Orient Express Sleeping Car 1929 by aydingocer - FINISHED - Amati - Scale 1:32

[aydingocer]

Thanks for all the encouraging comments!

[aydingocer]

8 hours ago, druxey said:

Very nice! Are you going to put lighting inside so that the interior can be seen?

 

Though I am not a big fan of "bringing a model to life" (e.g. with human figures, lights, sounds etc), I am considering to add leds to this model, only if I am truly convinced with the possible options. I will try to plan the lights at as accurate as their original spots, such as one on the ceiling of each compartment and a few on the corridors, if this approach works. That would mean I will not install just one or two lights to give a general illumination. 

 

For this purpose I ordered the special leds below:

 

https://www.smallscalelights.co.uk/product/3528-12-18v-chip-leds-on-pcb

 

[aydingocer]

BUILD DAY 44 / 2.5 hrs / (TOTAL 109 hrs)

 

Figures 451-457: Here is a series of photos from the roof construction. Overall it went smoothly. Once all parts glued, the next task was to do some surface finishing: remove the spikes coming out of the roof and smoothen the surface using sandpaper and file, especially to get rid of any glue residue. It was pretty much like finishing the hull planking of a ship model.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's all for now.
Thanks for watching!

[wefalck]

Looks really like thing - ignoring for the moment the 'brassy' appearance of the roof.

[aydingocer]

10 minutes ago, wefalck said:

Looks really like thing - ignoring for the moment the 'brassy' appearance of the roof.

Yep, it is ready for painting in white!

[popeye the sailor]

really nice job on the train car    the roof assembly was very interesting.

[aydingocer]

BUILD DAY 45 / 6 hrs / (TOTAL 115 hrs)

 

It has been a while since my last build post. I have been traveling and time to time investigating how to install lighting on the ceiling. As I wrote earlier it had to be close to original lighting with at least one per compartment, not just some spots here and there.

 

I also wanted to fit all the lighting elements (i.e. incl batteries, switch, wires) into the roof structure to avoid hanging of wires around and be able to remove the roof freely without any obstacles.

 

Here in this post I will show my ceiling structure and light installation.

 

Finally I was able to find led lamps, small batteries and switch with suitable specs.

 

LEDs: They are 12 volt and resistors already soldered on the PCB board. They are from a small supplier in UK, https://www.smallscalelights.co.uk. The owner of the webshop, Jennifer, is the same person who is actually producing most of the nice railroad lighting items. Not all the countries are available for shipment, I sent an email request and she sent my order to Finland. So, if you like something on her webshop but your country is not in the list, it may be worth sending an email to her!

Switch: Simple small size 1-pole toggle switch. 

Battery: A23 12 volt batteries. Here I installed two of them in parallel. So, still 12 volts but more power to light all 12 leds.

 

Figure 458: Here is a single LED. It is ready to use if you just hook it up to a 12V battery source.

 

Figure 459: Here I soldered them to each other in parallel to make a strip of 12 leds, with enough cable in between for installation. Test with the battery looks good.

 

Figure 460: These are the batteries I use.

 

Figures 461-464: Experimenting the installation on a scrap test piece (on the right) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figures 465-466: Testing the installation on the real ceiling piece. I think it looks pretty OK like this

 

 

Edited April 9, 2022 by aydingocer

[aydingocer]

Figures 467-472: Ceiling structure, made of carton, to be bent at the designated lines and glued to the roof structure. I had to follow a certain order as I install the leds and wiring during the construction. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[aydingocer]

Figures 473-475: The lighting is in place and it doesn't look bad at all!

 

 

 

 

 

That's all for now.
Thanks for watching!

 

Edited April 4, 2022 by aydingocer

[Canute]

Well done. Nice even lighting for this sleeper.

[Veszett Roka]

Aahah, a BeoCenter 2300 You're a man! Listening it must be a pleasure when modeling.

[Egilman]

2 hours ago, aydingocer said:

That's all for now.
Thanks for watching!

It's been a pleasure my friend, Beautiful job!!!

 

Well done...

[aydingocer]

1 hour ago, Veszett Roka said:

Aahah, a BeoCenter 2300 You're a man! Listening it must be a pleasure when modeling.

Indeed!! 😃

[aydingocer]

Figure 476 - 485: Final photos

Orient Express is finally ready.

 

I ordered the custom size display case from Sora Shop in Germany (sora-shop.com). Highly recommended. This one cost me around 53€ + 13€ shipment to Finland.

Thank you all for watching, following and your inspiring messages! 

Aydin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Old Collingwood]

Amazing work  - you must be proud of all your work.

 

OC.

[Danstream]

Fine model, very nicely executed. The presentation in the display case is very elegant. 

Congratulations,

Dan

[yvesvidal]

This is a superb model. Now, you need an engine in the scale of 1/32nd to pull it. 

 

If you can afford a very expensive SNCF Pacific 2-3-1 from LEMACO, FULGUREX or MARKLIN at 1/32nd scale, that would be perfect. Otherwise, OCRE proposes a Pacific steam engine for a few hundreds euros, that you may be able to turn into a little jewel, with your skills.

Yves

Edited May 26, 2022 by yvesvidal

[lmagna]

Truly an elegant model masterfully executed. Congratulations and thanks for inviting us along for the trip. I especially like the last photo, looking through the windows. All that is missing is the steam and smoke of the train station.

[mtaylor]

This has been one of those models that all one can say "wow! wow!!!!"   And the display is perfect.   Thanks for letting us look over your shoulder.

[Canute]

Superb craftsmanship. Masterful execution of the build. Well done.👍

[Bob Cleek]

Great job! A real gem. Thanks for sharing!

[aydingocer]

10 hours ago, yvesvidal said:

This is a superb model. Now, you need an engine in the scale of 1/32nd to pull it. 

 

If you can afford a very expensive SNCF Pacific 2-3-1 from LEMACO, FULGUREX or MARKLIN at 1/32nd scale, that would be perfect. Otherwise, OCRE proposes a Pacific steam engine for a few hundreds euros, that you may be able to turn into a little jewel, with your skills.

Yves

I have been seriously thinking of this OCCRE actually, I am just undecided between an HMS Sphinx or this one, as next project. I kind of missed the smell of wood :). But OCCRE is in my list! 

[druxey]

An excellent result of a very interesting kit and subject. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[Javlin]

You pulled off a masterpiece Sir!