O-EM-OO9 workbench - DCC-EX

[AJC]

I have a couple of these - acquired as parts of job lots, I have a notion I may have one on the sprue, too. That's certainly too many, especially as the built-up pair have pressed steel doors - various MoWT types looked similar with the welded doors and they were more common. But they shall be done, when I'm next in the mood for mineral wagons. The 'bench seems to be full of locos at present.

Adam

 

[76043]

Thanks @Simon H and @AJC

Yes, the next one is the light grey colour. This is what happens when you buy three of them from eBay only to find there's enough parts to do two.

I'm saving the two complete Cambrian chassis for a rainy day as they come with the longer 17'6" option. I have two Parkside double brake chassis going spare so they'll be used here.
Tony

 

[76043]

I primed a number of wagons yesterday, but after painting the LMS one I realised the door bangers were missing. DOH! So scrape off some paint and glue them on.
Tony

 

[76043]

The second one is up on its wheels now, welded side doors and pressed ends, with spoked wheels and proper handles on the end door.

There's an LMS one like this in the Acquired wagon series, although you can't see the end door... But rule 1 applies.

Cambrian body, Parkside chassis.
Tony

 

[hrmspaul]

How common were pressed end doors on LMS minerals. Non I photographed had them, they all had a fabricated end door, rivetted or welded.

Your model is like a very old Farish model I have or had 60 years ago.

Paul

 

[76043]

How common were pressed end doors on LMS minerals. Non I photographed had them, they all had a fabricated end door, rivetted or welded.

Good question, it seems from reading the Acquired wagon series that they got replaced over the years. So there would be a tailing off over an unknown period, this might account for you not seeing any.

So my view for these models is that they would be around in the fifties but starting to be replaced, hence the welded side doors on this one.
Tony

 

[76043]

Finally got around to cutting the holes in the metal case for my WiFi based DCC-EX command station. Doesn't look much, but the top round power in socket and the green power out sockets needed cutting out and fettling. 1.25mm steel takes a bit of time, followed by etch primer and coat of satin black to make good the damage.

The command station was flashed to the latest version yesterday, so once the paint is hardened off I can tinker with DCC without cracking open the laptop. An old mobile has become the throttle.
Tony