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MODELLING

The famous ‘Tubeliner’ train wasaregular flowofstrip coil from LackenbytoCorby, hauled by pairs of Class 37s, Class 56s and latterlysingle Class 60s. Nos. 37506+37511 head
south at ClayCross with the 6M37 to CorbyonApril17, 1987. Note that the train is made up of BAAwagons, each loaded with four strip coils of slightlydifferent sizes.

Weekend project: Simple strip steel coil

Aspell of light relief at the workbench wasrequired
after tackling the sprung Class 37. Acoupleofevenings

making up simple strip steel coil in both ‘N’ and ‘OO’
gaugefor various projects wasthe perfect antidote!

TRIP steel coilmouldings supplied to consider.Alternatively, it is worth
with many ready to run models considering conversions based on the
Sin both ‘N’ and ‘OO’ gaugeare Cambrian Kits Bogie BolsterD,BPA
not alwaysasconvincingaswewould or BDAwagon kitstoachieve similar
like,assuming they aresupplied at all. results. Whateverstrip coil wagontype
The simple method demonstrated in or erayou model, having asuitableload
this article canbeused to makecoil forthem makesall the difference to the
loadsfor Bachmann and Graham Farish modelsand givesaclear purpose for
BAAwagons, the forthcomingCavalex their existence on thelayout.
Models BBAorany wagonfitted with Coil-making is simple to do for‘N’
cradlesfor stripsteel,including the and ‘OO’ gaugesteel wagons. Theycan
smallfleet of specialisedtraditionalBR be made up and finished in acouple Strip coilisobservedloaded on BAAand BBA-type wagons fitted with large specialised
vacuum braked wagons. of hours –the perfect follow-up to a cradles which arebuilt to withstand heat when the coilisloadedhot. Note the heat
If steelwagons areyour thing, complexproject to avoid burnout.The damageand rust effects on the cradles. The nearest wagonisformer BBA, nowBLA
converting Bachmann andGraham excellent fast-dryingacrylic paints No. 910477 photographed at Leamington Spa in April2001.
Farish BDAs to modelthe former air by Tamiyaand LifeColour areideal for
braked trestles (BOA) used to transport painting and weathering, making it –achallenging detail to model factor to considerwhen determining
smaller coils is an interestingproject possible to finishcoilmodels in ashort convincingly. the size of your model coil.
time. Otherwise, coilisusually left open
Aweekend of modelling could to the elements, particularly when Making up stripcoil
see asizeable collectionofsteel coil loaded ‘hot’ on wagons equipped with Make astart by cutting longstrips
completed,ready forwagon loads or specialcradles designed to handle of 10-thou whitestyrene cardtothe
use as ascenicfeatureinanindustrial the heat such as those used on BLA desired widthfromanew sheet, using a
location or steelplant. wagons. Whilst some typesofcoilis cutting matand amodelling knifefitted
carried‘eye-to-the-sky’ onBAA andBBA with anew blade. Remove the burr from
Sizing and loading wagons, theuse of wood-lined cradles the cut edge of the strips which do not
Stripsteel coil is aconvenient way to protect theedges of stripsteel from have to be preciselymeasured as long
of handling semi-finished steel strip damageismorecommon, eversincecoil as they arewithin 1mm of each other.
manufactured in variousthicknesses, has been transported by rail. Take each length andrun it
grades andwidths forall manner of Beforestarting work, the sizeof between asteel ruleand your fingers to
manufacturing from motor vehicles to strip steelcoilshould be considered and makeitcurlinthe samemanner as gift
Some of the acrylic paints by LifeColour white goods. Someprocesses require photographs of loaded wagons wrap ribbon. Once it curls nicelyaround
and Tamiya used to colour and weather the product to be free of corrosion areveryuseful in gaugingcoildiameters your fingers, start to wrap it tightly
strip coilmodels in both ‘N’ and ‘OO’ are and transported in coveredwagons and widths. The sizeofthe cradles will around ametal cylinder –the ‘OO’ gauge
shown in this picture, in addition to the and containers fitted with wooden or determine the maximum widthofcoil examples in thisarticle were made
Graham Farish BAAmodel which has been steel cradles. Occasionally, coilmay be youcan model. Coilvaries in height too, using the handleofa pinvice. Asmaller
treated with severalrust shades and loaded on open wagons with plastic even adjacent coils loaded on the same spindlewillberequired formaking ‘N’
underframe grime. or asheet covering forprotection wagoncan vary,and that is another gaugecoils such as pieces of brass rod.
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