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E140 B Set (part 1)

The Fatadder

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Yesterday saw a start at last to the modelling of the first B set for Cheddar,

Working with an Airfix b set and the notes on Tim Venton's website http://www.tventon.freeserve.co.uk/bset2.htm I am working on the following improvements:

 

Removing the fictional inner end detail

Replacing outer end detail with separate fittings

Adding missing handrails

Filling in extra guard window

Chassis improvements

new headstocks,

laserglaze (if it becomes available)

I am still unsure as to whether or not I will attempt to correct the door handles, the fact that I know it is wrong bugs me, but I am not sure it bugs me enough to fix it.

 

So far: I have removed the glazing, cutting the body retention clips off the glazing and gluing them into position. the guards window was then removed and glued in place prior to covering with filler.

 

All detail was removed from both ends, on the inner end to remove fittings that are not present on the prototype and on the outer ends to fit separate fittings in an attempt to ensure a consistency of detailing with future kit built coaches.

 

The curved headstocks were chopped off the chassis, a replacement made from 3 sections of evergreen strip and a reinforcing lump of 80thou were glued in position. Now trying to find a close up photo of the E140 type b set to identify if there is any additional bufferbeam detailing that needs to be added (along with the couplings and buffers that I have yet to buy.)

 

Chassis wise so far I have only worked on preparations, removing the incorrect battery box and the lumps representing the vac bits and replacing the length of truss that was lost with the battery box. Not sure if its needed or not (not knowing the prototype well enough) but I added cross pieces on the centre of the truss.

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I don't know if you're aware of a close coupling made by Bill Bedford for these sets that would be nice as it has the pipes between the pair of coaches.I will follow this build with interest.

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buffalo

A good start on the essential corrections! Maybe it will encourage me to dig mine out and finish them. Then again, there are too many projects on the bench already ;-)

 

I know what you mean about the door handle recesses. I've not thought of a way of doing something that would look right and be easy enough to be repeatable. Somehow I think a few hours with a dental burr would be overkill. One thought I had was to file a piece of brass rod to the recess shape and attach it to a temperature-controlled soldering iron to melt the shape into the body. Not really sure whether it would work or just make a stringy mess.

 

Nick

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The Fatadder
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I've cut similar holes in DRS loco ends for recessed multiple working sockets, by drilling holes in the 4 corners cutting it out and then fitting a square of plasticard behind it.

 

My thought is that I am planning to have at least 2 E140s and at least 1 E145, and the thought of doing that sort of work on 6 coaches is not a nice thought.

Really I think I need to see a completed one first and decide if its worth it.

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I don't know if you're aware of a close coupling made by Bill Bedford for these sets that would be nice as it has the pipes between the pair of coaches.I will follow this build with interest.

Will have a look, sounds promising. Is this still in Bill's range or in the stuff thats passed to Eileens? Again definitely sounds like something I need to see!

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Will have a look, sounds promising. Is this still in Bill's range or in the stuff thats passed to Eileens? Again definitely sounds like something I need to see!

 

When I get a minute I'll post a photo of them but I got them from here.

 

Barrie Stevenson

162 Hasland Road

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

S41 0AB

coach building services, lost wax cast coach couplings/pipes

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chrisf

One aid to cutting the recesses for the door/grab handles might be the Comet side for the C60/C62 corridor coach used as a template.

 

Chris

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