Early TVR Coal wagons

[stephebm]

3D-Print-Solutions are offering a range of v early 4 wheel open wagon bodies including one based on the TVR one in len Tavenders book. On ebay
I'll be trying theTVR one - resin body - no connection except as a customer.
TVR moving forwards at last together with the rather later TVR Class V from Taff Vale Models.

[glynrhedynog]

Actually the vendor has several Welsh prototypes on eBay and I gather he is able to supply them in both n and OO/em/and P4 scales. He is currently listing four locos including what appears to be a TV class E as rebuilt in the early 1890s,A TV class V, an N and B 0-6-0ST and a Hudswell Clark industrial 0-4-0ST.
There are also a number of wagons including a 7ft 6ins open similar to the Garth, Rhiwderin wagon illustrated in the Montague book on the Gloucester RCWC and a traditional 19th century short wheelbase coal wagon, typical of the Rhondda coalfield.
Please note, the vendor can be contacted by typing eBay 3dprintolutions - NOTE 3dprintolutions and NOT Solutions

[andrewnummelin]

To complement stephebm's message, I've ordered 7 of the different PO wagons that should go well with a couple of scratch built efforts of my own.

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[andrewnummelin]

I've finished the 4mm wagons - great fun but a bit fiddly. I only did PO wagons, not the TVR as I guessed someone else would do that.
The major problem I found was in fitting suspension systems as the axleboxes were too small (prototypically) for conventional pin-point bearings. Some bits of the mouldings were brittle and would be better in metal.
Here are three examples.

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I've done a write-up as I built these models, recording all my observations along the way: it's nearly 60MB in size so much too big to post here. I'm having computer problems at the moment, but hopefully I'll be able to put it on my own website within a few days.

Andrew Smith of 3Dprintolutions is to be congratulated at producing an unusual range of items: I sincerely hope he continues with his efforts.

[andrewnummelin]

PC problems sorted.
You can find details of the wagons via my web site https://www.nummelin.me.uk/andrew/priva ... /index.php or you may download the pdf file directly (fortunately much smaller than the original in Word).

[stephebm]

The lower picture on page 43 of Newaletter Issue 182 shows 2 early TVR coal wagons. It triggerred a thought regarding livery of TVR mineral wagons as opposed to freight: were these in black as opposed to the freight livery; obviously the intended major cargo of coal would discolour the other livery rapidly.
Thoughts?
Also as the S was unique in TVR use it was the last survivor and also the prototype, and the whole TVR class S. Other Co's had the same Hudswell Clarke class, including "Lord Mayor" still at KWVR. The Class T was different.