N Gauge GNRi Wagons - almost

[GNRi1959]

A rather crude attempt at looking remotely GNRi - and I make no claims that either of these are anywhere similar. Just a bit of 'lockdown' fun spraying two Peco wagons with Halfords Light Grey primer and lining with Railtec Transfers. So difficult under the best of lighting and having to get my daughter to show me where things were on the transfer sheet - I could just about see things. Still, fun and nothing to be taken too seriously.

Would I do it again - N-gauge wagons are expensive enough without mucking around with them!

Edited May 15, 2020 by GNRi1959

[Midland Man]

I have done a small amount of conversions. I built a NCC brake van using a LNER brake van body. scratch built chassis[ same length as a Hornby 4 wheeler]and plaster card to cover the ends. have to say look very convincing but i lost the model but next time i sea a second hand one i am going to have to get it.

https://www.downrail.co.uk/rolling-stock/ncc-brake-van-33/

Looks great by the way.

 

Edited May 15, 2020 by Midland Man

[jhb171achill]

32 minutes ago, GNRi1959 said:

A rather crude attempt at looking remotely GNRi - and I make no claims that either of these are anywhere similar. Just a bit of 'lockdown' fun spraying two Peco wagons with Halfords Light Grey primer and lining with Railtec Transfers. So difficult under the best of lighting and having to get my daughter to show me where things were on the transfer sheet - I could just about see things. Still, fun and nothing to be taken too seriously.

Would I do it again - N-gauge wagons are expensive enough without mucking around with them!

Looks very nice indeed for "N", Tony!  Big advantage for fitting more into less space.....

[David Holman]

Apply the three foot rule and a bit of weathering and you have the makings of a nice new project. Certainly look good to me.

[MikeO]

A good start. The main thing is that you are happy with them.

 

None of my Irish stock is totally authentic but I am happy with them.

MikeO

[GNRi1959]

Mike,

 

To be honest, I was quite pleased with them. If only I could get the hand of those tiny waterslide transfers!

 

Tony

[jhb171achill]

1 hour ago, MikeO said:

A good start. The main thing is that you are happy with them.

None of my Irish stock is totally authentic but I am happy with them.

MikeO

That's exactly the way to go! Anyone's layout is what they want it to be....

21 minutes ago, GNRi1959 said:

To be honest, I was quite pleased with them. If only I could get the hand of those tiny waterslide transfers!

Tony

I think they look superb, Tony. I'd say Railtech can come up with anything you need transfer-wise, judging by anecdotal evidence here.

[GNRi1959]

Thanks JB, here's two more I have done using Dapol unpainted wagons. What I plan in doing is using these wagons to form some sort of a redundant siding- post closure.

[Midland Man]

There exellent.

[GNRi1959]

They look rather distressed but it was my Halford spray coming to an end........

[popeye]

Looking great.

I like the clouds. 

[jhb171achill]

4 hours ago, GNRi1959 said:

They look rather distressed but it was my Halford spray coming to an end........

Proper order too - in real life they WOULD have looked shabby almost all of the time! Pristine shiny goods wagons weren’t exactly common in the past....

[GNRi1959]

A new Graham Farish 2-6-4T Fairburn Tank is on the way to add to my 0-6-0 and growing wagon stock. 

Edited May 23, 2020 by GNRi1959