Johns 7mm Wagon Workbench
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Added the lamp brackets which are a bit of a pain as they are so small.
Also the duckets. I made a template from plastic card and drilled holes. I used the template to drill holes in the sides and castings so that these lined up. I soldered wire through the holes and cut it off to about 2mm. I then used CA and secured the castings.
Buffer guides are also CAed in.
Roof is on loosely, I still need to finagle it.
To those who say you can't see the brake gear, I disagree.
John
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In the meantime, I completed a couple of commissions:
GWR Dia V5 Cattle Wagon
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BR Shoc Van
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I can deliver these today. :doublethumb :cheers
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Very nice John. :thumbs
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Guard is from ModelU.
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I liked the pins to attach the duckets.
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Guard is a ModelU figure. I used blacktack to fix him in place.
Note the sand pipes.
Roof is on loosely. When the time comes I think I'll use blacktack on this too.
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Buffers were a pain because I should have assembled them first. :It's a no no
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Floor is 0.020" plastic card, scribed and painted.
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Note the sand box in the corner.
The van has a couple of coats of Testors gloss spray. Next up is transfers. After that some matte varnish and then glazing, which I was working on today.
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Black tack is a new one on me. Interesting Google results.
Max
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Happy New Year Max, you're already in 2018.
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Rail Album - Military Wagons - World War Two - 50-ton 'Warwell' Wagons
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I’m very pleased. The chassis feels diecast so lots of weight. The vacuum brake gear is well done. The screwlink coupling works – maybe too well since I had to screw one of the ends back in. I applied Threadlock Loctite to stop that happening. Note the safety chains. Must look into the buffers, the clipped top should be straight.
My guess/speculation is that the manufacturer is actually Dapol/Lionheart.
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You're right about the buffers. Can you turn them?
It looks like they had holes in their centres, as well.
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Staying on the thread Kevin.
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Let me know if you have questions.
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Staying on the thread Kevin.
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Keep it a coming, mate. Always look out for your posts.
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Another Parkside kit on its way from Antics. :doublethumb
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The roof is held on temporarily with black tack. My customer will weather it himself.
I have to say the red ends are striking.
John
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Today, I received two Dapol tanks and a Corgi road tanker:
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The milk tanks are OK. I had thought about getting a Slaters kit but the transfer choices didn't include MMB which I felt was appropriate for early 60s.
There is no brake detail underneath but I can add that readily enough once I figure out what it looked like. I also need to see how far these are from the LNER tank and perhaps do some nurdling.
The road tanker is second hand and missing mirrors. I can reinstate these from wire I reckon.
John
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