Old Ambroid/NESL coach kit

[Philip]

  I didn't realize they had all those nice details. Great website!

[jbvb]

Here's the one I finished.  IIRC I cut the oval with a hobby knife and filed the shape smooth.  It also shows how I dealt with a roof warp while keeping it removable in case I wanted to add an interior later.  Screw was 4-40, nut epoxied in place. A screw/nut at each end, opposite the toilet block.

[deemery]

I'm using Bob Parrish's approach to assemble the long scribed siding strips:  https://www.labellemodels.com/manuals/Scribed%20Siding.pdf



I'll go back and glue the pairs together tomorrow, after the glue dries overnight tonight. 

Also, I put a light coat of sanding sealer over the sub-sides.  Since this is old wood, I'm sure this will help the wood take paint.  The second photo shows how I'm weighting the sides, leaving the gaps for the belt rail sticking up, while the sealer dries.




Same thing for the car sub-sides, I'll probably spraypaint the red trim color.  (Car sides will be yellow oxide with red trim.)

dave