Small Wagons

Screenshot is from "All Quiet on the Eastern Front".

I am assuming this tank car is of WWI French Design, but it could be from Germany. It might have been used to carry mustard or some other type of gas to the front.

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My other "Small Wagons"

It Looks Like a Gondola to Me

I perchased this bag of metal parts sometime ago, and at the time I, did inventory of the components I noticed parts for what looked like a gondola. I have been some tinkering and dry fitting the parts and I have decided that the parts will create a narrow gauge gondola. N-gauge wheels fit comfortable in the boggie so that makes it a narrow gauge (HOn30} train car. This, atleast, is my intention for these kits parts.

The "kit" in under construction. I used expoxy to construct the kit.

N-guage wheels fit comfortable within the wheel set.

7mm (On30) Flat Car

The 2-56 tap and #50 drill bit have arived and the 7mm, or On30 small wagon sits on my workbench belly-up, waiting for a couple of 2-56 screws. I tracked down two hardware stores nearbye that carry these small machine screws. I just need to go and pick a few of these up.

Light Duty Rotary Tool

I purchased this light duty rotary tool as a stand in until I am ready to purchase a heavy duty one. Until then the tool should work for my light duty wire-brushing, cutting, buffing, sanding, grinding and drilling. In the way of sanding, it should make quick work on wood and plastic. The grinding stones will help me keep a keen edge on my other tools. And the drilling, well you know I have to drill a hole to attach a coupler on to the 7mm flat car.

New Project

I am having such a time getting anything accomplished. I currently have three projects on my workbench which just need finishing touches. One such project a 7mm small flat car.I had misplaced the break lever, which I happly found the other day. This flat car will be coupled to 1/48 scale rail truck. I will be uisng KD #5 couplers on the flat car and locomotive.

While trying to open the package I ripped into the instruction sheet, so I had to download a copy of the instructional sheet. I noticed that the people at KD included some notes on conversions. I didn't see a conversion for Peco. I am hoping it won't be too much of headache installing these couplers.

Small Wagon Addendum

Although I only have to posts featuring “small” wagons, I have amassed quite a collection of these wagons on my Pinterest Small Wagon page. You will find all sorts, from the British prototype too everything that is small and quaint.

7mm Scale Flat Wagon

This is a Peco 0-16.5 Narrow Gauge, 2-Ton Flat Wagon from their Great Little Train collection. It was quickly assembled with a bit of solder and a solder iron. It requires a break handle and a little paint. This wagon runs on HO gauge track, the same as On30 trains.

Great Little Trains

Model# Description
OL-1 Tram Locomotive
OL-2 Fletcher Jennings Saddle Tank Locomotive
OL-3 0-4-0 Hunslet Quarry Locomotive
OR-20 4-Ton Mineral Wagon
OR-21 2-Ton Flat Wagon
OR-22 2-Ton Bolster Wagon
OR-23 1-Ton Slate Wagon
OR-24 4-Wheel Open Wagon
OR-25 4-Wheel Box Van
OR-28 Side Tip Wagon
OR-31 4-Wheel Coach/Brake, Maroon Livery
OR-32 4-Wheel Coach/Brake, Green Livery

This is, I am assuming, a partial list of this line of Peco’s offerings.

Cooper Craft G & W Wagon and Van

Cooper Craft G & W Open Wagon

This OO gauge G & W open wagon is first in my “Small Wagon” series. As the title suggests the kit is from Cooper Craft, which are manufactured in England. This is only one of two in my collection and has seen better days. Both of the models have seen some ware and are missing a few of their small details. Though they do track well.

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Cooper Craft G & W Goods Van

Here are few other images of small wagons I recently collected.