Rob Pulham
Western Thunderer
Cynric was kind enough to let me have some Trevor Charlton sides and ends for an NER 49' all 3rd coach.
I have been enquiring of various sources for the parts to complete the coach. I think that I have sourced all that I need (I haven't bought them yet but I do know where to get them, I believe) so I decided to have a go at rolling a roof from brass sheet. The roof is made up of three curves, my rolling bars are not long enough to do it all in one piece and the brass sheet I had wasn't long enough either so I rolled two separate pieces and joined them using a strip of brass.
At the moment it needs a bit of tweaking due to the joint not being quite as smooth as I would like it to be. Once I am happy with it I intend to cover the roof with some canvas which will hide the joint on the finished article.
I have some Sidelines and Haywood Railway coaches in stock and tried both the roof profiles but they were both too wide.
I have been enquiring of various sources for the parts to complete the coach. I think that I have sourced all that I need (I haven't bought them yet but I do know where to get them, I believe) so I decided to have a go at rolling a roof from brass sheet. The roof is made up of three curves, my rolling bars are not long enough to do it all in one piece and the brass sheet I had wasn't long enough either so I rolled two separate pieces and joined them using a strip of brass.
At the moment it needs a bit of tweaking due to the joint not being quite as smooth as I would like it to be. Once I am happy with it I intend to cover the roof with some canvas which will hide the joint on the finished article.
I have some Sidelines and Haywood Railway coaches in stock and tried both the roof profiles but they were both too wide.
