Mousa Models LNWR Small Glass Wagon
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 11:16 am
I just received two of the latest Mousa Models wagons. These are LNWR D39 Small Glass Wagon. They are cast in resin, which makes for an excellent representation of the complex iron framing. Turnbuckles are etched and chain provided. Buffer housings appear to be high quality 3D prints, and steel heads and copper springs are provided. The wagon body is cast resin, and suspension is a single etched plate, (so no problems of alignment), with Bill's tried and tested wire sprung suspension system. There is also a page of instructions and diagrams relating to the assembly of the frame.
118 of these wagons were made between 1895 and 1900, mostly on 16' bodies, but a handful on 15'6". This kit is the (much) more numerous 16' version. Main user of these wagons was Pilkingtons, and so they fit nicely in my Wirral 1906 time/placeframe, but with the prevalence of plate glass for shop windows in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods these wagons could appear anywhere. The glass was transported in a flat wooden box which was held upright between the frames, and this needs to be sourced seperately.
As far as I can see the kit is an excellent representation of the wagon, which can be seen in LNWR Wagons v1. The cost is £22.50 per wagon. This might at first (or might not) appear expensive for a small wagon, (it is £7.50 more than the D1 on which it is based) but to fabricate the framing would take me a minimum of ten hours, which gives an hourly rate of 75p and I think I'm worth more than that . So my verdict is that this is an excellent kit.
118 of these wagons were made between 1895 and 1900, mostly on 16' bodies, but a handful on 15'6". This kit is the (much) more numerous 16' version. Main user of these wagons was Pilkingtons, and so they fit nicely in my Wirral 1906 time/placeframe, but with the prevalence of plate glass for shop windows in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods these wagons could appear anywhere. The glass was transported in a flat wooden box which was held upright between the frames, and this needs to be sourced seperately.
As far as I can see the kit is an excellent representation of the wagon, which can be seen in LNWR Wagons v1. The cost is £22.50 per wagon. This might at first (or might not) appear expensive for a small wagon, (it is £7.50 more than the D1 on which it is based) but to fabricate the framing would take me a minimum of ten hours, which gives an hourly rate of 75p and I think I'm worth more than that . So my verdict is that this is an excellent kit.