Note the double doors on one body and the end door on the other;
The road-rail dumper if of interest as well. There's a selection of old machine tools next to the bodies as well, a lathe and a pair of mills, both vertical and horizontal.
Paul.
Sunday, 11 December 2016
Grounded van bodies 11.
Whilst nosing around Oswestry yesterday I noted a couple of bodies in the yard;
Note the double doors on one body and the end door on the other;
The road-rail dumper if of interest as well. There's a selection of old machine tools next to the bodies as well, a lathe and a pair of mills, both vertical and horizontal.
Paul.
Note the double doors on one body and the end door on the other;
The road-rail dumper if of interest as well. There's a selection of old machine tools next to the bodies as well, a lathe and a pair of mills, both vertical and horizontal.
Paul.
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Fabulous old vans, and the machine tools are a bonus! A great find :-)
ReplyDeleteAren't they just! One of the reasons behind these posts is to show how old vans blend in with their surroundings, too many modellers just plonk an old body on their layouts, probably on a pile of sleepers, without any thought on how to bed the body into the scene.
DeleteI should have had a closer look at the lathe, I didn't even note the make but the bed looks quite long for the size of machine.
Hi Paul, just been catching up.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting these shots of the old vand bodies. I have a micro layout in mind which I was thinking would feature something like this (although at an earlier date).
I agree about the importance of "bedding in" structures like this - although sometimes the real things looked a bit absurd too, eg:
http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/gwrss542.htm
Meanwhile you haev left me wondering what a "Fat Bike" is? Sounds fun.
Not much to catch up on I'm afraid Mikkel, I haven't sat at my workbench for a few months now. Sometimes I take a break from modelling for a while, yet I never completely lose interest and always return to it.
DeleteThat photograph is an interesting one, a scene full of interest which would make a fine model. Of course the key would be to not only source suitable bodies but to paint and weather them appropriatly, not easy when there's only black and white photos to work from.
Fat Bikes are mountain bikes that are designed around tyres that are 4" to 5" wide. They were originally designed for snow and sand but are good fun anywhere. See my other blog 'Getting Out' (link on right). And yes, they are fun!