Metro Coach

[753]

Experimental panelled coach body made from layered styrene, the floor is made from 1mm alli to give a rigid base and with the compartment walls it is quite robust.

Mike

[John Branch]

Do you mean that you carved out the panelling from sheet?  Or was it laser cut?
The likk should give you a pic of my similar attempt in laser cut .8mm ply




John

[753]

John

The styrene was cut on a CNC mill, two basic layers with gap for glazing, then panelling on outside, droplights on inside of doors, and bolection around widows, which gives a 3-dimensional effect.
Bare wood coaches are difficult to make but yours looks very good.

Mike

[MikeWilliams]

Nice Mike.  Jamie Page did something similar on a mill, but in his case to produce one unit which was replicated with cast resin.  Sorry for my ignorance, but what is it?

Mike

[753]

Mike

It is a four wheel Metro coach I chose it as it's a small vehicle to see if what worked in G1 would scale up!

it is not perfect needs a few tweeks, but overall sucsefull

Mike

[753]

The coach is complete, I have come to the conclusion I don't like coaches they are to big and take up to much room, a difficult problem to reconcile!!

Mike




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[John Candy]

Very nice job ...... the "curly" commode handles look good but must have been fiddly to make.

Regards,
John.

[753]

John

Thank you for your comments, the curly handles you mention were cut on the CNC mill as was were all the components of the coach.
There is a new offshoot forum on the G1MRA website dealing with computer added machines to produce parts for models   https://groups.io/g/GaugeOne3DCircle
Interesting exchange of experiences and ideas with these technologies.

Mike

[Doddy]

The compensated Deltic Bogie and the Class 116 DMU look interesting.

Thanks Mike!