Saturday 12 February 2022

Yard Crane and low loader wagon completed ...

The yard crane (after a few fix ups and a lick of paint) is now in place on the garage layout ...


The low loader wagon has been given its paint job and is now ready for service ...


Work now finished on adding more wagons to the rolling stock. I'm going to add a new small shelf for storage in the garage then make up some suitable loads for the low loader and other flat wagons.

Thursday 10 February 2022

Yard Crane and low loader wagon (WIP)

I'm currently working on two items, both from an Ebay purchase; two old IP Engineering wagon kits that had already been built but needed repair and refurbishment.

Firstly a a crane wagon, the wagon wasn't worth fixing up; which is OK as I bought it for the crane. I used part of the flat wagon body to make a base for the crane. I've repaired the crane and mounted it up on the base - it will head out to a goods yard on the garage layout when finished.


The other item was a low loader wagon, quite long wheel base. Quite a fixer-upper but worth the effort, currently waiting for a slot in the wagon works paint shop ...


Saturday 5 February 2022

Prototype couplings...

 Made up a couple of prototype couplings using the part of an LGB coupling that fits to the under frame along with some plasti-card to mount an Accucraft coupling.

Less intrusive and fine for most wagons, using the chopper part of an Accucraft coupling

more robust, using all of an Accucraft coupling

Each will suit different types of wagon and loco; when refined will allow an easy swap out of the LGB couplings on rolling stock and locos.

Wednesday 2 February 2022

'Converter' Wagon...

Used up the last wagon under frame from the Ebay job lot; I made a two plank wagon top out of cardboard and set it up with LGB coupling one end and at the other an Accucraft chopper coupling. So can use to connect between rolling stock fitted with either (while I figure out the best way to change out the LGB couplings on some of my rolling stock).  

Shipped out of the wagon works with coat of PVA glue then painted in grey with black for the iron-work; followed by a couple of coats of satin varnish.