Concord Stagecoach by bobandlucy - Model Trailways - 1:12 scale

[bobandlucy]

I enjoyed building the Doctor's Buggy so much that I ordered the Concord Stagecoach and am well into it at this time.

 

Picture of finished model from the manual:

I see opportunity for lots of scratch-made doodads!

 

Starting the undercarriage:

 

Pins are soldered to the U-straps to simulate bolts:

 

 

Made a mistake in reducing the width and length of the wooden part of this axle assembly because the drawings showed them as matching. . .

This resulted in a poor fit of the U-straps as well as not providing enough stand-off for the wheels; I'll need to add material somehow:

 

Waiting on a couple of missing parts to continue with the undercarriage. So I assembled the wheels.

The wheels have a carved scalloped design between the spokes. Not easy to make these uniform in plywood!

 

I finished painted one wheel. The red and black decoration is done with Sharpie pens, which quickly stopped flowing

when used on painted wood. The decorations also came out somewhat wobbly. If I can do better on the other wheels,

I may re-do this one. The decorations are supposed to be on both sides of the wheel, but I may decide not to do them inboard. . . 

 

 

 

Edited February 5 by bobandlucy

[bobandlucy]

Leaving the undercarriage/running gear aside for awhile, I started constructing the coach body. The process is very similar to ship building; vertical pieces are added to outer framework, faired, then horizontal pieces added and faired:

 

The vertical framing members are held at the proper height off the work surface by sacrificial extensions, which are later removed.

Very clever. Designer Bob Crane, who also designed the Doctor's Buggy completed earlier, has done good work on both models.

 

   

 

Exterior paneling added to one side, will need minor filling/sanding:

 

 

Extensions removed at interior:

 

 

Very enjoyable project thus far.

 

                                              

 

Edited February 14 by bobandlucy