LMS Gas Holder Truck
No 278472

I built this 7mm scale (O Gauge) model of a LMS travelling gas holder truck (LMS Diagram D1816, built on the underframe from an ex-LNWR coach) entirely from scratch from brass, steel and plastic card -  including the wheels, buffing gear and couplings.  It was spray painted in LMS Crimson Lake (Cherry Scale Models) and Dirty Black (Floquil).  Lettering is from HMRS transfer sheet N^o1 and the whole was sprayed with Floquil Flat Finish.

I based my model on a photograph (Plate 268) and a weight diagram (Figure 113) that appear on page 140 of 'An Illustrated history of LMS Wagons, Volume 1' by R J Essery (Oxford Publishing Co. 1981 SBN 86093 127 7).  The author says " The vehicle appears to be carrying passenger style livery.  However, it is not possible to say what the body colour was - crimson lake, black or slate grey but iwas probably crimson lake in this instance." so I painted it in crimson lake, which I rather preferred anyway.

Awarded a Gold Medal at the International Model Engineering Exhibition (London), 1992

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