GWR O21 Open Wagon

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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.