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MODEL STAGECOACH
LTANDSOME
in a rugged way,
r r
with brieht yellow running
gear,
red coach body decorated
with
gilt
striping and outdoor
scenes
painted
in oil on the door
panel q-the prototype of thi s
eoach model weighed a ton and
a quarter empty and cost nearly
$2500.
Noteworthy features of
these old overland coaches were
the exceptionally hearry running
gear and the unique, mbthod of
springing the body as shorwr in
Figs. 7 and 9. This particular
coaeh was one of several owned
by the
"Overland
Stage Line"
which followed. the pony srpress
route behreen St. Josepb, Mo.,
and Sacramento, Calif., a service
that was operated on regular
schedules untilthe completion of
the first transcontineital rail-
way. Ben Holliday, whose name
alryears on the door panel of the
old coach, was a division super-
intendent of the 0verland Line.
Figs. 1, 2 and 6 rvilt give you a good idea
of the general
appearance of the finished
model. Consbuction begins with the body,
eomponent parts of which are shown in
Fig.3. lhe overall size of the body is easily
determined by laying out full-sized pat-
terns from the crosshatched views in Figs.
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Photoc coudesy
Fon E:pre8sliluratE. Arcrdta. Crllf.
4 and 5. Before beginning work, notiqg the
position of the parts A-A,.right and'Ieft,
and the bottom, B, in Fig. 3. AIso note la
Fie. 5 that the sides of the body do not
slant inward at the top, Sideg front and
/ . \ |
seats are carved from balsa wood or tihit
--
oine and slued to the sides and bottom of
ihe bodv is shoutn in the cross section, Fig.
3. lbei the top is
glued
on and shaped to
the curves indicateil. Assembty of tlre lug-
s;se racks. top and rar,.ord fhe fitting of
the-driver'i se.it and
"boot"
finish the body
ready for the final sanding and application
of the trimmolding.
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SANOPAPENED
HALF
NOUND
M
baek
parts of the body should-be eut from
%
-ir.-;tr*ood, prefeiably' a close-grained
wood iul{r as birch. Window openinq-s are
"nt "" ittaicated, and the doors are outlined
with a molding hrade by sandpapering-tbin
strips of balsi wood or rattan to a half'
"ouira section and
gluing in place.- Note
thatthe doors eachhave a single sash'
par-
U"U" i"*oed anil fitted witL a celluloid
Ue-il T.lr" sash frame is
gluedto the inside
of-the bodv
panel. The two small windows'
otte on e.dh-side of the door, have celluloid
liehts but no frames, while the large win-
ddws on bot.L sides are merely openings
curtained with !fiaki cloth rolled up as
indicated and secured with thin leather
strapi. In assenbling, begin wtth the bot-
torn and
glue the cun'ed side
pieces A-A
to the center
piece B, fi-g.3, qnd then fit
and
glue the sides and ends in place. Inside
fRO}IT ARE
16"
MATERIAI
BAtsA
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TEMPOTARY fITIING
Nort comes the running
gear, the frame
being detailed in Fig.s. 8 and 9 and the
qrheels
in Fig. 10. ltre latter are the trick-
iest of all to mahe as close duplication of a
number of parts is required.- n:lst, mahe
the longeron, or spring urrit which consists
of three lengthwise members rnortised
through end pieces as in Fig.9. Note that
the longerons slant to the rear, making the
il
GI.UED
SATS ARE SOLID
WHTTE PINE OR EAISA
BAI,SA
cusHroNs
CELIULOID
IBCESIiED PANEL
PAINIED BI.UE
czuutotD tEi{s
CEMENIED
KHAKI CIOTH
SECURCD w|T}I
ESCUTCHEON
PINS
DROP
wrNDow
r#@D
Stoct(
front a:rle the
"overhung"
t54pe while the
rear axle is of the conventional
"under-
slungt' construction. Use maple for all ttre
woodparts. Sheetmetal of 16-ga. thickness
and wir,e of approximately the same diam-
eter will serve in making most of the
"hard-
ware." Some of tbe
"ironingt'
can be simu-
lated by mere\r coating ttre area with black
pq+t
?s
in detail A, Fig. 9. Follow through
witlr tJre construetion as detailed in Figs. 8
atld
I
up t9 the whippletrees and tongue,
which can be left until later.
To make the wheel rims glue
two
pieces
of %s-in" hardwood togethefwith thderain
r h
LX
CRGS SECTION
IHROUGH CENTER
$
STJSPENSTON
spoke with a ternplate to assure unifornity.
Blanks for the spokes slmuld be cut slightly
oversize and aEout Ye in. longer than the
frnished leneth. After shaping' they are
-cut
to e:<act length- \flheel hubs are hrrned
to
thd dimensions
given and fitted with a
metal ferule, after which a hole'is drilled
in the srnall end of each spoke to take a
single brad. Before
eluing
the spokes into
t.be hub a trial assembly is made of each
wheel
'With
correct fit assured,
glue the
spokes into the hubs, trial-fit the wheel
rims and
glue and brad these in place. Make
sure that-the spokes are uniformly spaced
on the rim an4 before the
glue dries, slip
tlre wheel on ttre axle and check for true
running. If the rim is out at any pointt
EXAGGENAIED
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TRAIING SPRING ACfION
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SKET
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NN STNAPS
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ASSEiABY
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PEDAT
TAKE HANDIE
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running at rieht ansles. Scroll saw the
rims to-finish slze, or,-if a lathe is available,
the rims'may be turned accurately. The
wheel spokes are of ovalsection and slight-
ty tapered toward the rim. IIae hub end of
the spoke is flat tapered, or wtdge-shaped,
and it is very itnportant to eheck each
clamp the wheel to the edge of a table top
and weight the portion of t}.e rim that is
out of true.
the tires are cut from 16-ga. sheet metal
to a ?6-in. \pidth and are bent cold around
a circular tronn of the same diameten as the
outside diameter of the wheel rim" the
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AT. NIGHT ANGTGS
BRAZED AND
GROUND
'IUSH
12 SPOKE$fNONT WHEA
SEVEL
suGrmY
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ends of the tire are overlapped
tzt
in. and
the
ioint
is brazed and
ground flush. Edges
oI the tire are then rounded slightly with
a file and smoothed with fine emerXr cloth.
Before shrinking the tire on the wheel rim
see that the l,atter is srrrootfi and true and
beveled slightly on the inside edge Then
heat the tire at several
points
and force it
carefully over the rim.- If necessarJr use
several snall C-clamps
-equdly
spaeed
about the rim.
Paint the running gear
before assem-
bling the body and gear.
A neat
job
of
painting always emphasizes fine workman-
ship and on work of this kindmostmodel-
makers use tinting eolors ground
in oil for
the primer. Some craftsmen even
go
so
far as to assemble the iob completelv for
trial fit of all pab, theh disass-emble and
paint each part separately. This method
assures- a-paint
job
,of
professional quality.
Most of the easily detaehed hardware and
the smaller wooden parts
of the nrnning
gear
can be dipped in the pgint
and hung
to dry on a wili or separate hooks. tr aoy
case continue dipping the parts until three
coats of paint have been applied in this
manner. For dipping, tlre paint should be
thinned to a priming-coat
consistency. Al-
low the excess paint
to drain back into the
container before hangrng the part to dry.
Be sure that you use a prepared thinner
recommended by the manufacturer of the
paint Of course, on this particular job
it
is not practical to disassemble the body for
dip-painting. Follow Figs. 3 and 4 and
use colors gfound in oil or sign-painters'
colors and apply with small round brusftres,
faklng great care on the flat surfaces to tray
on a thin uniform coating. Seats and inte-
rior are
painted
a medium brown to simu-
late khal<i-colored upholstery and body
lining.
Pick up any ercess paint in ttre
corners and at the edges with an extra dr57
brush and carefully srnooth out any laps or
sags that may develop on the verticafsur-
faees. Allow each coat
plenty
of time to
dry thoroughly, and before
iainting
any
parts on which an acid-soldering flux has
been used, FiS. 11, neutralize the acid by
washing the parts in hot water.
After the last coat of
paint
has had time
to dry asserrble the iunning gear
and
mount the body. firen make and fit the
Iamps,fig..3, and the tongue and whippl+.
tregs. Dip these parts in paint successively
in the same manner as described and allow
to dry before fastening them permanently
in plice.
ff yorr
do not feel iqual to th;
lettering and the fine-line stripins on the
wheels it's a
good
idea to obtarn 6e senv-
ices of a sigrr painter. Ilowever, the land-
scapes on the door panels
can be eut from
duplieate colored iliusbatioas and pasted
on.
The model should be mounted oa a base
as shown in Figs. l and 2. A\e base adds
eonsiderably to the attractiveness of the
model and helps to safeguard it from darn-
age. Attach the model
permanentlv
to the
base with sall metal- clips bent- to the
shape of the wheel rims andfastened to the
base with mall screws. Staia and finish
the base with slpar varnish.
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