Dudley Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Bought this kit intending to replicate a Corgi Bedford TK coal delivery truck I'd had as a kid. Photo shows it part built: cab yet to be finished (perhaps wing mirrors?) and glued in place, same too of the flatbed. Wheels turned for variation. Merit coal sacks on the rear stuck together but not onto the truck. I wonder if they're too tall? How big should a sack of coal be?? A lovely kit for a fiver and that cab will take some careful painting: good light and a magnifier! D. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Looks good, the coal sacks are actually coke sacks, coke is less dense hence bigger sacks, Harburn do some coal sacks which are closer to the right size. The Airfix MK lends itself to a number of conversion, I made a gritter last year (some pics on my layout thread) although probably a little large for the average coal lorry in an urban environment, they would be more likely in remote rural communities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 The wide wheelarches on the MK kit make it a good starting point for the Bedford KM http://www.flickr.com/photos/semmytrailer/5563339605/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 You would never see a 4 wheel drive lorry for coal deliverys. Floor would have been far too high to easily get those 1 cwt. sacks on and off. Merf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I put together 2 galleries of coal lorries on flickr which may be of interest , Merfs right , coal merchants wouldn't use an MK, too much complication with the four wheel drive. TK s very very popular though. http://www.flickr.com/photos/seacoaler/galleries/72157631682591775/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/seacoaler/galleries/72157631814001006/ But just to prove exception one merchant has an ex army 4X4 Austin K9 ! Not at all prototypical though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiket4 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Hi I turned mine into a heavy recovery truck. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 26, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 26, 2013 Many of the tanker versions are used for refueling building plant such as excavators on site. All that is required is painting in a suitable livery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferryhill Tmd Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Hi Dudley Thought you would like to see my Bedford MK as a snow plough . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveb860 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Missed this first time around. Painting the cab is very easy, just use maskol on the windows first, then paint the metalwork. Love the snow plough. How was it done? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadfella Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Some lovely conversions there, it took me a while to decide what body to go on the back and after much trawling found an alloy bodied tipper that made me go mmm! I also thought about going for a KM conversion....maybe in the future.... Anyway heres mine, this would be effectively a year old on my diorama (to come) as it's an L registered, so one of the first available for civilian applications. The Land Rover is also the pre Airfix GS Models kit, went as far as modelling the gear and 4wd control levers on the floor even though you can't see 'em! Mirrors on the Bedford were made by soldering nickel silver sheet to suitable wire, wanted some strength just in case. Weathering is my third proper attempt using brushes, please be kind! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Crawford Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Hi, Some looking trucks. Here's a PG Models MK I made into a coal truck a couple of years ago. I remember these from when I was a kid going round giving the ex-coal miners their months supply of coal. The truck in N Gauge and the hopper body is scratchbuilt from 20thou plastic card. Alex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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