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MODEL STAGECOACH
LTANDSOME in a rugged way,r r with brieht yellow runninggear,
red coach body decoratedwith gilt striping and outdoorscenes
painted in oil on the doorpanelq-the prototype of thiseoach model
weighed a ton anda quarter empty and cost nearly$2500. Noteworthy
features ofthese old overland coaches werethe exceptionally hearry
runninggear and the unique, mbthod ofspringing the body as shorwr
inFigs. 7 and 9. This particularcoaeh was one of several ownedby
the "Overland Stage Line"which followed. the pony srpressroute
behreen St. Josepb, Mo.,and Sacramento, Calif., a servicethat was
operated on regularschedules untilthe completion ofthe first
transcontineital rail-way. Ben Holliday, whose namealryears on the
door panel of theold coach, was a division super-intendent of the
0verland Line.
Figs. 1, 2 and 6 rvilt give you a good ideaof the general
appearance of the finishedmodel. Consbuction begins with the
body,eomponent parts of which are shown inFig.3. lhe overall size
of the body is easilydetermined by laying out full-sized pat-terns
from the crosshatched views in Figs.
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Photoc coudesyFon E:pre8sliluratE. Arcrdta. Crllf.
4 and 5. Before beginning work, notiqg theposition of the parts
A-A,.right and'Ieft,and the bottom, B, in Fig. 3. AIso note laFie.
5 that the sides of the body do notslant inward at the top, Sideg
front and
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seats are carved from balsa wood or tihit
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oine and slued to the sides and bottom ofihe bodv is shoutn in
the cross section, Fig.3. lbei the top is glued on and shaped tothe
curves indicateil. Assembty of tlre lug-s;se racks. top and
rar,.ord fhe fitting ofthe-driver'i se.it and "boot" finish the
bodyready for the final sanding and applicationof the
trimmolding.
@ l ( r "X} t "SALSASANOPAPENEDHALFNOUND Mbaek parts of the body
should-be eut from% -ir.-;tr*ood, prefeiably' a close-grainedwood
iul{r as birch. Window openinq-s are
"nt "" ittaicated, and the doors are outlinedwith a molding
hrade by sandpapering-tbinstrips of balsi wood or rattan to a
half'"ouira section and gluing in place.- Notethatthe doors
eachhave a single sash' par-U"U" i"*oed anil fitted witL a
celluloidUe-il T.lr" sash frame is gluedto the insideof-the bodv
panel. The two small windows'otte on e.dh-side of the door, have
celluloidliehts but no frames, while the large win-ddws on bot.L
sides are merely openingscurtained with !fiaki cloth rolled up
asindicated and secured with thin leatherstrapi. In assenbling,
begin wtth the bot-torn and glue the cun'ed side pieces A-Ato the
center piece B, fi-g.3, qnd then fitand glue the sides and ends in
place. Inside
fRO}IT ARE 16"MATERIAI
BAtsAANM NEST
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Nort comes the running gear, the framebeing detailed in Fig.s. 8
and 9 and theqrheels in Fig. 10. ltre latter are the trick-iest of
all to mahe as close duplication of anumber of parts is required.-
n:lst, mahethe longeron, or spring urrit which consistsof three
lengthwise members rnortisedthrough end pieces as in Fig.9. Note
thatthe longerons slant to the rear, making the
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SATS ARE SOLIDWHTTE PINE OR EAISA
BAI,SAcusHroNs
CELIULOID
IBCESIiED PANELPAINIED BI.UE
czuutotD tEi{sCEMENIED
KHAKI CIOTHSECURCD w|T}IESCUTCHEON
PINS
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Stoct( front a:rle the "overhung" t54pe while therear axle is of
the conventional "under-slungt' construction. Use maple for all
ttrewoodparts. Sheetmetal of 16-ga. thicknessand 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 blackpq+t ?s in detail A, Fig. 9. Follow
throughwitlr tJre construetion as detailed in Figs. 8atld I up t9
the whippletrees and tongue,which can be left until later.
To make the wheel rims glue two piecesof %s-in" hardwood
togethefwith thderain
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spoke with a ternplate to assure unifornity.Blanks for the
spokes slmuld be cut slightlyoversize and aEout Ye in. longer than
thefrnished leneth. After shaping' they are
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ends of the tire are overlapped tzt in. andthe ioint is brazed
and ground flush. EdgesoI the tire are then rounded slightly witha
file and smoothed with fine emerXr cloth.Before shrinking the tire
on the wheel rimsee that the l,atter is srrrootfi and true
andbeveled slightly on the inside edge Thenheat the tire at several
points and force itcarefully over the rim.- If necessarJr
useseveral snall C-clamps
-equdly spaeed
about the rim.Paint the running gear before assem-
bling the body and gear. A neat job ofpainting always emphasizes
fine workman-ship and on work of this kindmostmodel-makers use
tinting eolors ground in oil forthe primer. Some craftsmen even go
sofar as to assemble the iob completelv fortrial fit of all pab,
theh disass-emble andpaint each part separately. This
methodassures- a-paint job
,of professional quality.Most of the easily detaehed hardware
andthe smaller wooden parts of the nrnninggear can be dipped in the
pgint and hungto dry on a wili or separate hooks. tr aoycase
continue dipping the parts until threecoats of paint have been
applied in thismanner. For dipping, tlre paint should bethinned to
a priming-coat consistency. Al-low the excess paint to drain back
into thecontainer before hangrng the part to dry.Be sure that you
use a prepared thinnerrecommended by the manufacturer of the
paint Of course, on this particular job itis not practical to
disassemble the body fordip-painting. Follow Figs. 3 and 4 anduse
colors gfound in oil or sign-painters'colors and apply with small
round brusftres,faklng great care on the flat surfaces to trayon a
thin uniform coating. Seats and inte-rior are painted a medium
brown to simu-late khal
