LSWR 12-Ton Open Wagon - Part 4

The tarpaulin was designed in graphic editing software and printed on ink jet paper. The canvas texture graphic has come out quite well.

It is not easy to re-create cloth wrap around folds using paper and I don't think this method would be suitable for the larger scales.

Ed suggested I use FIMO clay. This might be worth a try but the serif font of the lettering would I think be a problem to replicate, unless there are suitable transfers available*. Interesting that the font used on tarpaulins is different to the sans serif style used on the trucks.

After all the work gone into making the wagon body to represent the prototype it is a shame the tarpaulin covers the detail. Any r-t-r wagon could have been used with hindsight. However, the tarpaulin is removable and if I tidy up the inside it could be run as an empty showing the correct bodywork for this 8 plank LSWR truck.

Below is a photo of the midday goods train comprising all wagons recently made. The bodyworks are scratchbuilt on Peco chassis kits, except the Lowmac which uses butchered Graham Farish bogie parts.

* Just found this.

To Part 1.

David