Joe MCMLXI Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Can any Garden railway modeler help identify this coach please... The wheel gauge is 32mm, its approx 12" long. I would suspect it was built from a kit? around 15 years ago. It seems to have a battery powered lighting kit added, maybe for the rear lamp ?. It has two bogies to run on. Any help would be useful, as a friend whose father pasted away a couple of years ago, has come across it in the garage and wants to move it on. regards joe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypherman Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) Hi Not sure if it is a kit, But we have a very similar coach to that one running on the railway. This one is just a little longer with 4 compartments so yours could be a cut down version of this coach. Edited September 16, 2018 by cypherman 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) My guess would be a Brandbright kit, fitted to a proprietary plastic 0 gauge chassis and bogies, maybe Lima or Triang. Brandbright have redesigned their kits since laser-cutting was introduced, and I think the earlier version of their freelance Victorian coaches had a tumblehome. certainly some of the fittings look distinctly Brandbright. It might, of course, be a competent scratch build (cutting out all that panelling would require skill and patience) using commercial fittings. Edited September 16, 2018 by Nearholmer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevelewis Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I fully agree with Nearholmer, I think its definately Brandbright, I built a few in the 80s, when I was going thorough my live steam period! They did a range of different length coaches from short 4 wheel ones to long bogies coaches. I am sure that somewhere I have some photos, If I locate them I will post a couple Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Looks like a Lima tank wagon chassis. Used them on my own scratch build. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 The panelling looks much more realistic than most 16mm wooden coach kits I've seen or made - most manufacturers seem to use the same thickness of ply as they use for the main bodysides, which makes the panelling much too prominent (e.g. compare the otherwise lovely wooden kits for FR Bowsiders produced by The Lineside Hut with the real thing, or with the brass Bowsider etches available from Worsley Works). The panelling on the coach in this thread looks way better - it must either be very thin ply or card. I've never built a Brandbright coach kit, but I'm impressed if they went to the trouble to source a realistic thickness of material for the panelling. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) I found the Worsley depth too shallow. I think he etched on 60 thou, to half thickness, which simply isn’t enough at 1:19 or 1:20. I’ve got two coach kits untouched because the beading looked way too shallow. That having been said, only the better makers supply them in nice thin ply: Brandbright; IP; Atropos etc.m Just looked at the Lineside Hut website, and not only is the panelling too deep, but the fit of the parts looks rather questionable. Have you browsed Brandbright’s website ...... a lot of very nice stuff! Edited September 17, 2018 by Nearholmer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted September 23, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 23, 2018 It's a Brandbright PS 21 which was originally designed to be a four wheeler. Depending on it's age, depends on it's construction. During my time working with Richard and Shirley Longley, the bodies were routed out in house from plywood. The ply was imported from Scandinavia by the pallet load as it was far superior to anything commercially available in the UK at the time. The panelling was die cut cardboard, and if memory serves me right, was subbed out to Remploy in Shrewsbury. The decision to start laser cutting, all the parts from various thicknesses of ply was somewhat accelerated by the dies wearing out. Funnily enough, only the other day, I deleted a lot of the original art work I'd produced for photo etching stuff like the 'Liberty Belle' US outline loco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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