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Yan

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Just to prove I have been doing something relating to Tredethy Wharf during the last few weeks. I've posted a couple of pics below of the next batch of china clay wagons that are now ready for the paint shop.

 


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These five clay wagons are being built using the Ratio kit with modified axle boxes and brake gear. The intention is for these wagons to be empty versions of the early unfitted British Railways Dia. 1/051. British Railways built the first 300 unfitted but quickly converted to vacuum brake but I'm hoping that a few might have remained unfitted until the early 1960s. The next batch will be the vacumm fitted versions.

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I'm also on a bit of a Ratio wagon fest at the moment though mine are the LNWR minerals, I find them quite a nice kit to work with.

                                                                   Steve

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That's a very nice rake (is it a rake when it's wagons? Not sure). Can I ask how you did the tarps on those in the background? I checked your past entries but may have missed it. PVA and water mix over tissue maybe? It looks very effective.

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Hi Mikkel

 

THanks for taking the time to leave a comment.

 

You've just about guessed correctly about the tarps. The following links should take you to some posts I did on my Grogley Junction Blog regarding the tarps for the the clay wagons.

 

http://grogleyjunction.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/tarpaulins.html

 

http://grogleyjunction.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/tarpaulins-part-2.html

 

The following two posts are more to do with finishing the wagons but included them to complete the sequence.

 

http://grogleyjunction.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/getting-back-into-modelling-chair.html

 

http://grogleyjunction.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/are-tarpaulin-ropes-worth-effort.html

 

Hope they help explain.

 

Cheers

Ian

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