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[vjoneslong5040]

I thought I would start a thread to keep tabs on the Stapleford Carriage & Wagon works, Arthur '2 Sheds' Jackson foreman.

New wagon nearing completion, I wonder what it could be....



Looks like Dan Ger has a Indian associate, Gunp Owder...

I think I might need to have words with old '2 sheds' about allowing the sign writers to go drinking at a lunch time.

I apologise for the crap photo, snapped it as I walked out the door for work this morning.

[WVLR]

A very nice wagon but the sign writing could have been worse, like
if you open the left hand trailer door on an Eddie Stobart wagon it
reads DIE BART  :P

[Andrew]

Is that the Swift GPV? And if so, are you enjoying building it? I've got one on my Christmas list...

Cheers,

Andrew.

[vjoneslong5040]

WVLR said:
A very nice wagon but the sign writing could have been worse, like
if you open the left hand trailer door on an Eddie Stobart wagon it
reads DIE BART

How amusing! I guess we should be concerned if the driver has crazy red hair, big feet, and is singing the complete HMS Pinafore.

Andrew said
Is that the Swift GPV? And if so, are you enjoying building it? I've got one on my Christmas list..

Sure is. Birthday present from the mother in law. There is a bit of cutting involved which can take a little while. I used a junior hacksaw with a blunt blade which is probably not the best as you cut the excess off the top of the chassis and buffer, but as long as you are careful you can make a good job of it. The assembly takes a matter of minutes. You'll also need some form of back to back gauge for the wheels as they don't come pre-assembled. The other bit which could be fiddly is the brake handle, which is in two parts (body and chassis), so that takes a little bit of gentle filing and sanding. I haven't done a good job on mine as you can still see the join, going to try and cover that up with weathering/rust. But its a good, quick kit, and I highly recommend it!

[WVLR]

we should be concerned if the driver has crazy red hair, big feet, and is singing the complete HMS Pinafore.

Watch out for the garden rakes

[Big Jim]

Very nice.
I fancy a few of the swift sixteen wagon kits and the GPV is one of them.
How do you manage to get such a nice pressie from you mother in law? All I ever get is a box of choccies and it takes me hours to get the ground glass out of them.

[vjoneslong5040]

Watch out for the garden rakes  :D

Niehararargreh!

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[vjoneslong5040]

Very nice.
I fancy a few of the swift sixteen wagon kits  and the GPV is one of them.
How do you manage to get such a nice pressie from you mother in law? All I ever get is a box of choccies and it takes me hours to get the ground glass out of them.

I can highly recommend them. They can take a little while to sort the flash out but otherwise they make really nice models. Which reminds me I need to sort my swift sixteen brake van out....

The parents in law are really nice to me as I get on well with them. The mother in law is actually a big fan of trains, so has to play when they come to stay. My parents on the other hand, the less said the better!

[Gremlin]

I think Swiftsixteen are one of the best resin kit producers out there.
He's got the balance right, nice crisp detail, reasonable price and great service. I've just started painting a rake of his 7/8ths tub wagons.

[vjoneslong5040]

Well our bellringing got cancelled last night so I had a free evening out the workshop!

I've finally finished the GPV. This is the first time I used real rust for weathering, and I'm reasonably pleased for the first efforts. Learn't a few things, like put less glue in the mixture and bring it into the warm to get the glue to dry!

Some piccies:






Sorry for the appalling pictures, crappy mobile phone!

[vjoneslong5040]

I just now need to brush up on how to capture the peeling paint work, for the next new wagon I want the lettering to peel back a little bit...

I've also finished reassembling the swift sixteen tanker wagon the cat managed to smash. I now need to finish touching the paint work up and I'm going to slap tons more weathering on to make it look like a wagon close to being condemned (which it pretty much is given the chassis was snapped clean in half).

Again sorry for the appalling pictures. If I get a chance this weekend I'll take some outside with a proper camera.

[MDLR]

I LIKE the lettering on the milk tanker!

[St.Michael]

Really like your work! How is the lettering done?

[vjoneslong5040]

I LIKE the lettering on the milk tanker!

Really like your work! How is the lettering done?

Thanks very much for the nice comments.

The lettering is done using the vinyl lettering as suggested by Big Al. The link is at the bottom of this page:

http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about416.html

I used to use water based transfers, but these can be expensive and difficult. I tried the vinyl, and it worked pretty well. My only criticism is that they are slightly thicker than the transfers, and it doesn't bend very well over detail. The next time I think I'll either cut a little bit away from the letter or shave the detail off from underneath and leave a flat surface. I have a second tanker wagon kit to build so I might do that and see what happens. Just need to come up with another whitty slogan....

When putting the lettering on I started by drawing a line to which I worked from for the base of the letters. But by the end of it I ended up doing it by eye. If you only gently place the lettering on, you can still move it easily, or peel it off and move it. Once your happy with the position you can press it firmly down.

Hope that helps and happy lettering!

[Droopy]

Two great wagons!

[vjoneslong5040]

Well thanks to all who gave me some great tips on the varnishing of the carriages. These are actually starting to near completion. The two closest to being finished are all 3rd no. 6 and brake 3rd no. 9. These are fully kitted up with lights, and are now just awaiting some paint touching up, glazing, foot/running boards, and lamp brackets at each end. Here are some pictures:

Both carriages:


All 3rd no 6:


Brake 3rd no 9:


The other two vehicles are all 3rd no 7, and all 1st no 8. These now have roofs, but await lighting being fitted, door and grab handles, buffers, vac pipes, etc. Here they are in their current state:




All carriages have removable roofs, allowing me to finish the interiors as and when I please, as I'm notoriously slow at painting figures. The roofs are scratch built, using methods suggested by MDLR and others on this forum, no 6 representing my first go. All will be fitted with lighting, using some 10mm (I think off the top of my head) LEDS with two AA batteries wired in below the carriage. There is no switch, you just plug the connector in to switch them on, and the charger will plug into the same spot as well. Here's a picture of the brake 3rd lighting to give you a idea of what I have done:



The aim is to get the exteriors finished as soon as possible so I can run them during the summer and withdraw my bogie carriages as these need some major overhauling fairly sharpishly!