British 1:87 Scale Modelling - Phil Burkett's GW Macaw bogie bolster wagon

GW Macaw bogie bolster wagon

Phil Burkett's GW Macaw bogie bolster wagon

By Phil Burkett

Base model

This is a scratchbuilt imitation in 1:87 scale of the 1:76 scale kit by Ratio.

Body work/chassis

Fineline styrene shapes. Plain styrene sheet. Embossed styrene sheet: Evergreen 2067 0 Scale Styrene Car Siding. Brass wire: Alan Gibson 0.45mm.

Wheels

Micro-Trains H0 arch-bar bogies.

Paintwork

Brush painted. GW dark grey.

Markings

Numbering series for these wagons is 3232778, 32331-32340, 32343-8, 32351/2.

Couplers

Kadee, bogie mounted.

Detailing

Buffer heads: Railmatch A12, 12inch. Stakes: centre portion of Peco track pins cut to 11.5mm length.

A step-by-step guide to creating this model was published in issue 2 of Satellite 1:87

British 1:87 Scale Modelling

GW Macaw bogie bolster wagon

By Phil Burkett
Base model	This is a scratchbuilt imitation in 1:87 scale of the 1:76 scale kit by Ratio.
Body work/chassis	Fineline styrene shapes. Plain styrene sheet. Embossed styrene sheet: Evergreen 2067 0 Scale Styrene Car Siding. Brass wire: Alan Gibson 0.45mm.
Wheels	Micro-Trains H0 arch-bar bogies.
Paintwork	Brush painted. GW dark grey.
Markings	Numbering series for these wagons is 3232778, 32331-32340, 32343-8, 32351/2.
Couplers	Kadee, bogie mounted.
Detailing	Buffer heads: Railmatch A12, 12inch. Stakes: centre portion of Peco track pins cut to 11.5mm length.
A step-by-step guide to creating this model was published in issue 2 of Satellite 1:87