GWR Three Slaters plank wagon

adrian

adrian

Flying Squad
john lewsey said:
Ps I don't know if I should have said all of this or not but I have.
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Either way it must have been difficult for you, and my condolences for your loss it must have left a huge hole in your life. The fact that you feel able to post sad news like this on the site means a lot to me and I sincerely hope the friendships on here can help you through what must be a really difficult time for you.

Please keep us updated and support will always be available if asked.

All the very best

Adrian
 
Eastsidepilot

Eastsidepilot

Western Thunderer
Overseer said:
John, they are nice kits to build. I have one of the Coopercraft version which has been in various states of disrepair for a long time, maybe now is the time to shorten it as it wouldn't take much work. It currently has the first version of Exactoscale sprung W irons fitted (not sure if they were ever released commercially) and I have ABS grease axleboxes for it. What is the correct door width for the 3 plank wagons?

I bought one of the 4 plank wagons from Slaters last year and was just going to build it out of the box as a post WW2 survivor but then decided it needed the door widened so the body ironwork matched the underframe. A bit added in the centre and two small slivers removed from the ends of the planks give the correct door width and length, and the kit is the correct width for this one. I have also fitted Peco self contained buffers to match a particular prototype - has any one else noticed that the accuracy of the recent Peco turned parts is not good? They need a fair bit of work to fit together, unlike earlier production.

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I have a couple of these kits to play with and prepared to make the alterations needed but does anyone have knowledge of the 3-planks making it through to immediate post WW2 period ?
Col.
 
magmouse

magmouse

Western Thunderer
I very much doubt any of the original 3-plankers would have survived until 1945, at least in mainline service. They would have been 70+ years old by then. The few later builds I referred to in my post #2 in this thread would likely still be around, but I don’t know how they compare to the kit. Given the build date, I would expect them to be 17’6 over headstocks, compared to the kit’s 16’.

The kit is neither fish nor fowl, unfortunately - presumably because Coopercraft based it on the 16’ underframe from other kits in the range.

Nick.
 
76043

76043

Western Thunderer
Larkin's Acquired Wagons series claims none made it to BR service. But then he said that about MR cattle wagons, but there's a pic of one with an M prefix in Essery's MR wagon books.

So rule one could apply...
Tony
 
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