Borkum Match - RAR 3 plank open

This article was published Oct 03, 2015.

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Built a 3 plank open wagon today. Rather easy, took about two hours to assemble and paint, but that does not include making the drawing and cutting out the pieces which I did last weekend. Was not sure about paint. First I was convinced it should be light gray, but then I leaned at same red (but correct red) as on the powder van. Then during final assemble I did stumble on a bottle of Tamiya acrylic paint which I mixed myself some time back. It was a light gray but with a taste of military green to it. Now that is airbrushed on the wagon.

About lettering, both on this and the powder wagon. I found there is a kind of "film" one can put in the cutting machine. More on that later when it arrives, had to order online.


120403  -- during assembly 1
120403 -- during assembly 1
122223  -- during assembly 2
122223 -- during assembly 2
133210  -- during assembly 3
133210 -- during assembly 3
142229  -- done
142229 -- done
142236  -- a bit from above
142236 -- a bit from above
142847  -- primer on
142847 -- primer on
144018  -- light gray, green-ish ..
144018 -- light gray, green-ish ..
144028
144028
144040  -- matching colour on the bogies
144040 -- matching colour on the bogies
144042
144042
144048  -- also the inside have board marks
144048 -- also the inside have board marks
144157  -- even more visible here
144157 -- even more visible here