Brake coach for Sterling single from Bachmann Emily coach

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sterling brake coach 1 (Medium).JPG Sterling brake coach 2 (Medium).jpg Sterling brake coach 4 (Medium).jpg Sterling brake coach 5 (Medium).jpg Decided to make a brake coach from the G scale TTTE Bachmann Emily coach. Unscrewed the body from the chassis which was modified as my earlier thread described. The last four window compartment was cutout of each side and swopped left to right and a guards ducket was fabricated from Styrene covering the last window and the coach re-assembled and painted. The steps are Brandbright with brass wire hand rails.
 
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I like this one too... At first I couldn't work out why you had swapped the mouldings round, but seeing the final result, thats clever !
 
Another great piece of work, loved the single and a few of these behind it would look very fetching indeed. Top modelling.......
 
Great job again Jeremy. You do really great work and have a good imagination as to how to accomplish it. Maybe I'll have to keep an eye out for a cheap coach. 8)
 
They certainly look the business! They've completely lost the quite "toylike" appearance they have straight from the box. How well do they cope with the smaller radii? I know the middle wheels are flangeless but it's still quite a long vehicle.
 
Paul M said:
They certainly look the business! They've completely lost the quite "toylike" appearance they have straight from the box. How well do they cope with the smaller radii? I know the middle wheels are flangeless but it's still quite a long vehicle.
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They all go round ridiculously small radius curves the only disadvantage is they look wrong on small curves but if you can live with it then they are fine.
 
PaulFwalker said:
They all go round ridiculously small radius curves the only disadvantage is they look wrong on small curves but if you can live with it then they are fine.
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The Stirling with the modified coaches looks most pleasing trundling round. The difference in Track Gauge is not at all noticeable as I thought it may have been. Super job.
JonD
 
Fezwig said:
Very nice!! now who's up for making a g scale LNWR Hardwick and rerunning the Race to the north!!
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I've considered making a LNWR 2-2-2 from another Emily. Iv'e seen it done with the OO version and Emily's front bogie is a fake which uses only the two front wheels. The other two are fixed to the chassis and are drivers with the big wheel.
 
Paul M said:
How well do they cope with the smaller radii? I know the middle wheels are flangeless but it's still quite a long vehicle.
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If you look closely, the middle wheels are off the rail on R1s and R2s. Answer: Don't look closely ;). The coaches (and Emily herself) also produce quite a bit of flange squeal on those curves. Mind you, so do Bachmann's goods wagons. Now you know why LGB used swivelling trucks.
I stopped using Emily and her train at shows because the noise disturbed the neighbours :( (and, to be honest, me).
The answer is probably R3 (or wider) curves, but I don't have the space.
 
Chris Vernell said:
If you look closely, the middle wheels are off the rail on R1s and R2s. Answer: Don't look closely ;). The coaches (and Emily herself) also produce quite a bit of flange squeal on those curves. Mind you, so do Bachmann's goods wagons. Now you know why LGB used swivelling trucks.
I stopped using Emily and her train at shows because the noise disturbed the neighbours :( (and, to be honest, me).
The answer is probably R3 (or wider) curves, but I don't have the space.
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Squeal is prototypical (at least in the Tramway world!). Curves were often a slightly wider gauge. I'd love an Emily (for the kids at shows you understand!).
 
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