An early attempt at scratchbuilding

 Back in the late 80s I came across Brian Clarke's (Saltford Models) booklet An Introduction to Plateway Modelling (plateways are an early and crude form of railway where the wheels are without flanges and the rails comprise of L shaped plates). I found the subject quite intriguing, and Saltford did at one stage make some stock, however it was unavailable by the time I discovered the booklet. (Later on I did come across some, built for display and described here.) So, armed with a drawing in the booklet, some plasticard, styrene strip and balsa I made my own;

As can be seen I never finished them. (The grey waggon is by Saltford.)

Wheels were going to be GEM N scale cart wheels, which looking at them now, still sealed in the packet, appear too big.

I'm not entirely sure how they survived all this time, but somehow I'm glad that they did as they're an early, albeit crude, attempt at scratchbuilding on my part in my teenage years. I think they can stay as they are.

This is the first time that I've featured my past work on here rather than current projects, should there be more perhaps?

Paul.