The Claptowte Railway presents a stake ....well done?

David1226

Registered
24 Oct 2009
7,833
7,860
74
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Country
United-States
Best answers
0
Country flag
This is one of my earliest conversions of an LGB Toytrain wagon, done about 12 years ago, I guess. It involved minimal modification, the biggest alteration of appearance was down to just a repaint.

The starting point was the Toytrain stake wagon.

xdig 150613004.JPG

The models comes with only six stakes. As I had more than one, I was able to give this wagon a full compliment of ten stakes. The proportions did not look right to me, so the first modification was to reduce the height of the stakes to give a lower profile. There are no stage photographs for this, as I say it was done many years ago, but I think the photos of the end result are self explanitory. The tie down rope rings are a plasticard plate, bolts are dress making pins, rings are bent wire held in the ends of small cotter pins. That was the extent of the alterations, plus the addition of the usual Claptowte Railway embellishments of plasticard strip brake lever, GRS lamp irons and Al Kramer wheels. The lettering was rub on Letraset. The Claptowte Railway makers plate was a recent addition. As I said at the start, the biggest change of appearance is down to the paint job.

xdig 150701001.JPG

xdig 150701002.JPG

xdig 150701003.JPG


David
 

lgbmad

Model trains....G scale mainly, but enjoy all othe
20 Oct 2011
1,146
47
Llanfyllin,Powys
Best answers
0
Country flag
That is really nice,it's certainly worth getting hold of the cheaper wagons to convert if you get results like this :D
Kev
 

playmofire

Registered
23 Oct 2010
8,249
853
80
North Yorks
Best answers
0
Country flag
Great detailing work and finish; you'd never guess it's humble origins.
 

railwayman198

Registered
24 Oct 2009
1,856
97
East London
Best answers
0
Country flag
Looks great. The wood planking looks so convincing.
 

David1226

Registered
24 Oct 2009
7,833
7,860
74
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Country
United-States
Best answers
0
Country flag


A garden stake ....?


xdig 150703002.JPG

xdig 150703004.JPG


David
 

David1226

Registered
24 Oct 2009
7,833
7,860
74
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Country
United-States
Best answers
0
Country flag
With all the warm weather we`vw been having I thought I would throw a stake on the barbecue.

xdig 150703001.JPG

David
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user

simon@mgr

Aviation, model engineering & all things technical
25 Oct 2009
992
78
Gold Coast, QLD, The Land Downunder
Best answers
0
Country flag
AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!




Medium rare please :D
 

Riograndad

Model Railroading, boats and oil painting,
6 Jul 2013
2,161
639
69
Northampton UK
Best answers
0
Country flag
Great bash,as usual,,,,,,,,,but the jokes need a little more work :p :p :-X :-X :'(