Superb. The I is a centre-line marker to aid even loading, I suppose?

Er, it was Caledonian Railway Wagon No 1.

I must research No 2..... 

This is great - well done. The narrow load is a good choice to see the frames, and I love how you can see the detailing on the back of the headstocks - rivets and reinforcing brackets. You really get a sense that this is a wagon made of sheet material, cut to shape and riveted together.

Nick.

Fabulous work as usual. It is a pleasure to see scratch building of this quality. 

Dave - I realise, looking back to part 1 of the post, you skipped over the part where you did the rivets. What was your method for those? There are a lot of them, in quite specific patterns.

Thanks -

Nick.

They are the Archers rivet transfers Magmouse. 

My method is to make the model then give it a shot of halfords grey all over. Correct the faults,  then Archers rivets with microsol. next all over with halfords red oxide. repeat  the corrections, sort out the ones that move. Then a mix of tamiya acrylics brushed on . ( linoleum deck brown, red , flesh) brushed on . Finally a wash with a very dilute black to bring out the detail. 

I am down to my last 2 sheets of Archers rivets, the chap that runs it is retiring. I see a few uk suppliers are now making them, we shall see if they are good. 

The shackles are bits from 51L and hooks from the bits box. 

18 minutes ago, Dave John said:

They are the Archers rivet transfers Magmouse. 

 

My method is to make the model then give it a shot of halfords grey all over. Correct the faults,  then Archers rivets with microsol. next all over with halfords red oxide. repeat  the corrections, sort out the ones that move. Then a mix of tamiya acrylics brushed on . ( linoleum deck brown, red , flesh) brushed on . Finally a wash with a very dilute black to bring out the detail. 

 

I am down to my last 2 sheets of Archers rivets, the chap that runs it is retiring. I see a few uk suppliers are now making them, we shall see if they are good. 

 

The shackles are bits from 51L and hooks from the bits box. 

Thanks for describing your process - very useful. You’ve done a very neat job with the rivets, they can be very fiddly, I find, but good when you get them right. I stocked up on Archers rivets when I heard he was retiring - it cost a small fortune but I have what is probably literally a lifetime’s supply. As you say, other people are filling the gap, which is good.

Nick.

Excellent result. The crate just visible is a nice touch. I like the timber baulks too, just the right texture.

But where are all those onians headed?

That’s a splendid bit of modelling Dave!  The wagon has a real sense of mass, you can almost hear the rails creaking under the weight of it.

BW

other Dave!