Brick Built doors in the middle of a carriage

[kieran]

Hi all,

I am looking for ideas on how to build some brick built doors that can live in the middle of a carriage, not at the ends like they do in the HE and EN. I am working on a new grey version of 10020 and want some carriages to go with it.

[Spitfire2865]

I dont have any ideas for this, but most coaches dont have doors in the middle. Especially not the Super Chief. What kind of coaches are you trying to build?

[Heppeng]

Here is my solution:

Only trouble is that due to the geometry of the hinges the doors catch on each other straining the connections, requiring a little force to open, despite them seeming to work OK on LDD!

[detjensrobert]

I dont have any ideas for this, but most coaches dont have doors in the middle. Especially not the Super Chief. What kind of coaches are you trying to build?

He might be trying to reconstruct the doors on the engine, not the carriages.

[dr_spock]

You could try a swing out door design.

[kieran]

Thanks guys,

Looking at this type of thing

http://brickset.com/sets/10025-1

[Rijkvv]

Maybe this can be a solution for you?

[Electricsteam]

I reall

You could try a swing out door design.

I have never thought of that that look really cool o.o

[ecmo47]

Here is my solution:

Only trouble is that due to the geometry of the hinges the doors catch on each other straining the connections, requiring a little force to open, despite them seeming to work OK on LDD!

I designed some EN baggage cars that have that design. They look nice but are difficult to open.

[davidzq]

For flush, gap-less brick built doors, the best method is a mechanism that slides out, and then swings. I've used this technique in various forms on pretty much everything I've built. A good example of this can be found here:

[ecmo47]

DSC01035 by ecmo47, on Flickr

Here's a picture. It has a nice clean look. The only problem is that you pretty much have to open the roof and push them open from the inside.

[kieran]

Thanks all some really nice ideas, I think the hinge plates may be the way to go, even if they don't then open all that well.

[Ashi Valkoinen]

My solution for doors in my Končar train (train on the right side):

Mechanism:

[kieran]

I have the basic carage built and a load of parts have arrived, time to try a few ideas. Will update with progress