
NEW KITS: C78 SECR "Dancehall" Brake Van; C84 Midland Railway 10ton van; BR Bolster D VB/BSW Timber wagon & C88 YSA/YWA Salmon. OUT NOW: C81 LNER 6 plank Open (wood underframe) — available mid-December
The C82 BR Rail Wagon - STURGEON has been put back to 2010. There is a prototype picture here. The Bolster D wagon is now available with Gloucester bogies and vacuum brake fittings. It also includes stanchions for the BSW timber wagon conversions done in the 1980s. This is Kit C85 — see BR Steel Carriers page
Whilst machining the roof mould for the SECR brake van, the opportunity has been taken to make the roof for an SECR D1426 van, which has a similar roof profile. This van has been added to the list, indicating it is forthcoming, but there is no release date for it yet.
Pictured below is our 17' 6" over headstocks, 10' 0" wheelbase underframe. The floor and solebars/axleguards are moulded in one piece, a rolling chassis takes about a minute — just press in bearings and fit the wheels. This moulding is used in kit C84 MR D664 12ton Van, and will be available later as an underframe kit (unfitted double brake type). Kit C79 LSWR Open will have a similar underframe.

About our kits:
These are plastic kits which include underframes etc. & bogies (where needed). You will need wheels/bearings, transfers, couplings & paint to complete our kits. Most kits have mounting blocks for Hornby metal couplings, some newer ones (C48, C66, C77, C78, C84) have blocks suitable for Bachmann Mini couplings. Bogies can be fitted with either Hornby or Bachmann couplings.
TBA in the price column = "To Be Announced". These kits are not yet available, and kits with "Cxx" instead of a number are further down in production order.
Transfers are available in the Modelmasters', Cambridge, Scalemodeltransfers and HMRS ranges. Transfers for PO wagons are available from POWsides. Suitable paint colours are in the Precision Paint range — kit instructions give reference numbers. The Railmatch range also includes similar colours but these are not currently indicated in our instructions.
Wheels:
We recommend Alan Gibson or Romford (Jackson) wheels. Avoid "RTR" types such as Hornby or Bachmann as these may be larger than the kit is designed for — this could make fitting couplings difficult, particularly on shorter wagons; also the axle length may also be shorter than the recommended makes' standard axles (26mm).
◊ We now have stocks of Alan Gibson wheels and bearings (16.5mm/OO gauge). See bottom of page.
The wheel type required is listed to the right of the kit prices below.
| ↓ Wheel type ↓ |
Great Western Railway (GWR) Wagon Kits
| C1 GWR 10ton Ballast Wagon ("Starfish") details… | £3.60 | S |
| C2 GWR 10ton Loco Coal Wagon details… | £3.60 | S |
| C3 GWR M4/5 Shunters' Truck details… | £6.05 | S |
| C4 GWR Chaired Sleeper Wagon details… | £6.05 | S |
| C5 GWR 6ton Crane & Match Truck details… | £11.70 | S/T |
| C48 GWR Loriot W Well wagon details… | £7.70 | S/D |
| C64 GWR 40ton Bogie Loco Coal Wagon details… | £7.70 | T |
| Cxx GWR O30 Steel-bodied Open | TBA | |
| Cxx GWR P22 Ballast Hopper | TBA | |
| Pre-grouping wagon: | ||
| Cxx Cambrian Railway 2 Plank Open | TBA |
London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) Wagon Kits
| C8 LMS 16ton Mineral Wagon details… | £3.60 | D |
| C9 LMS 12ton All-Steel Van details… | £4.25 | O/S |
| C47 LMS 50ton Bogie Rail Wagon - BBP details… | £10.00 | L |
| C57 LMS 12ton High-sided Goods Wagon details… | £4.25 | S/D |
| C58 LMS 12ton High-sided Goods Wagon details… | £4.25 | S/D |
| C80 LMS 12ton Wood-bodied Van 9' wb (D1664) details… | £6.05 | O/S |
| C86 LMS 8ton Meat Van (D1670) details… | 2009? | |
| C87 LMS 6ton Fish Van (D1885) details… | 2009? | |
| Cxx LMS 12ton Ventilated Van (D1676) | 2010 | |
| Cxx LMS 12ton One Plank Open (D1986) | 2010 | |
| Pre-grouping wagon: | ||
| C84 Midland Railway 12ton Van 10' wb (D664) details… | £6.05 | S |
London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Wagon Kits
| C10 LNER 16ton Rivetted Steel Mineral Wagon details… | £3.60 | D |
| C59 LNER 13ton 8 plank End Door Wagon details… | £4.25 | D |
| C81 LNER 12ton 6 plank Open (Wood u/fr) details… | £4.25 | S/D |
| C83 LNER Quint D Bogie Bolster Wagon details… | 2010 |
Southern Railway (SR) Wagon Kits
| C6 SR 12ton 8 plank Open Wagon details… | £3.60 | S |
| C7 SR 25ton Brake Van details… | £9.35 | D |
| C50 SR 10ton 5 plank Open Wagon details… | £4.25 | S |
| C55 SR 40ton Ballast Hopper details… (D1772) | £10.00 | D |
| C59 SR 13ton 8 plank End Door Wagon details… | £4.25 | D |
| C67 SR 40ton Ballast Hopper (D1775) details… | £10.00 | D |
| Pre-grouping wagons: | ||
| C33 LBSC/SR Round-end Open Wagon details… | £6.05 | O/S |
| C66 SECR/SR 12ton Open Wagon (D1355) details… | £4.25 | O/D |
| C77 SECR/SR 10ton Ballast Wagon (D1344) details… | £4.25 | O/S |
| C78 SECR/SR "Dancehall" Brake Van details… | £11.70 | T/D |
| C79 LSWR 8 plank Open Wagon (D1316) details… | Q1/2010 | |
| Cxx SECR/SR 12ton Van (D1426) (built 1918-26) | TBA | |
| The C60 PO one plank wagon listed below is quite similar to the LSWR one plank stone wagons (SR Diagram 1308) built about 1900. |
British Railways Departmental Wagon Kits
| C11 BR Ballast Hopper Wagon - CATFISH details… | £6.05 | D |
| C12 BR Ballast Hopper Wagon - DOGFISH details… | £6.05 | D |
| C13 BR Side-tip ballast Wagon - MERMAID details… | £7.70 | D |
| C14 BR Plough Brake Van - SHARK details… | £9.35 | D |
| C16 BR ZCA Ballast wagon - SEAHORSE details… (rebuilt OCA) | £7.70 | D |
| C41 BR ZCA Ballast Wagon - SEA URCHIN details… (rebuilt OBA) | £7.70 | D |
| C15 BR Bogie open ballast/spoil wagon - TURBOT details… | £7.15 | D |
| C27 BR Bogie Rail Wagon - SALMON details… (Long wb Bogies) | £10.00 | L |
| C46 BR Bogie Rail Wagon - SALMON details… (Short wb Bogies) | £10.00 | L |
| C28 BR Bogie Rail Wagon - BORAIL EC/EB-MB details… | £10.00 | L |
| C29 BR "Taunton Concrete" Wagon details… (ex-GW Sleeper) | £7.70 | D |
| C47 BR 50ton Bogie Rail Wagon - BBP/Salmon details… | £10.00 | L |
| C48 BR Flatrol WW (GWR design) details… | £7.70 | S/D |
| C65 BR 40ton Ballast Hopper - WALRUS details… (updated reissue) | £10.00 | D |
| C76 BR 50ton Ballast Hopper - WHALE details… | £11.70 | D |
| C82 BR Bogie Rail/sleeper Wagon - STURGEON | 2010 | |
| C88 EWS 50ton Bogie Rail Wagon - YSA/Salmon details… (ASF bogies) | £10.00 | L |
British Railways Bogie Wagon Kits
| C22 BR BAA Bogie Steel Wagon details… | £7.70 | D |
| C23 BR BBA Bogie Steel Wagon details… | £7.70 | D |
| C25 BR BDA Bogie Steel Wagon details… (modernised Bolster D) | £9.35 | D |
| C56 BR Bolster D Wagon details… (unfitted type) | £9.35 | D |
| C26 BR BPA Bogie Plate Wagon details… (modernised Boplate E) | £9.35 | D |
| C54 BR Boplate E Wagon details… (unfitted type) | £9.35 | D |
| C85 BR BDV Bolster D VB/BSW Gloucester Bogies details… | £10.00 | D |
| C89 BR BNA Bogie Steel Wagon details… (ex BPA/BMA) | TBA | |
| Cxx EWS BAA Bogie Steel Wagon (NACO bogies) | TBA | |
| Cxx EWS BBA Bogie Steel Wagon (NACO Bogies) | TBA |
British Railways 4-wheel Wagon Kits
| C17 BR OBA Wood Bodied Open details… | £7.70 | D |
| C18 BR OCA Steel Bodied Open details… | £7.70 | D |
| C19 BR SPA Plate/ingot Wagon details… | £7.70 | D |
| C20 BR OTA-A Timber Wagon details… - 11/13 stanchion (ex-OCA) | £7.70 | D |
| C21 BR OTA-C Timber Wagon details… - 9 stanchion (ex-OCA) | £7.70 | D |
| C24 BR POA/SSA Scrap Wagon details… | £7.70 | D |
| Cxx BR 15ton Timber Wagon (D1/420 - built 1962-3) | TBA | |
| Cxx BR 12ton 5 plank Dropside Wagon (D1/33 - built 1949, SR design) | TBA | |
| Cxx BR 12ton 3 plank Dropside Wagon (D1/16 - built 1949, SR design) | TBA |
Private Owner Wagon Kits
| C30 10ton 7-plank Fixed End Wagon (15' Glos. 1907 type) details… | £3.60 | O/S |
| C32 12ton 5-plank Fixed End Wagon (16' 6" RCH 1923 type) details… | £3.60 | S/D |
| C36 12ton 7-plank End Door Wagon (16' Glos. 1907 type) details… | £3.60 | O/S |
| C44 10ton 5-plank Fixed End Wagon (15' Glos. 1907 type) details… | £3.60 | O/S |
| C49 10ton 6½-plank Fixed End Wagon (15' Glos. 1907 type) details… | £3.60 | O/S |
| C52 10ton 5-plank Fixed End Wagon (15' Hurst Nelson type) details… | £3.60 | O/S |
| C51 12ton 5-plank Fixed End Wagon (16' Glos. 1907 type) details… | £3.60 | O/S |
| C53 10ton 4-plank Rounded End Wagon (15' "W & G") details… | £3.60 | O/S |
| C60 10ton 1-plank Fixed End Wagon (15' Glos. 1907 type) details… | £3.60 | O/S |
| C61 12ton 5-plank End Door Wagon (16' 6" RCH 1923 type) details… | £3.60 | S/D |
| C62 10ton 6½-plank Wagon (16' Glos. 1907 type) details… | £3.60 | O/S |
| C63 7-plank "Convertible" Coke Wagon (16' 6" RCH 1923) details… | £4.25 | S/D |
| C74 4-plank Raised End Wagon (15' 0" W & G type) details… | £3.60 | O/S |
| C75 9-plank Acid Jar Wagon (16' 6" RCH 1923) details… | £3.60 | S |
| See below for Underframe Kits |
Freight Wagon Bogies etc.
| C39 BR FBT6 Bogies (pair - one wagon) details… | £2.45 | D |
| C40 2 Compensation Units (for a 4 wheel wagon) details… | £2.45 | D |
| C73 GWR Plate Bogies (pair - one wagon) details… | £2.45 | S/T |
| C37 Gloucester Bogies (pair - one wagon) details… | £2.45 | D |
| C38 Y25 Bogies (pair - one wagon) details… | £2.45 | D |
| C68 BR Plate Bogies - oil (pair - one wagon) details… | £2.45 | D |
| C69 BR Plate Bogies - roller (pair - one wagon) details… | £2.45 | D |
| C70 SR "Cast" Bogies (pair - one wagon) details… | £2.45 | D |
| C71 SR Diamond Frame Bogies (pair - one wagon) details… | £2.45 | D |
| C72 BR "Ride-control" Bogies (pair - one wagon) details… | £2.45 | D |
| C90 ASF "Three-part" Bogies (pair - one wagon) | £2.45 | |
| Cxx LNER Diamond Frame Bogies (pair - one wagon) | TBA |
| C34 16' 6" RCH Wood Underframe (9' wheelbase - 36mm) | £1.65 | S |
| Includes floor. | ||
| C35 16' 6" / 17' 6" RCH Steel Underframe (9' wheelbase - 36mm) | £1.65 | S/D |
| C91 17' 6" "One-piece" Steel Underframe (10' wheelbase - 40mm) | 2010 | S/D |
| Includes floor for 16' 6" underframe. | ||
| C43 15' 0" Gloucester Wood Underframe (9' w/base - 36mm) | £1.65 | O/S |
| Includes floor. Also has solebar for 16' 0" underframe. |
ACCESSORIES
| C31 "A" type Container | £1.90 | |
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| Small square type — "plywood" body.
Built by the LMS in 1944-45, 135 went to the LNER & 31 to the GWR. The Southern Railway only received 3, but built 75 more (D3027) in 1946. BR also built a further batch of 110. Transfers: Cambridge Custom Transfers Sheet BL40 |
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| C42 11 Pairs Assorted Brake Handwheels | £1.40 | |
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| Two mouldings as shown above per pack. |
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| C45 Pair of OTA-A side mouldings | £1.75 | |
| For converting Hornby VDA vans to OTAs.
These are suitable for the earlier conversions. Later ones had a different type of stanchion. NOTE: there are no instructions supplied with the sides. Only suitable for experienced modellers. |
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| Illustrated Catalogue (A5 - 20 pages) | £1.00 | |
| LEDs, Switches, Battery boxes and Connectors … for building lighting, control panels etc. |
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ALAN GIBSON WHEELS (16.5mm/OO gauge)
£2.70 for 2 axles & 4 bearings, or £5.40 for 4 axles & 8 bearings (Bogie wagons / GWR Crane)
NOTE: BR wagons with "A" as the third letter of the TOPS code, e.g. BAA, generally have/had disc brake wheels. There are discs to fit onto 3-hole wheels in most kits where needed, alternatively disc brake wheels are in the Romford range (not stocked by us).
Walrus and Whale hoppers are likely to have had plain disc wheels (not stocked by us).
The GWR Crane and Match truck requires two axles S and two axles T.
Types are shown for the sort of wheels fitted when built, but may have been replaced later, e.g. "Open" spoked by spoked, and spoked by 3-hole.
Types available (Letter as shown above after kit price):
TRANSFERS: our sheets CT2 & CT4 are now
in the Modelmasters' range as sheets 4866 & 4867 and available from their stockists
Download and print our 2009 Catalogue from pdf files
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