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ARC Hanson JHA Part 6: Revised bogies fitted to scratch-built wagons


lyneux

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I finally finished off the rake of 5 scratch-built wagons that were built by prominent modeller Andy Elliot who built a number of models for Foster Yeoman before he sadly died five years ago. I obtained these last year from Gridwatcher who was a mate of Andy's.

 

Andy constructed the wagons in styrene sheet and they are surprisingly detailed. I've done them as a rake of 2 outer wagons and 3 inner wagons:

 

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There was a actually quite a lot to do in the end:

 

- Creating mounting points for the bogies and fitting my 3D printed LTF-25 bogies

- Fitting lead weight

- Fitting kadees as inner couplings at prototype height

- Adding buffers to outers from Skits

- Fitting kadees as outer couplings at normal kadee operating height

- Painting - lots of coats of Phoenix enamels!

- Transfers - from Fox and using my own home-printed data panels

- Varnishing - good old Klear

 

They still need weathering and one or two extra details adding such as the distinctive coupling bars. Here are a couple of shots of the individual wagons:

 

Outer wagon: 17918

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Inner wagon: 19890

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Just to show how much had to be done, here is a pic from Gridwatcher showing the state of them when I got them from him:

 

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looking really good, can't wait to see them weathered, and loaded possibly? is there a plan to create any more, would certainly look an impressive sight if you do manage to.

chris

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Thanks Martin and Chris!

 

Yes there is a plan to create more! It's on hold at the moment though as I focus on the layout.

 

The target I set myself is to complete 5 JHAs and 5 PTAs in time for DEMU Showcase this summer. This should be the minimum I need in order to operate a reasonably convincing "mini-Whatley". The plan after Showcase is to focus on the layout ("Murder Combe" aka "min-Whatley"). I'm still in the track-building/laying phase (you can see it in the background of the first shot)!

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fantastic models :D, do you know who makes the kit as my granddad has got only one kit and cant remember who produces it.

connor :D

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