BMT - Logbook March 2007

This article was published Mar 01, 2007.

One more coal wagon

Never seem to get bored of these wagon projects..., here is one more coal wagon. The coal inside is 'scaled' to 7/8in. We got our first spring sun today, so I did sit in the garden and smashed a big rock of coal into 7/8in scale while I was siping a beer. What more can a train lover ask for...?

If you are interested, there is a CAD drawing on my Download page which you can download for free (it's in pdf format, so no special program except Acrobat needed (also free on the net)).

Pict 4561 -- Almost done, still to clean, needs more dirt..

Pict 4594 -- Maybe not one of my best weatherings, but at least it got dirty...

BMT Coal Wagon, Second series

First time ever I made and finished more than one wagon of the same type, for me that is a serie..

Pict 4595 -- Test fiting frames before glueing

Pict 4597 -- Inside axles boxes, just a brass tube on a U angle

Pict 4602 -- This time I did pre-paint so I can avoid white lines in corners where the glue fills the wood instead of paint.

Pict 4606 -- all parts are dry, time to check parts before assembly