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Barnum Saloons, Part IV


James Harrison

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After two coats of Humbrol matt orange to begin the teaking process, I fitted the bogies. I'm using Hornby Gresley bogies for these, with the detail removed.

 

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Then returning to the teaking process, a drybrushed coat of Humbrol satin mid-brown finishes the job.

 

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At this point I tested the model on some track and found that each bogie needed a 5 gram weight fitting inside, and the body needed two 10 gram weights fitting inside the saloon just in board of the bogie pivots. This meant that the as-drawn interior couldn't be fitted.

 

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So I built the seating out of balsa wood instead.

 

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After a bit of experimenting I settled on this arrangement as being suitably robust, detailed enough to pass muster for me, and fitting over the weights in the body.

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Please could I ask what you will use for a roof? 

 

Whilst a GWR man, I have a soft spot for attractive steam-age coaching stock. 

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Very nice.

 

Thank you!

 

 

Please could I ask what you will use for a roof? 

 

Whilst a GWR man, I have a soft spot for attractive steam-age coaching stock. 

 

The drawing includes some formers for the roof profile; the intention is to build a sub-base and build the roof as a separate unit that then just drops onto the body.  The roof profile itself I'm planning to use my usual method of a paper laminate. 

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