As a result of the my success recorded in my blog post of 13/11/2011 I managed to do two S wagons with the cantilevered loads and another K wagon with a load enclosed within its sides.
The timber castings for the loads came from two different sources to the load in the earlier post namely, In Front Models and some polyurethane timber stacks I found in a plain plastic bag a few years ago (in Toms Hobbies I think).
The end result is that I now have three cantilevered loads each with different timber stacks in one K wagon and two S wagons plus the normal load in the other K wagon.
Of course the next step was to see if the timber stacks extending out of the ends of the wagons would interfere with each other on curves. I placed the wagon with the wide central load projection next to a S wagon without timber then the others were coupled so that each central stack went between the two outer stacks on the next wagon.
Here is a video showing that there was no interference on my 762mm (30") curves.
The next obvious step is to tie down the tractors in the following S wagons. I will have to paint them and then tie and brace them as shown in an AMRM article by Graeme Brown some years ago (AMRM Issue 229 August 2001). I am sure that the VR way of tying down a tractor in a 4 wheel wagon would be much the same as it was done on the NSWGR.
I also want to try my hand at tarping a few wagons using the EZ Line to stretch the tarps 'tight' but I have loaned my Day of the Goods Train book which has the dimensions of the tarps in it to another modeller. I think a phone call might be in order soon.
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standard tarp
24x16
Thanks Anonymous.
So where would the eyelets be, each corner and two equally spaced along each side?
Ray
Ray
All that I can find in the book is that it said that grommets were fitted at intervals around the circumference.
A further reference indicates that there were larger tarps for U vehicles for wheat traffic of 31x14
From what I can ascertain from photo's both in the book & others is that it seems as if there were also tags sown in at various points along the tarps as well as those around the edges. They were a triangle shape with grommets in them as well.
I have a photo at Murrubo, not a good close up one though that shows a wool train & the bales were very high, & it looks like some could well have had 3 tarps, & there were ropes pulling them across & over others.
The couple of photo's in the goods train book also show high loading but also how close to the bottom of the S & K trucks the wrapped over tarps were, also the shot at MV shows quite clear the ropes attached to other than the outside edges.
Likewise, there were ropes used that were thrown over the top of the tarp & tied down on each side.
Col
Also meant to mention that the book also refers to Dept tarps that were supposed to be used for internal useage but were often seen in general use when a shortage was found.
they were 21x16
Col
Colin
I thought it was you, ;-)
Wow, it sounds like it is going to be hard to work out exactly where the tie down points were.
I have the odd photo of tarped wagons but it is a bit hard to work out.
Ray
Ray
Give me a bit of time & I will see what I can dig up in my slides. & if I can get my scanner working will do the one in the book at MV as I think it gives a couple of areas that show the ropes
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