This coachbuilder pack contains a set of parts to aid the construction of a 4-wheel composite 1st 2nd 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.
 
From a modelling perspective this vehicle is ideal for light railway layouts, rural branch lines, industrial layouts or for use as mess coaches in works trains. Many pre-grouping companies used stock of very similar designs, so when it's painted up in your favourite livery, many people won't know the difference!
 
A cast resin chassis / underframe is included with this pack, this can either be used as it is by drilling the axle boxes to accept bearings and fixed axles, or used as a dummy to conceal one of the commercial etched brass compensation units that are widely used in this scale.
 
The photographs show the parts you will receive plus some construction images and an almost complete model to show how a finished vehicle could look.
 
This kit is supplied with a pre-formed styrene roof section.
 
On the sample model, buffers and door handles were recovered from a secondhand scrap coach, steps and lamp irons were folded up scrap brass etch, and door grab handles made from staples. Running boards are cut from plasticard. The only new items were the wheels and top hat bearings. O gauge modelling doesn't need to be expensive!