They make up into rather nice vehicles, slighly larger than most of my stock but not excessively so. The kits have needed some fettling though, and depsite my best efforts all 4 wheels are not quite level - so the solebar/axlebox mouldings are not very accurate! If necessary I'll have to re-work the chassis but they may be OK. I've had to use a few bits of plasticard, including supports for the running boards of the brake van, I've made plasticard roofs using the boiling water method, and added handrails from wire. They have had lead sheet added under the floor for weight, so now all they need are couplings and painting.
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Try bending the solebars out a bit so the pinpoints aren't hard in the bearings. That oftne induces enough movement to give you flat chassis.
I have a little, the trouble is that the hole in one axlebox is slightly higher than that in the other. Since both sides are from the same mould, but of course reversed, the effect is doubled as the axles skew in opposite directions! I might have to open the holes up a little, or try something more drastic ... but they may be OK so we'll see.
Nice! I think the W&L wagon kits are some of the nicest 009 wagons you can get.
The wheels actually went into Dundas VoR bogies instead of the normal 6.2mm diameter ones. The bogies will eventually go under balony versions of the Ashover coaches, some with guards compartments like the W&L
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