Flattery

Himself has so many projects on the go that I never quite know what’s going to be pinged across when I request a photo update - today it turns out he’s begun building the flat DZ wagon parts I supplied him with a couple of weeks ago.

These are required for our disassembled Garratt transfer train to carry the boiler, bunkers, cab and power bogie.

There’s some nice brass work being added such as the unusual vac pipe arrangements.

One problem he’s come across is that many of the flat wagons have been rebuilt into other kinds of wagon over the years and it’s very hard to know what to number them, so it will probably be the case that these will run unnumbered.

Component Parts

I'm having a little pause between personal modelling projects.

I had a customer approach me a couple of months ago explaining how he'd seen some of the wagon kits I made up and painted for a friend on his South African-themed layout and asked if I could do the same for him.

I said I'd do it after I'd got the last of the houses for the layout built, which is why this week I've got the resin out and cast and cleaned up the parts for a couple of B wagons and a DZ.

Wagon-spotters will notice that this DZ is being done with the high sided ends which make them look a little like mini B wagons.

I think they look rather nice like that but in Wales the FR has been going through a process of fitting its own design of ends which are hinged and fold flat to form a bridge between wagons running together in a rake.

I also have a couple of brake vans to make as well.

Once these are done I'll be turning my attention back to the carriage fleet and making the latest WHR saloon 2047.