Another Quick Project

Repairing and creating the missing parts for broken rolling stock (that has been in storage for decades) is proving to be surprisingly enjoyable.

This one is the assembled Airfix Esso Tanker kit, dating from the 1960s. Available today from the Dapol Kitmaster range.

The tank and ladders had become detached and it was missing the wheels, one Esso logo, two brake blocks, a vacuum pipe and couplings.

Wheels and couplings came from my spares box. I designed and 3D FDM printed the vacuum pipe, brake blocks and coupling fixtures. The Esso logo was printed on sticky back paper.

Lead weights were cut to fit unobtrusively between chassis beams and glued in place.

There are two more wagons in the pipeline.