brossard Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 Just in case anyone is on the edge of their seat waiting for a progress report, I've ordered Shawplan LaserGlaze windows today. The van has been painted and I will be applying transfers shortly. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) This has really tested my sanity but I think I'm wrassling it into shape. Here's a shot of the van with main parts dry fitted: This is the second I've got to this stage. Now we just need windows. I've made frames for the security bars and they're ready to go. John Edited August 31, 2023 by brossard 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Just a quick update, I got my LaserGlaze windows a few days ago and have started the installation. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted August 14, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 14, 2014 Bear in mind the glazing has been for the upside down windows so I hope you haven't corrected it! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Upside down windows????? Whatever do you mean Mike? I've just popped them in and secured with what we call Future (a very old bottle, I treat it like 18 year old (and that's probably how old it is) whiskey). There is an oh so slight bevel which can't be seen but can be felt - if that's what you mean. So, important to get that right. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) Alright Coachman et al, you win. I am fed up with the plastic body. I thought I had got it done but discovered some door ventilators were crooked. In trying to fix that I just made things worse. It could be sorted but I think it would have to be taken to bare plastic again. So...I decided to do what I probably should have done in the first place and make the Comet version. I only have to do the body, because the underframe I built works great. I've been working on it today and here's where I got tonight: That arch of solder is pre-tinning because I have whitemetal suspended gangways to install. The gangways themselves have been assembled. John Edited August 31, 2023 by brossard 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) I got a lot of the detailing done today: I have to redo the curved handrail for the other end. I got smart and made a jig this evening - I'll need to make a lot more before I'm finished. I think that cast suspended gangway looks pretty ugly. I expect it will look better when painted. This is the first time I've used one. Anyone have any tips on making these look better? You'll note I did do the suspension brackets. I also made a handrail and lever. Also note the lamp brackets. I made these from spare suspension brackets (there was a convenient etched hole) bent and cut down. John Edited August 31, 2023 by brossard 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Cast corridor connections merely add more unwanted weight. Old plastic ones of RTR coaches are useful as are the flexible corridor connections from Modellers Mecca. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Thanks Coachman, plastic gangways have much finer detail. I'll have a think about that. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 (edited) Coachman, if you're watching, I took your advice and scrounged a hard plastic gangway set from my spares box. It's the only one I have - all the rest are those 'orrible squidgy affairs. Even so, the plastic seems impervious to solvent. I'm quite a bit happier about this since I have the inside door detail and didn't want to use an end plate. I tried to represent the springs on the suspension apparatus - they need a trim I think. I used some masking tape to represent the canvas cover. My next big job is the panel beading. I'm thinking plastic strip and cyano unless there's a better idea out there. The roof is complete. John Edited August 31, 2023 by brossard 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 (edited) Thanks. Knowing what doesn't work is useful. The other thing that crosses my mind is 1mm wide phosphor bronze strip, although this may be too thick. 0.040" (1mm) x 0.010" plastic strip seems, in my mind, to be about right. John For those wondering, for some reason the previous poster decided to delete the post that I responded to. Edited August 25, 2014 by brossard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) I've done the beading: Verticals are 0.040" x 0.010" strip. Horizontals are 0.020" rod. Secured with cyano. John Edited August 31, 2023 by brossard 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 (edited) It's been a while, but I think I got it cracked, here's the van all gussied up: I'm quite happy with this and think it looks the part. You can just see some of the security bars which I think are a significant detail. I made them thus: I marked up the positions of the bars on an index card. Frames are scrap brass strip. These were stuck onto double sided tape and the wire (0.45mm NS) soldered on: These are the verticals and: these are the horizontals. There are a lot because I also have three Bachmann LMS BGs to upgrade. Here's are some examples after being removed from the card and trimmed: John Edited August 31, 2023 by brossard 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaf2u Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Brossard I've enjoyed reading your thread and it has prompted me to finally take down one of the coach kits I've been storing on the shelf for many years. I've made a number of engines, but never a coach as yet, although I've always been a keen reader of Coachman's fantastic threads. Thus, I've lifted down a Comet Stove R kit, and the pictures and info you've cataloged above have been invaluable in helping me take the plunge. I'm still debating how to handle the centre axle, and whether or not to use the Comet supplied arrangement, or the Brassmasters Cleminson solution. In the mean time I've started on the superstructure, per below, using a separate Comet detailing fret for the hinges, and Coachman's tip for the doorstops. Progress will be slow as I only get to the bench periodically, but I'll post again in due coarse. Going to Missenden for some painting tuition in March, so I'd love to have it ready for then. Coach sides, with all fittings except T handles (on order from Wizard Models) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) Great to know that I've inspired you. If you are doing 00 or EM (I can't speak to P4), I don't think you need the complication of cleminson. If you go back to post #1, you will see a much simpler method that permits the easier application of underframe detail. Here's a finished view: Note the center axle is just along for the ride. Note also that the wheels have been thinned to give just a bit more clearance. This view is after converting back from EM to 00. I had to remove the yokes. Here's a Hornby Insulated Milk van where I used a cleminson chassis (can't recall if it was Slaters or Brassmasters): Getting the brake gear details installed was a fiddle. John Edited August 31, 2023 by brossard 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Edited to replace the pictures that Photobucket messed up. Afraid I couldn't find the photo of Bill Bedford's W iron kit. You can see it here: https://eileensemporium.com/index.php?option=com_hikashop&ctrl=category&task=listing&cid=4136&name=4mm-w-irons&Itemid=189 John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted August 31, 2023 Author Share Posted August 31, 2023 Just spent a happy (not!) half hour reinstating pictures. John 3 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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