CIE TPO and Brake Coach

[Darius43]

I obtained these RTR from eBay and they have been knocking around the storage cupboard for a few years.  
 

 

The bogies were fitted with 10mm diameter wheels, which looked odd, so I replaced them with 12mm diameters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I replaced the handrails on the TPO coach with thinner brass wire examples and re-touched the paintwork on both coaches.  The brake coach interior was painted and pax added. A light weathering of the chassis and bogies completed the operation.

 

 

 

There is an “IFM” logo on each chassis - Irish Freight Models perchance?

Cheers

 

Darius

[Robert Shrives]

Agreed IFM , limited availability so a good find.   From an era before designed thinner resin around windows shows from the angled low level pics - sort of T72 thickness armour !  Next game will be to file a zillion bits of clear plastic to flush glaze!  at least the TPO is achievable.  

 

Have to add are the buffers a tad generous in the diameter department? 

 

lovely models regardless and thanks for showing.

Robert 

[StephenB]

Very nice. It’s a shame Tom has all but stopped production.

 

Stephen

[StephenB]

He is open to some persuasion but I think we’ve seen the end of his coaches.

 

Stephen

[NoelG]

On 24/04/2022 at 12:02, Darius43 said:

I obtained these RTR from eBay and they have been knocking around the storage cupboard for a few years.  
 

 

The bogies were fitted with 10mm diameter wheels, which looked odd, so I replaced them with 12mm diameters.

 

I replaced the handrails on the TPO coach with thinner brass wire examples and re-touched the paintwork on both coaches.  The brake coach interior was painted and pax added. A light weathering of the chassis and bogies completed the operation.

 

There is an “IFM” logo on each chassis - Irish Freight Models perchance?

Cheers

 

Darius

 

Yes IFM alright. I assembled  and decorated one of their resin kits a few years ago. (below) Before the hand rails were added.

 

Edited June 14, 2022 by NoelG