Nope, not bored yet!

M.

(I wonder if a 2mm version of that is possible...)

Glad your not bored Julia, I do wonder what people make of my obscure subject matter and slow drawn out progress sometimes...

If a 2mm version is possible I'd guess that you'd be the person to do it! I think that 2mm scale could lend itself well to a steelworks complex. There are American slag cars available in N but of the bogie Pollock style.

Don't envy you in the task of getting the right appearance on this little monster. I believe that there would be no paint applied to the tipping body, since the high working temperature would burn it off quickly. The red Ferrous-Oxide colour strikes me as not prototypical, if it formed on the surface it would tend to be blistered and flake off, more likely would be the adherent black Ferric Oxide. My recollection of the only one that I saw in use was of a very dirty dull silvery-grey generally at the "pouring" sides, getting darker around the trunion sides.

The wagon body although red-rusty, was heavily dirtied with black(ish) dust deposits on all exposed surfaces.

IIRC the trunions were liberally greased with a Copper-Graphite paste.

In general it had an "unloved" look!

My memory of this dates back about 35-40 years, on fleeting visit to a steel supplier, so I don't think that I can be more specific.

A couple of American slag cars discharging in a colour video at

and one (I think!) from the UK, not rail mounted at

For a photo of some Scunny ladles in use

http://murrayliston.fotopic.net/p31991652.html

Colour scheme looks basically bright rust,with white stains on ladle and general black gunk over the chassis

Just ahead of #34 in photo is a ladle laid on the ground showing the bright rust interior.

The ladles are no longer used but a few examples are preserved around Scunthorpe.

Fred

Thanks for the replies and links Fred and Don.

I think your right about the body colour on mine Don, it just doesn't look right to me. I was trying to achieve a dark rust look. I think that I'll have to experiment on an old body untill I find a finish that I'm happy with.

That's a really good site that you've linked to Fred, plenty of inspiration there.

Painting and weathering was never my strong point...

I think, but can't say I'm 100% certain, that the white stains on the ladle are some form of limewash, used to prevent hot slag sticking?

Alastair

There is also a photo of a similar ladle here but unfortunetely its a bit hazy.

'The Model Railroader's Guide To Steel Mills' has a short section dedicated to hot metal and slag cars.

I knew I had seen a colour picture somewhere!!!

http://i53.tinypic.com/1zz2qon.jpg

Its from Corby, but clearly shows the sort of colours these wagons ended up.

Thanks Alastair, that's the kind of image that I'd been hoping to find. It shows that my one is too dark, Robert has suggested using Humbrol Leather to represent rust so I'l be trying that.

Paul.

On 31/01/2011 at 19:24, -missy- said:

Nope, not bored yet!

 

M.

 

(I wonder if a 2mm version of that is possible...)

The answer is possibly. I've just successfully 3D printed my own in 00 scale using Shapeways and as I am ordering more I've just uploaded an 50% scaled down version which should be about 2mm scale. The test print will probably be back mid to late November 2023