Tony Overton
Western Thunderer
I will watch this build with interest. Do you plan to make many alterations/improvements?
Not sure yet. I would like to use Exactoscale W irons and brake gear but don’t think I have any spare, hopefully they will be back in production sometime soon.I will watch this build with interest. Do you plan to make many alterations/improvements?
Some progress on the stretched tank. Dome is just started and not fixed in place, it seems to be the same as the Slaters round tank dome but with a flat bottom (obviously).
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This has the earlier fancy axle guards, many were modernised with solid axle guards and slightly increased wheelbase. It should be a nice scratchbuild project.
I assume so. From the diagrams I have found which seem to match this the body is 25' long on a 4m (13' 1 1/2") wheelbase. I need to draw it to confirm whether the 4 metres is the earlier or later wheelbase as I think the diagrams had the dimensions altered without being redrawn.I presume this must be a pre WWII vehicle if it has a short wheelbase.
Thanks Adam, I had seen some but not all of the linked sources, and some have more posts since I last looked. Of course you can have a copy of any drawing I prepare, I will probably post it as a pdf here.There's a bit more on J.E.C. Lord/Lancs Tar Distillers and British Tar Products here with some photographic references:
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Tar Distillers tank wagons: British Tar Products, Lancashire Tar Distillers and J.E.C. Lord (1960s or earlier)
I'm currently researching tar tank wagons for my Manchester Ship Canal theme, with a view to making a short train of varied tar tanks. So I am looking for photos of tank wagons belonging to three tar distilling firms in the Manchester area. This was inspired by finding a block train of tank wagon...www.rmweb.co.uk
The Tourett scrapbook lacks the documentary research that would make it the ultimate reference book though in this case he's clearly been through some documentary record: by the looks of it the Chas Roberts order book which hints that the usual registration process Lord went through was with the LNWR. I'm not sure where - or if - their PO registers survive (archival references welcome!). I've worked out where some of the appropriate information is and noted it here: 4mm - An EM Workbench - Oxford Railtank revisited
That's not a lot of help in Melbourne, I realise, but that could be - yet another - picture on no. 63, yes.
The Ferry Vans are also interesting - Jonathan Weallans has done a whole rake of the Belgian ones in 00 and details of that are somewhere on RMWeb. This isn't that thread, but there are some useful images here: Belgian ferry Vans on Eastern Region and also here (with some useful captioning detail): Type 5030 - I would be interested in the drawing/sketch if you can share that, of course? My Italian van could do with some company.
Hope some of that helps!
Adam
EDIT: Another RMWeb thread here: Pre-nationalisation Ferry Vans / Continental Freight
Thanks Adam. Busy week ahead but I think I will fit painting this in sometime as therapy. Just realised I have left off the four corner lower brackets so they need to go on.That's lovely, Fraser, a good example of subtle variation in similar types so common in wagon terms (and only occasionally realised in model form). I look forward to seeing it painted and finished!
Adam
Hi Fraser,The LMS D1832A van is heading towards completion. The brake gear is assembled
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I forgot to finish adding the little triangles of plastikard in the T iron verticals where they tuck in to the solebars, and the two brackets under the doors before spraying some grey at the body. Not sure how I managed to get a run in the paint, it will be dealt with during weathering.
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And with some matt black on the underframe. The gloss black paint didn't want to play nicely on the patches for the lettering so they will need tidying up a bit, not too much as the original looks like it was painted freehand but less blobby than my effort.
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A bit of grime will make the brake gear a little easier to see.
Yes, gloss prevents silvering of the waterslide transfers. Depending on the paint available, I usually airbrush gloss paint for the main body colour, apply transfers then airbrush matt varnish over everything before weathering. Good matt varnish is becoming more problematic to find which makes things harder.Hi Fraser,
I’m catching up here as the day job eases off a bit in 2022. I’m very much enjoying the thread as it’s very inspirationalWhy the gloss black patches? I’m assuming to aid the adhesion of the transfers ?
Mick