A CONTAINER TRAIN IN THE MAKING

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[align=center]Being a [STRIKE]poor pensioner [/STRIKE]cheapskate, I look for ways to progress my railway as cheaply as I can.[/align] [align=center] [/align] [align=center](who does'nt do I hear you cry)[/align] [align=center] [/align] [align=center]How about this then?[/align] [align=center] [/align] [align=center]

[/align] [align=center] [/align] [align=center]A marrige between a cheapo wagon with the body removed[/align] [align=center] [/align] [align=center]and[/align] [align=center] [/align] [align=center]a Piko Container[/align] [align=center] [/align] [align=center]Works out at £36![/align] [align=center] [/align] [align=center]Now do I leave it as it is or do I attempt some wagon modifications?[/align] [align=center] [/align] [align=center]I do feel that this won't be alone for long, more will have to be purchased.[/align]

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[bobg]

Reckon it looks abite rite! Being a self confessed T/A meself I could get tempted.

 

[CoggesRailway]

Cool!!! What was the wagon donor? Depends how much you care about such things but a train of these will look great. What scale is the container - would it be a cheap way of putting a train behind a 66?

 

[Round n Round]

Thanks Gents

The Container is Piko G scale sold as item No: 36300 my local shop does a 20% discount which works out at £23.44.

The wagon is the lowsider from ChinaNeqdoda which are bought as a pair for around £26.

I am tempted not to do anything with it.

Somewhen soon Piko are about to release another Container in white 'Safmarine' Part No: 36301

 

[Neil Robinson]

Cool!!! What was the wagon donor?

The white coupling spring is a dead giveaway, it's a Newqida. They come in pairs for around £30.00 the pair when you can find stocks,

 

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Cool!!! What was the wagon donor?

The white coupling spring is a dead giveaway, it's a Newqida. They come in pairs for around £30.00 the pair when you can find stocks,

Thats how you spell it, Thanks Neil

 

[annieshalt]

like it trevor, its giving me ideas??????.:admire:

 

[Tony]

to make it more relistic how about extending the base by a half and the cutting another box in half to use each half on two wagons as the real thing would have a 20' and a 40' box on it

Tony

 

[Steve]

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The white coupling spring is a dead giveaway, it's a Newqida. They come in pairs for around £30.00 the pair when you can find stocks,
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Two spings for £30.00 that NQ stuff is getting very expensive

 

[yb281]

That's a cracking idea Trev. I reckon it looks great as it is .

 

[Steve]

Trevor , recon i must be even more of a cheap skate i even tried to make the container .

 

[Steve]

Brilliant spot Gordon

 

[dragon]

Brilliant spot Gordon

Gordon has spots?

 

[Alec K]

I thought containers were on the expensive side, as well, so scratchbuilt three in all of various sizes and types from, yes, Plasticard..

One of the containers is modelled with a roller shutter door, the other two with conventional doors - none of these open. The finish is Ford Inca Yellow, with a generic 'Euro' post branding created by Chris Moxham. Chris has also produced a set of NATO transfers for me, and I have yet to produce the ISAF containers for them. Given my present over-exposure to Plasticard, this could be a while yet.

Regards,

Alec K


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[Steve]

They look brilliant Alec , and the morris minor looks great as well

 

[Steve]

Spots Fred...

Yes,:bleh: and you aint seeing them.....

and i hasten to add niether has he.........

Dont squeeze it No dog you never know you might want another child

 

[Round n Round]

Trevor , recon i must be even more of a cheap skate i even tried to make the container .

Working from home today then, Steve.

 

[Steve]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

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Four months later and I have now managed to obtain the bits required to expand the Container Train.​

 

[Dave Hub]

I must say, the train looks great, Problem is when you shift these things day in day out you realise how big that container is, you would need a huge wagon to accomodate scale 60 foot in length (3 boxes) which is what is common. Though there are wagons which span just 40, foot.

This relating to UK I know nothing about continental Europe. Do they have wagons that just move 20 ft boxes in real life?

P.S. any one else interested in this idea, I did a review of the PIKO containers here:
http://www.gscalecentral.net/tm?m=58005&high=Container
Might help you to plan which wagons you use.

It also shows measurements, of model, and what they are in full size which gives you an idea of scale, as Ian asked earlier.