G-force1
Prevarication Rules!
I'm not sure that the W&LLR ever had any, but as there seemed to be a gap in my r/stock I thought it might be possible to create some. I like to see loads on my trains so this was part of that.
The basis is of course the Accucraft W&L flat waggon. They have not been modified in any way, not drilled or cut, not even glued to. They can be easily returned to their original state in a matter of minutes, and that was all part of the plan, though some of that wasn't quite so clear at the start.
I looked hard for something that would do as a tank, and the best I came up with was these ball-cock floats, which with the help of the lathe I trimmed and grooved and joined together. Unfortunately the join proved too difficult to hide, so I found a piece of timber and turned them, whereupon getting all four ends, and the lengths the same, was a problem.
The saddles and end stays were cut from ramin strips, and the uprights were laminated from coffee stirrers and sanded to fit within the brackets on the waggon. (sorry poor pic)
The filler caps were turned from solid steel bar and rivet and latch detail added, then glued into a drilled recess. The tie-bars are 1/16" welding rods, threaded 10ba.
They are currently painted white as my intention was, as the W&LLR served a farming community, they ought be milk tankers, but later thinking, after the troubles with the actual tanks, suggests that they should be OIL tankers, from Term & Co, (TERM OIL) so they may get repainted.
Transfers/lettering etc. still to be done, but still awaiting a final decision. I didn't think as NG stock that access ladders would be required and some other detail such as outlet pipes may get added later.
The cost of the project apart from the ball-floats that were discarded, was a massive NOTHING as all the rest of the stuff was 'found around the ground'.
The basis is of course the Accucraft W&L flat waggon. They have not been modified in any way, not drilled or cut, not even glued to. They can be easily returned to their original state in a matter of minutes, and that was all part of the plan, though some of that wasn't quite so clear at the start.
I looked hard for something that would do as a tank, and the best I came up with was these ball-cock floats, which with the help of the lathe I trimmed and grooved and joined together. Unfortunately the join proved too difficult to hide, so I found a piece of timber and turned them, whereupon getting all four ends, and the lengths the same, was a problem.
The saddles and end stays were cut from ramin strips, and the uprights were laminated from coffee stirrers and sanded to fit within the brackets on the waggon. (sorry poor pic)
The filler caps were turned from solid steel bar and rivet and latch detail added, then glued into a drilled recess. The tie-bars are 1/16" welding rods, threaded 10ba.
They are currently painted white as my intention was, as the W&LLR served a farming community, they ought be milk tankers, but later thinking, after the troubles with the actual tanks, suggests that they should be OIL tankers, from Term & Co, (TERM OIL) so they may get repainted.
Transfers/lettering etc. still to be done, but still awaiting a final decision. I didn't think as NG stock that access ladders would be required and some other detail such as outlet pipes may get added later.
The cost of the project apart from the ball-floats that were discarded, was a massive NOTHING as all the rest of the stuff was 'found around the ground'.
