Kelvinbank, a Caledonian Railway project.

An excellent solution to the lining problem.  I’ll try it on my pre 1900 GWR coaches if I can get cream transfer paper!

Duncan

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Edited September 12, 2021 by drduncan

Might be worth having a go at printing a cream panel with the lining round it. 

Interesting technique.  Could you post some closer up pictures as and when you do the next sides?

Definitely trying this method next time I do some Caley Coaches!

Ok, a very harsh closeup.

 

 

 

 

Not perfect, but better than I could do by hand. 

Edited April 4, 2022 by Dave John

5 hours ago, Dave John said:

Ok, a very harsh closeup.

 

 

Not perfect, but better than I could do by hand. 

Thanks.  Looks good to me!

18 hours ago, Dave John said:

Ok, a very harsh closeup.

 

 

 

 

Not perfect, but better than I could do by hand. 

Looks pretty good to me.  I don't think I could achieve that standard even by following your technique, but it does seem to be a practical approach to a very difficult problem and has enabled you to produce excellent results without having to get the hang of those lining pens which I gave up on long ago.  Congratulations.  The carriage seating is pretty impressive too.

@Dave John Are you using glued construction on the coach bodies? Just noticing you painted and lined them before putting the bodies together.

 

Edited September 14, 2021 by BennyBobRM

Hi Bennybob,

 

 I put considerable effort into developing a method which would allow me to work on the coach sides on the flat then simply fit them in place. Then take them on and off again as many times as I want without any difficulty. Clean the insides, move the passengers about, that sort of thing.  

 

The simple answer is magnets, have a read of the blog two back ;

 

 

If you have look through the blog as a whole you will see that it is a continuing theme for me. Causes a wry smile and I do tend to waffle on a bit but there is method in my madness. I try to make models which are easily maintained, probably as a result of spending  lifetime trying to sort out things which are a nightmare to maintain due to bad design. 

 

So I have buildings and stock with the roofs held on by magnets. Electrical sub assemblies which slot into place. Signals which plug in and couple to the servos magnetically. Compensation beams with screw adjustment for ride height. Baseboards that lift up like a car bonnet so I can get at the gubbins underneath easily. The whole layout on castors. All for ease of maintenance. 

 

If I needed to decorate or do serious work to the room I could remove all the delicate stuff and wheel the whole layout into a different room in a few hours. 

 

As I said I waffle on a bit, but there some useful ideas in there. 

 

 

Edited September 14, 2021 by Dave John

1 hour ago, Dave John said:

there some useful ideas in there

...there certainly are and I've adopted quite a few of them and there are quite a few more I wish I'd seen before completing something - the car bonnet baseboards in particular!

 

Kit PW

Aha! That's an interesting technique, Dave, looks very good to me.  You can't see that it's double-layered either, which is a little surprising.

 

I also have some old Crafty paper, but it looks like I shouldn't be counting on that. It's a shame they closed, they had some interesting products. Thanks for the tip about Mister decal paper.

 

In the midst of all the excitement about the panels, I think your interior deserve a mention too (the coach interior, not yours!). Looks excellent.

 

Will there be passengers? Always a dilemma, I think.

 

Edited September 15, 2021 by Mikkel

Cheers Mikkel, 

 

Might be worth trying the Crafty paper, the stuff I had was about 6 years old if I remember correctly. 

 

Getting in to fit passengers is easy with the magnetic sides. I have a few of Andy Staddens seated Edwardians, but I think I will buy some more or try a few other suppliers and paint them over the winter. 

Ah yes, another good reason for magnetic sides.

 

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I've been looking at this photo and thinking it would make a nice display item in itself, when not in use. Especially if the light could be kept on. 

 

Edited December 27, 2023 by Mikkel

On 13/09/2021 at 19:05, Dave John said:

Not perfect 

It is as far as I can see!