More pictures of the Toplight Coaches

T'other end.

Worsley Works BR Mk1 Full Brake.

West Byfleet saw another addition to the fleet of coaching stock needed for Teignford.
Another of Alans offerings, in brass, with the tumblehomes already formed. These sides together with a floof, ends, trusses and a roof are supplied. This leaves just, bogies, wheels, sideframes , roof , corridor connections and undergubbins to find. These are easily obtained from the 3mm Society or 3SMR.
The difference is that the Society bogies are sprung whilst 3SMR's offering is rigid but both do an acceptable job.
So out with the soldering iron-Again!

BR Mark 1 Bogie Side Frame

This is the side frame casting that will be used with some of the rake of Mark1 coaches being made.
Part CBR 126 in the 3mm Society range, one of numerous types available, they are the first Mark1 bogie and applicable to Teignford's timescale. Later types are available.
Mastered by Bruce Hoyle, this cruelly enlarged picture shows the excellence of Bruce's work.
Needing a little cleaning up of flash, they are then ready for use. They will be fitted to 3SMR bogie frames and, when completed, attached to the underframe of the coach previously mentioned.
At least one coach will have the original Kitmaster frames attached to etched bogies-I look forward to the comparison.

Kitmaster Mark 1 Brake 2nd.

 I'd quite forgotten how easy these coaches are to make, it also brought back a lot of memories.
I am going to use etched bogie frames so the first part of the instructions are ignored, starting with assembling the body itself.
Firstly the lining guides have to be removed from the sides, this was done using a new Stanley knife blade held parallel to the plastic moulding and scraping from left to right.
At this stage I don't fully finish the removal, that I will do when the body is in one piece.

 One side is adhered to the floor after cleaning up the solebars from where the sprues attach themselves. One end and then the other come next, followed when dry , by the other side.
We now have a rigid body and will allow to thoroughly dry.
The lower picture shows how far i got in about an hour.This is the easy bit, the repetitive part comes next-windows!