4mm An EM Workbench: Mineral allsorts

[Eastsidepilot]

Yeah, I see what you mean Tony, and the legs or whatever they've used would have to be well clear of the tractor unit, I'm surprised that there are no clear photo's about. I've tried searching but to no avail so far. There's a lot more on Express Dairies than United.

 

[AJC]

Three complete - if not quite finished - minerals for my loaded road stone rake. The fourth has been primed and the fifth, a little bit unusual, just started, but more of that anon.



Adam

EDIT - apologies for the naff photo: the weather is dire and the house quite dark no matter what I do.

 

[AJC]

And here’s the final item - the headshunt only has space for five - for my road stone rake. It’s a 21 tonner, but one of the batch built for the Ministry of Transport on an underframe that was meant to go to France, but didn’t owing to ‘events’. Unlikely? In as much as BR thought about these things, it's simply a 21 ton hopper, with a slightly different body and continental 'W' irons on odd-size wheels (1040mm so the drawing says). Somerset stone traffic used a lot of 21 tonners - and 24 1/2 tonners allocated to Cheddar, come to that - in the '60s so why not? And there's a kit from Dave Bradwell, fittings from Rumney Models and wheels Bachmann via dad's lathe...

Being Dave Bradwell, the instructions are a nice mix of laconic phrasing and measurements given to two decimal places, describing parts that fit. It's good fun, thus far.




Adam

EDIT - despite the preamble about use in Somerset, @hrmspaul does have a couple of shots of the things - one in Freight Stock Red (which was a not uncommon thing in the hopper fleet once you start looking) - at Feltham, which is the right side of the Humber, at least.

Britain's railway wagons | E253421K ex MoT ore @ Feltham MY 67-11- 15

Diag 167 Continental frame and fittings Railfreight red unfitted

PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com

Britain's railway wagons | E251701K HOP 21 ex MoT ore @ Feltham MY 67-11- 15

Diag 167 Continental frame and fittings

PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com

 

[Matt.S.]

Nice to ring the subtle changes Adam!

 

[AJC]

Nice to wring the subtle changes Adam!

In a rake of 21 tonners it might be subtle! Not so sure that's true if it's the only one...

Adam

 

[Tappa]

Looking forward to seeing this! I did one using a Parkside kit and Ambis w irons and brake lever as he does the MoT version along with Rumney Models axleboxes and springs. I chickened out of the original body tho’ and did mine as a rebuild (there was at least one).

 

[AJC]

Not that anything has been soldered together, but I have embossed the rivets and formed the parts for the hopper: the sides have to be angled at 136.4 degrees (there’s a jig, you don’t need to take a measurement). It all seems to go together, but we’ll see once the iron goes on.



Adam