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Lochee Car Seats The Lochee car had a total seating capacity for sixty-two passengers. The upper saloon had a seating capacity for thirty-four passengers. The seats were of the double "Ascot" tilting traverse type and are upholstered in antique hide. Most seats could seat two, but there was a single seat placed at strategic locations so that the conductor , in carrying out his duties, did not interfere with or obstruct passengers entering or leaving the upper saloon. The lower saloon had a seating capacity of 28 and was wholly fitted with double "Ascot" tilting transverse type seats covered with moquette.
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The seats are cast from resin. Here are a couple of masters. The left-hand one is made from balsa wood and sealed with sanding sealer. The right-hand one is made from Plastic sheeting. The rubber is poured into the master. (The sides are missing from the balsa master!) |
| Here are the resulting moulds. To speed up production, I made four copies of the main seat mould. The resin is poured into each cavity and leveled with a piece of glass. |  |
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This is an assembled seat ready for painting. Two Nickel Silver strips support the seat backs, and a thin Nickel Silver strip hides the join. |
| Seat side view. The end plate hasn't been fixed yet. |  |
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The lower saloon seats were covered in a cloth. To simulate this I created some water slide transfers. |
| Here are the upper saloon seats painted in antique red leather. |  |
