wip stagecoach

[elderly]

a few pics of my progress so far. For various reasons it has been slow the main one being I am slow. It will be even slower now because I will not be in a position to do anything on it for a couple of months. I have not got the wood for the coach or the wheels yet but we will be doing some travelling and I hope to pick it up on our travels.
Cheers elderly

[artme]

So far so really good!!! :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

[wheelinround]

Nice work whats the size??

[Manuka Jock]

Nice work .
nifty wee swingletrees :2tsup:

[AUSSIE]

WOW Elderly.That coach is coming along at a fast rate.You are not slow.To do that quality of work takes time as you know
Have a nice holiday,then back into it.:U:2tsup:

[AUSSIE]

Nice work whats the size??
Here (http://www.gattoplans.com/store/coach_31.htm) Wheely:2tsup:

[elderly]

1/12 scale

[BobR]

Nice work! :2tsup:

[scotty60]

Nice job, looks like quite a bit of work has gone into it so far.:2tsup:

[wheelinround]

Here (http://www.gattoplans.com/store/coach_31.htm) Wheely:2tsup:

Thanks Ross also have a set of plans or part of from a certain magazine :;

[elderly]

Thanks to everyone for your encouraging posts

[munruben]

Great work and a really nice project.:2tsup::2tsup:

[elderly]

I have finally got back to my stagecoach. Decided to make the coach itself out of Tasmanian Myrtle. I have attached a couple of pics of the work done on the coach so far.
Elderly

[AUSSIE]

Hi Elderly
That couple of months went quick,Did you have a good holiday?that is the main thing.
The coach is coming along fine.You must be very happy with it.
Any chance of showing us a work in progress of you making the wheels?
Are you going to the woodwork show in Melb this weekend?
I will be there Friday.

[munruben]

Sure is looking good.:2tsup:

[elderly]

Hi Aussie,

Yes we had a good holiday but we came back a little earlier than planned both my wife and I caught some bug that we just could not get rid of. Yes I will post some pics of WIP of the wheels and no I will not be going to the wood show this year.

Cheers Elderly

[wheelinround]

very impressive

Would be nice to see progress of your Aussie :q and you haven't been on holidays.:p

[elderly]

Good point Wheelinround. How about it Aussie?

[scotty60]

Looks great Elderly looking forward to more pics.:2tsup:

[elderly]

I have not had a lot of time to work on my stagecoach recently but I have got a bit done. Made and fitted lanterns, door handles, all the metal bits and the luggage rack. I hope to get the coach itself finished over the next couple of days and then on to the wheels. Here are a few pics.

[Christos]

Very nice work so far. All this on the scroll saw?

[elderly]

Hi Christos,
Thanks for your response. No it is not done on the scroll saw it is made out of 6mm thick wood apart from the seats. The seats are made from12mm thick wood and the curves on the coach are achieved by cutting through the back of the seats. The only part that is done on the scroll saw are the windows and door openings.

Cheers Elderly

[Billy]

nice
billy

[elderly]

Some pics of WIP on the wheels. The hubs are simply turned out of dowel and the axles are satay sticks. The wheels were roughly cut on the bandsaw and then turned to size. I then made a simple jig by drilling a 12mm hole in a block of wood making sure that the sides were ninety degrees. I had drilled the wheels to take a half inch bolt when I turned them so I screwed the wheels to the block. The half inch bolt cutting a slight thread on the hole in the block of wood. It was then simply a matter of drilling and rotating the wheels to the correct position the make sure all of the holes ran to the centre of the wheel. Of course the one block worked for both size wheels.
I then cut out the centre of the wheel and sanded it to size on the bobbin sander. I then cut out the inside of the tyres and glued them to the wheels. Next I cut the outside of the wheels and sanded them to their finished size. I then sanded then on their side working through the grits. The next job is to cut and shape the spokes and make a simple jig to assemble them.

[wheelinround]

interesting approach :2tsup:

May I ask why you did not turn the wheel off on the lathe instead of using the scrollsaw that way you could do a few at a time.

[elderly]

Hi Wheelinround,
I did turn the tyres off on the small wheels but on the large ones I made the mistake of cutting the middle out before I put the tyres on so it was easier to do it on the scroll saw and sander. Not a problem as there is only two.

Cheers Elderly

[wheelinround]

Hi Wheelinround,
I did turn the tyres off on the small wheels but on the large ones I made the mistake of cutting the middle out before I put the tyres on so it was easier to do it on the scroll saw and sander. Not a problem as there is only two.

Cheers Elderly

Thanks elderly your process is a good approach. I have a larger wheel to do as soon as my lathe comes home. A spinning wheel dia of 17".:roll:

[crowie]

Thanks elderly, for showing us a top job and something for others to aspire to!
Very much appreciate your craftmanship & patience.
Cheers, Crowie

[elderly]

Thanks Crowie your comments are much appreciated.
Cheers Elderly

[elderly]

This afternoon I finished the wheels for the coach. I made the simple assembly jig by sticking a pattern for the front and back wheels to a piece of mdf. I then drilled a hole through the centre of each one to take a piece of satay stick. I then bored this out to fit the outside of the hubs to a depth that would line the spokes up parallel between the wheel and the hub.
After this I cut the spokes to the correct length and tapered one end so that they fit around the hub. Once this was done I dry fit everything and once I was happy I glued everything in place using a small amount of thick super glue.
Elderly.

[Christos]

Very fiddly work and you are doing it well.

[AUSSIE]

Hi Elderly.
You are weaving some magic making this coach.It must be nearly finished now?
What a great job you are doing.The wheels have turned out great.I cant wait for the next posting from you.:2tsup::)

[elderly]

Thanks guys for your kind comments. Should be finished this week.

[munruben]

I agree, the wheels look terrific. From past experience I know how tricky and fiddly this kind of work is and is sure tests your patience. Well done elderly you are doing a top job on this coach. Longing to see it finished.:2tsup:

[artme]

Fabulous job there mate!!!:):):)

Love your approach to wheel building!!

[elderly]

Nearly there now. This afternoon I got the wheels fitted and made and fit the last few bits, steps, brake pads and brake handle. I have not fixed the coach to the chassis yet I will do this after have made and fit the blinds and rear boot cover. I hope to get this done tomorrow if not it will be Friday.
Cheers Elderly

[Yonnee]

This one's fantastic Elderly. Such patience. The more I look at some of these models being made, the more it makes me want to unpack, setup and learn how to use my wood lathe.

Next you'll be carving some wooden horses. :2tsup:

[wheelinround]

Now thats looking brilliant Elderly such detail :2tsup:

[elderly]

Yonnee I would love to carve some horses but I am afraid I don't have an artistic bone in my body.

[crowie]

G'Day again Elderly,
What a magnificent job;
I hope you enter you workmanship in a model show competition because that's a FIRST PLACE PRIZE WINNER. :1st::1st::1st:
I wish I lived closer to ask for the privilege to view such excellent.
Cheers, Crowie

[munruben]

Awesome just awesome. Thanks for sharing this one with us. Nice WIP and a great job of photographing it too. Well done. :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

[elderly]

Thanks for your kind comments munruben. You will find that there are some crap photos in my WIP those are mine the good ones my wife took.
Cheers Elderly

[elderly]

My stagecoach is now finished complete with window blinds and rear bootwell cover. I may make some luggage at a later date but that is it for now. Once again I would like to thank everyone who posted words of encouragement.
Cheers Elderly.

[Manuka Jock]

Elderly ,
thats a pleasure to see , excellent work there mate :2tsup:
Horses next is it ? :)
cheers ,
Jock

[AUSSIE]

What a great job you have done Elderly.You must be so proud of it.Where are you going to display it.?
I vote this Stagecoach,the best looking model,since the Toy Making Forum started.:2tsup::way2go::welldone:

[Manuka Jock]

I vote this Stagecoach,the best looking model,since the Toy Making Forum started.:2tsup::way2go::welldone:


Yep :whs::repplus:

[elderly]

Thanks Aussie, it will be displayed on a table in the hall so that I can brag as soon as some one comes in the front door.:B

[scotty60]

Great job elderly, came up fantastic im shore it will be a talking point for all that enters the house.

cheers