Conflat Confab
Hi folks,
Have been self isolating yet again so stole some "working from home" time to get nearer to completion a project that has been hanging around for quite a while.
I bought an old Bachmann conflat wagon with A-type container over a year ago from an exhibition. I had ummed and ahhed about either buying a Bachmann one, which I knew had a detailed container but less refined wagon OR a parkside kit and cambrian container kit plus transfers.
I went with the Bachmann one for cost reasons but was dissatisfied with the conflat (as I knew I would be) so used a parkside kit thus costing more in the end!
The issue with the old Bachmann conflat was the moulded brake handle which merges into the chassis. So here is the Bachmann container on top of the parkside conflat. I added lanarkshire vac pipes and coupling hooks.
The shackles were made up from roxey brass hooks and tensioners and slaters chain. I have done this once before with another container and I must admit I did not enjoy it but I feel they are essential.
The wood floor of the wagon is dry brush affair, painting the floor black then dry brushing wood colours enamel paints and dark grey. A further dry brushing of gunmetal finishes off the effect. It's the Martyn Welch technique.
The container is virtually as is. I wash decalfix and humbrol smoke pigment into the details. Rust and brake dust pigment is brushed on and "cleaned" away with a cotton bud. The wagon is treated the same way with brushing of powders.
It's a small project that had previously stalled but I am happy with the outcome.
Don't tell the boss!!
Edited by westernviscount
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