Hi all,
A brief update on the FR coal wagon, a modified Phil Sharples kit. It's now in one piece, and the body is painted, including some tare weight markings - not great, but they'll be hidden by heavy weathering. In looking at reference photos I realised that in its current guise it only has four planks, unlike the six sported by the model. I was relieved to find another picture showing six planks earlier in the preservation era - who knows how many it had in the 20s???
The kit includes a false floor, so I've taken the opportunity to add some scraps of lead - it's nice and heavy now.
- FR Coal wagon.jpg (114.29 KiB) Viewed 4162 times
A good sanding will be next, then painting and adding the strapping, followed by weathering...
Cheers,
Andrew.