Jon Nazareth
Western Thunderer
I've made a start on the underframe for this covered van which I have been meaning to build for a number of years. I do have a drawing but I had a look at the HMRS website to see if they had anything there. It just so happens that they do have two drawings of early covered vans, one with an end door, but the other one could just be the one in the picture. The problem is that lockdown 2 has interrupted my order and I'm not sure if the HMRS will open this week. Fingers crossed that they can as I would love to compare drawings and also have a look at the one with the end door. If the drawing is clear enough, I'll probably have a go at that one too.
I ordered a set of 3' 1" open spoke wheels from Mark Wood and they duly arrived. I started to machine them up yesterday afternoon and made an apprentice's error on all four wheels which meant that they were scrap . Well, scrap as far as this application is concerned. If I find a wagon that uses 2' 9" wheels, they could come in handy for that. Anyone any ideas?
Jon
I ordered a set of 3' 1" open spoke wheels from Mark Wood and they duly arrived. I started to machine them up yesterday afternoon and made an apprentice's error on all four wheels which meant that they were scrap . Well, scrap as far as this application is concerned. If I find a wagon that uses 2' 9" wheels, they could come in handy for that. Anyone any ideas?
Jon