Jo Hi Grizz!! Good to see the work!!
Thanks for calling the Bardon hopper a 'masterpiece'! It's close as I could get but I'm sure its not 100% accurate- what models are?
No drawings available as far as I could see at the time. One useful technique is to find a picture online and enlargening it to the size of the Bachmann bogies.
From what I recall I did a drawing in 4mm scale based on the size of the bogies. Tricky as I couldn't find any square on photos of the wagon. But it shows what can be done if you take care with your preparation.
I spent the first 10yrs or so of my working life as a chef. Preparation, planning and detail is everything!
There are no curves on the wagon which makes life easier. It just has the angled profiles on the sides which were fairly easy to achieve and using separate sections of card.
Unfortunately I had to move location back in the spring for one reason or another and decided to rent out my property for the time being so my larger layout is dismantled but I managed to get a micro layout going to help keep me 'sane' Not really the space for any building projects at the moment. Hopefully start some things later on in the year when I'm somewhere else. It's an unpredictable world out there at the moment, but what can we do, just keep goin eh.. :-)
I enclose pics of my micro layout. The yard is busier than ever.. Wagons everywhere!!
*Good spot today was 66789 going through Hook, Hampshire just after 2pm. Just got a glimpse from Tescos car park. Lucky eh..