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A Fixture
Morning all,
I have been working on the Imperial Berline coach which will stand along the background of the model pointing right to left.
This is the Historex kit which gives me a problem ans will be the first time I have to make a compromise between the painting and the model.
The restored Berline Coupe coaches in French museums, are different from the Emperor's carriage that was captured, brought to Britain and displayed at Madame Tussauds in London until destroyed by fire.
This is the coach as displayed in London and obviously used by Ernest Croft for the painting.
This is the type of carriage produced by Historex from preserved examples at Compiegnes and the Historic Carriage museum at Vaux Le Vicomte in France.
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The two principle exterior differences are the box extension at foot level on the coach body front and the fact that the 'London' one has four lamps as seen in the painting and the photograph.
The conversion of one type to the other is possible with sheet plasticard, but considering most of that detail is facing away from the viewer I shall add two extra lamps to the rear coach corners and leave the rest alone.
So at this stage I began to build the chassis.
After detaching the components from the sprue and cleaning them all of fine moulding flash with the edge of a scalpel blade the whole assembly was very quick and straightforward by holding parts together and allowing thin poly cement to flow in between the parts off a paintbrush.
each time a part is added it is checked to be square against the marks of the curting mat in all 3dimensions.
when the wheels where added, all four stood square and flat.
Phew !
I have left the rear and fore carriage assemblies seperate for painting and shall do the same in turn when I build the body of the cab.
In addition, the two sections articulate and I shall have the team of four horses and the carriage in a slight sweeping curve on the final base.
The carriage chassis :-
The next steps are to :
Build and attach the supporting frames and suspension,
Fit out and paint the cab interior before glazing and closing
and lastly
Suspending the cab in the frame in it's working suspension.
See you with another update in the nextday or so.
Thanks for looking,
Paul
I have been working on the Imperial Berline coach which will stand along the background of the model pointing right to left.
This is the Historex kit which gives me a problem ans will be the first time I have to make a compromise between the painting and the model.
The restored Berline Coupe coaches in French museums, are different from the Emperor's carriage that was captured, brought to Britain and displayed at Madame Tussauds in London until destroyed by fire.
This is the coach as displayed in London and obviously used by Ernest Croft for the painting.
This is the type of carriage produced by Historex from preserved examples at Compiegnes and the Historic Carriage museum at Vaux Le Vicomte in France.
The two principle exterior differences are the box extension at foot level on the coach body front and the fact that the 'London' one has four lamps as seen in the painting and the photograph.
The conversion of one type to the other is possible with sheet plasticard, but considering most of that detail is facing away from the viewer I shall add two extra lamps to the rear coach corners and leave the rest alone.
So at this stage I began to build the chassis.
After detaching the components from the sprue and cleaning them all of fine moulding flash with the edge of a scalpel blade the whole assembly was very quick and straightforward by holding parts together and allowing thin poly cement to flow in between the parts off a paintbrush.
each time a part is added it is checked to be square against the marks of the curting mat in all 3dimensions.
when the wheels where added, all four stood square and flat.
Phew !
I have left the rear and fore carriage assemblies seperate for painting and shall do the same in turn when I build the body of the cab.
In addition, the two sections articulate and I shall have the team of four horses and the carriage in a slight sweeping curve on the final base.
The carriage chassis :-
The next steps are to :
Build and attach the supporting frames and suspension,
Fit out and paint the cab interior before glazing and closing
and lastly
Suspending the cab in the frame in it's working suspension.
See you with another update in the nextday or so.
Thanks for looking,
Paul
