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This was the biggest buy of the show,

Allready I have started to construct it to compliment my new teak rake of carriages when thought suddenly struck me

The train above would have 8 axles and is the maximum train length (excluding loco) that the railway can hold. There would be no room for my all important, vital guard's carriage with the air pump. So I decided to make a guards compartment with the excess pieces that came in the Andel kit. This is just a mock up but what do you think?

Looks good.

It looks very nice indeed!

I think that guards compatment is a good idea. Makes it different to all the other kits that have been built (and looks good )

very nice.

That's a great idea and looks fantastic.

Yup great idea.

Goodness! I'll go ahead with it then! I have come up with preliminary ideas of fitting breaks to the bogies as well..... I love the colour, andel mixed it up specially!

brill Zach!
I look forward to seeing it finished

Lovely, go ahead! Would look quite different from any other.

Mr Bond take a look on you tube under the ending Lego tecknic pump there is a vid on air brakes applied to a lego car.

Looks fantastic, I'd say send a pic to Andy, I'm sure he'd like to see it

yeah will do, I phoned him to ask about these spare planked sheets and he was very interested. Might introduce it into the range if he likes it enough!

Mr. Bond of the DVLR wrote:yeah will do, I phoned him to ask about these spare planked sheets and he was very interested. Might introduce it into the range if he likes it enough!

Remeber to tell him to put a little text saying:
Designed by Zach Bond

Brilliant Idea!
Nice Mod on the kit there.

Now I know I am being very Picky indeed but I think maybe it would be better with some wooden planking the other side of the door as well, although trial it first as it may look too much and make it too enclosed for an open coach.

I had thought about it but I don't think I have enough spare planking for that.

The overall view currently, just propped up on some humbrol cans for now, The struts have been painted black, the roof needs painting white now.

The holes have been drilled for the break pipes,

The guards compartment now assembled.


A little look in, the guard has two seats and a desk on which I'll put a break control, some flags, a log book and a non working pressure gauge. The compartment could also do with some shelves.
Now I have one spare bit of planking left over so

Should it go at the passenger end?

The brake end?

or should it be cut in half and used to enclose the guard a little more?

Brake end I would say but not to enclose the area any more.

Oh right, between the windows or cut in half and put on the opposite sides of the door?

I'd say between the windows. Where else will you hang the shelves?

I would agree, between the gaurds windows.