So, here's a new challenge. I've been passed from ERG cardboard wagon kits. All I know you can see in the photos.
How old are they? I'm thinking 1950s perhaps although they probably stuck around on the shelf for a lot longer.
Has anyone built one? What do you use as a chassis?
Painting looks interesting as surely you cover the up the livery details as soon as the first coat goes on.
Fascinating history though, from a period when people actually did some modelling.
There was an accompanying book 'Cardboard Rolling Stock and How To Build It' by E. Rankine Grey (ERG). Doesn't help with dates as no publication date in my copy. I would suggest 1950s though.
ReplyDeleteI bet you have a copy tucked away!
Now you come to mention it, I think I do. Orange cover as I recall.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to dig it out and do a review sometime.
For that era, wouldnt Peco wonderful wagons have been ideal?
ReplyDeleteId like to see the process of one of these built. Maybe photocopies so to not ruin the originals.
weren't these used by Edward Beal? Were the Merco range unrelated or were very a development of these?
ReplyDeleteHi Phil,would you by anychance have scans,of these kits as i have some to build,but are going to scan them first,colour them using Photoshop and keep the Originals,I also have ERG book on how to build them,peco chassis would be good,or i might scratchbuild in keeping with the model.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I've passed them on to the HMRS for their collection.
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