An odd introduction to an LNER Dining Car I suppose, but I built the interior first using etched components from one of my MR Diners! The thing is, who would know in 4mm?
MJT Dia. 10C (Dart Castings 2862) sides were used. They entail soldering the lower panels into a framework as per the aforementioned GNR coaches....
These two pictures illustrate the roof details, which are quite sparse for a diner. These etches for the early LNER Dining cars are the easiest to build, as from November 1928, it was recommended future diners be 9' 3" wide. Only the body was this width and all doors were recessed....
MJT turnbuckle trussing kit (Dart Castings 2808 kit) was fitted to the Hornby donor underframe as shown...
Ready for the sprayshop. The cast door vents were useful. I usually have to make them from Plastikard...
Unframe after being sprayed with Halfords Acid 8 etching primer and matt black paint, followed by a mild blow-over with my weathering colour...
The toplights were glazed and then my etched nickel-silver 'Stones' vents glued in the middle to the glazing. From 1925, Wedgewood instructed that all new restaurant firsts must be upholstered in green leather and that all existing cars with moquette should be re-trimmed. I obtained running numbers from Harris's 'Gresley Coaches' published in 1973 because the list in Harris's LNER Carraiges' book of 1974 looked incomplete and frankly confused me (easily done!)....
The completed Dia.10 dining car with a Dia 27A open third (Dart Castings 2859), some of which were designated as dining cars...
POSTSCRIPT 17 March 2019 : The telephojne rang this afternoon with a voice from the past. It was Murray Brown (ex. Editor) wishing to discuss a full-size D10C Gresley Diner that the group he is involved with has got. We are assisting each other with pictures to illustrate our respective articles and to that end, Murray kindly sent the following pictures of Dia.10 restaurant cars with captions :-
ADE 320947 is pictured at Stratford whilst finally condemned - I think in 1986. (It was sold to the Woolwich Museum only a few miles away).....
Photo courtesy Murray Brown
42969 in the yard at Pickering - it is used by the C&W department for upholstery repairs. Of note are the replacement BR Mk.I windows.....
Photo courtesy Murray Brown