LBSCR Brake Van

[Jon Nazareth]

Good morning all,

Latest project is to be a brake van as per this photo which is in O gauge.  My question is, does anyone know if there would have been a liner to the permanently open window that would hide the ends of the planks?  If it was rebated in order to hide the ends of the planks, the all of the framing would need to be reduced in thickness in order to make it all fit and I somehow can't see that happening.

Jon

[IanT]

I'm afraid I can't help you with your query Jon - but it's an interesting 'framing' job for you.

Are you going to build her in wood or Plasticard?

Regards,

IanT

[Jon Nazareth]

Ian

It will all be in plasticard as I find that the easiest material to work with.
Jamie Page has come up with an idea re the board ends.  Looking at the picture, if the boards are cut slightly short on the right hand side of the opening then, a simple cover fillet could be fixed on the inside to hide the ends of the boards.  This is what I'll be aiming for in the build of the model.

These pictures show the under frame already made up.  It's not at all ala prototype but it suits me.  I use wooden blocks that act as spacers and they are all held tightly or at least tightly enough, by the cams.

Jon

[Jon Nazareth]

it always happens to me  .  Here is the other picture.

Jon

[Jon Nazareth]

I've finally finished the main part of the body and am turning my thoughts to roof construction and fixing in place.  I would like a styrene one as it would the correct thickness and easier to fit but I don't have a big enough former.  Brass would be easier to make but I will need to build up the thickness somehow and then devise an easy way of fixing it in place.  I intend to paint the inside and outside before fixing the roof in place.  Any thoughts would be gratefully welcomed.

Jon

[MikeWilliams]

I've finally finished the ...

Blimey, I'd still be thinking about how best to start it and you've almost finished!

Have you considered aluminium for the roof? Laminated to styrene if absolutely necessary.

Mike

[Peaky 556]

Hi Jon, have you thought about 0.8mm thick ply? It's easy to bend and very rigid when in a curve.
I don't know what finished thickness you want but that equates to very nearly 3/4".
Regards, Tim

[Jon Nazareth]

Dear Tim

Thanks for the suggestion and that certainly would be an option as it wold show a thickness to the roof boards.  I would have to make up some ribs so that the ply would hold it's curve but that should be easy enough.  This van is a scale 20' and the longest I've made to date.

Regards
Jon

[Peaky 556]

Jon, my model had a roof length of 13" with two intermediate shaped frames, and the end result is very rigid.  I bought my ply over the counter at a model shop and a large sheet of around 3' x 1' was £11.
Have fun, Tim

[Geoff Nicholls]

Jon,
have you seen the method Steve Cook used to attach the roof to his GER brake van? basically two long screws under the roof secured through holes in the floor. There's a photo in his thread about it in western Thunder.