Orient Express Rolling Stock

[ebay mike]

Not done anything about the fourgon yet, apart from printing some lettering panels. The bar car idea has been resurrected and a start made on exterior finishing. Fitting out is next on the list.

 

[Rhinochugger]

Not done anything about the fourgon yet, apart from printing some lettering panels.

Well, it probably has to be the last wagon, as it's a forgone conclusion

OK, Hat



Coat




Door

 

[PhilP]

If four have gone.. How many courses, are left? - I'll turn up for pudding!

 

[Rhinochugger]

If four have gone.. How many courses, are left? - I'll turn up for pudding!

Well, if it's the Orient Express, I suspect there's still quite a few more courses to go

I'd pass on the waffer thin mints though

 

[ebay mike]

OK so the cream doesn't match, but to be quite honest I don't mind. The roof is wrong but a quick spray with silver will suffice. Doors are in the process of being painted. One of them had the bottom hinge pip broken off, but some careful drilling and insertion of a short length of umbrella strut has restored operation. The donor coach didn't have roof vents but I found a pack of black car interior trim buttons in the garage which will look the part. I managed to source the correct pattern corridor connections from muns some time ago. My next foray into the Aladdin's cave should produce a bar with pumps, some chairs and a boxful of Meng 1/35 bottles and glasses. The scale differential should not be too noticeable. Lighting will be installed in all four coaches in due course. I have a waiter and barmaid anxious to be released from 'furlough' and by the time all patrons are onboard hopefully social distancing will no longer be necessary.

 

[ebay mike]

Roof completed. Poundland wheel silver rattlecan. Small collar cut from a piece of Plastruct tube so the vent sits proud of the roof, a quick wipe with a black permanent marker (to save getting the paint our and waiting for it to dry), 6mm hole drilled and it pop-fits nicely. From a short distance you can't tell the difference. At 99p for six they're also cheaper than LGB spares.

 

[ebay mike]

Can't get away from him, can you? He pops up everywhere. Michael Portillo has crept in to use the only facilities currently in the coach. Paintwork complete, windows refitted, doors hung, roof back in place - just waiting for the interior fitters to turn up.

 

[Gizzy]

Can't get away from him, can you? He pops up everywhere. Michael Portillo has crept in to use the only facilities currently in the coach. Paintwork complete, windows refitted, doors hung, roof back in place - just waiting for the interior fitters to turn up.
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Portillo in the Portaloo....

 

[ebay mike]

Portillo in the Portaloo....

He's got a pink shirt on - I hope he's alone!

 

[ebay mike]

Not been much activity on this subject recently. I have just acquired a couple of these. I realise I have been trying to dispose of all my US outline stock, but you know how difficult it is to resist a bargain. They are in need of a little fettling but I had an idea. Treated to a respray and rebranded as VSOE Motorail they could be attached to the rear of one of my expresses. Checked out the loading gauge and having about a dozen low height up-market runabouts to hand I think I can get away with it. May have to make up some protective covers for the cars on the upper decks though.