Michael Delamar Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 thought we could have a thread dedicated to an old favourite nothing shouts that 1950s-60s era to me more than those grey rusty wagons, which lived on well into the 1980s as fitted wagons. so, show us your models. tell us your weathering techniques, any make, any scale , any livery, work in progresses, unfitted or fitted. show us links or photos of the real thing. Ill kick it off with an old shot of a mix of some airfix and parkside dundas ones.. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 nice prototype shot http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/gwrt1053.htm 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfwit Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Just dragged this outside for a couple of photos; Peco 7mm diagram 1/102 mineral. My only item of 7mm scale rolloing stock, built many years ago. A nice kit but I wish I'd glued the (opening) side doors closed as they won't shut properly! Weathered with Carrs powders, not the greatest weathering job I fully admit but I thought I'd include it here as you don't see many of these kits about. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 really nice, prototype artistic shots are welcome too.. http://www.flickr.co...N02/3152643525/ and shots of them loading and unloading are also interesting http://incebps.org.u...gon_Tippler.JPG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Favourite of my handful of sixteen tonners, this is from the Bachmann RtR product: excuse the shiny brass coupling Edit: photo replaced 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ruston Posted May 10, 2011 Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2011 Here's one of mine. The wagon is Lionheart Trains and I've repainted, renumbered and weathered it just a little. 26 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hale Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Who makes the 7mm Ruston? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 tarpaulined. http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwf2009/5538004852/in/set-72157626170100071 dont often see this modelled 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfwit Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 tarpaulined. Interesting. Good detail of the ropework. Wonder what they were carrying? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Who makes the 7mm Ruston? Don't know the provenance of Dave's (Ruston)but mine is an Impetus kit. Brian R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfwit Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Don't know the provenance of Dave's (Ruston)but mine is an Impetus kit. Brian R Dave's is scratchbuilt by the man himself and is a 44/48hp rather than a 48DS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristian1401 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Here are some weatherd O gauge 16Tonners for St.Maybn(sorry about the quality of the camera): Kristian ** the red on the rust looks bright here, im reality its not that bright. Kristian 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Interesting. Good detail of the ropework. Wonder what they were carrying? Given the location and direction of travel away from East Anglia - likely to be sand. The only other load might be sugarbeet but was normally carried "in the open". 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 I have seen footage of them tarpaulined, usually amongst other 5 plank and open wagons, id imagine because they never had enough of these available at the time. like here... but hard to capture, the second wagon was one of the longer stretched type, the rest where normal open wagons. I dont think it would be minerals in them, moreso boxed or palleted merchandise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Interesting. Good detail of the ropework. Wonder what they were carrying? A few possibilities:- Burnt lime- has to be kept dry. This used to be a common traffic in a few areas, such as the Peak District, going for industrial use (glass, steel and sugar-beet processing), use in water-processing plants and in agriculture. Sugar beet, or possibly beet pulp. The former would often be railed from one British Sugar plant to another, to keep production balanced. The latter was combined with other ingredients for animal feed. Fish offal; used for fertiliser manufacture- probably the smelliest rail traffic known! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 more prototype inspiration http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwf2009/5646268031/in/set-72157626435325943 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennine MC Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Interesting. Good detail of the ropework. Wonder what they were carrying? To add to earlier suggestions, I think gypsum was carried in sheeted wagons (although probably not at that location). There's a pretty late pic here of a sheeted wagon; given its presence at York I'm tempted to suggest it might be beet or something else connected with the sugar works 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 ....any make, any scale , any livery.... OT, but at this point a notorious secondhand car TV advert jingle started to worm its way into my mind, and I can't get rid of it now... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ruston Posted May 11, 2011 Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2011 Here's my other one. Details same as the last one. 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edubs Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Repainted Bachmann, except for the AVB one at the far end in the first pic which is parkside body on scratchy U/F. Ruston's 7mm minerals are doing it for me... I just spotted the missing door spring on the middle pic. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted May 11, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 11, 2011 Here are a few of mine, usually found on either Foundry Lane or New Haden Colliery: Mainly Parkside with replacement cast buffers and brakes, more details in my blog here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php/blog/24/entry-2786-16t-minerals/ Finally, I knew it's not a 16 tonner, but it's a bit of a favourite: Cheers 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted May 11, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 11, 2011 What a great selection of 'battered' 16 tonners - I must finish mine off, now wheres that weathering powder ....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ian Posted May 11, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 11, 2011 All Bachmann beasties, gunked up with various shades of Humbrol grot and Modelmaster decals. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 Finally, I knew it's not a 16 tonner, but it's a bit of a favourite: I shall let you off they can be included too really nice. what colour for the brown rust are you using? whats peoples opinions on Bachmann versus parkside? when I drive past Hattons I think shall I pop in and get some Bachmann 16tonners, but then think that they are going to be converted to EM and you can build the chassis wider on the kit and you can also get EM wheels and bearings with them too so I never bother. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkea1 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Mike, The Bachmann 16 tonners are a very easy conversion to EM. I covered it on my blog I'm told you don't even need to go to the stage of moving the brakegear outwards like I did - they'll just bend out slightly to give enough clearance. Other than that, they are a nice little model and a very easy way to assemble a train of 16T wagons. That said, the Parkside kits are also relatively easy to put together and offer more modelling input. Horses for courses I guess! Alastair Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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