Wagon Kits

Whilst all of our wagon kits have some common design features, they fall into three fundamental types:

The majority have professionally made one-piece resin mouldings for the body, solebars and headstocks, laser cut steel W irons with slot and tab location, cast brass coupling hooks, axleboxes and buffer stocks with turned steel buffer heads, whitemetal leaf springs (working coil springs), laser cut steel brake levers, whitemetal brakegear, etched brass number plates etc. and steel-tyred wheels. They are thus comprehensive and detailed kits which are very easy to assemble and require only painting and lettering to complete.

 

Our Flexi-kits are produced at home and have separate resin castings for sides and ends, on a strong resin skeletal frame.  They thus take more time and care to assemble, and have no internal detail but are extremely good value. Running gear is the same as our standard kits, but brakegear is simplified. Due to the wide range of options on these kits we hold only small stocks and make to order.

 

Finally, we will shortly have a small range of laser cut wooden wagons. Again our standard running gear is used, but the bodies and underframes are all made from shellaced MDF, card or acrylic sheets. The photo shows a 7mm version of our first kit made in this way.

Each kit includes a one-piece cast resin body which enables full detail to be included, yet assembly is very straightforward using only hand tools. A soldering iron is recommended, but not essential.

 

Each kit has been fully researched and made using official works drawings and several photographs. A comprehensive set of instructions is included. Underframe detail includes brake gear (working in some cases) and bolt detail etc.

 

 

The Wagon Kits that we currently have available are listed on the left.

This is a list of the components supplied with a typical kit - in this case the P.O. Coal Wagon:

Qty	Material	Item
1	Cast resin	Body
4	Laser cut steel	W irons
2	Laser cut steel	W iron cross members
2	Laser cut steel	V hangers for brakes
4	Laser cut steel	Brake pushrods
1	Laser cut steel	Brake lever
4	Etched brass	Keeper plates
1	Laser cut steel	Brake lever
4	Etched brass	Keeper plates
1	Etched brass	2 x label holders
4	Cast brass	Axleboxes
2	Cast brass	Coupling hooks
1	Cast brass	Brake pin rack
1	Cast w/m	Brake shaft with tumbler
1	Metal	Washer - spacer for brake shaft
4	Cast w/m	Dummy springs
2	Cast w/m	Horse hooks
4	Cast w/m	Buffer guides
2	Cast w/m	Brake blocks
2	Cast w/m	Brake block hangers
4	Cast w/m	Bottom door catches
4	Steel	Buffer heads
4	Steel	Small short springs for axleboxes
2	Steel	Large springs for couplings
2	Steel	Coupling chain
4	Steel	Small long springs for buffers
1 piece	Nickel Silver	Strip for brake safety hangers
4	Steel	8BA nuts for buffers
1	Brass	10BA nut for brake lever
8	Brass	14BA nuts and screws for keeper plates
2	Brass	Split pins for couplings
6	Brass	Rivets for brake gear
2	Steel	Pins for V hangers
2 axles		Split spoke wheels