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thanks Jim. I haven't done much just started repairing the broken wheel :). the kom will hold my attention for awhile still:) . btw what's the trick in starting a new line in the editor as enter...

thanks Gary . no stain was used for this . the wood use is walnut and sapelli. I bend my strips by soaking them in water and then put a hot soldering iron together with a piece of wood that has a...

wow Jim its coming along nicely :) . big difference I notice with the AL kit is that for the cabin to make the nice curves its al done by pre cut plywood pieces. in my kit I had to shape them all...

no worries Bret. i am afraid i hevnt been on here for a very long time due to inactivity on my stagecoach but when Jim was asking for a place to put his buildlog i knew this was the best place for...

Hi Jim

looks like lots of fun :). the cabin looks petty much the same as mine althoughthe construction is very different. the driverseat is also different
also seems like most brass parts are...

hey Jim

i see you haev found the site and the nice people here :)

hope to see you rstagecoach build soon as it will inspire me to to start on mine again

both of the doors are now almost finished. just need to varnish them and then add the inside leather cushions

one cabin i need to glue 4 2x2 wood strips that i need to bend to the shape of the...

hi Eddie

thanks for the encouragements

model building is just somethign i enjoy and although i do want to finish the model i am in no hurry and try to make it the best i can.

scratch...

happy new year to you all:roll:

havent posted much lately but have steadily been working on her
window and door frames are now added on both sides and sanded down to only stick out 1 mm
i am also redoing most of the inside as i...

thanks for the comments and yeah when i opened the kit and saw all the small bits and pieces i was like oops this is a bit out of my league

the wheels certainly have been a pain. i have now broken...

thanks artme :) i am relatively pleased with the overall look of the cabin so far

i had veneered the bottom part but ripped it all off again. there need to be done some plankign around and they...

finaly finished the cabin base . put the first coat of varnish on it
i also constructed the false bottom which i l veneer tomorrow
then the fun part of framing the doors and windows adn adding the...

Thanks Eddie and yeah sometimes it requires more patience than i have lol

i had to touch up a few gaps in the veneering and its not all perfect but overall i am pleased. a bit more sainding and I...

thnaks for the encouragements :)

finished reparing the veneering on the inside.

the instructions now say to veneer the front, bottom and back with 4 strips of 30 mm wide and to start front and...

although i havent been online much i have been slowly but steadily working on the coach. the two outside sides e of the cabin are now veneered. i am now repairing some if the inside veneering that...

hi Bret been peekign in on your work in progress and i am just amazed about it and al lthat in "only" 117 hours its phenomenal. you have inspired me to move from kit builsind to making everythign...

one side done veneering.

had to stop with the wheels as they broke apart when putting in the spokes. the 4 quarters just dont stay together. thinking of drilling holes trough them and then join...

ok trying to post this for the 4th time :(

thank for the comments colbra and i am glad you are enjoying the WIP

i have added pics of the Virginia and THe Golden Hind.

finaly started...

thanks for the comments :)

first picture shows the current progress of the veneering. its comming along slowly mostly because i add one bit of wood and let it set before i add the next....

while i am slowly progressing wiht the veneering of the outside of the cabin i tough i d finaly finish the little suitcase

after the tedious sanding i did this week i decided to try out my rotary tool on it. i was afraid before that i would end up siding too much and that i would have to redo it. but i was pleasantly...

thanks for the ideas guys

i definately will have a look in th elibrary to see what books are available and i already was playing with the idea in having a look at a mensshed.

i know now what...

hi all

after seeing some of the beautiful models build from plans and sometimes without them, my hands are itching to give it a try.

problem is that i dont have much experiences with working...

lol the sanding ofcourse Aussie. what else could it be :wink:

yesterday a worked a bit more on the undercarriage.
today i finished glueing all the interior baswood pieces on the outside and started sanding it down. did one quarter and i think i go the right...

now that the inside is veneered i have started on buidlign the outside. first is a construction of boxwood that later on wil be rounded of by sanding so that the coach cabin has a nice rounded look....

added my vote

would love to see you build that hotrod after seeing your workmanship on the train :)

thanks for the comments all:)

it has given me a few frustrations . veneering the inside turned out to be a pain as it was hard to get the pieces lined up (my hands are too big) so after i have...

finaly finished veneering the inside walls. half way through planking the floor

i have also finished the hatbox and am close to finishing the leather suitcase

the wooden trunk is comming...

thanks for the comments eddie and Hermit :)

i have been wotking slowly but havent taken much pictures so i ll try and get an update soon

i finished both the seats inside and part of the drivers seat
the work on the roof is still ongoing

i ripped the veneering on the inside out as it was not looking good . i shaped abit of wood to follow the inside curve so i can now clamp it down better. waiting for the second part to dry to see if...

thanks for the encouragement crowie :) and i wil keep going because working with wood is so much more fun then building plastic models which i used to do

i was tempted to go yeah. but i know i...

thanks for all the comments :)

At the moment my beginners skills (this is only my second wooden model) and the lack of tools makes kits the best choice for me. When i see all these beautiful...

yup thats the one and yes expensive here as i mentioned earlier on

but this kit will probably take me the rest of the year to finish. compared to most other hobies its actualy pretty cheap even...

during the week i have been slowly glueing the plywood on to the frame. s

today i cut of the excess wood and started on veneering the inside walls. should make good progress with that as the...

no worries aussie :U

Michael i found this kit at my local hobbyshop among the multitude of wooden ship kits

if you can find a store that sells the brand AL i am sure you coudl ask them to...

thanks for the comments crowie and aussie :)

the clamping was actualy easy as the hold on to the frame.
after this i will get it of the coach and use something to bend it further so that it...

not much progress this week

i have been workign on bending the plywood to get round the stagecoach frame
i soaked it in hot water and then bend it around and clamped then used hairdryer to dry...

i think Aussie has changed the number of posts per page and thats why he is already on page 3 :P

hi garry

your build really looks amazing

i am going to use your jig for building the spoked wheels as i have need for one for my stage coach project. i was thinking about making something...

i guess lots of people are interested in stage coaches :U

i use PVA woodglue mostly

and medium CA+ when a need quick setting or for non wooden parts

i added some scrap wood from my...

i have painted some parts of the undercariage. as you can see on th epics my painting skills are not too great. the idea is to paint two opposite sides and leave the onder two unpainted. so i ll have...

lol Aussie

only one pic for now but i promise i will keep taking lots of pics so you ll have a detailed look of my build

well i finaly finished my previous project so i can put all my attention on this one.

i havent made much progress on the wheels as i am still contemplating creating some jig for installing the...

here is what i have done so far

i have seen some wheel making topics on here an di am going to have a look at them as i am not sure how i am going to make sure how to centre the middle bit of the...

i dont intend to add some horses to it but wh knows maybe i ll change my mind .

thanks all for welcoming me
the reason i am posting here to get some help with this as i am very new to wooden...

i recently bought this kit as i tought would be a change from the normal kind of models i make. I think this kit is going to give me a lot of headaches, i took some pictures of all the parts which i...