I've seen wagon labels before, sold fresh as daisies on railwayana stands. I've seen the clips on the side of wagons they fit in to, but never the two together. Until last week at Quorn on the GCR.
This would have been common enough in the days of 4 wheel wagon freight trains but I don't really remember these and I suspect neither will many readers.
Modelling in 4mm scale would just be a splodge of paint, something I'll be doing more of in future. Colour is a pale fawn rather than white. Finescale nerds will shrink real labels down and then criticise each other if the destination is wrong...
I'm wondering how they survived a single trip in the rain. They would be a nice addition, but I suspect most people wouldn't notice them from normal viewing height.
ReplyDeleteIts on the solebar, under the overhanging floor, so it has some cover. As long as its not tugged on when damp, it would just dry again. Also, do we know the paper used wasnt treated, or wasnt a stronger stock than normal paper?
DeleteI have a couple and they are card rather than paper.
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