7mm Ressaldar's workshop - S&T Inspection Saloon

Ressaldar

Ressaldar

Western Thunderer
Hi all,

those with a long memory will remember that I started this about a year ago in my general thread, so as I now intend to go through to completion, spurred on by the NCX and the EWS paint jobs, here is where we left things as far as the body is concerned:

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this elevation has had the heater vents inserted, the ironmongery etc. removed from the redundant double door and the new windows in the centre 'cut and shuffled' into place

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3/4 view of the other elevation showing the 'framework' in place for the end windows. Like a lot of good ideas at the time, I will be doing something different at the ends as I have a 3" wide roll of 5 thou brass shim that I now think will provide a better (and easier) solution.

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the only work to this elevation is the removal of the door furniture etc. from the redundant double door.

This morning I have marked out and drilled the holes for the roof vents, this afternoon I'll do the water tank, cowl and filler positions.

cheers

Mike
 
Ressaldar

Ressaldar

Western Thunderer
The roof vents were marked out, drilled and fitted, the water tank was cut from 20 thou plasticard and superglued into place, then the fan cowl additional vent and tank filler were fitted, then the cover strips were added and the whole thing primed and then given a spray of local motor shop Grey 01. The only things left to do as far as the roof is concerned are the filler pipes to the right hand end on the photo and there is a cast sign for drinking water that is located between the roof vents to the right of the water tank. An order for Guilplates methinks.

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back to the sides and the next hurdle was the BR fitted window vents, overcome by cutting down similar vents (from a CRT kit) by removing the outer frame and then reducing the overall height to suit this purpose. Fixing into the opening was achieved by sticking down a piece of 1" sellotape along the length of the body

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over the window opening, placing the cut down vent up against the head of the opening, pressing down onto the sellotape to hold it in position and when satisfied, a smear of superglue was dabbed across each of the five contact points and left to set then the sellotape was carefully removed, leaving the vents held in place.

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the vent in the toilet was made from three individual pieces and fixed in a similar fashion. The thickness of the vents is the same as that window surround and therefore when the windows are glued into place, a smear of Canopy Glue will also be put on the rear of the vent making the whole window 'flush'.

There was a slight dip on each side where the 'cut and shuffle' had been fitted and this needed attention and will be filled to shape tomorrow when the filler has set. I am tempted to finish off the sides inside and out other than fitting the ironmongery before doing anything else.

In anticipation of the fact that the cross wall partitions come beyond the bottom edge of the sides I have filed a slot at the appropriate points to allow the completed 'box' to slide down onto the chassis - more of this anon........

cheers

Mike
 
iploffy

iploffy

OC Blue Brigade
Mike are you cornering the market in inspection saloons mate. Keep going like this and everyone will have one lol
 
Ressaldar

Ressaldar

Western Thunderer
Hi Ian,

it's a nice thought, especially as JLTRT are bringing out their 22:thumbs: at Telford and funds need building up - SWMBO's 70th:eek::eek::eek: party coming up to pay for as well:eek: . There are a couple more (and not the just the ex LMS ones) in the pipeline though but this one is staying with me as it goes with the 121 in Departmental use.

cheers

Mike
 
Ressaldar

Ressaldar

Western Thunderer
steady progress with the outside of the sides - now painted, using JLTRT rattle cans

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so work is now ongoing with the revision to the ends. I was going to use the brass shim but have instead opted for 5 thou plasticard as it is easier to cut the apertures - I have drawn up the ends on Autodesk printed it out and the drawing is held in place with 1" sellotape while I get busy with the scalpel. Very tiring on the eyes even with the Optivisor, so short sessions are the order of the day - pictures after tomorrow afternoons session as a trip into Chester is 'booked' for the morning.

cheers

Mike
 
Ressaldar

Ressaldar

Western Thunderer
thinking ahead to the fitting out, does anybody have a 'square on' shot of this upholstery

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that I may 'doctor' to produce suitable self adhesive labels to apply to the various chairs and settees in this build - identical furniture used in the Q13 Inspection Saloon as well, but may have been a different design.

cheers

Mike
 
iploffy

iploffy

OC Blue Brigade
Mike I have to say that is the most hideous looking settee I have seen in ages. I wonder if they copied the pattern from Osbads living room :-p
 
Ressaldar

Ressaldar

Western Thunderer
Hi Phill,

this is a photograph taken inside the actual Inspection Saloon as preserved on the East Lancs.

I may use the modellers licence and use the Blue cloth that I produced for the 121.

Cheers

Mike
 
Phill Dyson

Phill Dyson

Western Thunderer
I would think you could Google some suitable fabric....I would try soft furnishings sites such as Laura Ashley for a pic of similar fabric :)
 
Dog Star

Dog Star

Western Thunderer
Ressaldar said:
... does anybody have a 'square on' shot of this upholstery
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Mike,

I may be mistaken, I think that the pattern shown in the carriage is known as "chrysanthemum" and originates from the Hawkesworth period. You might like to contact Pete Speller of Didcot, via the GWR E-list on Yahoo, to see if he can oblige with your request.

regards, Graham
 
Ressaldar

Ressaldar

Western Thunderer
Hi Phill, Ian, Graham and Heather,

many thanks for your replies and suggestions, I shall initially try Pete Speller at Didcot and see what transpires. As I said the upholstery is a way off yet but never too soon to make a start on resources. Before that and when I've finished the ends, is the (onerous) task of reproducing the sapele veneer on the walls and partitions, then it's back to cribbing Heather's thread on the 'Collett trio' to finish off the undergubbins.

More soon

regards

Mike
 
Ressaldar

Ressaldar

Western Thunderer
Hi all,

I know (think) that I have made various postings of this conversion job elsewhere on the Forum but not it seems a specific one for this work. So I will continue here with the remainder of the build as there still a fair way to go.

Having tidied up the workshop, well cleared a few spaces and put the Telford purchases away on the shelf for a rainy day, I decided to finish off the ends:

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the usual cruel close up, showing the fittings for the 'Tell Tale' end - all from CPL except the lamp iron brackets which came from Laurie Griffin. The little boxes are cut off from Laurie's jumper cable castings, filed down, drilled and held in place by a cut down dressmakers pin representing the 'button' and superglued through the hole. The paint was a wash coat that I decided to splash on as I had the jar to hand when airbrushing the ends of the Blue/Grey Inspection Saloon last week. There are a couple of reference points that JLTRT put on the ends and I will be filling them prior to the primer going on. The other end is identical save for the 'Tell Tale'. The edges will all be masked off prior to priming and painting.
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Next was the task that I was really dreading, forming the rebate behind the new window - the less deep one in the centre of the upper side above. The opening was formed 'over' part of one of the 'cast in' windows so I was fortunate in having a reference depth to work to.
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As the inside of this room will not be seen I did not have to be as careful as I would have done had the window been elsewhere in the coach. I just used a 10A scalpel blade in its holder and scraped away for about an hour on the sides and the bottom, I decided to leave the top as it forms part of the reinforcing for the whole side and chances are that the vent will disguise it anyway - we'll see.

The rough surface on the right of the opening is the filling to an unwanted window. The vertical strip (15 thou plasticard) adjacent to the left of the single window is the 'end' of the partition and forms a join to disguise the end of the partitions, to allow me to have the sides ends and roof as a complete removable shell and have the partitions and furniture all mounted on the floor/chassis.

Next task is painting the interior to represent sapele, so the comb brush set that I bought four years ago - a might need them one day type of purchase, will be broken out for their first outing. Wish me luck.

cheers

Mike
 
Ressaldar

Ressaldar

Western Thunderer
I quite like the moquette of the sofa. :eek:

do you fancy a challenge and want to produce it on the laser machine then:)):))

Hope your feeling better Phil.:thumbs:

cheers

Mike
 
demu1037

demu1037

Western Thunderer
Ressaldar said:
I quite like the moquette of the sofa. :eek:

do you fancy a challenge and want to produce it on the laser machine then:)):))

Hope your feeling better Phil.:thumbs:

cheers

Mike
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Phil/Mike,

Would it be possible to do it like (a very fancy) bit of brick work on blue mount board?

Regards

Andy
 
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