Vande Bharat

Parts

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1. 1WindscreenReal car

   One large pane with two wipers, 19.8-29.6 mm high. The glass reflects the sky and looks light in photographs, so the model uses a light blue-grey.

2. 2Destination displayReal car

   The narrow amber display in the black visor above the windscreen, which also holds a marker lamp. On the model it is a coloured bar with no lettering.

3. 3HeadlightReal car

   A white lamp in a dark slit at the lower corner of the black panel, with a red lamp below it, on each side.

4. 4Red lampReal car

   A small red lamp below each headlight.

5. 5Indian Railways roundelReal car

   The red and white roundel in the middle of the black panel. The model has a red disc in a white ring and leaves the detail out. It is an emblem, so it is left out of the no-logo build.

6. 6Saffron bull noseReal car

   The rounded saffron nose low down, with its tip 4.8 mm above the rim. The real nose rounds further down, but the model is cut at the rim. The first saffron set of 2023 has a white lower nose; the model follows the 2024-25 sets, which are saffron all over.

7. 7Saffron roofReal car

   Saffron above 30.6 mm, with one dark line under it. Roof equipment (air conditioning, horn, antenna) is left out.

8. 8Dark grey window zoneReal car

   The dark grey zone around the windows. Sunlit photographs make the saffron look pale, so the colours follow overcast photographs.

9. 9Thin saffron stripeReal car

   A level stripe (10.2-14.2 mm high) behind the cab. It rises over the cab and dives into the saffron of the nose.

10. 10Grey lower bandReal car

    The warm grey band below the stripe, with dark grey at the very bottom. The band ends in a point near the nose.

11. 11Cab side windowReal car

    A parallelogram window whose front edge is parallel to the windscreen, in a black frame.

12. 12Cab doorReal car

    The window of the silver cab door (x 47.9-55.3 mm). The saffron stripe runs across the door.

13. 13Grey diagonal panelReal car

    The grey panel behind the cab door, leaning back towards the top. It carries the "Make in India" disc (a plain white circle on the model).

14. 14Passenger doorReal car

    The tall window of the saffron passenger door (x 87-96 mm). The model has only one door, and its position differs from the real car because the body is squashed; the order of door and windows was read from oblique photographs.

15. 15Saloon windowsReal car

    Three panes in the dark zone. The real car has more. The far side is assumed to be the same.

16. 16Proportions (for the toy)Toy adaptation

    The 84 mm from the nose to the grey panel keeps the photograph scale. The rest is squashed from about 190 mm to 66 mm. The 37 mm real width is widened to 40 mm. A railing hid the rim in the photograph, so the lower edge of the nose stands in for it, and the band heights may all be off by about 1 mm.