4mm RTR wagons
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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.
![Rapido 4mm GWR open wagon diagram O21](rtr/rapido-o21.jpg)
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 |
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Loriot Y (Well wagon) |
G39 |
Rapido |
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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 owner liveries. If one ignores or removes end-bracing, it is an N27. |
China clay wagon |
- |
Bachmann |
1950's BR version of GWR O13 |
5-plank open wagon |
O11/O15 |
Rapido |
|
5-plank open wagon (10T/12T) |
O18 |
Rapido |
NYA |
5-plank open C ('tube') wagon |
O19 |
Rapido |
NYA |
4-plank open wagon |
O21 |
Rapido |
|
4-plank open wagon |
O-based |
Dapol |
body and wheelbase are too long for GWR diagrams |
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 |
Bloater (fish van) |
S8/S9/S10 |
Bachmann |
NYA |
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*. NYA |
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 |
Dapol |
Body is too wide, and slatted body vents are incorrect |
Fruit D (Fruit van) |
Y11 |
Wrenn |
Crude. Body is too wide |
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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