The way these carriage builds usually work for me is that the bodyshell comes together very quickly but its the making and fitting of the interior and other details that eats up most of the time.
My underframes and interiors are built as one sub-assembly which fits up inside the carriage body. The glazing will eventually be slipped between the seats and the carriage sides keeping the whole model straight and square. If styrene is not kept in tension it tends to bend or warp as many modellers have found to their frustration.
The base of the floor / underframe is cut from 60" sheet and stops are glued inside the carriage to set the running height. Strip has been added underneath to represent the very obvious steel frame the carriage body sits upon and brass wire shaped and located to complete the underframe.
Vacuum cylinders, battery boxes, diesel tanks and other gubbins associated with the heating system still remain to be done, as do the steps beneath the doors.
Here's a view of the carriage turned upside down to show how it fits in place with the body.
Next up the rather repetitive joy of making lots and lots of seats and tables....
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