1/32 Fred Phipps open wagon kit

David Halfpenny

Western Thunderer
lovely strap details !
I'm interested to know where 'finescale' starts and stops. For example, what's the story behind the Pimples on the straps? Do they represent nuts? Or does the prototype have its bolt-heads on the outside and nuts on the inside? Thanks, David
 

Scale7JB

Western Thunderer
It would be very interesting to see how Fred cuts such a large piece out from the mould and preventing too many marks in the casting.

JB.
 

AJC

Western Thunderer
I'm interested to know where 'finescale' starts and stops. For example, what's the story behind the Pimples on the straps? Do they represent nuts? Or does the prototype have its bolt-heads on the outside and nuts on the inside? Thanks, David

Broadly, yes. And I would add these details in 4mm scale since their absence is noticable (at least, it is to me!).

Adam
 

AJC

Western Thunderer
What looks to have happened (thus far) is that there are no boltheads present corresponding to the nuts on the diagonal strapping running from the top corners to just by the doors.

Adam
 

S7BcSR

Western Thunderer
You may find some corrugated ends lined with plywood especially the 13T steel versions. For example B494730 which is at Peterborough Nene Valley and photographed last weekend - which I would post if I could work out how to post a photo.

Rob
 

JimG

Western Thunderer
Adam,

As far as I'm aware, all corrugated ends (certainly LMS and BR-built ones - Mr Bulleid's for the CIE weren't, I think) were wood-lined with vertical planks. See this one, for example:

That would certainly make life easier. :) I've been trying to work out how I could show a corrugated interior that would be too thick and that would cast in resin.

Jim.
 
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