Correct buffers for gwr conflat

[cctransuk]

16 hours ago, brossard said:

I generally leave the bulk of painting until last.  I paint the wheels a grungy colour first whenever I build a kit.  Buffer heads, couplings usually get chemically blackened.  If the buffer shanks are lost wax brass, they get blackened too.

 

I leave off the buffers, couplings and buffer beam vac piping until after painting.

 

If the underframe has a lot of gubbins, it may be easier to paint it in a semi finished condition.

 

Here's my Slaters Conflat:

 

 

John

 

 

 

Is that a maroon or bauxite container under the 'Flying Crate' markings - that livery  was only applied to bauxite containers.

 

Regards,

John Isherwood.

[Hal Nail]

1 hour ago, cctransuk said:

 

Is that a maroon or bauxite container...

- that livery  was only applied to bauxite containers.

 

 

A loaded question which reminds me of a mates favourite interview:

 

"are you up to date with recent legistlation?"

"If I say yes are you going to test me?"

"No"

"In that case yes I am!"

 

It's bauxite, init!

[cctransuk]

5 hours ago, Hal Nail said:

 

A loaded question which reminds me of a mates favourite interview:

 

"are you up to date with recent legistlation?"

"If I say yes are you going to test me?"

"No"

"In that case yes I am!"

 

It's bauxite, init!

 

I'm glad to hear it !!

 

All the best,

John Isherwood.

[Hal Nail]

On 23/12/2019 at 14:28, cctransuk said:

 

Is that a maroon or bauxite container under the 'Flying Crate' markings - that livery  was only applied to bauxite containers.

 

Regards,

John Isherwood.

 

I might be opening a can of worms here but when these containers were crimson in the early BR period, was the lettering yellow, or cream?

 

 

Edited October 13, 2023 by Hal Nail

[cctransuk]

21 minutes ago, Hal Nail said:

 

I might be opening a can of worms here but when these containers were crimson in the early BR period, was the lettering yellow, or cream?

 

 

 

Normally known as straw yellow - a yellowish cream.

 

CJI.

[Miss Prism]

Is this about right?

 

(flickr pic by Gareth Price)

 

 

 

[cctransuk]

2 hours ago, Miss Prism said:

Is this about right?

 

(flickr pic by Gareth Price)

 

 

 

 

Spot on!

 

CJI.

[Hal Nail]

On 08/12/2019 at 20:36, Miss Prism said:

H7s had RCH buffers as far as I know.

 

Are these ones on the Dapol vans RCH?

 

 

That being the case what are these Dapol conflat ones? Are they meant to be GWR taper, but without any taper?

 

Edited November 1, 2023 by Hal Nail

[Miss Prism]

Ooooo blimey, I'll think about that can of worms tomorrow.

 

[Hal Nail]

I suspect these on the right, obviously without the welded extension. Not that this helps as it doesn't say what they are on!

 

https://www.alamy.com/rusting-wagon-buffers-at-didcot-railway-centre-oxfordshire-image266436839.html?imageid=C8BB2C3C-BDAA-4DBC-86E5-99BA8D705BE7&p=808521&pn=1&searchId=f2f7a504b6eb918cd48ec0cc81f61072&searchtype=0

 

edit. Worked this out now from a company that does them all in 5" gauge/scale. These are actually RCH plain short (with welded extension). The conflat is RCH plain long and the van RCH 4 rib.

Edited November 2, 2023 by Hal Nail

[daifly]

8 hours ago, Hal Nail said:

That being the case what are these Dapol conflat ones? Are they meant to be GWR taper, but without any taper?

Not the clearest image of an H6 but you get the idea. I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. The Dapol ones are close enough.

Dave

[Hal Nail]

39 minutes ago, daifly said:

The Dapol ones are close enough.

Yes agreed, thanks.

 

What I hadn't realised earlier is both these different looking types are RCH - I thought only the Dapol van type with full length side ribs were.

Edited November 2, 2023 by Hal Nail