Swiss HO Conversions and Repaints

[Swissrail]

Here is the shell temporarily mounted on the much modified underframe. It's not particularly accurate...I only had a couple of photos to work from and only one of them was a broadside but even that had the salient details in shadow. This coach appears never to have been photographed close up in its first modified form so the underframe additions are approximate at best.  It does, however give a good impression I think of the general clutter to be found under most catering vehicles and it looks quite close to what little detail I have seen on the real thing.

 

 

Edited April 13, 2023 by Swissrail

[Swissrail]

Here now is the finished coach:

 

 

 

 

And this is it married up to one of the matching panorama cars. I managed to get the red just right even though the colour reference Roco gave me was wrong. It turned out not to be RAL 3003, 3020 or 3028.  I had the colour spectroscopically analysed at the local paint shop and the closest match was RAL 3000. Even then it was a bit dark so I experimented with varying amounts of white until it was correct. The final mixture was 13 drops of RAL 3000 and one drop of white. The mix was them thinned with 14 drops of acrylic thinner and it was airbrushed on at 20psi. The panorama cars will get the same light weathering so they all match up.

 

Edited May 23, 2023 by Swissrail

[vectispete]

Hi 

 

Have you been working on any conversions lately? I do enjoy seeing examples of your excellent work.

 

Pete