10web_PB270761.jpg Building starts 1 05web_PB260757.jpg The construction starting point, three printed sheets plus an old Tri-ang Weltrol wagon for the underframe. The sheets created from NGRS drawings of the original. 06web_PB260758.jpg Close up 1 07web_PB260759.JPG.jpg close up 2 11web_PB280764.jpg Building starts 2 20web_PB280768.jpg First glazing added but forgot to paint card edges before fitting the glazing 21web_PB280769.jpg showing problems of "edging in" with glazing in place 25web_PB280770.jpg Trial fit to chassis, starting to add the inner panelling 22webPB280766.jpg Lesson now remembered, colour the card back before cutting the window holes 26webPB280771.jpg View over buffers on trial fit to chassis 15_webPB280772.jpg Balsa wood framing added to underside 30webPB290773.jpg Seat bottom in, additional framing commenced and seat back about to go in. 31webPB290774.jpg First seat completed second side commenced. Note revised method with extra packing for seat bases. Seat bases must go on before fixing the side! 35webPB290776.jpg Both sides now attached to floor base 36webPB290777.jpg Second seat bases have the packing exras 40webPB290779.jpg Side framing completed. Note the white side out proved easier to "paint in" than black side out. Lesson learnt 41webPB290780.jpg 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 45webPB300782.jpg Sir's umbrella and boot stand (extra bracing for the sides) 50webPB300785.jpg Extra roof former at centre of saloon where one would have been 55 webPB300788.jpg Wire hand rails folded up from a coat hanger and Araldited on, plus roof "timbering" from photo mounting board 60webPB300792.jpg First layer of card "roof canvassing" drying 56webPB300793.jpg View of roof timbering and wire support at one end 57webPB300794.jpg Other end view 90webPB300796.jpg Three quarter view of completed first build. The end veranda rails were printed on to ink jet transparency film. So that's how I did it warts and all! 02webPB300797.jpg Side view of first build 03webPB300798.jpg The end with brolly and boot racks. Note veranda grill which was printed onto inkjet transparency film. 04webPB300806.jpg Underside as at 30 Nov 07 showing Tri-ang Weltrol as sub-base 01_S_H_coach_compos.jpg A composite view of the first build as at 30 Nov. The following photo sequence forms a "blog" of the build process.