I work with lined index cards mainly due to their availability, the lines help to keep the drawing square, and are thick enough to keep their shape. The card stock is easy to remove and place back into small spaces and retain its form.
Initial drawing for interior end of floor
Final drawing for interior end of floor after trying out for size.
Next the 2 styrene floors with vertical pieces to hold the controller and "wind-up" brake handle were make using the card stock floor piece as a pattern. The floor and vertical end pieces were make from 0.040" styrene. Little gussets were added to keep the end pieces square with the floor. The middle section was left out for the headlight and wiring.
The headlight housing and wires are visible in the center of the dash.
Two pieces of square styrene were added to the bottom of the floor to provide space for screws holding the coupler in place.
The next photo shows the Q-Car controller and brake used in the model. The 2 men in the Fun & Games containers show the figure I found to use as a motorman even though his hand is not in the correct location to operate the controller. The stock number is ORL-12.
You should be able to find Fun & Games Figures on the web. He has a large number of figures for sale. He is located near St. Louis, MO. Originally this figure was painted with dirty skin as though he was operating a steam locomotive. I contacted the owner of Fun & Games and was told I could request cleaner skin if I ordered a few of them at a time. So, I ordered 6. I've repeated my order many times.
Some of Fun & Games figures are soft metal while others are epoxy. This figure is soft metal and can be bent a little!
We will cover the strange thing attached to the coupler and the use of bath tube caulk as an adhesive in the next Post.
Cheers,
Ed
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