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NEDRAG LIGHT RAILWAY WAGON WORKS (NLRWW)
WAGON TYPE: LONG WHEEL BASE, FIXED BOLSTERS
SCALE: 1:19th – SM45 (16MM/FOOT)
TRACK GAUGE: 45MM
FINISH (COLOUR): BAUXITE WITH BLACK PIPE AND STANCHIONS
FEATURES: REMOVABLE PIPE LOAD (STANCHIONS ALSO LIFT OUT) VIA ELASTICATED ROPES FOR EASE OF REMOVAL/REFITTING
DIMENSIONS: 200MM OVERALL LENGTH X 90MM WIDE X 100MM HIGH, PIPE: 50MM DIA X 150MM LONG (APPROX)
ALL OF MY WAGONS ARE INDIVIDUALLY HAND MADE FROM REAL WOOD, MY 3 PLANK WAGONS FOR EXAMPLE ARE MADE UP USING…. 3 PLANKS OF REAL TIMBER, NOT FROM 3D PRINTING, RESIN CASTING OR LAZER CUTTING BUT USING TRADITIONAL JIGS AND HAND TOOLS SO I CAN KEEP TO A STANDARDIZED FORM FACTOR WHILE MAINTAINING A CERTAIN CHARM & CHARACTER, “THINK OF A SMALL QUARRY/MINING COMPANY BACK IN YESTERYEAR THAT HAD THEIR OWN WORKSHOPS ON SITE THAT MADE THEIR OWN ROLLING STOCK” THIS IS WHAT I SET OUT TO ACHIEVE. WHILE BEING TO A FREELANCE DESIGN OF MY OWN I THINK THAT I HAVE CAPTURED THE ESSENCE OF THE NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS OF THE PAST.
I HAVE SPENT MANY HOURS RESEARCHING AND DEVELOPING MY FREIGHT STOCK WHICH WILL RUN ON TIGHT RADIUS TRACK/POINT WORK (28″ RADIUS).
MY MAIN FOCUS ON BUILDING MY OWN RANGE WAS TO HAVE ROBUST RTR (READY TO RUN) WAGONS WHILE STILL MAINTAINING THE PRACTICALITIES OF RUNNING A GARDEN RAILWAY.
THE FIRST OBJECTIVE WAS AXLE BOXES, HOW TO KEEP IT SIMPLE WHILE STILL HAVING THE AXLES RUNNING SMOOTH AND FREE, AS MY OLD METALWORK TEACHER TAUGHT ME THAT STEEL RUNNING IN BRASS IS SELF LUBRICATING, BALL BEARINGS ON THE OTHER HAND ARE PRONE TO WEAR AND GRIT GETTING IN THE WORKS LOCKING THEM UP SOLID.
SECOND OBJECTIVE, HAVING RUN MY OWN RAILWAY FOR ELEVEN YEARS I HAVE NOTICED THAT ALL THE FIDDLY BITS JUST SEEM TO DISAPPEAR INTO THIN AIR NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN SO WHILE IT IS VERY COMMENDABLE TO HAVE ALL THE BRAKE DETAILING ETC. FINE FOR INDOOR RUNNING BUT IT IS TOTALLY USELESS FOR THE OUTDOORS AS MOST OF THE VIEWING IS FROM AT LEAST 6 FEET AWAY AND IS NOT SEEN UNTIL PACKING AWAY WHEN YOU NOTICE IT IS MISSING!
THIRD OBJECTIVE WAS TO ADD FEATURES SUCH AS REMOVABLE LOADS/TARPS/PIPES AND WORKING DOORS ETC. AS THESE ARE VACANT FROM THE MAIN MANUFACTURERS OR KITS WHILE IT MAY SEEM A GIMMICK IT IS NICE TO RUN EMPTY’S AND THEN ON THE RETURN RUN FULL WAGONS ESPECIALLY WHEN FILMING.
BODIES OF THE OPEN WAGONS ARE MADE FROM “REAL TIMBER PLANKS” THE INSIDES ARE LEFT BARE TO WEATHER NATURALLY OVER TIME OR WEATHER IF YOU SO WISH.
THEY ARE 1/19TH SCALE WITH SIMPLE WOODEN DUMB BUFFERS SET AT 24MM HIGH CENTERED, INTEGRAL HOOK AND 3 LINK CHAIN WHICH WILL NOT GET LOST NOR WILL BUFFER LOCK, NO NEED FOR THOSE PAPER CLIPS, LAGGY BANDS ETC.
WHEELS AND AXLES ARE BY BINNIE’S ENGINEERING (UK) THESE GIVE SUPERB FREE RUNNING & THEY LOOK GREAT. AXLE BOXES ARE MADE FROM SOLID BRASS WHICH ARE NUT AND BOLTED ONTO THE WOODEN SOLE BARS.
THE WAGON “PICTURED” IS THE WAGON YOU WILL RECEIVE IT IS A PHOTO OF THE ACTUAL WAGON FULLY FINISHED,PAINTED AND READY TO RUN NOT A KIT. CHECK OUT MY YOU TUBE CHANNEL: nedraglightrailway TO SEE SOME OF MY WAGONS RUNNING AND ALSO MY RAILWAY IN OPERATION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK.
MANY THANKS
DALE
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Category: Collectables:Model Railways and Trains:G Gauge:Wagons
Location: Mansfield