Coach Kit Bash - Making it look more UK

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Dave Hub's thread reposted from GSM.


Posted by: dvh9 Aug 31 2009, 10:10 PM
Hello all,

A while ago I started to dismantle a G scale coach with the idea of making them a bit more modern, and making it look similar to a BR MK 2 coach.

I think I bit off a bit more than I could chew with this my ideas were there but my hands and tools let me down a bit. I persisted and comprimised on a few things, like not having opening doors, having to repair the roof, and a couple of other bits. Any way here is how it went so far:

 

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Posted by: dvh9 Aug 31 2009, 10:11 PM
Ok the start product was a cheapish toy coach imported from USA.

 

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Posted by: dvh9 Aug 31 2009, 10:12 PM
Then I started to dismantle it, for a cheap toy its sure made of lots of pieces!

 

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Posted by: dvh9 Aug 31 2009, 10:15 PM
Then i got the hack saw out the dreaded point of no return hacking always scares me. Firstly I did not really want lots of small windows, so I thought I'd cut some out and make them bigger.

First comprimise here, there are 7 windows, so I have 3 large ones and a small one, to make this look better the small one will be turned into a toilet.

 

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Posted by: dvh9 Aug 31 2009, 10:17 PM
Then I decided that modern day coaches do not have a balcony veranda, we have doors at the end of the coach, so I cut the end off.

 

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Posted by: dvh9 Aug 31 2009, 10:22 PM
Ok the next couple of bits I photograhed then I deleted them by accident, so I'll fill you in.

I had to create a vestible to have the doors, I made this slightly too long, now the existing roof does not fit. I have to rig a roof to fit now!

I tried several ways to get the boors hinged, I kept breaking doors, or frame, I gave up and gust glued tem in place.

I ran out of the buffers I wanted so Instead of buying more, (and being downhearted by now) I just used some spare playmobil buffers.

Here is what it looked like after some work and frustration.

 

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Posted by: dvh9 Aug 31 2009, 10:23 PM
The end looks like this:

 

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Posted by: dvh9 Aug 31 2009, 10:24 PM
From above:

 

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Posted by: dvh9 Aug 31 2009, 10:28 PM
Ok so its not perfect, but by the time is painted, and glazed and got a new roof it will hopefully have been worth it. I'll post pics here of it as it completes over the next few days.

 

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Posted by: dvh9 Sep 13 2009, 10:13 AM
Ok it's finally finished. It does look a little better now its painted. not one of my better works but glad I gave it a shot.

 

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Posted by: dvh9 Sep 13 2009, 04:08 PM
My cutting skills are not quite up to starting from scratch, I like to have a starting point.

Unfortunately the coach is slightly the wrong scale to look good next to my cl. 66.

 

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Posted by: dvh9 Sep 13 2009, 04:10 PM
So it is the wrong scale for the cl.66 Good job I have other locos then eh!

here with my playmo bash looks a lot more in proportion.

 

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Posted by: dvh9 Sep 13 2009, 04:12 PM
Here next to my PIKO 218 also looks in proportion, Perhaps when I finish the other 3 coaches it'll be time to get a 218 to paint into BR colours.

 

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If you have any questions regarding this build please direct them to GSC member Dave Hub. I didn't do the kitbash, I just reposted the original thread from GSM.

cheers

Gareth

 

[Dave Ottney]

Wow, I'm just learning about British equipment and I'm really not into modern stuff but this looks great. The end treatments and the enlarged windows came out very well. Heck if its not the right size I would imagine with your skills you could splice two of the coaches together to get the correct length.
Again great job.
Dave