Whilst browsing through volume 3 of LNER Wagons by Peter Tatlow working out what else I might model by altering existing artwork I came across a photo of what looked like an LNER liveried garden shed on the back of a GNSR dropside wagon. Interest piqued I made enquiries on various forums and the LNER forum came up trumps. My mystery ‘shed’ is a vacuum cleaner wagon which was converted by the GNSR in 1909 (the photo that I chanced upon was taken in 1953). As you might expect there wasn’t an accompanying drawing so I guestimated it at 10′ x 6′ x 6′ and drew up some parts in  Inkscape ready for cutting.

Last weekend saw the ‘shed’ assembled and the wagon itself well on it’s way  – no photos of the wagon yet because I left it in Bishop Auckland.

Modified by CombineZP

Modified by CombineZP

The roof canvas is my now usual used spectacle lens cleaning paper stuck down with thick pva.

Sadly the last shot shows that I have knocked a hinge off.