wellseasoned Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I am trying to think of what could be used to create coach corridors. I have examples of the acetate ones supplied by etched pixels, and a metal one of unknown origin that was included in a job-lot of coach parts. Would it be possible for corridors to be produced by laser cutting, from a stouter material than thin acetate? Perhaps a continuous strip could be produced that would suffice for 4 or 5 coaches, and could be cut to the required length? Could they be 3D printed maybe? What do others think? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelester Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 5 hours ago, wellseasoned said: I am trying to think of what could be used to create coach corridors. What do others think? Could you perhaps clarify how you are using the term "corridor"? Do you mean the Coach gangways between coaches, such as MJT's LNER/Pullman gangway (link here)? Or the actual divider between the corridor and the compartments -- which will vary according to company and coach -- (example from RDEB here)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I've used the MJT gangways and they are effective. They are easy to make as well using some black craft paper and plastic card. It depends on how realistic you want them to be. My goal was always to eliminate the unsightly daylight between coaches and these do that. John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellseasoned Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 Ah' sorry, I am referring to the divider between corridor and the compartments. Yes their will be variation but something like a LMS 57ft corridor is fairly standard. I would think if we had some standard corridors some adaptation could be used as required. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted October 24, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) I like the look of Roxey mouldings ones - the have foam in them I think? Not tried any though. edit: sorry missed that it's the internal part. Edited October 24, 2019 by Bucoops Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I tend to use the Comet ones which is a mixture of etchings and plasticard. With a few Southern Pride parts for things like seats depending on prototype. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiggy1969 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 mbmodelrailwayproducts.co.uk have all sorts of variations Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium zarniwhoop Posted October 25, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 25, 2019 Scale, and your curves (or corners for those of us using trainset-size track) are the important things. For OO I've had good results using the "floating end-plates" from keen-systems.com on 18" radius curves (sometimes with added card, e.g. on Bachmann 4-CEP where the couplers are on the long side). For more-gentle curves card 'bellows' are apparently fine. Since you mention Etched Pixels I rather think you might be talking about N. I thought Dapol had come up with something, but maybe not for all their coaches and perhaps I'm mistaken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted July 28, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 28, 2023 On 24/10/2019 at 14:07, brossard said: I've used the MJT gangways and they are effective. They are easy to make as well using some black craft paper and plastic card. It depends on how realistic you want them to be. My goal was always to eliminate the unsightly daylight between coaches and these do that. John Can I bump this topic to ask @brossard if these can be used on the Hornby full brake for your reason above. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 I'm not familiar with the full brake you mention, but I don't see why not. here are some pics: Craft paper folded a la MJT. Plastic card rubbing plates using the coach parts as a template. You want to get this right, there are a lot of different shapes. Slightly different corridor using MJT etched rubbing plate. I will mention that any moulded detail on the coach end should be cut away, or you will end up with a coach gap that is HUGE. HTH John 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted July 28, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 28, 2023 13 minutes ago, brossard said: I'm not familiar with the full brake you mention, but I don't see why not. here are some pics: Craft paper folded a la MJT. Plastic card rubbing plates using the coach parts as a template. You want to get this right, there are a lot of different shapes. Slightly different corridor using MJT etched rubbing plate. It was mainly the MJT LNER etches that interested me John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 7 minutes ago, gwrrob said: It was mainly the MJT LNER etches that interested me John. Method is the same, rubbing plates are the only difference. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Yes. Just look at the photo here. https://www.dartcastings.co.uk/mjt/2820.php Make up the bellows as above and glue the etches to each end and then the plain etch to the coach end. Instructions in the pack. The Keen System is worth a look as well. I used them on the old type Hornby Pullmans before Hornby decided to make new ones.... http://keen-systems.com/Carriage Ends.html Jason 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 However people do these, they make a difference and I applaud those who make the effort. Whenever I see a layout at a show, I always check for daylight between the coaches. Whenever I see that (and regrettably it is more often than not) I usually walk away. John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Bus Driver Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 (edited) I'm playing around with Keen Systems stuff at the moment, got two coaches fitted with their Floating end plates and they look seriously good, close coupling and no gap. Perfect for within rakes if you run coaches in permanent sets. There's a variety on their website but some do necessitate pretty drastic surgery to the stock you're fitting them to. My advice there would be to do some research, and if necessary practice on a scrap coach body. Bachmann pipe couplers give a reasonably close couple with the gangways virtually touching and the cam arrangement allows them to move apart around curves. I'm looking to use these There is one company that does etched brass 'working' gangways which contract when coupling. I'll be obtaining some of these soon and fitting them to my 'Experimentals' to see how they work. I missed out on a coach fitted with these on Ebay. Edited July 30, 2023 by The Evil Bus Driver 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 (edited) The best system I've seen for close coupling coaches is Hunt magnetic couplings. https://westhillwagonworks.com/13-hunt-couplings-elite-oo A friend of mine has fitted several rakes with these and they work amazingly well. John Edited July 30, 2023 by brossard 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasatcopthorne Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 I've been making these for a good few years now. Some time back I produced a sheet showing my method. Dave. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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