As an experiment, I thought I would try to convert a Cooper Craft 4-planker into a Lot 441 4-planker, of 1888 vintage. First, it needed grease boxes...
This evening's task was to sort the transfers. To try and keep things central, I worked in from either edge...
With mixed successes. Naturally, I blame the age of the transfers...
But I had a model with oil boxes in need of transfers, and no idea of what number to use... until I found a cheat.
Side on, the Cooper Craft kit looked all right (apart from the poor paint job)...
But inside, a plank had vanished!
The problem is excess molding on the solebar, combined with a thick floor.
Sally the horse was all for making a new floor, but that sounded too much like hard work... so instead I filed the solebar. Sally was not impressed...
This resulted in a 3 1/2 plank wagon...
... which is awaiting its transfers. Meanwhil
