Sand Hutton coach

This is a build sequence blog for a model railway coach I built in 2007. Scale 1:24 | Gauge OO (model) | Prototype 15" gauge.

It was the Mark 1 build and it will be replaced in due course with a Mark 2 version as several lessons were learnt.

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Lesson now  remembered, colour the card back before cutting the window holes
Lesson now remembered, colour the card back before cutting the window holes
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2007-11-28 20:39:21
Trial fit to chassis, starting to add the inner panelling
Trial fit to chassis, starting to add the inner panelling
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2007-11-28 22:54:08
View over buffers on trial fit to chassis
View over buffers on trial fit to chassis
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2007-11-28 22:54:28
Seat bottom in, additional framing commenced and seat back about to go in.
Seat bottom in, additional framing commenced and seat back about to go in.
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2007-11-29 13:08:04
First seat completed second side commenced.  Note revised method with extra packing for seat bases.  Seat bases must go on before fixing the side!
First seat completed second side commenced. Note revised method with extra packing for seat bases. Seat bases must go on before fixing the side!
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2007-11-29 14:57:29
Both sides now attached to floor base
Both sides now attached to floor base
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2007-11-29 15:01:41
Second seat bases have the packing exras
Second seat bases have the packing exras
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2007-11-29 15:01:53
Side framing completed.  Note the white side out proved easier to
Side framing completed. Note the white side out proved easier to "paint in" than black side out. Lesson learnt
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2007-11-29 16:00:55
Both seats in and main framing complete.  Noted need for extra roof former and a centre support beam and some cheats to add triangular support into the end vestibules
Both seats in and main framing complete. Noted need for extra roof former and a centre support beam and some cheats to add triangular support into the end vestibules
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2007-11-29 16:01:15
Sir's umbrella and boot stand (extra bracing for the sides)
Sir's umbrella and boot stand (extra bracing for the sides)
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2007-11-30 16:17:51
Extra roof former at centre of saloon where one would have been
Extra roof former at centre of saloon where one would have been
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2007-11-30 16:18:55
Wire hand rails folded up from a coat hanger and Araldited on,  plus roof
Wire hand rails folded up from a coat hanger and Araldited on, plus roof "timbering" from photo mounting board
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2007-11-30 16:30:44