Hello all, another small update on the third coach in the GWR Pre-big four “hand me down” rake.

having successfully brought the carriage height down by 3mm, and the roof pitch down by another 3mm ish, I decided to have a crack at a new roof for the 4- wheeler.

It began as the above, part of a triang clerestory roof, which I split into its three sections, filing down where necessary. I had based the new roof pitch off the shape of this, so no additional filing was needed to make it sit properly. The only major work was to flatten the top section so that it would more or less fit the contour of the roofline.

I’ve now set about filling gaps to hopefully provide a seamless, shallow-curved roof for the carriage, and I have to say I’m pleased with the result so far! 

So far materials list is thus:

-X2 Hornby 4 wheel coaches (one as the subject, another for compartment divisions)

-X1 Triang Clerestory Roof

X1 Lima MK1 bogie (split into separate axles)

I think it can definitely be classed as a cut and shut model! Let me know any thoughts on the progress so far.