This coachbuilder pack contains a set of parts to aid the construction of a 4-wheel LCDR (SECR)/Hull & Barnsley Railwaybrake third coach in O gauge / 7mm scale standard gauge.
 
My coachbuilder packs offer something partway between scratch building and kit building, a basic kit of parts aimed at giving the builder a good head start. If you enjoy building your own rolling stock, don’t mind a bit of work and maybe have a good spares box, a coachbuilder pack should be quicker than scratch building and an economical alternative to the conventional complete kits. The detailed cast resin parts assemble easily with superglue or general-purpose adhesive. The basic model can then be detailed by the builder according to their preferences.
 
Parts included are a pair of sides, a plain end and a brake end (with windows), a pair of duckets, a pre-formed styrene roof piece, a pair of sole bars with axle guards and a pair of headstocks. Lamps are provided for the duckets and lamp chimneys for the roof. It is recommended that an internal sub chassis is used to carry the wheels. Thick plasticard (60 thou) is required for the floor and partitions, and suitable clear plastic for glazing. Will also require 25mm diameter Mansell wheels (or plain disc), suitable buffers and couplings.
 
This model is based on a design by William Kirtley for the opening of the Hull & Barnsley Railway in 1885. Kirtley's H&BR designs are widely believed to be copies of those he produced previously for the LCDR. Vehicles from both the LCDR and H&BR passed second hand into light railway service. These designs provide useful vehicles for small layouts. From a modelling perspective they are ideal for smaller branch line or light railway layouts where a brake third might form a one-coach train, or be included with the daily pickup goods for carrying parcels and the occasional passenger. Equally it could serve as a mess coach in works trains or converted to a tool van on industrial layouts.
 
The photos show parts similar to those you will receive, plus some images of a test build in grey and some images of a painted sample to illustrate what a completed model could look like.