DSER wagon detail

[jhb171achill]

Several very inspiring DWWR / DSER model wagons have appeared lately - take a bow, Ken, in particular!

This might be of interest - came across this among Senior's photos. I think he took it at Harcourt Street in school days, thus 1920s / 30s.

[KMCE]

JB

Very nice.  This is from an Ashbury built covered van like this:

Courtesy of Shephard & Beesley.

 

Or this, in its model form:

 

Not sure where these plates would have been located on the prototype, as they would be visible in the top photo.  Perhaps they were located around the buffers?  Odd location if so?

Ken

[jhb171achill]

The "DWWR" (larger) plate was normally on the chassis, with the other generally just above it as shown - but the type of van shown in the pic appears to be different? Could there have been several variations, or might the one with these plates have been non-ventilated, I wonder?

[airfixfan]

There is an article on this theme in the latest New Itish Lines

[David Holman]

Fascinating - though all those louvres would be a real challenge to model...

[Galteemore]

As a minimum space modeller, that’s a useful little wagon! Dead right re louvres - a definite case for 3d printing right there ! 

[jhb171achill]

I think the Midland had wagons quite like that too….

[Mike 84C]

Amazing! my first thought was " well what can we make from this pile of parts!"what a result.  But it illustrates beautifully why I like Irish railways.

 But I really like your green sleepers KMCE,very moss like!

[KMCE]

11 hours ago, Galteemore said:

a definite case for 3d printing right there

Something like this?

 

Ken

 

[Galteemore]

Exactly like that !  

[jhb171achill]

Not DSER, but Seniorx2 made this in about 1910. It was then a "new model" of goods / convertible* van and I suspect it may have been something he had a hand in designing.

The model is 7" gauge, thus a strange scale of 1.333 inches to the foot, or 33.866mm = 1ft!

He also was making this live steam loco but never finished it. I do not know what class it was - could have been freelance.

(* colloquially known as "soft-tops")