Coal Tank

All looking amazing Mike. I hope that the Coal Tank is a good idea.

John 

Hi , I have started the 2pm corridor coaches I am putting the bodies together first working my way from the front of the train backwards. The dining coaches need some thinking

. What I am going to do is make the veranda end separate,it will be bolted to the main body after painting as the en of the coach has paneling which will need lining. This just a dry fit as I feel my way. The panel which is separate at the moment goes on the other side of the door. When I dig out the blutac I'll post some more photos.

A question folks, the platforms follow a curve so would the paving slabs follow the curve or not ?. I think that they would follow the curve.

A view of what I hope it will look like. I did a similar photo of London Road which I thought came out quite nicely.

Hi Jol I have two of the earlier dining cars.

Hi ChrisN

   Yes I have my longest coaches are 50ft ,but a very valid point l will also check that the engines clear .

John 

Then I cut out the cardboard to fit inside the rails. Then I used a compass to follow the profile of the curve and cut that out. It should fit the curve which it does. I'm sure that there are better ways but hay ho. The main thing is that it fits .

First I made a paper template to fit inside the rails.

Ok , so I have been starting the platforms. I was wondering how to get them to follow the track so here are a few pics. Let me just say that this is how I did it not necessarily how anyone else should.

On 05/01/2024 at 09:13, Mikkel said:

Lovely etches, your fingers must be itching to build them.

 

 

Can I ask what your approach is in terms of selecting the trains to be featured. E.g. are you going for the full timetable, or part of it, or a selection according to what you fancy? I'm trying to find my own feet in such matters.

 

 

Hi Mikkel, to be honest I have only just started thinking about this. The dining coaches and the other etches are part of the 2pm corridor. Most of the trains that I am slowly putting together are from photos.

I do like to get amongst the train's when taking photos.

50 minutes ago, Brassey said:

That looks like John's terminus version...

Hi Peter,yes it is there was a small S4 meeting in 2019 and I took a few photos of it.

Here are a couple of photos that I took of London Road in 2019 at a small S4 meeting

Hi Jol ,there are two Diagram 71 ,a Diagram 54, Diagram 55and two dinning coaches .He only has one type of dinning coach. There should have been a Diagram 69 brake so I have asked him if he can do one of those. I will have to phone John for some coach chassis.

John 

Hi , I have just received the etches for the 2pm corridor,there is another brake coach to order. I only have room for 7 coaches so it's a representation of the train. Looking forward to this 

Merry Christmas Jol ,have a good one 

Superb model.

I particularly like the horse box with the raised roof.

Absolutely wonderful 

It already looks amazing Mike.  

The Lady pulling a six wheeled coach. It actually has pulled six 50ft arc roof coaches.  Without slipping.

 For anyone who may be interested I spray the chairs in red oxide and the rails are given a coat of metal black before the chairs are put on . I just think it looks better. Im sure it was Martyn Welch who gave me the idea.

Looking forward to the layout thread 

I have embellished the story slightly. The idea is that HartleyHill has a story of the place and the people who live and work there.

John