4mm RTR wagons
Rapido continues to make the running on high quality 4mm RTR wagons. From left to right are the V14 Mink, O15 Open and Y4 Banana Van. These are post-1939 liveried, hence grey roofs, and pictured by Robin Sweet on his layout. Further details of the ranges on the Rapido website.
You can't have too many opens. This is a preproduction shot (April 2022) of Rapido's 4-planker. The GWR had about 18000 of this type. Remarkably, this is the first ever RTR GWR open in 4mm scale. (Rapido also subsequently produced O11/O15 opens – see above.)
Note: This list includes scope for conversions to other diagrams. Most conversions are straightforward. Those marked (*) are less so. The list is in GWR diagram order. It seems that manufacturers share tooling for some of the wagons listed. NLA = no longer available, NYA = not yet available.
| Type |
Diagram |
Manufacturer |
Notes/conversion to |
Crocodile H
(Well wagon) |
C23 / C27 |
Bachmann |
ex-Mainline |
Mogo
(Motorcar van) |
G31 |
Hornby,
Bachmann |
Body is ex-Dapol, ex-Mainline |
Loriot Y
(Well wagon) |
G39 |
Hornby |
|
Loriot Y
(Well wagon) |
G39 |
Rapido |
|
Loriot P
(Well wagon) |
G42 |
Wrenn |
|
Conflat
with container |
H7 |
Bachmann,
Hornby,
Dapol |
Ex-Airfix. A variety of containers are produced. Conversion H9? |
Macaw B
(Flat wagon) |
J21 |
Bachmann |
ex-Mainline. DC-braked version. Conversion to J14, J28? |
Macaw H
(Flat wagon) |
J25 |
Hornby |
ex-Airfix, DC-braked. Hornby's proposed (2023) lever-brake version was cancelled. |
| Shunters truck |
M |
Hornby |
Updated version introduced 2014 |
| Shunters truck |
M3, M4 |
Bachmann |
Upright and sloping handrail versions available |
| 10T Coal wagon |
N19 |
Rapido |
NYA |
| 20T coal wagon |
(N27/N32) |
Hornby |
ex-Dapol, ex-Palitoy, ex-Airfix. End-bracing suggests N32, but these were never in standard GWR livery, and carried private liveries. If one ignores or removes end-bracing, it is an N27. |
| China clay wagon |
- |
Bachmann |
1950's BR version of GWR 013 |
| 5-plank open wagon |
O11/O15 |
Rapido |
|
5-plank open wagon
(10T/12T) |
O18 |
Rapido |
NYA |
| 4-plank open wagon |
O21 |
Rapido |
|
RCH 7-plank open
(side door) |
(Not standard GWR) |
Dapol |
Resembles and numbered as 06515 end-tipping coal wagon built for GWR by Gloucester Carriage & Wagon Co – but too wide and too long. No longer available |
| Grampus (Ballast) |
- |
Dapol |
BR diagram, but similar to GWR P19/P21 |
| Iron Mink |
V6 |
Rapido |
(also available in Rhymney and Taff Vale liveries) |
| Iron Mink |
V6 |
Rails of Sheffield |
3D print, produced in assocation with Dapol |
| Mink |
V14/V16 |
Rapido |
|
Mink A
(ventilated van) |
V23, V24 |
Dapol,
Bachmann |
If non-vacuum fitted this is a fair V24. If fitted it is effectively V23, and close to V34.
Various liveries and underframe details have been released. |
| Shocvan |
V28 |
Bachmann |
|
| 12T Van |
V35 |
Bachmann |
Southern design built at Ashford |
Cattle wagon
(Mex) |
W |
Bachmann |
Based on a BR version of GWR diagram W12. Body length, wheelbase and roof profile (too flat) not correct for W12. |
Cattle wagon
(Mex) |
W |
Dapol |
Based on a BR version of GWR diagram W12. Body length, wheelbase and roof profile (too flat) not correct for W12. |
Mica A
(Meat van) |
X6 |
Rapido |
NYA |
Mica B
(Meat van) |
X8 |
KR Models |
NYA |
Mica B
(Meat van) |
(X7, X8) |
Wrenn |
Body is too long. X4*, X7*, X8*, X9* |
| Banana Van |
Y4 |
Rapido |
|
Fruit A
(Fruit van) |
Y8 |
Bachmann |
ex-Replica. Body is too wide |
Fruit
(Fruit van) |
Y10 |
Dapol |
Wheelbase is incorrect. Body is too long. |
Fruit D
(Fruit van) |
Y11 |
Wrenn |
Crude. Body is too wide |
Fruit D
(Fruit van) |
Y11 |
Dapol |
Body is too wide, and slatted body vents are incorrect |
Gunpowder van
(Cone) |
Z4 |
Rapido |
|
Gunpowder van
(Cone) |
|
Dapol |
Poor resemblance. Wrong wheelbase for any GWR diagrams |
| Brake van (Toad) |
AA1 |
Oxford Rail |
Many errors |
| Brake van (Toad) |
AA3 |
Oxford Rail |
Many errors |
| Brake van 20T (Toad) |
AA15 |
Hornby |
Excellent |
| Brake van 20T (Toad) |
AA19 |
Bachmann |
ex-Mainline. AA15 conversion possible. |
| Brake van 20T (Toad) |
AA19 |
Hornby |
Side stanchions are incorrect. NLA |
| Brake van 20T (Toad) |
AA20 |
Rapido |
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