Wild Swan Books
The 4mm Coal Wagon
A Step by Step GuideJohn Hayes
Softback - 154 pages - £14.95
Contents- Tools & Materials
- Kit-built Wagons
- LNER/LMS Minerals
- Steel Minerals
- Customised Examples
- Underframes
- Rocking W-irons
- Springing
- Brakegear
- Scratchbuilt Wagons
- Painting, Lettering & Weathering
- Finishing Off
- Buffers
- Three-link Couplings
- Coal Loads
- Weighting of Models
This book guides the reader through simple kit modifications using many of today's after-market products, and goes on to describe full scratch builds, all with straightforward text and easy-to-follow step-by-step photographic sequences.
The pages contain a host of construction and detailing tips, advice on painting, lettering and weathering, enabling modellers to select the level of detail which suits their individual needs or preference. Many of the methods can be applied to other types of wagon and other scales, and the inclusion of atmospheric photos of wagons in service through the 1930s, 40s and 50s should ensure this book remains an inspiration.
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