RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 1, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 1, 2023 Roof vents and door grab posts added. Cheers Darius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 1, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 1, 2023 Primer coat applied. Cheers Darius 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 2, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 2, 2023 Main painting completed. The roof is just placed loosely in the photos. The original Triang coach roof is sandwiched inside and the Triang roof bolts are used to hold it down in service. Cheers Darius 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 2, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 2, 2023 Home made decals printed on clear and white decal paper. Cheers Darius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 2, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 2, 2023 Decals on. Cheers Darius 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 2, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 2, 2023 (edited) Buffers and other details added to the cab end - plus bogies. Almost finished apart from the mesh grilles over the windows. Awaiting suitable mesh from the Bay of e. Cheers Darius Edited June 2, 2023 by Darius43 6 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 3, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 3, 2023 Started work on a composite coach this evening. Sides marked out on a sheet of plasticard. Windows cut out. Doors cut out. Representations of the sliding doors and window shutters glued to the inside face of the carriage sides. These are always open. Coach ends made using a plasticard master template. Vestibule walls made from 1mm thick plasticard. These have the curved profile of the carriage sides on one edge and will be glued in place once the carriage sides have been fixed to the chassis. Carriage sides fixed in place. Cheers Darius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 4, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 4, 2023 (edited) Roof constructed using plasticard and the original Triang coach roof - with the molded on roof details removed. The edge of the roof base is superglued to a sheet of 0.5mm thick plasticard. Once this glued joint has cured, the roof is rolled round to the half way point and superglued in place, then rolled around again to glue the other side. After all the glued joints have cured the excess plasticard is trimmed away and the edges cleaned up. Cheers Darius Edited June 4, 2023 by Darius43 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 4, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 4, 2023 Roof vents added and primer paint coat applied. Cheers Darius 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Smeeton Posted June 4, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 4, 2023 Fantastic modelling, Darius. I am very envious of your skill. I have to ask, will you be populating your Bombay Local like this, or will it be running ECS? Regards Ian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 4, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 4, 2023 (edited) Thanks Ian. I have a bag of model people that I obtained cheaply from a eBay seller in China back in 2016 so I plan to have people in the doorways - perhaps not as crowded as the one on your picture 😀 Cheers Darius Edited June 4, 2023 by Darius43 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 5, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 5, 2023 Painting completed. Cheers Darius 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 5, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 5, 2023 …and home made decals applied. Cheers Darius 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 7, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2023 Five cars completed… …one more to go. Cheers Darius 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 7, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2023 The real thing. Now a thing of the past as the DC “Local” trains are now retired. Cheers Darius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 7, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2023 Sixth coach under construction. Cheers Darius 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 8, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 8, 2023 (edited) Latest progress. No prizes for spotting the part from a old felt-tipped pen… Cheers Darius Edited June 8, 2023 by Darius43 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 9, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9, 2023 6th and final coach completed 😀 Cheers Darius 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 10, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 10, 2023 In action on the layout this morning 😀 Cheers Darius 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 10, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 10, 2023 Next project… Cheers Darius 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus1 Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 During my visit to India in 1987 I was lucky to have a BR travel permit and priv facilities. I was made most welcome at Bombay VT and was introduced to the station Master, a man of great Importance. I was introduced to a couple of the local train drivers who showed me the cab of a couple of the local trains. the controls were remarkably the same as the Southern Region VEP/CEP etc units that I was used to driving out of Waterloo! Pity I didn't have time to go for a cab ride in one as we had a later train to catch overnight to somewhere. Sadly my photos of the holiday were largely lost by the film developing company. I was left with 4 rolls out of 18! A fascinating system. I had a cab ride on the Nigri Hills line as well as a main line ride out of Golden Rock towards the coast to a place that had a layout similar to Cambridge. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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