Marc's 7mm (Correct Gauges) Workbench

[Marc Dobson]

I should start by saying that I model in both S7 and 7mm "Fine Scale" narrow gauge with at the moment is 0-14 and 0-16. Have a few projects on the go at the same time and for my sins I'm also finishing off a an large exhibition layout and a micro layout in 32mm 0 gauge which was started before I made the move to S7.

The current project on the bench is the first batch of Tal-y-llyn wagons for a 0-16 layout. They were originally produced as kits for the 7mm NG association but as they were designed to scale and aren't able to have their own 0-16.5 wheels, and had to have special wheels made for them, didn't go down well. So when life gives you lemons make lemonade.

1. 2 bar slate wagon with no brakes, as originally built in 1865 It's a 3D printed chassis, brass floor, 3D printed top with brass strapping. Its only when you take a photo and blow it up when you see that you have made a dog's dinner of the paint work.
2. 3 bar slate wagon with no brakes,as originally built in 1865 . It's a 3D printed chassis, brass floor and 3D printed top
   
3. 3 Plank open, with no brakes, as originally built in 1865. It's a one piece 3D print
4. 4 plank open, with no brakes, as originally built in 1865. These were later rebuilt a 2 planks. It's a 1 piece 3D print.
5. Incline wagon, with no brakes, as originally built in 1865. 3D printed chassis with an etched brass top.
6. Gunpowder van, with no brakes, as originally built in 1865. 1 piece 3D printed top with an etched brass roof.
7. Steel open wagon, with no top strapping or brakes, as originally built in 1865. 3D printed chassis with an etched brass top.
   
8. Steel open wagon, with top strapping and no brakes, as originally built in 1865. 3D printed chassis with an etched brass top.

All the wagons come with standard Tal-y-llyn hook and link couplings which are great and work well if your not planing on shunting so I will be fitting Greenwich magnetic coupling which fit into the same slots without any modifications to the wagons.
Marc

 

[Marc Dobson]

I wasn't happy with the colour of the bear wood in the open wagons to yesterday I went out and bought to Tamiya wooden deck tan (XF-78). Much better colour. what do people think?

 

[NewportRod]

Marc

That colour might be good if you want a wood-straight-from-the-mill look, but wood left in the elements soon loses its light brown shade and can become a silvery grey.

This is a still filched from a British film from the 'fifties that might give you some clues. Also the top surface of the top plank would most likely be painted too




Rod

 

[Marc Dobson]

Great photo, I've not seen many taken from inside a wagon. I normally build the wagons so they look like the have just left the builders then I start weathering from there. I have know idea if the top of the top plank would have been left unpainted or not for these wagons. On the slate wagons everything got painted both inside and out. I know that some companies bolted steel plates to the top of the top planks to protect them, these would have been painted.

There is also a debate about the colour of the iron bodied wagons as some look like the are red oxide.

Marc

 

[Longbow]

Convincing weathered wood effects are readily achieved with paint and washes - eg

 

[Marc Dobson]

Great video. I'm just about to do some buildings. On a micro layout so it's going to be very useful.
Marc

 

[Marc Dobson]

I have been working on a few Great Eastern wagons over the last few days.
Most were originally built in 7FS but have now been converted to S7. They are all built from my own kits or have been modified from my own kits. I just need a layout to run them on now.


Marc