Project Genesis
OO Gauge 4 & 6 Wheel Coaches
In the mid to late 1800s, the many operating companies in the UK were producing their own versions of the 4 and 6 wheel coach, which introduced many features onto the railways - lighting, continuous braking and even upholstered seats for all passengers. This led to them being a very common sight.
Many designs consisted of only a handful of coaches, built to fill a specific need. These would also only wear the colours of the company they were built for. A good number were absorbed at the 1923 grouping and some found new leases of life on branches that were in need of simple stock to run on them. Some were taken into departmental stock or used by sheds and depots as simple stores vans and used until the 1950s
Project Genesis faithfully represents the trains of the Era 2 & 3 period and brings modellers the opportunity to run a detailed train of coaches in liveries not normally seen in ready-to-run form. We are producing 6 body styles between the 4 and 6 wheel coaches. These will be used to represent a lot of different coaches when allied to the painting and printing we are applying to them. The individual styling has been made to include the most common features from some of the most widespread and longest lasting coaches to help make them recognisable to customers.
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Scale and Gauge
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4mm 1:76 Scale - OO Gauge
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Digital Control
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Lit versions feature an 18-pin decoder socket |
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Couplings
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NEM Couplings
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Min Curve Radius
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Radius 2 (483mm)
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Lighting
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Lit and unlit versions of each coach available
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Warm LEDs used on lit versions
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18-pin decoder socket in lit models for digital control
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Lights will come on when power is applied through the track for analogue users or on digital without a decoder
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Coaches will feature roof-mounted accessories appropriate to the lighting type for the coach
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Livery |
Roof Furniture |
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GWR |
Oil |
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GNR |
Gas |
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LNWR |
Gas |
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SECR |
Gas |
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LB&SCR |
Gas |
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LMS |
Gas |
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LNER |
Gas |
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SR |
Gas |
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Departmental |
Electric |
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Tooling Variations
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Six unique bodystyles
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Two fully detailed underframes
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Three types of wheels (Mansell, 3 Hole and Disc)
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Three types of roof furniture (Oil Lamps, Gas Lamps and Electric Lights)
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Detailing |
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Optional lower footboards
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Full brake rigging
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Finely detailed panelling
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Painted interiors
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Fully lined liveries to original company specifications
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Unique running numbers between single coaches and packs - carefully selected to fit with companies numbering systems
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Special Features |
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Optional semi-permanent coupling bar representing a coupling chain
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Centre wheelset on 6 wheel coaches slides for tight curves and is also removeable
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Clip-open design for fitting a decoder or passenger figures (We will provide an update on how this will function once the design has been confirmed)
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Dimensions
(Provisional Sizes)
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4-wheel coaches
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Body length - 105.2mm
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Body width - 31.92mm
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Wheelbase - 60mm
6-wheel coaches
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Body length - 129.2mm
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Body width - 31.92mm
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Wheelbase - 42mm
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Body Styles Available
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4-wheel 5 compartment coach |
4-wheel 4 compartment coach |
4-wheel brake coach |
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6-wheel 5 compartment coach |
6-wheel 4 compartment lavatory coach |
6-wheel brake coach |
LBSCR Coach Artwork Revealed & Project Update - 24/01/20
We are pleased to reveal livery artwork for our LBSCR mahogany liveried Genesis coaches. As previously mentioned, this popular livery will now be available as part of Batch 1 releasing in early 2021.
Explore the range of LBSCR coaches, below.
If you have not yet pre-ordered your Genesis coaches, now is the time to do so, with development on the models progressing throughout 2020. By placing a pre-order you will receive updates on the project straight to your inbox.
Please note - we only take payment when the models arrive in stock.
Understanding the Operators 24/01/19
Many customers were interested to learn more about the myriad of different pre-grouping operators that utilised 4 & 6 wheel coaches. We have now released a series of short videos detailing these companies - which you can check out, here.
LBSCR Date Change - 05/12/19
With development continuing on our highly anticipated Genesis 4 & 6 wheel coaches in OO gauge, we are pleased to let you know that the LB&SCR mahogany liveried variants have now been brought forward to Batch 1 and will arrive during Q1 2021.
Project Update - 04/11/2019
Project Genesis is now one month into production and we’re pleased to see so many people inspired by a new product.
Your feedback has aided the design of the coaches, from our initial designs that were shown on the launch day. We have iterated through 5 evolving designs to reach a stage where we are happy that we have addressed all of the feedback received and are confident the product will be the most realistic coach we can make.
These 2D drawings will now be turned into 3D CAD files that will show all of the details which we are putting into these coaches. This will take a couple of months but we will keep you informed as the project continues to develop.
Full Brake Coaches
One of the most requested features was the addition of Full Brake coaches to the range and we are very happy to reveal that these types of coaches are now available to pre-order, HERE.
Full Brakes were popular during the time these coaches ran, as many passengers carried copious amounts of luggage when they travelled. Also, some goods could be transported on passenger trains if they were needed in a hurry, for example - newspapers or milk, so most trains would have had a full brake. As the vehicles were replaced in passenger service, the full brakes got a new lease of life with the engineers of the railway companies as tool or storage vans. This helped a lot of them to survive far longer than the passenger coaches, with one even lasting in service until the 1980s!
Batch 1 - New Full Brake Coaches
Batch 2 - New Full Brake Coaches
LB&SCR Mahogany Liveried Coaches
Finally, one livery not included in the initial plan has been requested more than any - LB&SCR Mahogany. This has also now been added and can be pre-ordered HERE, to run with the new Hornby Terrier or any of the other great LB&SCR locos available now. These will be available as part of Batch 1.
Formations Guide & Livery Maps
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Read our full formations guide to explore some fantastic example trains you could run and an idea of which coaches you need to build a full train. We have also produced some useful livery maps, to show you which areas each of the different liveries would have operated in.
Click HERE to check out the full formations guide.
We have revealed initial artwork for our first batch of coaches which you can see below. Further down the page are details of our second batch of coaches, which are also available to pre-order.
GWR Chocolate & Cream
GNR Lined Teak
LNWR Livery
SECR Livery
LB&SCR Mahogany
LNER Pre-War Brown
SR Olive Green
Departmental
We are also announcing plans for a second batch of coaches with further liveries which are not covered as part of Batch 1. These are available to pre-order but at this time do not have a confirmed release date. We will provide more information following the release of Batch 1 in Q1 2021.
GCR French Grey & Brown
GER Chocolate Brown
L&Y Brown & Umber
Midland Railway Crimson Lake
LSWR Brown & Umber
BR Crimson
NCB Blue
We will be producing a third batch of coaches which will be available following on from the release of the first two batches but are not currently available to pre-order. Currently proposed liveries are:
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North Eastern Railway
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Caledonian Railway
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Metropolitan Railway
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SDJR
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Longmoor Military Railway
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Further BR Departmental Examples
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