If you’re interested in a more “modern” narrow gauge coach, I am initiating a project to build an ET&WNC style coach. These will be like the Azalea project earlier, but done in styrene.
Instead of truss rods, it will feature a simulated steel frame, again, done in styrene. Proposed features: - Built from laser cut styrene - Removable roof, with molded roof ends - molded bellows - etched interior and exterior sides - bulkheads and interior walls for the bathrooms - window framing - separate doors - 50 foot scale length - 1:20.32 scale Still to be decided: - under frame details such as tanks and valves - we may not include these as they cannot be seen unless the car is turned over - interior details, such as seats. Another company already produces narrow gauge seats. - etched car floor The kit will NOT include trucks or couplers. It will be made so you can attach Accucraft trucks, or any others you might desire. These cars will be styrene kits made by Alan Friedland (http://www.thegalline.com/index.html) This is looking to be a $300 plus price range per car, assuming I can get a few other folks to cough up $150 now to get the project underway. It will take some time to get things going; I will receive a prototype kit and put it together and make any comments and request changes if necessary. Once complete the other cars will be cut. If you’re interested, please contact me via e-mail and I will forward the payment information to you. IF we can get this going, the next car will be the ET&WNC triple combine: baggage, coach, and RPO!
