coachmann Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Has anyone a good scale drawing of a GWR corridor coach end please? My aim is to build some flat end coaches from the 1930's in 0 gauge. A PM would probably be best route. Thank you in anticipation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 This is fairly-standard mid-period Collett, 1928 (for a bow-ended composite E127): http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/99267-collett-bow-ended-standard-57-corridor-stock-coaches-for-2016/?p=2116665 If you are drifting into the '1930s', that encompasses different profiles, including narrow-roof 'cross-country' stuff, fat Rivieras, and 'flush-cantrail' (late-period) Collett. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 This is fairly-standard mid-period Collett, 1928 (for a bow-ended composite E127): http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/99267-collett-bow-ended-standard-57-corridor-stock-coaches-for-2016/?p=2116665 If you are drifting into the '1930s', that encompasses different profiles, including narrow-roof 'cross-country' stuff, fat Rivieras, and 'flush-cantrail' (late-period) Collett. Yes I realise that of course. Coach profile isn't important, as we already have that due to the use of a standard extruded roof. What I am seeking is accurate positioning of steps and grab handles, which looked to be pretty well standard across the range of end profiles. I aim to build normal end-door day coaches including so-called 'Sunshine' stock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K14 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Crop of 101632A for Lot 1535 - K.41 dated June 1935:— See also "Official Drawings No.3 - Great Western Coaches" by John Lewis, Wild Swan, ISBN: 1-874103-42-9 for plans of D.124 L.1574 Aug.1936 & C.77 L.1593 Oct. 1937. For some reason the GAs don't show the short grabs - maybe they're on 99281A (no sign of that in the NRM's 'OPC' list). If you're going into the BR era, there's the option of leaving the steps & curved grabs off and substituting a pair of tank-filling pipes that go over the roof & connect to the tank cover via a simple BSP elbow joint. This mod came in with the Hawksworth stock & was applied to a lot of coaches as they visited the Works. On Collett stock the end steps were unbolted and the nuts put back onto the captive bolts (unless the end got re-panelled, when the bolts were cut off flush with the framing). Pete S. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 Thanks Pete (K14). I've printed it out to 7mm scale and it gives us a good start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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