Hunslet 102 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Lovely work,a lot of patience required I would asume! Quote
islandbridgejct Posted January 26, 2015 Author Posted January 26, 2015 Very impressive indeed - good to see attention being given to genuine Irish prototypes. All too often repainted Hornby stuff is the best that's available.... Leslie's "Provincial" wagons, of course, are the exception to this - a very valuable addition to the "goods" scene. I have a model built by an Inchicore worker in 1905 or so. I must take a pic of it and scan it. It's painted in the GSWR wagon livery (as seen in those photos above) of a very dark grey, almost black; much darker, even, than locomotives were! Thanks jhb, I'd love to see pictures of the Inchicore model, if possible taken outside from a slight distance (he said, getting picky.) Colours tend to look darker under artificial light. So far, all I've got to go on are Richard Chown's model's from Castle Rackrent http://highlandmiscellany.com/tag/richard-chown/, and a photo in Michael Baker's Railways of the Republic of Ireland, 1925-1975 showing two ancient wagons at Achill about 1934, still in GSWR livery, and looking very faded and quite light grey (plus your own comments on this site.) What really strikes me about wagons of the GSWR, MGWR and DSER is the prevalence of outside, wooden frames, and the single brake shoe. These set them apart from mainstream English models, which mostly suit the period 1930-1960. I've seen pre-grouping English vans that are similar to the Irish ones. The other big difference of course is the large number of convertible or semi-covered wagons, which I'm trying to model here. A thing I've been wondering about is whether these wagons doubled up as cattle wagons. Captions to pictures are a bit ambivalent. Looking at photos, there seem to be vans with removable upper planking, and I'm not sure if these are the ones that are converted to cattle use, or if it's the semi-covered with tarpaulin above the doors. Do you happen to know? Thanks for the comments. Alan Quote
islandbridgejct Posted January 26, 2015 Author Posted January 26, 2015 Thanks John. I've nothing against styrene. In fact I started to build using it - but just thought I'd try something a bit different, and that I could print more easily. In fact the printing doesn't work perfectly, because the toner tends to come off the board when I cut and scribe it. I've been thinking of alternatives. I'm keen to make some wagons in brass too, and may do some more in styrene. I'll try and get on with these ones first. Alan Quote
islandbridgejct Posted January 26, 2015 Author Posted January 26, 2015 Thanks Kirley and Hunslet. I don't find the process too time consuming. The main problem I've had before has been in accurate marking out. Using CAD and a printout eliminates all of that, and gives me a template I can cut straight from. My plan for a brass open wagon is to do a printout on thin paper and stick it to the brass with Pritt stick or similar, and score through from that. The reason for going for brass opens is to try to get a bit more weight into them. I'll see how it goes. Alan Quote
islandbridgejct Posted February 10, 2015 Author Posted February 10, 2015 Tonight's progress - trial build of a brass open wagon. Underframe, floor and wraparound sides. Some errors already - in particular, I removed the bottom of the door on one side, oops - but I'll try assembling it anyway to see if it works out. Wraparound approach probably still not a good idea, though it does save having to solder the sides back together, and there should be a frame at the corners anyway. Floor filing is a bit rough, but I may be able to smooth it out. Overall, 0.2mm seems too narrow, so maybe I should go for a double thickness, or buy thicker brass sheet. Next night, soldering. Alan Quote
jhb171achill Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 "......My bubbles always used to fall off the track......" I'd see a doctor about that, Islandbridge..... Quote
islandbridgejct Posted February 11, 2015 Author Posted February 11, 2015 "......My bubbles always used to fall off the track......"I'd see a doctor about that, Islandbridge..... The doctor said he needed something a bit more concrete. Quote
islandbridgejct Posted February 13, 2015 Author Posted February 13, 2015 And after half an hour's soldering - well, 5 minutes with the iron and 25 trying to get pieces cleaned, fluxed and into position, I'm reasonably happy with this: True, one side is a bit bendy, but that's the side I filed the door bottom off on anyway. And the underframe doesn't quite fit - needs to be about 1mm smaller all round, so I'll have to fabricate another one. Anyway, so far I'm at middling. The next one will be better. Quote
DiveController Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 The doctor said he needed something a bit more concrete. Nothing to go on then? Quote
islandbridgejct Posted February 13, 2015 Author Posted February 13, 2015 Nothing to go on then? He was Adamant. Quote
jhb171achill Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 I think Adam Ant certainly looked as if all his bubbles had long fallen off the track.... Quote
Broithe Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 Could even be Adam Adamant - for those that remember in black and white. Quote
DiveController Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 I think Adam Ant certainly looked as if all his bubbles had long fallen off the track.... Hilarious thread =))=)) .......just don't let the serious modellers catch us wasting space on the server here Quote
Mayner Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 Alan The 14' outside framed convertible wagon seems to have been the standard up to around 1914-15 when the longer Irish Railway Clearing House open and covered wagons were introduced & the GSWR developed the steel framed H van. The convertibles were used to carry cattle or general goods traffic. Most companys did not have enough cattle wagons to handle the seasonal peak traffic from large fairs that could require 100+ wagons like Ballinasloe, Loughrea, Roscommon so convertibles were pressed into service. Resin casting from a plasticard master would probably be a quicker option than scratchbulding for building a rake of open wagons, most of my C&L coal wagons have a one piece resin body cast in a simple plug mould. Plasticard would be a better option for the master than brass to get a decent wall thickness, most of the earlier box style opens used min.3"planks or 1mm thick in 4mm. Quote
islandbridgejct Posted February 14, 2015 Author Posted February 14, 2015 Alan The 14' outside framed convertible wagon seems to have been the standard up to around 1914-15 when the longer Irish Railway Clearing House open and covered wagons were introduced & the GSWR developed the steel framed H van. The convertibles were used to carry cattle or general goods traffic. Most companys did not have enough cattle wagons to handle the seasonal peak traffic from large fairs that could require 100+ wagons like Ballinasloe, Loughrea, Roscommon so convertibles were pressed into service. Resin casting from a plasticard master would probably be a quicker option than scratchbulding for building a rake of open wagons, most of my C&L coal wagons have a one piece resin body cast in a simple plug mould. Plasticard would be a better option for the master than brass to get a decent wall thickness, most of the earlier box style opens used min.3"planks or 1mm thick in 4mm. Thanks John. p100 of Murray and McNeill's GSWR shows 3 wagons, convertible, open and open cattle, numbers 1387, 1445 and 2635, and they all seem to be 16 footers and they're all dated 1890-91. That's what I have to work from. Baker's Railways of the Republic of Ireland at p83 has a convertible no 253 and a box van with removable slats no 1577 (looks like it converts for cattle traffic), and they both seem shorter, probably 14' as you say. They're at Achill in 1934, still lettered GSWR. That suggests a changeover about 1890 with a lot of the earlier wagons surviving into the 30s, so I probably need both lengths. As to method of construction, you're probably thinking, 'would he ever get on and just build the things' which would be a fair point, but I'm having fun with the various construction techniques, and there's some method to my madness in that a bit of practice with brass wagons is probably good before I take on etched brass carriages. Also, I've an old Q Kits A Class and C Class and I never really liked resin as a material. Plastic is fine though, and probably ideal for wagons. Thanks for the info about width. I've never actually seen a wooden wagon in the wild, and I'm surprised to hear they could be 3". I'd have guessed 2". Anyway, I'll keep pottering here until my w irons arrive, hopefully about the end of the month. Must get some bearings or I'll be stuck again. Tonight's work involved a redesign of the wagon floor, using stronger sections, but I can't complete it until I get the w irons. Alan 1 Quote
islandbridgejct Posted February 14, 2015 Author Posted February 14, 2015 Could even be Adam Adamant - for those that remember in black and white. Hmmm, I was thinking Twyfords, but that looks more like 'stand and deliver'. Nice mini, by the way. Quote
jhb171achill Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 ".......Nice mini, by the way........" How can you see what she's wearing? Quote
islandbridgejct Posted February 16, 2015 Author Posted February 16, 2015 ".......Nice mini, by the way........" How can you see what she's wearing? Well, I wouldn't say she was wearing it exactly. Standing up in it, yes - does that constitute wearing? I suppose it might. Mind you, that would mean he's wearing it too. Quote
jhb171achill Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 He's got a sword. What's the big long pole she has, to the right? Quote
Broithe Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 He's got a sword. What's the big long pole she has, to the right? I think that he's actually holding that - it is the scabbard of his sword-stick, I believe. And, here you can see how it works - and..... ..she's definitely wearing a mini.. Quote
islandbridgejct Posted February 16, 2015 Author Posted February 16, 2015 Now that's more like it. I was only looking at the car (and trying to avoid indulging a penchant for double entendres.) I have to say, that's the best picture on this thread to date. Quote
Broithe Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 trying to avoid indulging a penchant for double entendres. I'm so glad to hear that - I 'moderate' another Forum and, whenever I spot a double entendre, I always whip it out immediately. Quote
jhb171achill Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 I think we should have triple entendres and quadruple ones. That'll sort the men from the boys! Quote
Glenderg Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 Not only do I find this thread fascinating, but it's quite possibly one the funniest also. Keep up the good work Quote
islandbridgejct Posted February 17, 2015 Author Posted February 17, 2015 I think we should have triple entendres and quadruple ones. That'll sort the men from the boys! I'd a triple entendre once. I could hardly walk for a week afterwards. But it was worth it. You need to be careful of those quadruple ones, jhb, they can increase exponentially on you and before you know where you are, things begin to get out of hand. Mind you, if you're trying to separate the men from the boys, might I suggest you're on the wrong website? 1 Quote
islandbridgejct Posted February 17, 2015 Author Posted February 17, 2015 Not only do I find this thread fascinating, but it's quite possibly one the funniest also. Keep up the good work Oi, you can't just wander in here, pay a compliment, and then leave! There might be some modelling up next. Quote
islandbridgejct Posted February 17, 2015 Author Posted February 17, 2015 I couldn't show my face again without something to show for it, so after a weekend of procrastination - or just being too sh... fagged at the end of the day to start modelling, I knocked these up this evening based on the drawings for the brass version. I was afraid if I didn't do something in styrene, John might start sending me sticks of rhubarb. This is the drawing - bloody impossible to get Turbocad to do things in round numbers:- Alan Quote
Glenderg Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 There might be some modelling up next. I'm all out of double entredes, but I'm sure broithe will be along shortly to slip one in. TurboCAD, the software equivalent of schrodingers cat. It works and it doesn't, all at the same time. There is bound to be an option to set the accuracy to a decimal point or two? That would drive me barmy. Styrene is the way and the light, and laminiations of several thin pieces are always better than a single thick piece. (What have i started....) Quote
jhb171achill Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Ah, so now we've "round numbers". I demand triangular ones, whether of procrastinated variety or not. Quote
Broithe Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Ah, so now we've "round numbers". I demand triangular ones, whether of procrastinated variety or not. Plenty available - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangular_number Handy for use when stacking Guinness barrels. Quote
jhb171achill Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Broithe, that is indeed the secret formula for stacking such barrels, and also draining them via a beer tap and glass. How did you know this Great Mystery? Quote
Broithe Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 How did you know this Great Mystery? I don't know, I've just been lucky, I suppose.. Quote
jhb171achill Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Herewith, proof from Mr Broithe of how devious leprechauns are. They lead you to believe that underneath a rainbow there's nothing more than an oul crock of gold. Above is the proof of the REAL treasure they guard. The man driving that lorry is either in their pay, in which case I hereby issue a fatwa against him; or he is an unselfish hero, determined to wrest his precious cargo from their grasp. Wonder if he ever drove the Guinness & Fert with a 141 for IE. Quote
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