More Pre-Grouping Wagons in 4mm - the D299 appreciation thread.
Having some time on my hands, I have been working my way through my stash of 4mm scale wagon kits, starting with some pre-grouping examples. As may be evident, my enthusiasm is for the Midland Railway, so first up, a couple of Midland wagons: an 8 ton high-sided wagon to D299 (left) and an 8 ton low-sided goods wagon to D305 (right).
These are both built from Slater’s kits, nice and straightforward so long as one is aware of the major pitfall with the D299: if the sides a
I’ve assembled the second of the 5&9 LBSCR wagon kits, originally by Eric Gates, for the Open D. I followed the build sequence I used for the Open A. The body castings went together like a dream, though I had a bit more faffing around getting the axleboxes/springs right – photographs are so cruel: one axlebox is still wonky:
This angle also exposes the compromise of 00 when a kit is designed for the wider gauges – side on that brake block is in the right place. As wit
