Ian G

This has been built over the last few weeks at my local MRC about 2 1/2 hours a Friday night. The story so far, side castings and self contained buffers soldered on to night, and plate bogies cleaned of flash and buffed with a brass brush.

As I wanted to update this wagon to a more modern ish era, out came the stock brass angle and after a few measurements I came up with this

The build as per instructions

I have not posted for a while but have been busy The latest build is a Dragon Models GWR Macaw G The kit

Not many went Blue and these only lasted a few years, so pick your loco with care, my JLTRT 22 was one of the few that never went Blue. Ian G

I have one to build with lots of after market bits and bobs Ian G

Im sure you could of fitted it with a small L.E.D. Ian G

A Class 22 would be good as not many went blue, those that did only lasted a few years before scrapping. Ian G

ABC gears has one for 7mm Locos http://www.abcgears.co.uk/html/traction_motors.html Ian G

I Find the https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/rail-accident-investigation-branch is a good source of information and drawings. or browse these kits http://www.prmrp.com/wagon-kits.html and find if they do the bogie you are looking for. Ian G

The Q1 has been taken over by these guys http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/118003-j-m-hughes/ Ian G

Will you by any chance do a BR Class 22 (green) complete loco transfers in 7mm? Ian G

These are 1:48 http://www.asam.co.uk/index.html Ian G

Half way down Page 3 of my old page my 1st Lima 33 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=24622&start=50 Halfway down Page 8 for the second one http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=24622&start=175 Ian G

The bonnet top looks wonky Ian G

I have a similar challenge for our MRC layout Okehampton 7mm (OK not GWR), the Meldon Quarry engineers coach was un-coupled near its siding in Okehampton and a type of air motor was used to send the coach down into its siding. there is a gradient drop to the buffers on the real thing. I have thought of having a working braking system on the coach. Motorising the chassis. mini bearings for free running my best thoughts are, is to use a small coreless motor in place of the dynamo to a pully on the coach wheel. and mini bearings on all axles. Going back to the model slip coach idea, if my memory serves me right, the coupling hook was a disk with a 2 slots cut out one for the coupling the other for the release mechanism. Using a servo this can be achieved, and a read switch to activate it or dcc. Ian G

I have the advantage that the line is 30m from my front door. Ian G

Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway are holding a Diesel Bash this weekend most of the locos are coming from Swanage today http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R00167/2017/05/09/advanced As with all big events parking is a nightmare. Link to the event http://www.chinnorrailway.co.uk/product.php/15/3-day-big-diesel-thrash/8d12d7435e67a280386ec45d924f61d0 Ian G

Who's transfers will you use? Ian G

Whose transfers did you use for the bogie bolster? Ian G

Invertrain is a good source for 7mm Buffers http://www.invertrain.com/ Ian G

Those buffers look well good its a shame they don't sell them separately. Ian G

That NCB kettle has come out well BD boy. Ian G

Some thing for a future build http://www.departmentals.com/photo/ADS1088 Ian G

Michael thank you for this, I have 2 of these kits and will go for the vac fitted ones. Regards Ian G