601 Batley Leofric Garage door replacement

Thepowerofdreams · Post by **Thepowerofdreams** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 8:59 pm

I could get hold of a set of five "601" Batley Leofric garages.
Unfortunately, on 4 of them, the front door is missing.
To cut a door in the same dimensions from a suitable material is no problem - but to make it operational seems quite a challenge...
Any ideas?

Malibu · Post by **Malibu** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 6:10 am

Thepowerofdreams wrote: but to make it operational seems quite a challenge...

Why is this a challenge?
Perhaps a spare part made by 3D-printing could help?

Stephan

Thepowerofdreams · Post by **Thepowerofdreams** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 8:41 pm

Whole mechanism consists of door plus 5 parts.
Effort vs. outcome by using a 3D print is not really balanced, I believe (unless I would already own one)

Looking forward to use existing parts, normally foreseen for other purpose...
Will post after being successful.
Wolfgang

Post by **GHOSTHUNTER** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 11:15 pm

Another spare garage you can take apart and some patience is going to help.

Ghosthunter.

yellowfoden · Post by **yellowfoden** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:41 pm

Hello Wolfgang

The Playcraft "601" Batley Leofric garage made for Corgi Toys is made up of 21 parts, with the door having 6 pieces.

The degree of difficulty in replacing the Tilta door on an assembled unit is due to the walls being glued to the base. Then the door it fitted by means of gluing in pins at fulcrum point and sliding door pins into grooves or tracks in the wall.
Then the roof is glued on.
So to fit a new replacement door either the glue lines have to be broken or perhaps the replacement door with pins could be made of a material that has enough flex to get these pins into the grooves.

If you were to use that flexing method you can place the new door in a vice and gently bend it until the distance across pins is less than the opening. Now tie a piece of string around to keep it in curved bent shape.
Then slide it inside. Once the pins are in the slots you can then cut the string. The door will then spring back into flat shape and is now captive in the grooves. Now you can fit other door parts.

I am lucky to still have my unmade boxed 601 Batley garage when they first came out that I had intended to assemble for the train layout all those decades ago. It still sits with many unmade train layout kits from the 1960’s.

So here are some images from my instructions taken form the box that show the door components and how it was fitted when assembling from scratch.
Please note only 1 arm and 1 pin is shown in my photo of parts.

Hopefully these can help you.

Bert