Those boards look very tasty. There is definitely something about building at larger scales.
I hadn't noticed that, but now you mention it I can see how subtly it's been done and how well it adds to the character of the model.Tidy
I like the fact that the boards next to the openings have extra wear resulting in the rounding off of the corners, helped no doubt by the wear shown in the colouring too.
Those boards look very tasty. There is definitely something about building at larger scales.
Excellent stuff JamieI am starting yet another (!) G3 brake van...
I think the use of corrugated iron probably stems from Gloucester RCW building considerable amounts of stock for Colonial and overseas railways where the use of corrugated iron roofing had been common for years, although it was becoming a bit retro by 1896. In Victoria carriages were built with corrugated iron roofs from 1860 to mid 1880s, the corrugated iron being mounted on a frame above the boarded roof to form a ventilated space to keep the carriages cooler in summer. The corrugated iron is certainly more durable than painted canvas, I am slowly restoring an 1882 carriage which still has its original corrugated iron roof but it will be getting a new roof when I find a roller to curve the old profile corrugated galvanised steel.I am starting yet another (!) G3 brake van, and idly wonder whether anyone may know the answer to a query. The prototypes were built by Gloucester RCW for the MSWJR in 1896, and were fitted with corrugated iron roofs. My question really, is 'why', although I do accept that another question could just as easily be 'why not' .
Close examination of the works photo clearly shows thin, longitudinal planks forming a roof of sorts underneath the corrugated iron, and the corrugated iron itself seems tailor-made with flattened ends. I can't think it would be a cheaper alternative to canvas waterproofing, but can't think of another reason either. The same manufacturer also supplied a batch of covered vans to the MSWJR at the same time with similar roofs but was such a roof particularly common at the time?
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