Chris Higgs Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Here's a few photos of the new cattle wagon etches. The GNR one (not shown) is similar to the LNER version but with a half height drop door. These are a bit easier to build than the MR etches as they have less layers to the end, and the sides now fold up in concertina fashion to align the layers without the need of alignment holes. LMS wagon LNER wagon It was only after taking the photos I noticed the side on this is not sitting down properly on the bufferbeam. I have amanded the instructions to first add the bufferbeams, and then attach the sides. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scanman Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Chris - These look excellent & one or two will feature on a 'farm train' on my layout at some stage - but I have to ask - why are no GW vans featured in the range? I know that Farish do one in 'N' - but they also (IIRC) do the SR version as well. Regs Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerbread Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 but I have to ask - why are no GW vans featured in the range? Ian They are there - if you know where to look... See my recent blog post here. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Higgs Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 Chris - These look excellent & one or two will feature on a 'farm train' on my layout at some stage - but I have to ask - why are no GW vans featured in the range? I know that Farish do one in 'N' - but they also (IIRC) do the SR version as well. Regs Ian Both GWR and SR vans are already covered in the Association range as plastic body kits (also see the blog mentioned) along with etched underframes. We gave up doing plastic bodies a while ago as we were never going to sell enough to cover the tooling costs. The earlier LMS vans are already covered by both a plastic body and an etched version. So the three types of etched wagons just introduced complete the range so we cover all cattle wagons built from 1923 onwards. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Higgs Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 Ian They are there - if you know where to look... See my recent blog post here. David Also it shoudl be mentiened that a member of the Association is doing his own etched kit of an earlier GWR diagram. His name and the precise diagram to be covered escape me for the moment. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thos Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 ... so we cover all cattle wagons built from 1923 onwards. Chris So, just the pre-grouping ones to go then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted March 6, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2012 So, just the pre-grouping ones to go then. There is a fine selection of Midland cattle wagons available. I have backdated the Association SR cattle wagon to the final design of SECR and the much missed Grahame Hughes range included a GC wagon and an LSWR one which was easily converted to SDJ (see my Highbury thread). Jerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerbread Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Also it shoudl be mentiened that a member of the Association is doing his own etched kit of an earlier GWR diagram. His name and the precise diagram to be covered escape me for the moment. W2 by Stuart Bailey I believe, though I don't know if it is finished/available yet. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbrummitt Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 There is a fine selection of Midland cattle wagons available. I have backdated the Association SR cattle wagon to the final design of SECR and the much missed Grahame Hughes range included a GC wagon and an LSWR one which was easily converted to SDJ (see my Highbury thread). There is a GE one too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted March 6, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2012 There is a GE one too. I forgot that one - I've built one of those too! Jerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Higgs Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 There is a fine selection of Midland cattle wagons available. I have backdated the Association SR cattle wagon to the final design of SECR and the much missed Grahame Hughes range included a GC wagon and an LSWR one which was easily converted to SDJ (see my Highbury thread). Jerry Technically speaking, I should have done the SECR one as well, as some of those were built after 1923. But I have decided to call it a day on doing 2mm stock designs, as I have realised I can only just about build them now. So any other ones are going to have to come from another source. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted March 6, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2012 But I have decided to call it a day on doing 2mm stock designs, as I have realised I can only just about build them now. So any other ones are going to have to come from another source. Chris Sorry to hear that Chris but from me at least a big thankyou for what you have made available so far. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scanman Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Ian They are there - if you know where to look... See my recent blog post here. David Ahah... B...er - I've just sent an order off to the shop! Ah well - another project for another day! Thanks for the pointer Sorry to hear that Chris but from me at least a big thankyou for what you have made available so far. Don Seconded! Regs Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelb Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 many thanks from me as well even though as yet i have not had sufficient funds to purchase any of the LMS cattle wagons i will be doing so in the future Regards Nigel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerbread Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 But I have decided to call it a day on doing 2mm stock designs, as I have realised I can only just about build them now. So any other ones are going to have to come from another source. Chris Sorry to hear that. I join the others in thanking you for all the designs you have done to date. Just to clarify - does this apply just to wagons, or does it also extend to coaches and locomotives? David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Higgs Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 Chris Sorry to hear that. I join the others in thanking you for all the designs you have done to date. Just to clarify - does this apply just to wagons, or does it also extend to coaches and locomotives? David I have a few outstanding items in the pipeline, after that we will see but I intend at the moment to wind everything up by the end of the year. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Higgs Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 After a bit of prodding, the newcattle wagons can now be seen and ordered on the Association website Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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