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Banana Van - completed

WillCav

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Hi all,

 

I had a few issues with this wagon - see my last post for details. Now it's solved, here's how I built it.

 

Firstly, the history.  Y7 is the only 17'6" length banana van with sides and 9' wheelbase as per the V21/33 vans. The ends are unique with a shutter on the left and flat X bracing in the middle. Some of them had the ends altered in later life.  Of the four preserved, two have the original and two the new ends.

 

 

 

The parts I used were:

- Ratio 564 open underframe (need to cut the one piece side/solebars) and wheels

- Ratio 565 sides and roof

- spare Coopercraft ends

- spare bits and Bob's for brakegear

- microstrip and L / T section

 

The bits left over from the two Ratio kits make an O32 open. (Edited - was O31 oops)

 

Before you start putting it together, remove the X bracing from the ends and the diagonal / vertical stanchions from the sides (I didn't realise the sides needed surgery until I built it but easier to do when separate). Scribe any missing planking details.

 

On the end, add a shutter (I cut a chunk from a spare end) and add microstrip for the X bracing and detail below the shutter. Trim the buffer beam to angle in at the bottom.

 

On the side, use T section vertically about 1mm in from where it was and use L section for the diagonals. Trim the other verticals at the bottom as they should wrap under the floor (I now see from my photos that I missed some). ...

 

Now build the bits together

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This is the incorrect stanchions but shows how the ends have been modified.

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Side strapping removed and sanded

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New strapping added - note outer panels now wider than inner ones. Sticks out as a way of finding V21/33 now I know it.

Still need to add tiebars between the axleboxes.

 

Coat of paint and 24 transfers later.

 

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If I can do this, anyone can. Something different to run with the Parkside banana vans.

 

Will

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Good to see you solved it. There have been a couple of banana traffic threads on here over the years. This one isn't specifically about the GWR, but I do like the opening photo: 

 

 

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3 hours ago, Mikkel said:

Good to see you solved it. There have been a couple of banana traffic threads on here over the years. This one isn't specifically about the GWR, but I do like the opening photo: 

 

 

Thanks Mikkel,

 

That was the thread that got me thinking about increasing my banana van numbers. I'm planning to build a Y6 using a Parkside Mink D as a base. When that's done, I'll have 5 banana Vans - which I think is a reasonable number to run together.

 

Will

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