I bought thes sides from another 3mm member , they are, I believe, made by Comet, they have some of the droplights in semi open positions which saves an awful lot of work .The downside was that the tumblehomes had not been formed. The brass is thickerv than that used today for 3mm coaches and was a challenge to form.
A corridor brake and a corridor third are the subjects. Again the ends are made up with the retaining nut soldered to the mounting plate before that is attached to the coach end. The steps are folded up and slid through the ready made slots and tacked into place, some excellent etching! The sides are then squarely attached to the assembled ends and checked to make sure all is square.Next the roof needs cutting to length, filing to the inner profile and vent holes drilled .
Seen here is the chassis for one of these coaches, the buffer beams are in place and just need the holes for the bogies to be drilled and the trusses folded up and they are ready for the paintshop.
A corridor brake and a corridor third are the subjects. Again the ends are made up with the retaining nut soldered to the mounting plate before that is attached to the coach end. The steps are folded up and slid through the ready made slots and tacked into place, some excellent etching! The sides are then squarely attached to the assembled ends and checked to make sure all is square.Next the roof needs cutting to length, filing to the inner profile and vent holes drilled .
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