Steve

Don’t Sweat The Mistakes

Continuing with the idea of converting O-16.5 narrow gauge wagons into O9 narrow gauge wagons, I’ve created a large O9 bogie wagon.

I made a few mistakes when I was making this model. Sometimes modellers give up if this happens.

My advice would be: dont give up. Mistakes can be fixed or hidden. This model is a good example of that!

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Here I’ve cut out a section from the middle of the wagon, glued it back together and drilled holes for the bogies.
Unfortunately the first holes I drilled were too close to the end of the wagon.
I had to drill a second set of holes to get the bogies in the right place!
I filled the incorrect holes with plasticard.
Then I found the wheel flanges rubbed against the underside of the wagon.
I added packing pieces to raise the bogies and stop the flanges rubbing.
I added details to hide the cuts and created fake solebars.
I thought some sacks would hide the mess 🙂
After painting you can still see the mistakes.
I don’t worry about what won’t be visible. The underside isn’t neat and tidy.
Some decals added to the end of the wagon.
The sacks do hide the mistakes.
I like it when something works!
An end view of the completed wagon showing the decals.
The final wagon looks pretty good.
Mistakes can be hidden 🙂

4 comments

  2. That is a mighty fine looking wagon Steve. The. art of mistakes is that you make them invisible which you have done superbly on this cut and shut project. Talking of cut and shuts and mistakes there was a guy back in the 70s who thought he could make a bit of money on a cut and shut project with two cars of roughly the right shape. Welded the front end of a Beatle to the rear end of a moggy minor. Lovely fit and great weld job….. Just one mistake!

    Woody

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