It was only when I wrote about the slightly modified Egger coach a few weeks back that I realised I hadn't actually talked about it after mentioning picking it up at the 009 Society 50th event back in 2023. Honestly though, there isn't really much to it.
Breaking the coach down into it's three main components (Body, roof and balcony railings) the original relief coach markings were slowly scraped off with a sharp knife and replacement planking scribed in its place. Some 20x10thou plastic strip was then used to create some additional beading around the lower portion of the coach, taking a slight hint of inspiration from the Wisbech & Upwell tramcars 7 & 8.
And after using some more 201x10 on the rood to create rain strips, the coach was reassembled and given a paint job similar to the Toad brake van. Size wise they compliment each other really nicely, even if they do unintentionally look a bit 'faux-Titfield'!
It does possibly need the off passenger to complete though. Looking through a copt of Paul Ingam's book on the Sand Hutton Light Railway shows a picture of a train conductor stood on the end of their balcony coach, looking somewhat like a casual labourer with a money pouch and ticket machine lung over their arm. That might be something fun and different to try and replicate...
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