Wagon Loads
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 9:50 pm
Although HO wagons are the subject of this thread the principle applies equally to other scales.
One of my (too) many pet hates is to see rakes of empty open wagons. We kept the scrap steel wagons that we ran on St.Laurent but some of the Chinese manufactured ones had gone brittle &/or banana shaped in storage. They reminded me of the early Triang Maroon Coaches from decades ago.
So, it was time to produce some more.
If you do follow this method please make sure that you wear gloves & eye protection - the metal "sprinkles" are sharp, very sharp.
1) Obtain some millings from an engineering workshop.
2) Clean off the cutting fluids (I used a bucket with a high concentration of washing up liquid, then wash off the soapy water.
3) Dry off the "sprinkles", SHMBO put them in the oven on an old baking tray & they were dry very quickly.
The pictures show the "sprinkles" ready for use & an original wagon.
To be continued.
One of my (too) many pet hates is to see rakes of empty open wagons. We kept the scrap steel wagons that we ran on St.Laurent but some of the Chinese manufactured ones had gone brittle &/or banana shaped in storage. They reminded me of the early Triang Maroon Coaches from decades ago.
So, it was time to produce some more.
If you do follow this method please make sure that you wear gloves & eye protection - the metal "sprinkles" are sharp, very sharp.
1) Obtain some millings from an engineering workshop.
2) Clean off the cutting fluids (I used a bucket with a high concentration of washing up liquid, then wash off the soapy water.
3) Dry off the "sprinkles", SHMBO put them in the oven on an old baking tray & they were dry very quickly.
The pictures show the "sprinkles" ready for use & an original wagon.
To be continued.