Prototype
This is an accurate model of a standard Great Western Railway 4-plank open wagon design for general traffic. Built in the late 1800s, these wagons were rebuilt in the late 1920s with modernised brakes and self-contained buffers, and assigned to diagram O21.
Model Details
Scale: 4mm:1ft (1:76)
Finish: Unweathered
Source: Built from an ABS whitemetal kit with functional 3-link couplings. Cast door springs replaced with brass strip. Finished in 1920s livery, with simple natural wood colour interior and using HMRS transfers. The model is shown with EM wheels.
Note: I no longer have the facilities to produce finished models such as that shown above.