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I like Kyocera bits.  They are expensive but are very precise and very sharp. Also they all have the same shaft size so changing bits is a breeze
 

Completion of the Drivers Box
 
You may remember sometime ago I fabricated the railings for the Drivers box. 
 

However, these proved difficult to install until the roof was in place.  Now that tat is done this section has been now been completed
 

 
and the seats installed
 

 
This completes this area and fabricating the luyggage rack is next.
 
 
John

Construction of the roof
 
The roof template is a shaped piece of 3mm basswood which is veneered on the inside with 0.6 mm mahogany

The top side is covered with 1.5 X3 mm walnut strip and 0.6 X 2mm basswood in alternate rows. 

 
This arrangement presumably provided some traction for moving about on the roof.  In fact in some cases extra passengeerd rode on the roof top:
 

Finally the roof is attached to the cabin
 

 
John

A few more Details - A bit of shade and a bit of light
 
1. Blinds
 
These are made by stating with a 45 x 90 mm sheet of artificial leather

these are then rolled up around a brass rod and secured with  2mm strips of the same material
 

2. securing the doors
 
The door bolts are fabricated by first mounting small saddles on a block of walnut, securing them to the  sides and then sliding a small piee of brass rod through them.
 
 

3.  Lamps for traveling at night
 
lamps are made in two parts and then the small windows supplied are glued inside
 

4. Mailbags
 
Companies such as Wells - Fargo in America and Cobb and Co. in Australia negotiated quite lucrative contracts to deliver mail. In fact this this led to a considerable improvement in the turn around time for mail delivery.
 
The two mailbags are made  by wrapping the artificial leather around a brass frame
 

The straps are made from 2 mm strips of the same materials and buckles are simulated with small brass rod
 

It was a rough ride in these coaches in spite of what the operators claimed some some hand holds were provided:
 

 
Once all of these items are attached the cabin  now looks like this:
 

 
Once I am satisfied that the interior is complete it will be time to attach the roof.
 
John
 
 
 
 
 
 

Seating arrangements
 
The seats and the backrests are upholstered in the usual way.
Foam fillers are glued to a ply backing board of the appropriate size. Brown artificial leather is then folded over this arrangement and glued to the ply backboard.  The seats themselves are left plain and the backrests are buttoned in a similar way to the door padding.

 
 

These main seats are mounted on a bracket attached to the interior side wall and the back rests were glued to the front and back interior walls.

 
The support for the middle row of seats is made from a flat platform and six supports. These are veneered on both sides with sapelly sheeting:
 


The padding for the three seats in the middle row are made in a similar way to the above.
 

 
These were in fact removable but I have glued mine in to stop them moving about.
 
Here is  a shot of the completed interior:
 
 

John
 
 
 
 

Completion of the Drivers Box
 
You may remember sometime ago I fabricated the railings for the Drivers box. 
 

However, these proved difficult to install until the roof was in place.  Now that tat is done this section has been now been completed
 

 
and the seats installed
 

 
This completes this area and fabricating the luyggage rack is next.
 
 
John

Completion of the Drivers Box
 
You may remember sometime ago I fabricated the railings for the Drivers box. 
 

However, these proved difficult to install until the roof was in place.  Now that tat is done this section has been now been completed
 

 
and the seats installed
 

 
This completes this area and fabricating the luyggage rack is next.
 
 
John

Completion of the Drivers Box
 
You may remember sometime ago I fabricated the railings for the Drivers box. 
 

However, these proved difficult to install until the roof was in place.  Now that tat is done this section has been now been completed
 

 
and the seats installed
 

 
This completes this area and fabricating the luyggage rack is next.
 
 
John

Completion of the Drivers Box
 
You may remember sometime ago I fabricated the railings for the Drivers box. 
 

However, these proved difficult to install until the roof was in place.  Now that tat is done this section has been now been completed
 

 
and the seats installed
 

 
This completes this area and fabricating the luyggage rack is next.
 
 
John

Completion of the Drivers Box
 
You may remember sometime ago I fabricated the railings for the Drivers box. 
 

However, these proved difficult to install until the roof was in place.  Now that tat is done this section has been now been completed
 

 
and the seats installed
 

 
This completes this area and fabricating the luyggage rack is next.
 
 
John

Completion of the Drivers Box
 
You may remember sometime ago I fabricated the railings for the Drivers box. 
 

However, these proved difficult to install until the roof was in place.  Now that tat is done this section has been now been completed
 

 
and the seats installed
 

 
This completes this area and fabricating the luyggage rack is next.
 
 
John

Yes, I suspect that in this case they might have been posing for the photograph but I have seen other examples with a few people on the roof.  You would hope they paid less than the inside passengers!
 
John

Yes, I suspect that in this case they might have been posing for the photograph but I have seen other examples with a few people on the roof.  You would hope they paid less than the inside passengers!
 
John

Yes, I suspect that in this case they might have been posing for the photograph but I have seen other examples with a few people on the roof.  You would hope they paid less than the inside passengers!
 
John

You have deadwood above the last two bulkheads.  This region should be thinned down but if this ship is double planked you might not want to plank in this region on the first planking otherwise the is region will end up two thick for the stern-post.  You can estimate the width of this region with two planks on each side and compare that with the width of the stern-post

Construction of the roof
 
The roof template is a shaped piece of 3mm basswood which is veneered on the inside with 0.6 mm mahogany

The top side is covered with 1.5 X3 mm walnut strip and 0.6 X 2mm basswood in alternate rows. 

 
This arrangement presumably provided some traction for moving about on the roof.  In fact in some cases extra passengeerd rode on the roof top:
 

Finally the roof is attached to the cabin
 

 
John

Construction of the roof
 
The roof template is a shaped piece of 3mm basswood which is veneered on the inside with 0.6 mm mahogany

The top side is covered with 1.5 X3 mm walnut strip and 0.6 X 2mm basswood in alternate rows. 

 
This arrangement presumably provided some traction for moving about on the roof.  In fact in some cases extra passengeerd rode on the roof top:
 

Finally the roof is attached to the cabin
 

 
John

Construction of the roof
 
The roof template is a shaped piece of 3mm basswood which is veneered on the inside with 0.6 mm mahogany

The top side is covered with 1.5 X3 mm walnut strip and 0.6 X 2mm basswood in alternate rows. 

 
This arrangement presumably provided some traction for moving about on the roof.  In fact in some cases extra passengeerd rode on the roof top:
 

Finally the roof is attached to the cabin
 

 
John

A few more Details - A bit of shade and a bit of light
 
1. Blinds
 
These are made by stating with a 45 x 90 mm sheet of artificial leather

these are then rolled up around a brass rod and secured with  2mm strips of the same material
 

2. securing the doors
 
The door bolts are fabricated by first mounting small saddles on a block of walnut, securing them to the  sides and then sliding a small piee of brass rod through them.
 
 

3.  Lamps for traveling at night
 
lamps are made in two parts and then the small windows supplied are glued inside
 

4. Mailbags
 
Companies such as Wells - Fargo in America and Cobb and Co. in Australia negotiated quite lucrative contracts to deliver mail. In fact this this led to a considerable improvement in the turn around time for mail delivery.
 
The two mailbags are made  by wrapping the artificial leather around a brass frame
 

The straps are made from 2 mm strips of the same materials and buckles are simulated with small brass rod
 

It was a rough ride in these coaches in spite of what the operators claimed some some hand holds were provided:
 

 
Once all of these items are attached the cabin  now looks like this:
 

 
Once I am satisfied that the interior is complete it will be time to attach the roof.
 
John
 
 
 
 
 
 

Seating arrangements
 
The seats and the backrests are upholstered in the usual way.
Foam fillers are glued to a ply backing board of the appropriate size. Brown artificial leather is then folded over this arrangement and glued to the ply backboard.  The seats themselves are left plain and the backrests are buttoned in a similar way to the door padding.

 
 

These main seats are mounted on a bracket attached to the interior side wall and the back rests were glued to the front and back interior walls.

 
The support for the middle row of seats is made from a flat platform and six supports. These are veneered on both sides with sapelly sheeting:
 


The padding for the three seats in the middle row are made in a similar way to the above.
 

 
These were in fact removable but I have glued mine in to stop them moving about.
 
Here is  a shot of the completed interior:
 
 

John
 
 
 
 

Construction of the roof
 
The roof template is a shaped piece of 3mm basswood which is veneered on the inside with 0.6 mm mahogany

The top side is covered with 1.5 X3 mm walnut strip and 0.6 X 2mm basswood in alternate rows. 

 
This arrangement presumably provided some traction for moving about on the roof.  In fact in some cases extra passengeerd rode on the roof top:
 

Finally the roof is attached to the cabin
 

 
John

Construction of the roof
 
The roof template is a shaped piece of 3mm basswood which is veneered on the inside with 0.6 mm mahogany

The top side is covered with 1.5 X3 mm walnut strip and 0.6 X 2mm basswood in alternate rows. 

 
This arrangement presumably provided some traction for moving about on the roof.  In fact in some cases extra passengeerd rode on the roof top:
 

Finally the roof is attached to the cabin
 

 
John

Construction of the roof
 
The roof template is a shaped piece of 3mm basswood which is veneered on the inside with 0.6 mm mahogany

The top side is covered with 1.5 X3 mm walnut strip and 0.6 X 2mm basswood in alternate rows. 

 
This arrangement presumably provided some traction for moving about on the roof.  In fact in some cases extra passengeerd rode on the roof top:
 

Finally the roof is attached to the cabin
 

 
John

Construction of the roof
 
The roof template is a shaped piece of 3mm basswood which is veneered on the inside with 0.6 mm mahogany

The top side is covered with 1.5 X3 mm walnut strip and 0.6 X 2mm basswood in alternate rows. 

 
This arrangement presumably provided some traction for moving about on the roof.  In fact in some cases extra passengeerd rode on the roof top:
 

Finally the roof is attached to the cabin
 

 
John

Construction of the roof
 
The roof template is a shaped piece of 3mm basswood which is veneered on the inside with 0.6 mm mahogany

The top side is covered with 1.5 X3 mm walnut strip and 0.6 X 2mm basswood in alternate rows. 

 
This arrangement presumably provided some traction for moving about on the roof.  In fact in some cases extra passengeerd rode on the roof top:
 

Finally the roof is attached to the cabin
 

 
John