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Not that these two will ever run at Bricklayers Arms but by request I dug out the old Woodham Wagon Works masters for a LSWR open wagon and made a new mould to produce the kit again. It went together very well and makes a lovely sturdy wagon. Not convinced about my choice of dark brown but I don't think the lighting helped. I'm in the process of reviving two GER open wagon kits as well, 1870 and 1883 versions, but more of that later. The LCDR van or 'covered goods wagon' to give it its proper title is from masters made by the skilled hand of Simon Turner. It went together very well as his masters always do and looks reasonably at home although both vehicles are somewhat 'modern image' for my tastes.

 

I had an absolute nightmare when it came to painting this pair. Like a fool I decided to spray the etch primer when the weather was really cold back in April. The tiny particles of spray left the can, solidified, then deposited themselves like fine sand all over the kits. Both were shoved to the back of the cupboard in disappointment for a couple of months. i finally plucked up the courage to have a go at sanding down the LCDR van which resulted in a slightly better finish but I didn't bother with the LSWR wagon as you can see from the photos. It's particularly noticeable around the detailed areas like buffers etc as these are almost impossible to sand down due to the high risk of removing the detail altogether. I decided to hand letter them as well, I doubt transfers would take too well to a surface resembling course sandpaper. Hey-ho! Won't do that again...!

 

Plenty more old masters to dig out and revive (eternal thanks to Burgundy for this) but it's a long slow process and a bit pricey if you consider the cost of the mould rubber these days. However, it keeps me busy and I suppose we should all have at least a few models that 'look ok from a distance'!

 

 

 

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wainwright1

Hi Chris.

 

The Chatham van is interesting. I have acquired a couple of the Wizard Hull and Barnsley van kits which I am planning to amend to LC & DR. Not looked at them for a while, but I think that the body is virtually identical and it just needs the brake gear and possibly the buffers changed to suit the Chatham version.

 

I have an etched kit for the Chatham Kits version, but having built their brake van with its double overlays, have not built up the strength to do the van.

 

All the best

Ray

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Richard Jones

I seem to recall that Keysers did a version of the LCDR/SECR covered van? - I have a couple hiding away somewhere......

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57 minutes ago, Richard Jones said:

I seem to recall that Keysers did a version of the LCDR/SECR covered van? - I have a couple hiding away somewhere......

The LCDR and SER vans were very similar but the most noticeable  difference is that the body either side of the door on the LCDR vans was divided into two panels, the SER into three panels.

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Mikkel
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Lovely wagons. It's good to see the Woodham Wagon works masters back in play. Very tempting, although I had better make my 3-4 unmade kits first - and come up with a justification for even more LBSCR and LSWR wagons at Farthing! 

 

Have you felt an increase in interest since the RTR pre-grouping craze? I suppose it's a big jump from an RTR loco to your early kits, but it would be a nice development.

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Thanks Mikkel. There has been a bit of interest but as you say, jumping from RTR to kit building can be quite daunting for some folks. I think a simple wagon kit is a good place to start though. It’s a bit like running your first 5k, a great achievement and two years later you find yourself entering a marathon…!

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I agree. In fact, once you get started on wagon kits the problem becomes how to stop again, so that other more dull modelling tasks can be done.

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On 15/07/2021 at 22:20, Richard Jones said:

I seem to recall that Keysers did a version of the LCDR/SECR covered van? - I have a couple hiding away somewhere......

Well, I found them - can't quite believe how badly I put them together almost 50 years ago!

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10 hours ago, Mikkel said:

I agree. In fact, once you get started on wagon kits the problem becomes how to stop again, so that other more dull modelling tasks can be done.

Like making endless fences for the cattle dock….! 

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