Coaches

BR(M) Push Pull?

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This is sadly not really a success story. I have been looking for a Stanier Suburban Brake Coach for a while and when I saw exactly what I wanted – I went for it. It was very well built apart from the bogies, with a slightly ‘iffy’ paint job!

The Coach duly arrived and I was going to turn the coach into a Push/Pull variety. I spoke to a friend that helped with what was needed to be changed and it was noted for action – then – No! I could not get the roof off or the body off the chassis, this has made the conversion impossible as lots of cutting and shutting was needed!

So here we now have a reworked standard Stanier Suburban Brake.

I have photographed it with a push/pull fitted Loco. They could have appeared together, but sadly not in Push/Pull mode.

The loco in the photo is a Somerset and Dorset 1P P/P fitted variety, Both loco and coach have been weathered.

BR(W) Push – Pull Coach

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At a recent exhibition I saw this coach for sale by a trader, although I already had a similar coach in Crimson and Cream, I purchased the coach for £100. I knew when I purchased it that it had a few problems with some parts laying in the box! After a quick look, I saw that all displaced parts we there and it was just a case of reconstruction.

When I got home I added all the errant parts and painted over any joins. I have just weathered the coach to a medium level and must admit that I am pleased with cheap addition to my stock.

Heljan Observation Saloon

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Well, been waiting a long time for this, and it has eventually arrived. After I had put back all the pieces that had fallen off in transit and straightened the air horns which were bent quite badly, it was ready for a light weathering. This is an O Gauge Maroon Midland Region version and will run with Steam and early Diesel Locos, so could not be left pristine.

O Gauge Thompson Buffet

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This is an O gauge Darstead Model of Thompson Buffet. Coaches are always a bit different to weathering Locos. You have to break this task into three parts, The roof, the body and the underframe, mainly because the bodies are regularly washed and cleaned. On this model the roof and underframe are medium, the body is only a wash and wipe of the door area, so very low, more ‘shadowing’ then weathering.

OO Coaches revisited

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Its marvellous what projects I took on over twenty years ago, and the amount of time I spent doing them. I certainly could not repeat a lot of them now I am almost 75 Years Old!

I had somebody ask about coaches I had repainted the other day and dug them out and photographed them for old times sake!

Five Coaches in Nat Express – East Anglia – 3 x 2nd Class– 1 x 1st Class– Buffet 1st

(I used to run a ONE DVT with this set)

Anglia Rake – 6 coaches — 1 x 1st Class –3 x 2nd Class– 1 x Buffet — 1 x DBSO

Some OO weathering

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Its been a few months since I have done any weathering, here are some Coaches and a Loco, quite a variable batch!

Titfield Thunderbolt Buffet Coach – Medium Weathering

BR Stove R – Heavy Weathering

Ex LMS (BR) G2A 0-8-0 – Medium Weathering

Hornby OO Colchester SWE Coaches

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This is Hornby’s latest release in OO based on the Colchester Signal Works Engineers Coaches in the 1950’s. My friend Ian asked me make them ‘less bright’ and in a ‘well used’ condition, below are the results.