GWR DD4 'CORDON' 3D-printed wagon kit. First stages to finishing!

[45568]

Having an interest in unusual vehicles, I recently purchased this item:

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GWR-Cordon-Gas-Wagon-3d-printed-/303331172011?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=YyuQ3H%2ByDCnZweZLlP8DDo8oVS0%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc

I had dealt with the seller before and found their 3D prints to be of good quality.

This is what arrived.

I was quite impressed by the pipework detail on the cylinder ends, very fine.

Details and photographs of these wagons seem a little sketchy, I worked from a 53A photograph sourced from a google search which indicated that the brake levers were incorrect and footboards were required.

The 3D-printed brake levers were removed and replaced with plastic items shortened and reshaped from spare Parkside sprues. Footboards were fashioned from Evergreen channel and microrod.

 

After setting and adjustment, the wheel nad couplings were removed and the underframe treated to a coat of primer.

Prototpye livery is described as 'matt black overall', simple enough, but having given both parts several light coats of Tamiya TS-29 semi-gloss back the result was rather uninspiring! Therefore the underframe woodwork was given a couple of coats of Tamiya TS-69 deck brown, and the sideframes etc. a quick dusting of the same colour. The floor was then masked and the the sideframes/headstocks dusted with TS-48 gunship gray.

Transfers for W51W came from an old Modelmaster ex.-GW coaching stock sheet,( an arbitary number picked from the apparent number range), sealed with Klear, and the whole sprayed with TS-80 flat varnish. Wheels had been dusted with TS-1.

The cylinders were also dusted with TS-48 Gray, and matt varnish sprayed to dull down. Vallejo rust was used to highlight points on the underframe and cylinders, as was oily steel and oil and grease.

All in all a satisfying project, there are probably many things which are incorrect but the overall impression of an DD4 Cordon is there!

Cheers from Oz,

Peter C.

 

 

 

 

Edited November 18, 2019 by 45568
additional material/corrections

[kandc_au]

The thing that has me intrigued is why is the step in 2 parts?
I am assuming that is how they were in real life, but why?

Khris

[amandalee]

Hi...some used ex carriage underframes so might have been left over from that. I Designed it mainly to give an impression of what used to be.

 This pic has no boards. As 45568 remarks it gives a flavour of what they were. 

I guess the gap was so the guys wouldnt bash their knuckles applying the brakes.

Amanda.....

Edited November 19, 2019 by amandalee

[kandc_au]

Thanks Amanda!