| This is the
basis of the model. A Bachmann boxcar that came in a trainset.
We're not interested in anything but the chassis. So the first
thing we'll do is throw away the body. So the next time you are
at a model railway exhibition/ swap meet. Look for some cheap
giveaway N gauge wagons. |
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That then
leaves you with the chassis. The only modification that was made
here was to file down the plastic that is holding the weight
in place so that the body would sit flat on there. You might
not even have to do that as on a second wagon I had the fixing
lugs were flat to the wagon floor. There was also some rough
patches on the floor sides and ends so I filed those down as
well. |
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| Here we go.
Now we start with the serious scratchbuilding. Are you ready?
The floor is a piece of .060 styrene 77mm x 30mm in size. Which
I scribed planking on to. The solebars are some 3.2mm I beam
and the headstocks are some 1.5mm x 4mm styrene strip. The wagon
chassis sits neatly inbetween the solebars. The I beam also heps
to hold the chassis in place. Another thing you have to do is
decide on your choice of buffers as you can see in the prototype
photo that could be as simple as some blocks |
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There you
have it put the body onto the chassis and you're done. Your first
Gnine wagon. Couldn't be easier. They are so quick and easy to
build you could probably make every basic wagon you'll need for
you layout in one evening. Its up to you to use your imagination
and work out what bodies you could put on them. At the moment
this wagon still has the standard N gauge couplers on it. As
soon as I can get to my local model shop they will be replace
by some micro trains units |
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| Here then,
is the two plank body made from .060 styrene sheet. The body
is removeable and is located in place by the 2mm styrene angle
at the corners of the body. |
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