What to do with these?

[Big Jim]

I aquired some cheap Atlas O gauge wagons, with a thought to converting them into 16mm wagons. The more I look at them I think the work needed to make them look the part probably exceeds the effort of scratch building. I did wonder about using slightly larger bogies, or even cutting them down in length. As they stand at the moment they have more of a mine tub feel to them (albeit a very long one).

Please feel free to suggest possible plans of action.

In scale they are about 4ft wide by 22ft long.

[bazzer42]

Change the name to Norfolk and Good? A failed strapline from Bernard Matthews

In all seriousness would some swift sixteen bogies anglicise them? Could they be cut and spliced slightly shorter?

[DG]

Hi Jim,

Some ideas for you. Could they be used for special project jobs, e.g. A float in a pageant, a Christmas scene or transport for a travelling circus or funfair that may need their own customized wagons. A surreal one next, the shape to me suggests something nautical so if there ever was a world where they converted narrowboats to work on the railway then these would do for small versions of narrotboattrains. And lastly could they contain liquid or gas. A portable swimming pool?

Hope this helps or sparks some other ideas for you.

Dave

[philipy]

I'm afraid I'm temped to say Sell 'em and buy something more appropriate.

[Big Jim]

I think you may be right.