The old Farish 'mainline' stock scales out the right width for Maunsell Restriction 1 stock which didn't have duckets. The wider Restriction 4 stock had the narrower Restriction 1 width at the luggage end, but was wider at the passenger section end. These are the brake coaches that had duckets.

The old Farish 'mainline' stock scales out the right width for Maunsell Restriction 1 stock which didn't have duckets. The wider Restriction 4 stock had the narrower Restriction 1 width at the luggage end, but was wider at the passenger section end. These are the brake coaches that had duckets.

I should probably have been clearer - I've also got a pair of brakes I've been doing (off the old rmweb thread). For those I have flattened the sides and do need duckets. I've sent some test duckets off for etching, we shall see what happens. The third does indeed not need duckets - just an interior and vents.. and a good deal of milliput where I got the join a bit out 8)

I'm afraid you've missed my point here; the coaches that Farish have (approximately) modelled are the narrower Restriction 1 type (though not the narrowest 'Hastings' Restriction 0) which didn't have duckets on the brakes. For the Restriction 4 stock your need to widen the passenger accomodation, leaving the brake section at the width it is. It is the R4 coaches with the wider passenger sections that have duckets. The R4 Thirds and Composites were simply wider all along their length.

I'm afraid you've missed my point here; the coaches that Farish have (approximately) modelled are the narrower Restriction 1 type (though not the narrowest 'Hastings' Restriction 0) which didn't have duckets on the brakes. For the Restriction 4 stock your need to widen the passenger accomodation, leaving the brake section at the width it is. It is the R4 coaches with the wider passenger sections that have duckets. The R4 Thirds and Composites were simply wider all along their length.

Sorry I don't understand what Farish coaches have to do with it ? Thats not a Farish shell.

Alan

Sorry Alan, I mistook it for the Ultima roof conversion as there were no top edges to the taller windows. My mistake! What's the shell you're using?

Its a much brutalised Mike Howarth shell (60' in 2mm so close in N). I'm trying to produce a reasonable Maunsell set and some extra oddments for Wadebridge.

Basically its Howarth coach + Ultima roof + Etched sides

then once I've got the test one to a standard I'm happy with I'll build a proper set and stick them or the right 8ft bogies.