Another one for the D&S

Before







Now to start - the After part is coming. Change wheels &  couplings, add weight.

Some of the After, weight added by drilling a hole in the bottom & adding sand to bring the total weight to 2 oz. then plugging the hole.

Buffers & old tension lock removed; new wheels - Hornby metal to replace the older fat thread units

Styrene pad for Kadee couplings  added - left one upainted to be able to show them.

And this shows the difference in Wheels - the back set is the original from the tanker.

Tyre width & back-to-backs.

Fitted Kadee #148 into box #252 - spot on for height




now waiting for the black paint to dry properly so I can dullcoat the entire tanker.

All dullcoated now - ready now for the D&S Railway.

What a difference the wheels make Sol and a great tip about adding sand. :thumbs

You said it was an old "Hornby" tanker - it looks very similar to the old Triang ones, particularly with those plastic wheels.  Did Hornby use the same mouldings - I seem to recall they bought Triang ?  Actually, thinking about it, Hornby seem to have bought everything at some time or another - Humbrol, Airfix, Rivarossi, Lima, Triang - you name it, Hornby probably bought it !!!

According to the imprint in the chassis, this is made in the UK.
Actually Triang purchased Hornby Dublo & it was known for a long time as Triang - Hornby
http://www.trianghornby.net/
Hornby Railways - Wikipedia

Ah yes Sol - Lines Brothers - I'd forgotten them.

Obviously the Hornby name was stronger than the Triang one in model railway terms - a "Hornby Train Set" is synonymous with model railways in general whereas I remember the "Triang" name as being associated with larger toys - pedal cars and the likes.

[user=6]Petermac[/user] wrote:

Obviously the Hornby name was stronger than the Triang one in model railway terms -

That was one reason for the new magazine that came out - Hornby mag.

The story I heard was when Ian Allan decided about a new mag, they approach WH Smiths re this & was told, " not another mag with the title Model Rail "  so Hornby Magazine was born. It was discussed with Hornby but told they get no special deals.

The name Hornby certainly grabs the eye for people living in the UK

 

Yet when I got started in the hobby in 1957, Triang, Down Under , had about the same amount , if not more, of modellers as Hornby Dublo which was still 3 rail at the time.

In the first picture it is amazing how the ugly tension lock coupling bar is fixed to the wagon. Just removing that makes a huge difference Ron.

Very good Ron, just needs a trip thru the wheathering shop.

 Ian