Midland Meandering!
In my quest to add variety to the stock appearing at Sherton Abbas, I've treated myself to a couple of Midland wagon kits from Slater's Plastikard. https://www.slatersplastikard.com/linePage.php?code=7030 and https://www.slatersplastikard.com/linePage.php?code=7029
I built the kits in exactly the way that the instructions suggest, so rather than give a blow by blow account of the construction, here's a picture of the completed wagon
Midland 8 Ton 3 plank drop side wagon.
Inspired by Stephen's excellent thread https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/113035-more-pre-grouping-wagons-in-4mm-the-d299-appreciation-thread/ I decided to "improve" the wagon by modifying the axle boxes, adding door banger blocks and re-positioning the number plates on the sole bars. The wagon was then painted using Humbrol enamels and lettered using the transfers provided with the kit.
D305 Midland wagon
The wagon was then weathered by applying dilute washes of enamel paint and then dry brushing highlights and rust.
Finished Wagon
The box van was built exactly as the kit manufacturer intended apart from a little modification of the axle boxes to a more appropriate shape. I forgot to take any pictures of the box van before I painted it, so here it is after the first coat of paint!
Painted box van
After Weathering!
I thought I'd close with a few pictures of the wagons on the layout🙂
Midland wagons arriving at Sherton Abbas pulled by 517 class number 539.
I'm taking the layout to the Basingstoke Model Railway Exhibition https://www.basingstokemrs.org/exhibition.html which is being held on the weekend of 14th and 15th of March. It promises to be a good weekend, do come over for a chat if you're attending the show!
Best wishes
Dave
PS There will be something Great Western in the next blog entry for a change!🙂
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