Hi All,
The one thing I felt was missing from the Accucraft range of WLLR stock was a cattle wagon.
I got to thinking that the dimensions and chassis were much the same as the covered van and studying the photos it looked like it would be a simple job to cut out a few planks, remove the door and make up the cattle ramp and top gates.
So I had a go. Pictures of before and after below. However be warned it is not as easy as it looks. The problem is the plastic from which the Accucraft goods rolling stock is made is very thick and cutting it out with a fret saw takes a long time and a steady hand. If you drill it it gets hot and very messy. Still I think the time spent was worth it.
If you're interested I used wooden coffee stirrers to make up the gates and cattle ramp and the hinges are made up from bits of brass fretwork that was left from a GRS GWR bench kit. The rivet detail was done by hammering a pin into the back of the brass.
Cheers!
Keith N. (Nibbs)
Before:
After:
The one thing I felt was missing from the Accucraft range of WLLR stock was a cattle wagon.
I got to thinking that the dimensions and chassis were much the same as the covered van and studying the photos it looked like it would be a simple job to cut out a few planks, remove the door and make up the cattle ramp and top gates.
So I had a go. Pictures of before and after below. However be warned it is not as easy as it looks. The problem is the plastic from which the Accucraft goods rolling stock is made is very thick and cutting it out with a fret saw takes a long time and a steady hand. If you drill it it gets hot and very messy. Still I think the time spent was worth it.
If you're interested I used wooden coffee stirrers to make up the gates and cattle ramp and the hinges are made up from bits of brass fretwork that was left from a GRS GWR bench kit. The rivet detail was done by hammering a pin into the back of the brass.
Cheers!
Keith N. (Nibbs)
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. It does seem like a big job, but well worth it. 
