Whilst I am pleased with the result of my own design of
carriages, I do feel that variety is not to be frowned upon, and concluded the
best thing to do this was to scratchbuild a carriage in the style of those used in
Cyprus. This provides interest and a more than suitable matching look with the
locomotives.
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| The sides taking shape 29.03.2014 |
The boundaries were set by the materials I already have and
since I had no drawings, I had to use photo evidence and descriptions to create
a pencil drawn profile. The basic principals as used on the others remain the
same; an open plastic box with a roof on an open plastic box with seats.
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| The interior box needs to be made before the sides are finished to avoid warping 06.04.2014 |
Construction began with the sides, made from a sheet of
clear plastic, taped over my drawing and built up using plastic strips (and a
wooden patterned sheet to represent the matchboard sides).
I completed and
painted one side separately to both test the design and leave a subtle
difference in the paint finish to represent the fading effect of natural
sunlight. Then it was on to the ends and chassis before assembly and a flat
roof. I decided to experiment with an aluminium can for the roof, with miliput
to represent the domes. The main variation in the construction is that the
balconies are fixed to the chassis, not the body, for reasons that should be
obvious with this design!
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| The Scrumpy Jack can was acquired empty... 29.04.2014 |
I have
just given the roof a coat of primer and following the addition of a piece of
lead for weight, will make the coach passable for service (paint, couplings and
balconies). This means leaving the interior details behind, but since making
seats is so tedious and can fit in with my busy schedule quite well, I won’t
worry about it.
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| With Sunblinds attached the colonial background really comes through! |
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