darren chpamn Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 hi everyone being new to modeling GW what are my options for cattle wagons obviously coopercraft kits are hard to come by daz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted April 17, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 17, 2020 Options are to scratch build, source Coopercraft via EBay or conversion of the BR design. so far I have sourced 4 of the Coopercraft kits via eBay (although two of them are missing their chassis which will need scratch building) and backdated one Airfix kit. (There was an article published on the conversion although the magazine escapes me) It would be a very good shout for Peco (Parkside) to do, especially as the Coopercraft kit had some pretty fundamental issues in the profile of the ends / roof 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren chpamn Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 15 minutes ago, The Fatadder said: Options are to scratch build, source Coopercraft via EBay or conversion of the BR design. so far I have sourced 4 of the Coopercraft kits via eBay (although two of them are missing their chassis which will need scratch building) and backdated one Airfix kit. (There was an article published on the conversion although the magazine escapes me) It would be a very good shout for Peco (Parkside) to do, especially as the Coopercraft kit had some pretty fundamental issues in the profile of the ends / roof thanks for quick reply looks like converting airfix ones is my only option Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7821 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 ive been thinking about doing an etch for a gwr cattle wagon for a while now as there is very little available but not sure which diagram to go fo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 25 minutes ago, The Fatadder said: Options are to scratch build, source Coopercraft via EBay or conversion of the BR design. so far I have sourced 4 of the Coopercraft kits via eBay (although two of them are missing their chassis which will need scratch building) and backdated one Airfix kit. (There was an article published on the conversion although the magazine escapes me) It would be a very good shout for Peco (Parkside) to do, especially as the Coopercraft kit had some pretty fundamental issues in the profile of the ends / roof Would the Dapol RTR ones be of any use? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted April 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 18, 2020 A small chance but you just might find one of the Model Wagon Company Cambrian cattle wagons for sale somewhere. It was a cast metal kit. And David Geen had W8 and W10 GWR cattle wagons on his list but I don't know if they were ever re;leased. David has now retired. ABS also had a W2 kit, though also no longer available. This website is a very useful resource: http://www.gwr.org.uk/kits4wagons.html but an awful lot are listed as NLA. See also the comments on RTR cattle wagons elsewhere on the site. Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren chpamn Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 11 minutes ago, corneliuslundie said: A small chance but you just might find one of the Model Wagon Company Cambrian cattle wagons for sale somewhere. It was a cast metal kit. And David Geen had W8 and W10 GWR cattle wagons on his list but I don't know if they were ever re;leased. David has now retired. ABS also had a W2 kit, though also no longer available. This website is a very useful resource: http://www.gwr.org.uk/kits4wagons.html but an awful lot are listed as NLA. See also the comments on RTR cattle wagons elsewhere on the site. Jonathan Hi jonathan Thanks for the information I did see that wagon list when I stumbled across that website . I think it does come down to either converting a airfix kit or living with the inaccurate Bachmann model , who knows if every gwr modeller badgered peco they may end up producing a model Daz 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 8 hours ago, sandwich station said: Would the Dapol RTR ones be of any use? Only if you are happy with them being over scale length. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Poor Old Bruce said: Only if you are happy with them being over scale length. They are also based on a BR design not GWR - basically the Dublo model, which was good in it's day.... While based on the GWR design, there are significant differences between them - mainly axleboxes, manure slots, roof profile. I've scrapped my Airfix conversions. Edited April 18, 2020 by Il Grifone 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7821 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 ive been thinking about doing an etch for a gwr cattle wagon for a while now as there is very little available but not sure which diagram to go for Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 11 hours ago, darren chpamn said: hi everyone being new to modeling GW what are my options for cattle wagons obviously coopercraft kits are hard to come by daz Depending upon the period that you wish to model there is this option https://www.dartcastings.co.uk/shire/S109.php Good luck with your project. G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted April 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 18, 2020 The W1 / 5 that Coopercraft did, but at the correct width (the kit is a bit on the narrow side) and the various prototypical brake options would be nice. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted April 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 18, 2020 2 hours ago, bgman said: Depending upon the period that you wish to model there is this option https://www.dartcastings.co.uk/shire/S109.php Good luck with your project. G I've built one and there's another in the to do pile. Yes, I know there was only one in reality, but it's Rule 1, innit? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagonman Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 11 hours ago, Siberian Snooper said: The W1 / 5 that Coopercraft did, but at the correct width (the kit is a bit on the narrow side) and the various prototypical brake options would be nice. Indeed, especially if variant brake gear were to be included. Fairly simple also to offer the W8 version – new ends/roof mostly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidbr Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 The Scalefour Society Stores has the range of Morgan underframes which include one for the W1/W5 cattle wagon DC2 & DC3 non-fitted or vacuum fitted plus earlier lever handle with pin/ratchet lever guides. These are available to Scalefour members, so unless you are a member, you need to ask one to get them. The underframes are designed for EM and P4, so how they might adapt for OO I do not know. Price is £10.10. Morgan underframes are idiosyncratic but excellent. One axle is fixed, the other is sprung and the W irons on one side slide in and out on a screw so that you do not spring the irons to get the wheelsets in. This means you eliminate sideways slop. The instructions (a download) run to 75+ pages but cover the entire range. I have made many of these underframes - there is a range available covering most varieties - and they run very well. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandc_au Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 On 18/04/2020 at 18:59, 7821 said: ive been thinking about doing an etch for a gwr cattle wagon for a while now as there is very little available but not sure which diagram to go for You have already had a few suggestions of what is NLA...that would be a start as far as I would be concerned! Khris 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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