Trying to recall a 7 plank (coal) wagon from a ME exhibition

Approximately 20 or so years ago someone exhibited a 7 plank wagon in the annual ME exhibition. It was unpainted and an absolutely splendid bit of engineering, showing, as it did, every possible detail. I cannot remember if it was a completion entry or in the display class and nor can I remember if it was 5” or 7 1/4” gauge. Can anyone place it enough to say what year it was, and if it was mentioned, or even written, up in the magazine of the time?

BigAl

Edited By BigAl on 28/05/2015 15:04:29

3991 mentions a 7 plank one in the exhibition, not in my collection though.

Put plank into the search here

Than you JasonB. Regrettably not an edition that is immediately obvious in my collection either. I lost a couple of volumes when the bookbinders at St Albans went up in smoke. It looks like that volume was one of them. I will have to get round to sorting all my loose back issues out and get some more bound up.

BigAl

You are probably remembering Alan Crossfield's 1 1/16" scale seven-plank coal wagon.

It was first exhibited at the 63rd International Model Engineer & Modelling Exhibition held at Olympia in December 1993 / January 1994 when it was awarded a Silver Medal. A picture and brief description appear in ME No. 3964 of the 4th March 1994.

It was again exhibited at the 64th International Model Engineer & Modelling Exhibition held at Olympia in December 1994 / January 1995 . A picture and brief description appear in ME No. 3988 of the 3rd. March 1995.

Alan's wagon was however, painted, and you may also be remembering another picture of a 7 plank wagon that appeared in ME 3991 of 21st April 1995 in a report on model engineering societies in North Wales. That was under construction and unpainted.