7mmMick's Wagon Workbench - A BV for Love Lane + 3 for me

[7mmMick]

Ok so a little progress on one of my PO wagons with the MMP detailing parts. This one is my favourate as written on the side is return to Denaby and Cadeby Collieries and I used to live near Cadeby, no sign of a Colliery now though !

Although it probably looks like not a great deal of progress has been made in fact there's hours and hours here. All the main parts are built up from layered etchs. The brake blocks have ten individual etched parts, the first picture is a simple jig with the brass wire pushed into 0.8mm holes drilled in a peice of MDF, this helped to dry build the assembly and just simply show it the microflame and job done . The wagon is almost finished with only the bottom door mechanism and brake lever pin and chain to fit. Overall I'm really happy with the MMP parts, the detail is excellent ( even down to the split pin retaining the brake lever to the v hanger assembley ) and it really is worth the time and effort needed to build. Also one of my fears has been put to rest in as much as I was worried that the working springs would not take paint or chemical black, not so. I've blackened one W-iron and the spring looks great and after it's burnished up it looks quite greasey, just the job




Hopefully an update soon of a few of these finished with a good dose of weathering to boot as they're modelled around 1950 and will be in a poor state,

ATB Mick

 

[Dikitriki]

Hi Mick

I presume this is the wagon you were getting stuck into at York. It has turned out very well, and I can appreciate that hours of work have gone into it.

I spotted the cotter pin in the brake gear. Good stuff

How many do you intend doing?

Cheers

Richard

 

[7mmMick]

Hi Richard,

Yes this is the very same. I'm glad you like the almost finished article, since I posted earlier I've finished the detail work, the remainder of the brake gear, bottom door mechanism and end door chains etc. I've managed to find some spray evostick so i'm going to give that a go mounting the sides onto 10thou plasikard first then fitting them to the wagon which should solve the headaches at York. At the moment I have six on the bench but I had in my head that I would eventually have about thirty or so for my long in the future layout, good job I'm youngish

I see on the other place that Tony's 8f is well on the way, very nice face to face shot with yours

ATB Mick

 

[Eastsidepilot]

Nice work Mick , can you bring them with you when you come down next?
30 !, you'll qualify for a grey beard by the time you finish them mate

ATB, Col.

 

[7mmMick]

Thanks Col, I'll definately bring them down. I'd like some pictures of the finished wagons on WM with some of that lovely grass in the background. The long term plan is to build up stock for three or four years and then a small layout so by that time I should have a grand total of ten of these wagons

Attached is a picture of last nights progress, the rest of the other side brake gear and the bottom door mechanism. The chain was a right laugh, a bit like key hole surgery


ATB Mick

 

[Eastsidepilot]

............. a bit like key hole surgery
ATB Mick

Or a Gynecologist wallpapering his hall way through the front door letter box

ATB, Col

 

[7mmMick]

Probably a similar skill set mate, much prefer modelling to the thought of the other job. Maybe gynaecologists make the best modellers, title for a new thread there

ATB Mick

 

[micknich2003]

Keep your hand in lad!. Best Wishes, Mick.

 

[BrushType4]

I'd like some pictures of the finished wagons on WM with some of that lovely grass in the background.

The lovely grass I laid on the WM was taken up as was too green.

 

[7mmMick]

The lovely grass I laid on the WM was taken up as was too green.

Hi Phil,

TOO, GREEN I got my news letter through today and unfortunately I've only had time for a quick skim read. Looks like Peter isn't too happy about it either I thought WM is summer 46', should be very green,

ATB Mick

 

[Eastsidepilot]

Hi Phil,

TOO, GREEN I got my news letter through today and unfortunately I've only had time for a quick skim read. Looks like Peter isn't too happy about it either I thought WM is summer 46', should be very green,

ATB Mick

....and very wet by all accounts

Col.

 

[Rob Pulham]

Ok so a little progress on one of my PO wagons with the MMP detailing parts. This one is my favourate as written on the side is return to Denaby and Cadeby Collieries and I used to live near Cadeby, no sign of a Colliery now though !

Although it probably looks like not a great deal of progress has been made in fact there's hours and hours here. All the main parts are built up from layered etchs. The brake blocks have ten individual etched parts, the first picture is a simple jig with the brass wire pushed into 0.8mm holes drilled in a peice of MDF, this helped to dry build the assembly and just simply show it the microflame and job done . The wagon is almost finished with only the bottom door mechanism and brake lever pin and chain to fit. Overall I'm really happy with the MMP parts, the detail is excellent ( even down to the split pin retaining the brake lever to the v hanger assembley ) and it really is worth the time and effort needed to build. Also one of my fears has been put to rest in as much as I was worried that the working springs would not take paint or chemical black, not so. I've blackened one W-iron and the spring looks great and after it's burnished up it looks quite greasey, just the job


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Hopefully an update soon of a few of these finished with a good dose of weathering to boot as they're modelled around 1950 and will be in a poor state,

ATB Mick

It looks superb Mick. I will have to get on with the one I have (I dont have the internal detail set yet but I have the underframe gubbins)

 

[TheSnapper]

.......... return to Denaby and Cadeby Collieries and I used to live near Cadeby, no sign of a Colliery now though !..........

Hi Mick

Just seen the photos of your "Denaby" wagons. I too used to live in the area. Just thought you might like to see this to remind you of what it was like:



Not one of my photos, but reproduced here by kind permission of ColourRail Ltd


I tooke one facing the other way, from the upper floor of a double-decker bus, with my Brownie 127:



All gone now, except the lines of course.....

Cheers

Tim

 

[Steph Dale]

Tim,

I don't know the area, but I absolutely love the atmosphere in your shot...

Steph

 

[7mmMick]

Bloody Hell Tim, you really wouldn't reconise it at all now Fantastic pictures though, many thanks for posting, strangly I particularly like the two ' tracklesses ' at the crossing of the first photo. It is strange how South Yorkshire as a whole is now a baron industrial landscape to what it was. I remember with fond memories passing Yorkshire Main on the top deck from town to Edlington to see my Grandad, who incidently worked Yorkshire Main all his life. It's all a housing estate now and all I have is a blurred picture in my memory of what it was. Oh that and half a winding gear wheel mounted outside with a plaque,

Tim,

I don't know the area, but I absolutely love the atmosphere in your shot...

Steph

+1 here Steph

It looks superb Mick. I will have to get on with the one I have (I dont have the internal detail set yet but I have the underframe gubbins)

Thanks Rob, i'm sure you'll love it Rob, I am. I will post here about the weathering process this time, apologies for not doing so up to now,

ATB Mick

 

[TheSnapper]

Tim,

............I absolutely love the atmosphere in your shot...

Thanks chaps - looks better in (almost) black & white, don't you think?

Tim

 

[alcazar]

Denaby Main: I can smell it now.........

I had, and still have, family in Wath on Dearne: my grandad worked at Manvers Main until he retired.
He was a skilled man: boilersmith, blacksmith and coppersmith. I still have his miner's lamp, marked MMC.

 

[7mmMick]

Then there were two. Yes two PO wagons nearly finished, still a few details to add so I'm off to twist up some copper wire for door pins and brake lever pins. There's another two on the way and I just need to order some interior detailing from MMP to finish those off. In the last picture you can hopefully see that I've started woth the prep work before painting, the ditressed top planks and the damaged and distorted top protection plate. I hope to start painting soon so my next pictures should be of painted wagons.




ATB Mick

 

[iploffy]

I told you you made em nice, great meeting you today Mick

Ian

 

[7mmMick]

Cheers Ian, and you mate. Look forward to progress on your Garden railway and meeting up at Telford

ATB Mick