Scottish Traders Wagons

In the pre-grouping era the typical mineral wagon in use in Scotland was quite visibly different from those found elsewhere in Britain. The cupboard door arrangement was by far the most common arrangement for side unloading. There is nothing suitable for me on the market so I have taken to scratch building various odd types (more of these later, hopefully) but for the more common vehicles, such as the RY Pickering minerals shown below, I will need a few, so have after a bit of trial and error, settled on making then in laser cut ply. This way I can guarantee consistent repeatability. This also has the benefit of negating the need to try and paint 'unpainted' wood!

These are body pieces, off the laser and in the process of assembly.

The iron work for these was cut in thin card but I have subsequently moved on to a product called Laserboard. The bolt heads were embossed using a rivet punch.

Axleguards, buffers and couplings are via Invertrain - Chris is an invaluable resource for the Scottish modeller and the good service is much appreciated.

Some gratuitous shots taken posed on my Rosehearty layout. Out of place in more ways than one, but at the moment it's fine for photos.

MacPherson was a real merchant in Kirriemuir but there are no known photos of their wagons, so the livery used is simply a best guess and in keeping with other local wagons.

John