However my second coach is nearing completion:
Once the main body is all put together, I put the seats and lights in. the Seats are a free download and are absolutely perfect for the job. The lights are lengths of LED ricelights suitably chopped up and arranged. I cut a small notch in the compartment walls for the wires to go through:
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Once that was all sorted the roof could be fitted, hurrah! I use 15 thou, which is a good compromise being a bit thicker than 10 for strength, but more flexible than 20. as my coaches are lit the inside has a good layer of matt black paint applied to the inside to stop light leakage. I preform the roof a bit by having it tied around a cylinder with elastic bands and submerging in hot water, then using plastic weld work my way along each edge. You do need a bit of patience with this, I did it in front of a film so I didn't get bored!
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Then it's time for the second round of adding lots of little bits! roof vents are ratio plastic components. This end has the coms cord equipment, which consists of two tiny lumps of plastic which have had brass wire pushed through with the aid of a soldering iron, and another lump of plastic forming the junction going down to the vacuum pipe. When pulled, it introduces air into the system, thus putting on the brakes, although usually only partially, enough for the driver and guard to notice loss of vacuum and then bring the train to a final stop. If you visit the GWSR and pull the cord however, ours aren't so finely tuned, so when you pull it, you stop pretty sharpish!
The vacuum pipe and steam heating hose are from MJT castings IIRC. The final things on this end are the two lamp irons, which are bits of brass wire bent at right angles then one length hammered flat on my vice. They were very fiddly to fit indeed! I suppose I ought to find some lamps to hang on them at some point.
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Round the other end we have steps and handrails to access the roof. Handrails again were brass wire bent to shape, then pushed in with a soldering iron. Normally this method works find but you can see the result if you slip a little just above the left hand rail. A bit of filler will sort it out. The steps were short sections of plastic angle, filed to shape. On NSR coaches if it was a brake coach, as this one is, the steps were always at the "van" end. The wires poking out will be threaded through a hole in the underframe to meet ones leading to the batteries (see later).
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Footboards; again, brass wire for the supports pushed into the solebar whilst holding an iron to the wire, then plastic cut for the board itself. I used the 4mm planking as I had some around and 1 plank's worth is just right.
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Finally, the underframe has had its bogies fitted. Ratio LNWR bogies can be bought separately, top hat bearings and metal wheels are the only changes, plate glued onto underframe, and a screw to hold the bogie to its plate, done up tightly then gently undone until it just moves completely freely. 2 battery holders for the lights, I just about had room to squeeze them into the loos upright. The final wire connections are made underneath the underframe for easy access.
So that's nearly it, probably one more update to finish it off at some point, then once exams are over I can get properly cracking in the shed.