More progress on the Kirk Parcels vans | Railway Models and Art Blog

Although I didn’t seem to spend much of last weekend modelling, the underframe for the Diagram 129 brake van came together nicely.

I used the Silhoutte to cut out the straps for the ends of the battery boxes adding the threaded part from 1mm half round with a slice of 1.5 and 1.0mm rod to represent the nut and end thread where it comes through the angle along the bottom of the battery boxes that I made earlier.

Kirk Underframe modified with JLRT and scratchbuilt details

I had to modify the sides slightly to create the D129 because unlike the earlier Diagram 67 the D129 and D284 vans which are virtually identical had a ducket on one side. I adjusted my earlier drawing and cut out a ducket to fit with my Cameo.

Kirk sides with Silhouette cut Ducket

I also added hinge detail and scraped off the moulded T handles and made some representations of the lighting conduits on the ends.

Kirk sides with Silhouette cut Ducket