tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293175883157636914.post2000280596520527221..comments2024-03-28T20:19:52.869+00:00Comments on Wood End and Beyond: Lynton and Barstaple openChris Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126638769396595508noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293175883157636914.post-24442583729484546382014-04-07T21:12:20.330+01:002014-04-07T21:12:20.330+01:00Not sure if the Peco job could be described as per...Not sure if the Peco job could be described as perfect, like most RTR open wagons they suffer from over-thick sides and ends. Not a problem with etched brass of course!<br /><br />I have an RSU which doesn't see nearly enough use considering how much that it cost, my 25W Antex is good enough for 95% of soldering jobs. But when I do need it I'm glad that I've got it!Paul B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05278773151546187084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293175883157636914.post-55968088026925941902014-04-07T17:28:24.077+01:002014-04-07T17:28:24.077+01:00According to the drawings in the OPC "History...According to the drawings in the OPC "History of Southern Wagons Volume 2" as built the bodies of these were 10' long x approx 5' wide x approx 4'10" high (rail to top of curved end) on a 6'0" wheelbase, door opening 3'0" wide.<br />Later modified to 5'8" wide (wagon body now wider than headstocks, original were same width as headstocks) and slightly taller (thicker floor!).<br />The completed model looks to be an amalgam of the two versions....early top-hung doors with rebuilt floor as the ends of the planks are visible as opposed to the curb rail of the original.<br />I guess this really doesn't matter for a freelanced line.......which could have bought them from Bristol Wagon Co. and done their own modifications in the light of experience but found the original doors suited their needs.<br />All good fun.........<br />StigAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com