RMweb Gold Popular Post Accurascale Fran Posted January 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2021 So, how many of you guessed correctly? None!?! Now we can reveal to you our next ready-to-run wagon in OO gauge/4mm; the Coil A – BR diagram 1/412 to Lot 3450 steel coil wagon. These distinctive wagons operated across the UK during their careers between 1962 and 1992, as far afield as Scotand, The North East, Wales, Swindon, Dangenham and more! As you can see in the video below, tooling is already complete and we have requested tooling amendments in a number of areas such as the canvas cover. However, the wagon is dripping with detail and features a removable cover and fully detailed interior for siding/unloading facility cameo purposes! Due in Q3 2021, each three pack is priced at £74.95 and they can be ordered from your local Accurascale stockist or direct via our website. For more details on sphere of operation as well as a closer look at a hand painted sample, check out our blog! https://accurascale.co.uk/blogs/news/new-announcement-the-coil-a-building-britain Cheers! Fran 25 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted January 12, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12, 2021 And the obligatory video... 6 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philou Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Oh ....... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
66738 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Going to be totally honest. Ashamed to say I have never come across this type of wagon before (And I thought I had a pretty good knowledge on rolling stock). Going to have to do a bit of further reading up on it’s geographical workings to see if I could legitimately fit some in on my layout. Initial thoughts are it looks lovely. Very detailed, but I suspect It’s uses maybe a bit more restrictive than previous releases. Nevertheless, superb that you are tackling these kind of projects. 66738 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Whilst I can honestly say "nothing in it for me" as it is out of era, that is a cool looking wagon I didn't know existed and I expect it will do well because it's quirky and I expect given a lot of the other reactions, people won't know they have wanted it until they saw it because they didn't know it existed! 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold farren Posted January 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) Pack A ordered and paid for. Couldn’t help myself Something a little different and just on the edge of my time period. Edited January 12, 2021 by farren 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Islesy Posted January 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, TomScrut said: that is a cool looking wagon I didn't know existed and I expect it will do well because it's quirky Exactly what my lad said to me when I showed him the painted EP - and he's not a railway modeller (yet).... 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BR Blue Posted January 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12, 2021 Definitely getting some of these. In my timeline and region. Very nice. I did know about them but never would have guessed. Detail looks up to the usual Accurascale standard. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 It looks to be a lovely model, of a type that's not easy to scratch-build. Could the underframe be used for a Shockhood B, I wonder? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PMP Posted January 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12, 2021 There’s a method to this system 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Crepello Posted January 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12, 2021 I assume you mean Dagenham (for Ford's) Fran, although I can't remember seeing them during my observations at Barking. Must do some research now! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hawkins Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Hi Fran, Will you be doing a bundle deal on these please. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12, 2021 You were supposed to be concentrating on black diamonds which is coal, this is a coil wagon, is deafness creeping in or are you opening a Yorkshire facility? Mike. Awaiting the bundle offer! 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted January 12, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, Brian Hawkins said: Hi Fran, Will you be doing a bundle deal on these please. Hi Brian, Ask and ye shall receive! https://accurascale.co.uk/collections/coil-a/products/coil-a-wagon-bundle Cheers, Fran 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12, 2021 Didn't see that one coming. Thankfully, my credit card can sigh with relief for now, but another good call by the AS team. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) Prototype drawing Fig 45 in I'm not claiming the following are how the models will be finished. Pack A 949133 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brcoila/efc7485d 949144 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brcoila/efc7485d and other detail photos 949146 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brcoila/e281e897 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brcoila/ed5869e8 Pack B 949148 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brcoila/e6bcd173 949173 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brcoila/e1bc2d0f https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brcoila/e1f7d762d 949176 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brcoila/e119d8743 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brcoila/e1f44b449 Pack C 949152 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brcoila/e1d129531 949163 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brcoila/e1cb49611 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brcoila/e94aab2d 949140 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brcoila/e1f40fb97 A complex wagon and an interesting addition to 4mm modelling. Paul PS they do, of course, share a frame with the MDV - these are the reason why lot 3390 is for 950 wagons and not 1000 Edited January 12, 2021 by hmrspaul 1 3 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted January 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12, 2021 That is downright brilliant - no wonder RMweb slowed down a bit (not a lot but a noticeable hesitation opening some pages ) It is slightly too late for my fortunately slightly wonky timescale so I might be tempted because it really is an absolutely superb wagon. A couple of queries - 1. Should it not have more than one moveable spacer bar? I can't answer that as I never had anything to do with Coil As in my working days as a Steel Terminal Manager but most modern coil wagons carried more that one spacer bar. 2. Do the Accuraload coils fit this wagon? Just thought I'd ask because handling coils (especially hot rolled) loaded on the roll needed a specialised bit of handling kit which needed space between the coils. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black and decker boy Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 From Pauls excellent site Quote The first design of 4-wheel wagon to carry strip coil. Introduced in 1961 50 were built on underframes diverted from the mineral wagons (lot3390) So is this the same underframe as the MDO/MDV? Are there any other wagons we can now predict using the same basis? Looks excellent once again, I'll need to do some research so I can invest in some 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted January 12, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said: That is downright brilliant - no wonder RMweb slowed down a bit (not a lot but a noticeable hesitation opening some pages ) It is slightly too late for my fortunately slightly wonky timescale so I might be tempted because it really is an absolutely superb wagon. A couple of queries - 1. Should it not have more than one moveable spacer bar? I can't answer that as I never had anything to do with Coil As in my working days as a Steel Terminal Manager but most modern coil wagons carried more that one spacer bar. 2. Do the Accuraload coils fit this wagon? Just thought I'd ask because handling coils (especially hot rolled) loaded on the roll needed a specialised bit of handling kit which needed space between the coils. Hi Mike, Each wagon has 3 spacer bars, these will be in a baggie. Unfortunately the Accuraloads coils are too big as they were for the JSAs, so not compatible! Cheers, Fran 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Is the hood going to be a moulding, or fabric? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Ruston said: Is the hood going to be a moulding, or fabric? The sheet on the prototype was, at least in latter days, a form of heavy-duty plastic, without a woven texture, so fabric (unless very finely woven) would look wrong. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted January 12, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, Ruston said: Is the hood going to be a moulding, or fabric? Hi Dave, It is a moulding. Cheers! Fran 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hawkins Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 45 minutes ago, Accurascale Fran said: Hi Brian, Ask and ye shall receive! https://accurascale.co.uk/collections/coil-a/products/coil-a-wagon-bundle Cheers, Fran Thanks Fran, i will order a bundle of these in the not to distant future. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted January 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, Fat Controller said: The sheet on the prototype was, at least in latter days, a form of heavy-duty plastic, without a woven texture, so fabric (unless very finely woven) would look wrong. I think they were probably plastic on these wagons going back a good way in their lives as they were a special sheet for this type of wagon and plastic sheets were in use by the mid '60s (and possibbly a little earlier). 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Islesy Posted January 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12, 2021 19 minutes ago, Ruston said: Is the hood going to be a moulding, or fabric? Hello Dave, hope you're keeping well? The canopy shewn is merely the first EP plain one, with a more detailed 'lumpy' version currently being worked on... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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