Coulsdon Works
First post to my new Workbench thread. I intend to post occasional updates on my latest projects.
Current main project is building a Gresley ex GNR 65'6" Kitchen Car (diagram NE58) as converted from the 1906 Sheffield Stock Restaurant Car. I have tackled this by some heavy duty bashing of Kirk kits. I mainly used 1st and 3rd class sleeping cars, but needed a lot of joins - particularly on the Kitchen side as shown below.
Despite looking a mess, it actually joined quite well as you c
Time for a change from the artics.
I've completed the third of the four Thompson coaches I started back in May. This one's a dining SO.
This time I had both Isinglass and Southern Pride drawings, but neither were convincing on the underframe. The latter had no details, while the Isinglass drawing didn't seem to match photos which seem to show the single battery box as above.
The donor for this one was a new Bachman Thompson bought for £20 from Model Rail
