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Dear All,

I have just added a new kit to the shop. It is a modestly priced goods wagon, available in both 32mm and 45mm gauge. You can download the assembly instructions from the product page. It uses the same chassis as our flat bed wagon.

There is an intro offer running until end of March 2013: Buy two wagon kits and receive a free roof assembly jig.

Michael

http://www.bustedbricks.com/goods-wagon ... -169-p.asp

Looks very good, I might have to buy a couple at some point.

Ordered one last night...................

MDLR:80468 wrote:Ordered one last night...................

........... which arrived in the post yesterday. Got built, too (apart from the door hinges and latch on one side - that's today's job, together with painting).

I LIKE the way the axlebox bearings are held in place - there's no need for glue to get ANYWHERE near them! There are one or two places where a fraction more could do with being taken out of the lasered tabs / slots - I had to assemble the underframe with gentle taps from a small hammer, and don't even mention the buffers - I had to take a file to the holes in the buffer beam!

The roof (something I always have problems with) went on like a dream - the lasered "planks" made it bend quite nicely, there are a good number of cross-ribs to glue it to and a couple of large elastic bands helsd all in place.

Photos later today...................



The only additions (standard for all MDLR builds) are the lamp brackets and document clip.




View of the underside - the axle bearings sit behind the "ears" and are held in place by the 3-ply axlebox covers which are glued to the solebars: an elegant solution to the "problems" of axle alignment and glue in the bearings - no glue ever gets NEAR the bearings!

Good news - it's Flagg Fluorspar compliant! (ie it goes round the corners and goes through the arch!)

Looks good Brian. Was it very humid where you assembled the kit or did you apply the glue and then wait a while before assembling the parts? Humidity makes MDF swell a bit. I assembled the kit used for the instructions from the same batch and had no problems with the parts fit. I don't put glue into any of the slots or onto the tabs normally (perhaps worht mentioning in the instructions?)

Michael

16mm Today sent me to the website, I was planning on scratchbuilding some box vans but these make a great base to add some strapping and possibly tweaking the doors to open. I' ll be ordering a couple before the offer ends. Two quid is two quid!
Thanks for the review Brian. Do you know the axle diameter? Wondered about some flatties as a chassis for some open bodies.

The axle diameter is 3mm. The doors are cut out already, only tabs where the simulated hinges/latch are located keep them in place. The tabs can be easily cut with a knife. I mainly designed it this way so there would still be a visible gap once the van is painted.

Thanks Michael. I've got some bachmann wheelsets that need using up so those bronze bearings look a good buy. It will be nice to try a laser cut kit. I rushed in and bought a couple of kits with my Lady Anne and they look like they will need some serious fettling.

You need a wider frame rail spacing for the Bachman wheels but as I have supplied chassis in the past to suit Bachman wheels I already have the cut files available.

I'll mention that it would be easy to cut the doors out, fit dolls house hinges and make a catch, to make the doors open.................

I really like the looks of the van, will consider it when I need another covered goods wagon.

Question, is there a chance of a small brake/gaurds van in the future? The IP basic one just does not look right to me and many of the others are too big compared to small IP/Mamod type stock.

Thanks!

I finally finished my pair on Saturday, and I found them to be very well thought out kits, with the chassis being particularly impressive. The only things I've added are lamp irons and vacuum pipes.

They look really good! Thanks for sharing the picture. Do you mind if I post the picture on my blog? I have a category reserved for customers models. http://blog.bustedbricks.com

William those vans look great.

I like the way the way the planks have been highlighted. How did you paint or stain them?

Chris Cairns.

Thanks for liking the picture guys, it's a shame there was no sun though!

Busted Bricks: Feel free to use the picture and good luck with the business, I doubt that they'll be the last things I buy from you.

Chris: I brush painted them with Humbrol Acrylic and to keep the planking effect I ran a small flat head screwdriver down the gaps, it's not advanced but it works!

Spule 4:80798 wrote:
Question, is there a chance of a small brake/gaurds van in the future?  

Can you point me in the direction of a real one for inspiration? Always happy to expand the range but judging by the low sales most people prefer something less basic. However that market is already pretty full off offerings so I'll stay with basic kits.

Checkout the Glyn Vally Tramway example.