Man, those sure do look good.
Tim,
do you have any pics of how you made the roof ends?
i would like to copy that.
(to find out, how near i can come to your fine results)
Korm,
sorry no photographs available. Basically, I wanted to extend coverage over the end platform. To begin with, I glued a 0.030" styrene strip (around 1 cm wide) to the underside of the most forward edge of the existing roof end. A series of 0.030" strips were them laminated above this strip, following the original roof profile. After around 24 hours drying time, the modified area was filed and sanded to get the required result. Almost no filler was required. The intention was to get a slight extension on the roof end moulding.
An alternative is the lip added to the roof end. See the photograph of the observation car on the previous page. This was done in a similar manner with 0.060" styrene strips.Thats looking nice.
Those are looking really nice. You haven’t increased the height or width of the Bachmann cars, have you? Just jiggered around doors and windows?
More fine work Tim. You have some of the same idea which started the challenge builds 
Bob,
I run a nominal 1:22.5 scale narrow-gauge and find the standard width and height of the car suits my purpose. I am more concerned with length to better proportion the standard Bachmann offering. The standard car always looked a little top heavy and comical to me as manufactured. My cars work out around 42 feet long over the end sills, which factors in with a typical length prototypical car (41 ft to 47 ft in length nominally). I need to make a longer car maybe?
If I had access to a hobby bandsaw/rip table, then widening the cars would not be a major problem (would use a lot of roof mouldings though). what the cars need is more height below the beltrail (window edge sill).Watching
Tim Brien said:
Korm, sorry no photographs available. Basically, I wanted to extend coverage over the end platform. To begin with, I glued a 0.030" styrene strip (around 1 cm wide) to the underside of the most forward edge of the existing roof end. A series of 0.030" strips were them laminated above this strip, following the original roof profile. After around 24 hours drying time, the modified area was filed and sanded to get the required result. Almost no filler was required. The intention was to get a slight extension on the roof end moulding.An alternative is the lip added to the roof end. See the photograph of the observation car on the previous page. This was done in a similar manner with 0.060" styrene strips.</blockquote>thanks for the description!
B1 (my version) is about ready to paint. This is based on the version on display still today (?) and not the version completely destroyed in 1917.
(http://www.lscdata.com/users/tim_brien/_forumfiles/lscb1aw.JPG)
(http://www.lscdata.com/users/tim_brien/_forumfiles/lscb1ax.JPG)
(http://www.lscdata.com/users/tim_brien/_forumfiles/lscb1ay.JPG)
Tim,
Beeyootiful work!
Thankyou Richard. One day I may attempt an actual ‘scale’ model of something. While I try to attain the ‘look’ of the prototype, I always ‘cheat’ on detail, using what I have available. The D&RGW had so many good narrow-gauge passenger cars, I lament that I can only do a few. I settle on a prototype and then find something more interesting to do (modify). There are several enclosed vestibule cars that have sparked my interest.
This weekend commenced B-2 car. Photograph depicts the ‘kit’ of body parts needed. Car body scales out at 40ft (54cm), with overall length around 48-50ft.
(http://www.lscdata.com/users/tim_brien/_forumfiles/lscb2a.JPG)
Excellent work!
Are the parlor car and closed vestibule coach going to be used for a D&RGW San Juan trainset?
B-1 looks great.
Matt,
I am just building a few D&RGW cars that appeal to me. I now wish that I would have built B-1 (B-3? prior 1917) a few centimetres longer. It scales out at around 42ft (the length of the original ‘B-1’), but a little shorter than the current B-1 car. B-2 is progressing.
B-2 progressing.
(http://www.lscdata.com/users/tim_brien/_forumfiles/lscb2za.JPG)
(http://www.lscdata.com/users/tim_brien/_forumfiles/lscb2zb.JPG)
Really looking great Tim. Liked the in pieces pic, it helps focus the mind