RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted April 26, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 26, 2019 Started this evening. Cheers Darius 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted April 27, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27, 2019 Chassis completed and primer on the coach body. Cheers Darius 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Jackson Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Lovely job! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted April 28, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 28, 2019 Painted. Now awaiting glazing and numbering. Cheers Darius 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted May 2, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 2, 2019 Glazing and numbers added. Chassis lightly weathered. Finished apart from couplings. Cheers Darius 9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenser Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Whose kit pray? It's obviously not the old Kirk kit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted May 2, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 2, 2019 51 minutes ago, Ravenser said: Whose kit pray? It's obviously not the old Kirk kit Actually it is the old Kirk kit with a few plasticard additions to the underframe battery boxes etc. And some wire handrails. Cheers Darius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tomlinson Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Another fine outcome to go with your dining triplet and artic pair. I'm curious as to the queenposts - the vertical bits supporting the trussing - did you make these from scratch or are they from elsewhere? Many thanks, John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted May 3, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 3, 2019 Thanks John. The queenposts were moulded with the chassis beams that came with the kit. You can see this in the first set of pictures that I posted - they are in the same “teak” coloured plastic as the other kit parts. Cheers Darius 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Kirk Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Well done. You make me proud to see some of my old stuff being so well built that it stands comparison with more modern models. This coach is one that I went on to produce in O gauge (and still do) and if it had not been for the Hornby loco I would have thought that your model was O gauge. Test of a well built model that it can be photographed to larger than life and still look good. best wishes, Ian 6 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted May 4, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4, 2019 Ian, Many thanks. I am really enjoying building your kits. Despite their age they go together very nicely. Best regards Darius 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium thegreenhowards Posted May 5, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 5, 2019 Darius, Superb quality build. I love the work you’ve done on the underframe. I usually replace the Kirk stuff with MJT, partly for the weight and partly for the better castings - especially the battery boxes and trussing. But what you have done certainly stands comparison with the MJT stuff. How did you get the roof to fit so well? I normally have to to do lots of filing and then still end up with a gap to be filled after glueing on. But yours must be resting on as you got it off for the glazing, so the fit is exceptionally good. Back to modelling now, Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted May 5, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 5, 2019 4 hours ago, thegreenhowards said: How did you get the roof to fit so well? I normally have to to do lots of filing and then still end up with a gap to be filled after glueing on. But yours must be resting on as you got it off for the glazing, so the fit is exceptionally good. Andy Hi Andy, I glue the coach sides, ends and roof together as one unit, taking it slow to ensure that everything is fixed squarely. I then glue plasticard “shelves” at each end that sit on the chassis/floor. The chassis is an interference fit so no mechanical fixing is required. Cheers Darius 4 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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