The 1/50 project, A low loader wagon
I have been running trains on Kelvinbank. Some cleaning needed but things are running smoothly with one slight annoyance. That tool/riding van I butchered from a Hornby brake. I got annoyed with the wheel flanges hitting chairs and rattling so I swapped the wheelsets out for a proper pair of 51L EM ones. Ahhh, much better…..
That left me with a pair of 14.2 mm 00 wheels rolling about on the bench. Not going to be used on Kelvinbank, but in 1/50 th thats 710 mm dia. Perhaps a bit small, but that got me thinking about wagons with small wheels. For instance low loaders.
A sheet of styrene through the silhouette, masterclub rivets and bolts, some bits of brass tube and wire.
I reckon that looks reasonable. A nice relaxing build, inexpensive, bit of imagination thrown in. Gets those wheels off the bench too.
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