Modelling the 1840s in HO

Nice jo Ian. It must have been challenging to sit in those coaches when it rained. But at least the speed was low!

 

I do like your display. The backscene works very well I think.

Nice work Ian, that looks rather good! 

Thanks, Mikkel! I gather some railway companies drilled holes in the floor to let the rain out. Northern Rail passengers may moan about their Pacers, but at least they have a roof ...

BTW the backscene is a reproduction of a panoramic drawing of Brighton seafront in the 1820s. Most of the original drawing shows posh Georgian town houses, but this section seemed rundown enough for station surroundings.

Thanks, Chris. I'm now planning to make a four-class, four-coach train from the Prussia coaches:

(1) First class - simply as made by Bachmann, with no alterations;

(2) Composite - side windows on the second class compartments filled in with Milliput;

(3) Early second class - remove glazing and cut away the window frames by the doors, leaving the roof and ends on, and

(4) Third class - the coach described above.

Then (5) cram some standing figures inside one of your wagon kits to make a Fourth class Stanhope. (Companies like the GWR and LSWR initially used goods wagons to transport their poorer customers, rather than building special coaches!)

Edited March 10, 2020 by Ian Simpson

excellent stuff as always Ian

Same back at you, Killian. Your Sharpie Goods loco was a big hit on the day!