The Chronicles of Canary Sidings - the Tale of an Untidy Workbench

[Herb Garden]

Coo! I'd never seen one of these, and only heard of them earlier this year - the full answer is on 't'other side, with examples: More Pre-Grouping Wagons in 4mm - the D299 appreciation thread.

But in short, a private commission to Iain Kirk, 500 made, not bad at all.

Adam

So what you are saying is by building the kit I have considerably reduced it's value

 

[Paul Cram]

But you have increased the value of all the other unbuilt ones.

 

[Rob R]

From the other side (about halfway down, from Ian Kirk).
GER 7P wagon

A re-run is on the cards........

 

[Chris Veitch]

Some last minute mods in the living room before it got packed in the car were in order basically I had made a mistake in assuming the cbus boards

Can I ask what the adjustable stands are that you used for the layout? Meant to ask at Stannington and then forgot...

 

[Dave Sutton]

They look like Wickes/B & Q Trestles, they are sometimes available in Aldi/Lidl middle aisle.

Lumberjack Folding Work Horse Trestles Sawhorse Pair Adjustable Height Stand 150kg | DIY at B&Q

The Lumberjack MFW150 Foldable Sawhorses are made from powder coated heavy duty metal box section and are designed for supporting wooden planks and boards weighing up to 150kg, the lightweight but robust pair come with telescopic height adjustment with locking bar . Sold as a pair these...

www.diy.com

 

[Osgood]

Yes, the Wickes-branded generic adjustable steel trestle (bench).
Can't see them currently listed at Wickes, but here currently is a really good price for the same units from a supplier I can recommend:

HOMCOM Set Of 2 Steel Saw Horses Telescopic Builders Work Bench Folding Blue

HOMCOM Set Of 2 Steel Saw Horses Telescopic Builders Work Bench Folding Blue

www.ryman.co.uk

I found the Draper branded ones at just a little more - which I believe are a little better in some areas.
Even so I improved them by substituting heavier nuts/bolts and re-engineering the drop locking bar pins for the uprights (replacement bolt with a collar of nylon tube).

 

[Herb Garden]

Yep that's what they are. They provide various functions at home some of which are layout related but surprisingly we do actually use them for our house renovation.


Progress in devaluation of the diag 55 continues starting with the addition of the W irons mounting plate.

Whilst the araldite was out I also assembled another wagon kit I'm reducing the value of, namely a D&S kit for a diagram 68 3 plank open


As I said more rolling stock is needed so more rolling stock is being built...

 

[Herb Garden]

Been away working in Manchester for a couple of days but a bit of progress has been made: