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Cargowaggon complete

The Fatadder

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The final job on the Cargowaggon twin set was to add the transfers, these came from Railtec and are to their usual high standard (although there were some issues).
I can’t tell if you are supposed to buy 2 packs to do one twin or if mine was missing a sheet, br there are not enough of some parts to do the pair (it is short by 4 of each door warning message, plus the OHLE flashes for the ends only had the left hand flash not the right hand)

 

My soloution was to model 2 different wagons, one side with the early text warning and the other with the newer picture warning that was added in 1998. A different number was used on each side, and while I couldn’t find prototype images for the specific numbers included I based the two sides on a mix of prototype images

 

It needs to be fitted with screw couplings, small details (hand break wheel, ferry lashing eyes etc) and will eventually need some very heavy weathering

 

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Thanks,

 

I am rather pleased with it.  The length of the wagon certainly gives it some presence on the layout, to the point of almost being too long.   I am going to apply a similar logic to Ponts Mill, having the middle siding used for van loading and the rear siding for bulk powder, so upon arrival in the works a loco can run around its train, then separate the hoppers from vans and shunt accordingly (likewise for a mixed slurry / van set).   Just the one twin will fill the whole van loading area.

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