Master Carpenter Eric Schade reports: “I spent quite a bit of time researching the details of coach 3 at the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum. In order to fully understand those details I have made a number of models.”
“As I am a Garden Railroader, I have built a number of scale models of the coach over the years. The model in this series is 1:13.7 scale which works out to 2 feet on gauge 1 (1 3/4” 45mm) track. Jason Lamontagne has also done a bit of 3d modeling of several parts of the coach; he and I have collaborated on creating physical models. Other “models” serve as patterns for iron or brass castings.”
Jason 3d modelled the platform and coupling system. We 3d printed some plastic parts and ordered laser cut steel parts and Eric fabricated the wood parts.
Much of these parts still exist on coach #3 as well as some of the other preserved cars.
Bottom View.
At right is the sprung buffer. at left is the spring for the draw hook shown in the previous photo.
Eric actually made two copies of this model to test coupling and how it might behave on our track. He even measured the vertical land lateral motion between prototype cars in service.
Thanks for your continued support and interest in the WW&F!
The Coach 9 Team