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Ffestiniog Rolling stock for the WVLR
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:28 am
by WVLR
Having already bought two of the Ffestiniog Railway locomotives (Cricceith Castle and Taliesin)
I thought it was about time I got around to building some authentic rolling stock to go behind them.
Rather than going down the complex route of building bogie coaches, I thought I'd start off with some of the
simpler 4 wheel coaches and the early style quarryman's coach seemed the perfect one to start off with.
This is the second attempt before painting, having (hopefully) sorted out one or two little problems with the previous design.
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:10 am
by MDLR
Looks fine - look out for this year's Modeller's Guide - it's on the FR and you might pick up some hints and tips from it!
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 1:47 pm
by steamie1
Lovely!
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:48 pm
by Colinjamesporter
Looks very good. I have to start off down this route myself soon.
MDLR:95750 wrote:Looks fine - look out for this year's Modeller's Guide - it's on the FR and you might pick up some hints and tips from it!
Thats handy to know.
Best wishes
Colin
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:03 pm
by Andrew
Lovely - looking forward to further progress...
What other FfR stock are you thinking of creating?
Cheers,
Andrew.
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:35 pm
by WVLR
Andrew:95762 wrote:What other FfR stock are you thinking of creating?
Owing to the number of accidents that there have been on my railway
(all down to the same driver) I think I will be building the 4 wheel timber hearse van next
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 8:14 pm
by Woodfields Light Railway
Wow wow wow! Stop right there! Was the driver a ghost the 2nd, 3rd and 4th time!!! Who ya gonna call?
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 8:19 pm
by WVLR
Woodfields Light Railway:95778 wrote:Wow wow wow! Stop right there! Was the driver a ghost the 2nd, 3rd and 4th time!!! Who ya gonna call?
No, it's Reg, accident prone and a complete idiot.
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 8:21 pm
by Woodfields Light Railway
Dammit! I've always wanted to call ghostbusters!
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:06 pm
by WVLR
Now with some paint, I used Humbrol Crimson No.20 for the body and XF-24
dark grey for the roof, the inside was stained using Radcliffs light oak
oil scumble and is waiting for it's final coat of varnish.
I just need to sort out the couplings and buffers and make the plaques for the sides (again) as I
have just drawn them out in Corel Draw, done something (I know not what) and they've vanished
and of course I hadn't got around to saving it
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 10:17 pm
by TTHLRMatt
Very Nice!
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:35 pm
by WVLR
Finished (well as much as anything ever is) detailing added and temporary IP Engineering buffers
until I can find or make something a bit more authentic.
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 7:34 pm
by Tom
Lovely!
