Loco coal wagon

[Dog Star]

Mike,

I think that what you have described for the brake adjustment makes sense, thank you.

regards, Graham

 

[michael mott]

View attachment 139183 View attachment 139182 View attachment 139185 View attachment 139186 View attachment 139184 HView attachment 139182 View attachment 139183 I have built a NSR brake van to go with the other NSR wagons. This was a long job because I made several errors and had to start again part way through.

Mike this is wonderful I am slowly working my way through your thread this model will be an inspiration for me when I get to building a brake van for my 1/32nd layout.

Michael

 

[Michael Osborne]

I haven't posted on here for awhile, so here is one of my latest wagons. It still needs the load capacity lettering and weathering to complete as well as the door chains.

 

[john lewsey]

Great as always Mike

 

[John Duffy]

That is very nice indeed.

John

 

[40057]

I haven't posted on here for awhile, so here is one of my latest wagons. It still needs the load capacity lettering and weathering to complete as well as the door chains. View attachment 213082View attachment 213086View attachment 213087View attachment 213088

That’s a wonderful looking wagon.

7mm scale? If so, please what is the source of the very fine chain you are using?

Thank you.

Martin

 

[Michael Osborne]

Many thanks for the comments. Yes it is S7 scale. The chain came from JS models bought at a Northern exhibition for a very reasonable price, I think about £2 or £2,50. JS models main products are laser buildings.

 

[Jon Nazareth]

Michael
How do you make such perfectly curved roofs? I always struggle with roofs and more often than not end up with a bow in them.

Jon

 

[Michael Osborne]

Jon, I have used lots of different ways over the years but the easiest way is to roll a roof is in Aluminium with a set of rollers.
The roof on my LYR brake van was made this way. I glued some plastic strips on the inside which just clips the roof in between the sides without any other means to hold it in place. Aluminium is so soft that it does bend with gentle pressure using yours fingers to correct any small imperfections. The middle roof is Aluminium with the outside pair ones are plastic from kits .

 

[Allen M]

I have made plasticard roofs by laying a sheet a bit over size onto a larger shaped sheet of metal. Pop the plastic on the metal, curved side up and place in a cold oven. Set convection to a low setting and turn on then watch the plastic droop to shape, turn off, allow to cool and use.
No guarantee but it has worked for me
Regards
Allen

 

[simond]

I have the tin box in which a bottle of something warming was sold, and a pair of ‘er ladyship’s laddered tights, which live in said tin. Cut plasticard to appropriate dimensions, attach to outside of tin using multiple layers of legwear, ensuring the long edge is aligned with the convenient seam in the tin. Apply boiling water, internally and externally, have a cuppa with the rest of the boiling water, empty the hot water and refill with cold. Apply roof to vehicle, dry tights and return to tin.

 

[Michael Osborne]

A few photographs of some of my wagons on a wonderful layout ( not mine)

 

[Michael Osborne]

While waiting for our forthcoming house move I am just building a few more wagons to keep my hand in.
The latest one is a early dumb buffer wagon from the NSR built using the wagon book by Chadwick.
This one is unpainted wood which is an interesting model to do. I am not sure I have cracked this method of painting.

 

[john lewsey]

You have done a superb job Mike.

 

[Michael Osborne]

After the NSR wagon i have returned to the LNWR with a glass wagon. I hope to make a Dia 42 long glass wagon but before I start building I thought I had better attempt the framework to carry the glass safely around the system. If I can't make a decent job of it it would be pointless building the wagon because of the unique nature of the wagon. So I have built the framework which is sitting a Dia 1 which also had the same metal work. So if the Dia 42 ends in failure i can repurpose these frames and make a smaller glass wagon to Dia 39.

 

[Michael Osborne]

Now finished with a packing case load. The photograph in the wagon book show a 16' wagon but my model is the early 15' 6" length.
So I have not added the extra ironwork on the body side. The text in the wagon book says the early version were built using the short lenght so I am claiming that mine is one of these. The number on this wagon may not be accurate to prototype for the time, but without further information it will have to stay. I can always change it later if need be. The brake handle near the wagon is for a Dia 3 wagon which is waiting to be built.--

 

[john lewsey]

Lovely work Mike.

 

[Lancastrian]

Inspiring modelling.