LNWR bogie coaches in 4mm/00

LarryG

Western Thunderer
Every so often, something new lands in my hands to make life far more interesting than building just another coach. A gentleman by the name of David Catton took the trouble to look me up and send a set of etchings for an ex. LNWR D266 corridor third. He had done the CAD's and had drawn it without the lower waist panelling to represent a typical BR condition. So here they are.....
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I was able to draw on my own etchings for the floor, ends and underframe. A Comet Models extruded aluminium roof was used because its very shallow rebate would not show in the toplight windows. The first move was to prepare a floor 52' 6" long and attach a pair of my spare LNWR ends. The floor was also drilled for the new bogie centres....
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LarryG

Western Thunderer
The tumblehome was formed and then the droplights hinges bent at right-angles ready for pushing through the slots. The fit was perfect, and I wish all commercial kits were as good....
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Tack-soldering top and bottom is more than adequate...
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The basic 'box' with solebars also in place. I 'robbed' them from one of my kits...
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Another of my time-saving ideas was to design quick-fit door & grab handles and any shape...
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Raised panelling was ground away to make room for the handles, which were held in place with Loctite....
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LarryG

Western Thunderer
Corridor partition soldered to my seats...
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The 52' 6" coach built awaiting painting. The bogies are 8' bulbiron type. They're my own castings, but sadly it is not worth having them cast now, as I will end up with other bogies that I do not need.
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Sprayed in Ford Rosso Red on top of my carmine red mix, and then weathered. Varnished with Halfords Satin Lacquer...
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An LNWR Toplight coach in BR carmine showing weathering in close-up. Note that it gathered under the raised panelling around door handles etc and below hinges (lub run-off)....
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Two LNWR coaches in BR plain carmine red with GWR coaches...
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LarryG

Western Thunderer
After completing David's coach, a pal and I were reminiscing about LNWR coaches on the North Wales line. I bought a D307 kit thinking I could build us both one, but it was typical of old kits and I say that with 46 years experience under my belt, so I had my own produced. The sheet was filled with a companion D264A corridor third.

I wanted Kadee couplings on the brake end and so built my D307 on a Hornby Stanier coach chassis. The LMS bogies resemble LNWR bogies after they received LMS axlebox covers....
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These coaches were incorporated into the LMS diagram book as LMS D1712 solely because the conversions from Ambulance coaches post dated the Grouping. LMS conversions may have all been withdrawn by 1956 whereas pucker LNWR coaches lasted to the end of the fifties....
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Genuine LNWR examples had single long toplights at the brake end.....
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LarryG

Western Thunderer
Back in 2009, friend Adrian at Northstar Design produced some CAD's on spec for LNWR non-corridor coaches. I couldn't resist adding them to my range. After a break of nine years, I decided to have the LNWR D333 brake third etched again and promptly added a coach to my collection....
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The double-waist panelling marks LNWR coaches out as Toplight stock....
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LarryG

Western Thunderer
Traditional LNWR single waist panelling on the D265 8' 6" wide corridor third. Some were converted to push-pull trailers as M76 and that is what I had etched. However, I back-engineered one set of parts to become a normal day coach. They were mounted on 9' Deepframe bogies...
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LarryG

Western Thunderer
Between 2001 and 2004 I produced a range of LNWR motor-fitted coaches that initially were for myself so I could model the Oldham-Delph sets that I knew as a lad. I was still taking in painting & lining commissions at the time, but with thirty years experience producing RTR coaches with Lawrence Scale Models, I made the switch to coach production. The LNWR Dia. M49 was my first push pull coach...
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The push-pull open saloon body design was clearly derived from the steam railmotors...
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The Dia. M15 was the daddy of all the open saloons built in 1911. I rode in that coach as much as any because it outlived many younger coaches....
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The Dia.M45 looked far more modern with its toplight windows, but the seating was akin to that in trams....
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The 'component' parts of an M45.....
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The seats in the M12 non driving trailer were more plush. It had standee sections at each end....
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The solitary M47 non driving trailer. Probably the only LNWR bow-end coach!
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LarryG

Western Thunderer
The Diagram M52 originated in 1913 and was the only LNWR side-corridor coach equipped with driving compartment. Four coaches were built with gangway connectors at both ends, but 3410 ran without the one at the driving end in later days. They were 50' long and ran on 8'w.b. bulbiron bogies....
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Northstar Design also produced this coach, but for 7mm scale........
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The interior was standard except it had no doors leading from compartments to the corridor.....
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LarryG

Western Thunderer
A few years ago I built a very abridged version of the Delph Branch. The layout was domed to failure because the bridge that purported to be Saddleworth Viaduct had a tunnel on it(!!!) where the line left the shed. One of Lees's Ivatt's negotiates the sharp curve leading away from the Standedge mainline with two-side corridor coaches to Diagrams M76A and M52....
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Looking towards Saddleworth, a train has crossed onto the mainline from the Delph Branch at Moorgate Halt. The push-pull coaches are an M47 and M49. This was my final fling at the LNWR/BR in the Pennines, as my next layout started the GWR ball rolling....
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Chris P

Member
As usual, superb work!!
You have, once again given me some options for using LNWR coaches in BR crimson.
I particularly like the planked effect on the brake where the exterior panelling has gone. Did you do this by scribing the planks in the brass?
Chris.
Back in 2009, friend Adrian at Northstar Design produced some CAD's on spec for LNWR non-corridor coaches. I couldn't resist adding them to my range. After a break of nine years, I decided to have the LNWR D333 brake third etched again and promptly added a coach to my collection....
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The double-waist panelling marks LNWR coaches out as Toplight stock....
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LarryG

Western Thunderer
As usual, superb work!!
You have, once again given me some options for using LNWR coaches in BR crimson.
I particularly like the planked effect on the brake where the exterior panelling has gone. Did you do this by scribing the planks in the brass?
Chris.
Thanks. I ruled the planks with a draftsman pen on that coach, but I have scribed them on some coaches and run diluted PPC dirty black into the lines.
 

Phil O

Western Thunderer
I do like panelled stock, they have more character, IMO.

Some great modelling and the speed of it, puts my miserable efforts to shame!
 

Jinty

Western Thunderer
The Diagram M52 originated in 1913 and was the only LNWR side-corridor coach equipped with driving compartment. Four coaches were built with gangway connectors at both ends, but 3410 ran without the one at the driving end in later days. They were 50' long and ran on 8'w.b. bulbiron bogies....
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Northstar Design also produced this coach, but for 7mm scale........
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The interior was standard except it had no doors leading from compartments to the corridor.....
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Beautiful modelling Larry, I particularly like the picture of the Ex LNWR stock sitting in Carrog behind the Coal tank, and that full lined LMS coach is to die for!!!
As you know I have an Ex-Northstar M52 to build myself in 7mm, supplied now by Dave Hill at Gladiator. Looking at this thread and those beautiful coaches, I think will give me the impetus to get cracking on it and re-kindle my interest in my own layout again. Thank you.

David ;)
 

LarryG

Western Thunderer
Beautiful modelling Larry, I particularly like the picture of the Ex LNWR stock sitting in Carrog behind the Coal tank, and that full lined LMS coach is to die for!!!
As you know I have an Ex-Northstar M52 to build myself in 7mm, supplied now by Dave Hill at Gladiator. Looking at this thread and those beautiful coaches, I think will give me the impetus to get cracking on it and re-kindle my interest in my own layout again. Thank you.

David ;)
Thanks David. When you have finished the M52, you could always build companion a M76A. :drool: The latter coaches were conversions from LNWR D265 57' corridor thirds. The last time I saw one was at Abergele among the Camping Coaches. You are welcome to borrow my book if you need photos.
 
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