Tuesday, 4 November 2025

New Kit to build a Jones Open Wagon in 7mm scale

Pete can now offer a complete multi-media kit, or a fairly complete kit, to build a Highland Railway Jones open wagon. You still need to source your own choice of buffers, wheels, couplings and make a floor. Apart from these bits it's all there. 

This is what you get... 

1.Resin cast sides and ends with crisp interior as well as exterior detail. 
2.Etched brass sheet with w-irons and brake gear. 
3.Cast white metal springs and axle boxes. 
4.Cast brass horse hooks and brake lever pin-rack. 

Highland Railway sprung buffers, Ref. FO28 are now available from the Gauge O Guild shop.

Price of Jones Open Wagon, post free is …£35.00 or buy two for only £60.00

Tel. 07342 637 813
Email. armstrongps1@gmx.com    

 
Castings for axle boxes and springs are supplied with the kit. The brake gear shown here is supplied on the etched sheet.

Completed Jones open wagon displays the interior detail, the floor is from Slater’s 7mm planking.


The multi-media construction of the kit is evident here, the safety chains on the buffer beam are optional/ not included.


Etched w-irons and brake gear, cast axle box and springs add to the realism of the model, these items are available separately.
Axle boxes and springs for wagon £5.50 
Etch for w-irons and brake gear £10.50
Postage £1.55 2nd class or £2.60 first class

Also available are the wagons pictured below, these are not a complete kit. The sets comprise resin sides and ends, axle boxes and springs and an etched w-iron sheet. Price £35.00 or two for £60.00


Double-deck sheep wagon built from Pete’s “sides and ends” with added detail from his castings and etched sheet. 

16T Loco Coal Wagon, built from Pete’s “sides and ends” and etched w-iron sheet.


20Ton 6-wheel Goods Brake Van built from an etched sheet and completed with castings and other items from the trade. One etch remaining and it’s the last.


Drummond Fish Wagon. This wagon is more of a challenge to modellers, here seen complete though unpainted.

The underside showing a challenging aspect of this model, brake gear similar to a coach. More scratch building skills on display here.

Fish wagon complete, an indispensable addition to any Highland Railway train and a great model, well worth the effort it took to build.