Wagon Kits

Almost all of our wagon kits have professionally made one-piece resin mouldings for the body, solebars and headstocks, made from hand made patterns. A couple of kits have wooden bodies made for us by Tony Riley using slitting saws on a lathe (not laser cut). All of the kits have laser cut steel W irons, cast brass coupling hooks, axleboxes, cast whitemetal (a pewter) buffer guides with turned steel buffer heads, whitemetal leaf springs (working hidden coil springs), laser cut steel brake levers, whitemetal brakegear, etched brass details and Slaters steeltyred wheels. They are thus comprehensive and detailed kits which are very easy to assemble.

Gauge 3 models are large and we cannot hold large numbers of every kit in stock all the time. We do sometimes sell out and then wait for a while before re-stocking. If a kit is not on the shelf we will give you some idea of the likely lead time and let you know when it is available again.

 

Each kit includes a one-piece cast resin body which enables full detail to be included, yet assembly is very straightforward using only hand tools. A soldering iron is recommended, but not essential.

 

Each kit has been fully researched and made using official works drawings and several photographs. A comprehensive set of instructions is included. Underframe detail includes brake gear (working in some cases) and bolt detail etc.

 

 

The Wagon Kits that we currently have available are listed on the left.

This is a list of the components supplied with a typical kit - in this case the P.O. Coal Wagon:

Qty	Material	Item
1	Cast resin	Body
4	Laser cut steel	W irons
2	Laser cut steel	W iron cross members
2	Laser cut steel	V hangers for brakes
4	Laser cut steel	Brake pushrods
1	Laser cut steel	Brake lever
4	Etched brass	Keeper plates
1	Laser cut steel	Brake lever
4	Etched brass	Keeper plates
1	Etched brass	2 x label holders
4	Cast brass	Axleboxes
2	Cast brass	Coupling hooks
1	Cast brass	Brake pin rack
1	Cast w/m	Brake shaft with tumbler
1	Metal	Washer - spacer for brake shaft
4	Cast w/m	Dummy springs
2	Cast w/m	Horse hooks
4	Cast w/m	Buffer guides
2	Cast w/m	Brake blocks
2	Cast w/m	Brake block hangers
4	Cast w/m	Bottom door catches
4	Steel	Buffer heads
4	Steel	Small short springs for axleboxes
2	Steel	Large springs for couplings
2	Steel	Coupling chain
4	Steel	Small long springs for buffers
1 piece	Nickel Silver	Strip for brake safety hangers
4	Steel	8BA nuts for buffers
1	Brass	10BA nut for brake lever
8	Brass	14BA nuts and screws for keeper plates
2	Brass	Split pins for couplings
6	Brass	Rivets for brake gear
2	Steel	Pins for V hangers
2 axles		Split spoke wheels