IP roundhouse 3 compartment coaches

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:55 pm

I got two of these for my birthday, so far i have got this far on one.
they arent as easy to make and paint as i though

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:37 pm

Very Tal-Y-Llyn colour scheme.

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:36 pm

hmm, the red paint seems to be going on diffrently on the other side than it did on the side in the pic

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:31 pm

Difference in the shade of colour behind? More coats may sort it?

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:39 pm

going nicely mate, look forward to seeing them finished.

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:39 pm

SillyBilly wrote:Difference in the shade of colour behind? More coats may sort it?

its ok now.

I want to do the roof removeable, which means i have to find some way of making some curved cross bits.
if i was still at school, i could use the laser cutter,,,

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:45 pm

Should be easy enough with a jig-saw and good hand eye co-ordination, I did about 20 in one go (for when I fit my coaches with removeable roofs) and it only took about an hour
Those coaches should look good when they are finished, I like the colour scheme look forward to seeing them running

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:05 pm

I cut them out with a knife.

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:45 pm

I have a cheap scroll saw in my shed. Fantastic bit of kit for cutting stuff out, especially if you need curves as its so easy to do it. Get them for about £40/50 (well mine was!).

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:08 am

I am this far now, still have to -
fit lighting
pictures
add rear lamp
glue on duckets
roof
not sure weather to paint the floor the same colour as the seats..

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:10 am

fantastic mate, I like the sound of lighting! Rig up your Edrig lamp, and those and a taillamp, and go play in the dark!

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:14 am

mhlr wrote:fantastic mate, I like the sound of lighting! Rig up your Edrig lamp, and those and a taillamp, and go play in the dark! :D

hopefully i can get it done for the december SMSEG, because if the weather holds up, we are going to run in the dark.

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 3:28 pm

I remember having to build 4 of them beggers with removeable roofs. I hated every second of it and never touched a carrige kit again. Best of luck though and hope they turn out all right.

MuzTrem · Post by **MuzTrem** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:54 pm

I don't understand why more manufacturers don't design their kits with removable roofs in mind. If I'd built my GRS Wisbech & Upwell coach as per the instructions I wouldn't be able to remove the bogies for maintainence - as I have needed to do on more than one occasion!

But on the whole I am a very satisfied IP customer, and it looks like you've made a good job of those kits so far Andy, so don't give up!

Titan · Post by **Titan** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:44 pm

ptlrcecil wrote:I remember having to build 4 of them beggers with removeable roofs. I hated every second of it and never touched a carrige kit again. Best of luck though and hope they turn out all right.

I know what you mean - I had a Tal-y-lin open third four wheeler from Tenmille. Firstly it was a little tall so the sides got shortened, and putting plastic overlays for detail on a nice wooden coach did not seem quite right, so I bought some wood strip and used that for the detail instead. It also meant I could have doors on both sides too!

After that I realised that making a coach from scratch was only going to take marginally longer, so for the next coach that is what I did.

I think Andy is doing a marvelous job mind!

Aizoon · Post by **Aizoon** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:51 pm

andysleigh wrote: I want to do the roof removeable, which means i have to find some way of making some curved cross bits.
if i was still at school, i could use the laser cutter,,,

Rather than make the roof removable, I build mine so that the body drops on to the floor. That way you're mating two flat surfaces, not two curved surfaces.

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:15 pm

what colour should i paint the seats and floor, at the moment they are the same brown as on the panneling.

i can leave the seats brown, but its the floor colour that gets me..

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:21 pm

For the floor, i'd leave it natural wood, although you can use brown paper vanished to represent lino if you want, or felt for carpet, or wood stain, however, I don't think you would find many painted floors in carriages

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:41 pm

Like laalratty said it'd be varnished, but I'm sure I've seen an "off-white" one once.

Aizoon · Post by **Aizoon** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 1:38 am

laalratty wrote:For the floor, i'd leave it natural wood, although you can use brown paper vanished to represent lino if you want, or felt for carpet, or wood stain, however, I don't think you would find many painted floors in carriages

Polyurethane varnish?

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