It’s starting to look like a real underframe now that we’ve got the stage of adding the solebars and related acoutrements.
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BR Diagram 1/107 21-ton Mineral Wagon: Part 9 – Finishing The Axleguard Assembly
Just a short session to finish off the spring carriers and tiebars so that I can test fit the wheels while it’s easy to make adjustments.
BR Diagram 1/107 21-ton Mineral Wagon: Part 8 – Axleguard Assembly
The next few steps with the underframe get us moving into the world of soldering techniques where we can learn from other branches of modelling.
BR Diagram 1/107 21-ton Mineral Wagon: Part 7 – Starting The Underframe
Now my attention turns to construction of the underframe and that calls for a switch of material from plastic to brass.
BR Diagram 1/107 21-ton Mineral Wagon: Part 6 – Body Building
Having carefully craft the body ends and sides, now it’s time to put them together, add a floor and embellish with a few more details.
BR Diagram 1/107 21-ton Mineral Wagon: Part 5 – The Door End
The end door part doesn’t need any chopping but it can benefit from some improvements to make it more accurate and detailed.
BR Diagram 1/107 21-ton Mineral Wagon: Part 4 – Body Side Butchery
The time has come for some serious plastic surgery to create the correct body sides by inserting donor side door panels.
BR Diagram 1/107 21-ton Mineral Wagon: Part 3 – Building Begins At Last!
A gentle start with a look at preparation of the non-door end moulding and some basic techniques for preparation of plastic parts.
BR Diagram 1/107 21-ton Mineral Wagon: Part 2 – Preparation For Modelling
Now I’ve collected sufficient information about the prototype, it’s time to consider the options and plan the build.
BR Diagram 1/107 21-ton Mineral Wagon: Part 1 – Prototype Research
Let’s start the adventure with some prototype notes about the unfitted, welded body variant of this long serving wagon type.