SR NIGHT FERRY SLEEPING CARS

[ndg910]

1 hour ago, SteveyDee68 said:

 

Hi - can't help with paint, I'm afraid, although I will be very interested in any answers you get! Was wondering if this was a 4mm scale 3D print from rue_d_etropal of this parish, off Shapeways? I was looking at them literally last night, as he has a 4mm print of the type F sleeper available too (albeit sans chassis or bogies).

 

What are your thoughts on the 3D print? Are the joins between planks overemphasised or seem correct? Was the chassis a separate print or included/complete?

 

Cheers

 

Steve S

Yes that was where I got the model. There is no underframe but it’s a simple build using loads of spares from the bits box. I didn’t have a Westinghouse brake reservoir as they were air and vacuum braked but again straight forward to replicate. There is a drawing in Gould that shows the underframe layout transposed onto the internal partition layout. The planking layout is generally good and the joints aren’t too deep.

[sncf231e]

For a kit I made (http://sncf231e.nl/amati-kit-for-a-ciwl-lx-sleeping-car/) RAL 5013 was advised which is Humbrol 104, Oxford blue or Revell 350.

Many different blue colors are used for CIWL models so it is a matter of taste. Here is a German post about all the CIWL colors for H0 models: https://www.wagonslits.de/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=403

And to see al different colors (on photos) used in models, see my e-book on CIWL models: http://sncf231e.nl/ciwl-carriages-by-fredsmall/

 

Regards

Fred