Suggestion to the Laser Cutter Brigade

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Suggestion to the Laser Cutter Brigade

Post by IrishPeter » Sun Oct 14, 2018 5:29 am

I, for one, would greatly welcome 16mm scale standard gauge models of a 10T open and a 10 T closed. RCH diagrams of the early 1920s should include enough of the brethren to be worthwhile. We need something for the standard gauge side of the exchange sidings!


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Traffic Pattern? What pattern? Spuds out; grain in, but cattle, sheep and passengers are a lot less predictable.

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Re: Suggestion to the Laser Cutter Brigade

Post by Busted Bricks » Sun Oct 14, 2018 11:02 am

Any pictures/drawings?

Since this is already a niche hobby, anything niche within the hobby is going to mean low sales volume so there might not be much interest in making such kits. Just look at all those that have had a go at 7/8ths scale and failed.

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Re: Suggestion to the Laser Cutter Brigade

Post by IrishPeter » Sun Oct 14, 2018 3:36 pm

Fairly representative members of the breed both 'foreign' wagons so far as Danelaw and Scotland are concerned, but they could crop up anywhere thanks to interchange between railway companies. Both are fairly standard 1920s vehicles as far as I can tell. Many of them lasted into the 1950s, or even 60s before being withdrawn as the railways moved to larger goods wagons.

SR open wagon.jpg
SR open wagon.jpg (87.95 KiB) Viewed 1917 times
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GWRVan.jpg (268.24 KiB) Viewed 1917 times
Size wise 9' or 10' (2743mm or 3048mm) wheelbase was by far the commonest in the 1920s, with the vehicle usually being about 16 or 17 foot long (4876mm to 5181mm) over the body, and 7'6" (2286mm) wide.

Frankly, even someone doing a workable underframe would be a huge help. On the other hand, the fully wooden bodied wagons of the 1900s and 1910s might be a little easier to burn out of MDF.

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Traffic Pattern? What pattern? Spuds out; grain in, but cattle, sheep and passengers are a lot less predictable.

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