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A wagon. An actual wagon.


Jim Martin

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In my first post on this blog I wrote: "I'm just a very slow worker... I'm kind of hoping that writing this might encourage me to get on a bit more". Well, just over a year to construct one wagon wasn't precisely what I had in mind but the IHA is, nevertheless, as finished as it's going to be for the foreseeable future.

 

It isn't truly finished. I still need to add the eight hooks that hold the hood closed: I'll be getting these etched in due course. I need enough for four wagons so I'll need to do some research into whether that will be an entire etched sheet on its own, or if I could fit some other bits in, or what. The wagon also needs painting, of course, and it's sans couplers until I decide what type to fit.

 

Still, right now it's sitting on its little length of Peco set-track, looking pretty much done. It isn't perfect: it's a tad too tall, the ends aren't quite square, there are a couple of other things that I'll iron out when I make the rest of my planned fleet. I would be lying, though, if I said I was anything other than extremely happy with how it looks. Off the top of my head, I can't remember feeling this pleased with a wagon that I've built from scratch.

 

The Credits:

Wheels and bogies - ATM Models

Ferry cleats, lashing rings and end platforms - TPM (ref. 1809)

Buffers - TPM (ref. 1806A)

 

Finished wagon between two Farish BYAs for comparison:

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Platform end:

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Non-platform end (don't know what went awry with the colour balance here, I'm afraid):

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Getting this done has given me quite a fillip, so I'm hoping to make some more progress on a couple of other projects in the next couple of days. More on that as things develop.

 

Jim

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Thanks guys, for your kind words! To be honest, I was thinking of doing the underframes of the next batch - they're pretty easy to do - and then taking a break from IHAs and doing something else for a bit!

 

One thing that I forgot to put in the original post was that I haven't fitted the low-level lettering placards. I just couldn't see a way of adding them which would allow the wagon to get round any sort of curve. Even those ferry cleats are pushing it a bit, although it should handle about a 12" radius all right.

 

I also forgot to mention that the brake wheels are from the same TPM ferry wagon etch as the cleats etc. Because of the way I did the hood, I had to cut away part of the wheel and butt it up to the bottom of the filler.

 

Jim

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This is looking really good, it's making me look at the Ian Stoates kit though I promised my self to finish all the other kite before getting more.

 

And don't be too down on the speed you work, I think you actually work a lot faster than me.

 

Paul

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Looks really good, nice to see a project completed,and that your idea for creating the canvas hood has worked convincingly. As a slow modeller myself i know what it feels like when things seem to be going nowhere!

chris

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I printed the data panels on mine onto thick paper/thin card, which gives and element of flex. I may have slightly shrunk them though, as it goes round corners without resorting to the paper deforming. I'll see if I can dig it out...

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That's an interesting idea. I'd like to see how that came out. I very much doubt that my printer (a cheap Hewlett-Packard) would do more than print the sheet in a red-oxidey shade with some bits left white as an impression of lettering, but that would probably be sufficient.

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Very nice and admire your persistence to the end. Thanks for posting and look forward to more from you.

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