IP Engineering Freelance Carriages

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Andy Worsfold

G Scale Railways</br>Disney</br>The Prisoner
Nearly finished now so a quick pose in between heavy showers.
I think they will look good behind my Lyn. A bit of roof fettling still to do before I'm really happy but getting there.
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i think they look great! :thumbup: well done that man!!
 
So then what do I do with my spare carriage Kit? Order some more bogies and make another carriage or build a grounded camping coach? Your opinions welcomed.
 
things always , imho, look better in 3s..:bigsmile::thumbup:
 
Very nice Andy!

I think a 3 coach rake would look even better....
 
Andy Worsfold said:
So then what do I do with my spare carriage Kit? Order some more bogies and make another carriage?
Your opinions welcomed.
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Andy,
Some years ago, a contributor to the 16mm egroup produced a sort of formula which opined that carriage rakes suit odd numbers... ie three looks better than two, five looks better than four etc.
I generally run mine in sets of three.
So, yes, order some more bogies... or donate the spare kit to the MR!
 
yb281 said:
They really do look the biz Andy. :thumbup::thumbup:

If the roof of the third carriage is beyond help, building a replacement from scratch isn't that difficult. I've done it on several occasions.
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A bit of styrene sheet, a short length of drain pipe, tie the styrene around the drain pipe and dunk it in a bowl of boiling water :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Leave to cool before cutting the string (or put it in the firdge if you're impatient) :bigsmile:
 
Rhinochugger said:
yb281 said:
They really do look the biz Andy. :thumbup::thumbup:

If the roof of the third carriage is beyond help, building a replacement from scratch isn't that difficult. I've done it on several occasions.
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A bit of styrene sheet, a short length of drain pipe, tie the styrene around the drain pipe and dunk it in a bowl of boiling water :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Leave to cool before cutting the string (or put it in the firdge if you're impatient) :bigsmile:
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Easier and quicker still, cut a piece of thickish plasticard to size, scribe it down it'e length and it will bend all on it's own. Glue it in place and then cover with a piece of thin plasticard. The ribbing shows through, just like a real coach. :thumbup:
 
You have to love anything that includes ribbing :bigsmile:
 
Here's my 3, unfortunatley I'm having the same roofing problems (as you can see!)
Not painting these, however I am trying to stain the wood to get it a little darker, though not quite teaked!

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