Wagon loads part 2 - Open wagons
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There’s a lot of variety of potential loads for open wagons, so here are some examples:
Sheeted open – this uses a Smiths printed tarpaulin. A base is made inside the wagon the shape of the load, or the tarpaulin bar if fitted. The tarpaulin is folded over that. The tarpaulin itself can be pre-treated by screwing it into a ball to crease it up. The ball is unfolded and the sheet dry brushed. Securing ropes are lengths of thread fixed to the back of the tarpaulin with pva or UHU. They can be retained in place by small squares of tissue, stuck over the thread.
The wagon started life as an Airfix 5 plank open, fitted with new buffers, wheels, and the brake gear changed to the Dean/Churchward type.
Cable drums - the cable drums are from the wagon load set which has been produced by various manufacturers over the years. I think it’s currently done by Knightwing – it was by Heljan when I brought mine some years ago. I was going to make six drums, but laziness took over and I only made three. The drums are assembled from the kit, and then strips of plastic (020 X 040 Plastruct were glue around the edges of the drum to make the timber covering fitted to full drums. The drums were then painted as weathered wood – a coat of grey primer followed by a light coat of Tamiya buff, which was dry brushed with various Tamiya greys and earth colours. The metal plates at the centre of the drums were picked out in a rust colour. The drums sit on a separate base, painted to look like a wagon floor, with addition strips stuck across to represent timber balks used to stop the load moving. The load ought to be roped in, but I want it to be removable so the ropes have been omitted for the time being.
The wagon is an Ian Kirk LNER steel open, converted to the original version with wooden doors.
Bricks - this load is made from styrene strips, stuck on a styrene base. The strips are then cut with a fine razor saw at 3mm intervals to give the impression of individual bricks. The completed load is painted in various shades of brick red, and dry brushed. Bricks in transit were packed in straw, and some strands of appropriately coloured static grass could be added to simulate this.
The wagon is another Airfix 5 plank open, this time finished as a fitted version, and retaining the original buffers. New tie bars were fitted from brass strip, and a cast vacuum cylinder fitted.
Timber - a load of sawn timber was built up from various lengths and thicknesses of plastic strip, and painted to look like bare wood. The ends of the strips were painted a red colour to represent markings on the new timber. The load was placed in an open wagon, with a folded tarpaulin covering the part of the load contained inside the wagon, leaving part of the load projecting over one end. The wagon used for this was a 3H LNER open.
In the third part I will deal with conflats and containers.
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