Today on the WGLR
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beavercreek
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Nice Mel...nice...mmmm
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is this drop tank any use? it is FOC if it would be needed to lie around the base? hartland gondala for scale.
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I'll pop it in the post. Strangely one of the boys found it but the lysander it was hung from is missing - I am suspicious. Technically I don't think it is a "drop" tank as I think they were fixed. The model was a special ops lysander as used for long treks to land in meadows in France.
Some of you may have noticed that the WGLR purchased a new item of rolling stock via the good services of this forum recently, namely a Hartland bogie gondola. I'm a big fan of these, I had the flat wagon before which became the chassis for a Bachmann Clarabel (or was it Annie?) coach - the Hartland load bed is exactly the same length as the Thomas coaches.
The story goes that RAF Ffynon Garew reported difficulties in shipping and receiving certain larger aircraft parts due to the restricted size of the usual WGLR and WD 4 wheel rolling stock and asked the railway to co-operate with the War Dept. to come up with an open wagon capable of handling larger loads, but which still fitted within the WGLR's loading gauge. Sensing an opportunity for the railway to also benefit from having the ability to deliver the new-fangled larger machinery coming onto the market to the local farming community, the traffic manager was very keen to enter into such co-operation and the result is wagon No.20, the only item of bogie goods stock on the WGLR inventory. Although it's a little on the large side, it is still able to clear the interchange goods platform.
Obviously, the wagon has been re-sprayed in light grey and lettered up accordingly. A light weathering came via the airbrush and a wash of dirty thinners, especially around the load area.
Loco No.1 shunts the wagon around Gooey yard before setting into platform 2 ready for extensive testing tomorrow (hopefully). As Ianto Griffiths was heard to say "Du, it is a big bugger isn't it?"
The story goes that RAF Ffynon Garew reported difficulties in shipping and receiving certain larger aircraft parts due to the restricted size of the usual WGLR and WD 4 wheel rolling stock and asked the railway to co-operate with the War Dept. to come up with an open wagon capable of handling larger loads, but which still fitted within the WGLR's loading gauge. Sensing an opportunity for the railway to also benefit from having the ability to deliver the new-fangled larger machinery coming onto the market to the local farming community, the traffic manager was very keen to enter into such co-operation and the result is wagon No.20, the only item of bogie goods stock on the WGLR inventory. Although it's a little on the large side, it is still able to clear the interchange goods platform.
Obviously, the wagon has been re-sprayed in light grey and lettered up accordingly. A light weathering came via the airbrush and a wash of dirty thinners, especially around the load area.
Loco No.1 shunts the wagon around Gooey yard before setting into platform 2 ready for extensive testing tomorrow (hopefully). As Ianto Griffiths was heard to say "Du, it is a big bugger isn't it?"
flyingsignalman
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The difference a lick of paint makes is amazing Mel, it looks like it was designed for the line!
beavercreek
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You turn around your kitbashes and detailing projects so fast it is hard to keep up with them Mel! As always it fits right in and looks totally the biz. Excellent stuff
Well I'm planning a number of different suitable loads mate that can also be posed next to the MOD siding, but you've just given me a cracking idea for something to be getting on with today seeing as how it's pouring down again and it don't look as if I'm going to get out for testing. Ta.pugwash said:
So, running with Pugsy's idea - first make a carrying frame by cutting a piece of plywood to size and gluing on a couple of pieces of stripwood. Next make a representation of the rear fuselage and tail (minus tailplanes) of an aircraft out of mounting card (cos I had some). It doesn't really matter what this looks like ........
............. because the tarpaulin comes next. Just a suitable piece of cloth cut to size and soaked in diluted PVA. Hold in place with suitable clamping devices (AKA pegs) and leave in the sun (Ha!) until the tarp goes stiff. Tuck the edges of the tarp under the carrying frame and glue it in place together with strips of wood to act as supports.
Et voila - a large lump of aircraft waiting to be loaded in Gooey yard ...............
........ and arriving at 41 MU courtesy of wagon No.20.
"So where has this come from then Corp? DeHavillands? Hawkers?"
"No idea Hoskins, it could be a Fokker for all I know. Now get on the blower to the MT section and see where that crane's got to".
............. because the tarpaulin comes next. Just a suitable piece of cloth cut to size and soaked in diluted PVA. Hold in place with suitable clamping devices (AKA pegs) and leave in the sun (Ha!) until the tarp goes stiff. Tuck the edges of the tarp under the carrying frame and glue it in place together with strips of wood to act as supports.
Et voila - a large lump of aircraft waiting to be loaded in Gooey yard ...............
........ and arriving at 41 MU courtesy of wagon No.20.
"So where has this come from then Corp? DeHavillands? Hawkers?"
"No idea Hoskins, it could be a Fokker for all I know. Now get on the blower to the MT section and see where that crane's got to".
jameshilton
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Looks great Mel - those chopsticks really do need some paint though 
jameshilton
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Good work Mel