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This is our 7mm/ft. scale 10 Ton sulphuric acid tank wagon kit. The design is derived from a 1913 drawing based on a 1907 design.

At 15'4" length over headstocks, this earlier version has shorter frames than the RCH 1923 version. The stays are different and the timber baulks and stanchions are formed from chunky sections of timber.

Unlike the later design, the tank outlet is mounted centrally - there would have been an internal crank connected to the tap to operate the mechanism.

These vehicles were operated by a number of owners and are well documented in the various private owner wagon books. Operators included "Briton Ferry Manure and Chemical Company", "John Summers & Sons Ltd." and Spooner & Bailey Ltd."

The kit contains laser cut timber frames and etched brass overlays to form the chassis. The tank is pre-rolled in brass and is formed from two overlapping sheets as per prototype. The reamining components are from toucgh 3D prints The wheels are independently sprung using the usual method of spring carriers and wire. The drawbar is sprung in prototypical fashion. Registration plates are included though I haven't fitted them to the test build.