in particular the beading above the buffer beams should be higher than it is on the sides, which would've looked better and given room for the coupling to sit more comfortably. Fortunately there are several decent photos of the ends - it's just a shame I looked at them after I'd built my model!

Andrew.

Colinjamesporter · Post by **Colinjamesporter** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 9:56 pm

Hi Andrew,
Ive been enjoying reading about your railway and the rolling stock you have been building. Hope you dont mind me asking which paint do you use for the coaches (green and red) ? It looks an exact match for the prototypes up at the Ffestiniog. I'm currently building one of I P engineerings welsh highland coaches but having trouble finding a sutible colour match.
Look forward to further updates about your railway.
Best wishes
Colin

Post by **Andrew** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:43 pm

Hello Colin,

I use Revell Matt 48 for the green and Matt 37 for the red on FfR carriages - I reckon it gives the impression of a season or two out in the elements rather than "ex works".

Glad you're enjoying the railway updates - looks like you're local so drop me a pm if you fancy dropping by to see progress (or lack of!) for yourself sometime. Nothing much will happen for a couple of weeks, two very busy weekends coming up, but I'm aiming to get the basic line complete by the end of May...

All the best,

Andrew.

Colinjamesporter · Post by **Colinjamesporter** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:23 am

Hello Andrew,
Thank you for the help with the paint colours. I will be buying some later today. Thank you for the offer of popping over to see the railway. I will take you up on it at some point. Just have to find out what im working over the next month or so then I will PM you if thats ok.?
Best wishes
Colin

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 9:00 am

More pics please

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 9:01 am

That looks like a fine line-up. Can´t wait to see what you build next.

Post by **Andrew** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 7:21 pm

Colinjamesporter:100036 wrote:Hello Andrew,
Thank you for the help with the paint colours. I will be buying some later today. Thank you for the offer of popping over to see the railway. I will take you up on it at some point. Just have to find out what im working over the next month or so then I will PM you if thats ok.?
Best wishes
Colin

No problem, you'll be welcome any time. There's not a great deal to see as yet, but I'm getting there...

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