Stu Riley
Scottish Malt Distillers Polybulk - work in progress
One of the few advantages of being stuck at home during lockdown has been the chance to work on a few ongoing modelling projects. One of them has been to scratchbuild a Scottish Malt Distillers bogie polybulk wagon in 4mm scale.
I started this wagon a few years back and got sidelined with other projects. However, the recent release of the SMD polybulk transfers by Railtec has spurred me on to finish the wagon.
The starting point for the wagon is a HO scale Electrotren polybulk wagon, which has been used as the basis for the wagon body. The wagon has been scaled-up to 4mm by adding styrene card to the sides of the wagon and by constructing a completely new underframe. The hopper chutes, walkways and steps are all scratchbuilt. The solid handwheels and end ladder are recycled from the original wagon!
The plan is to paint it in the coming months and add more detail to the underframe, which are easier to add afterwards.
Scottish Malt Distillers Polybulk - work in progress
One of the few advantages of being stuck at home during lockdown has been the chance to work on a few ongoing modelling projects. One of them has been to scratchbuild a Scottish Malt Distillers bogie polybulk wagon in 4mm scale.
I started this wagon a few years back and got sidelined with other projects. However, the recent release of the SMD polybulk transfers by Railtec has spurred me on to finish the wagon.
The starting point for the wagon is a HO scale Electrotren polybulk wagon, which has been used as the basis for the wagon body. The wagon has been scaled-up to 4mm by adding styrene card to the sides of the wagon and by constructing a completely new underframe. The hopper chutes, walkways and steps are all scratchbuilt. The solid handwheels and end ladder are recycled from the original wagon!
The plan is to paint it in the coming months and add more detail to the underframe, which are easier to add afterwards.