Necessary supplies
• Roco truck (ref. 34602, available from www.train-modelisme.com)
• Peco N gauge axles with spoked wheels (ref. NR-101, available from www.train-modelisme.com)
• 15x18 wooden cask (ref. 819-033 1518, available from www.micro-modele.fr)
• Evergreen strips (ref. 167, 294)
• X-Acto knife, cyano adhesive, sandpaper (grain 60 and 150)
• Humbrol paint (n° 11, 62), Lefranc et Bourgeois acrylic (n° 127 – Umber earth, n° 265 - Black)
• “Black” and “rust brown” pastels
If you are about to venture into scratchbuilding rolling stock and want to be reasonably sure of success, it’s advisable to start with a very simple model. Such is the case of this small H09 cask wagon, which can be used to carry all kinds of fluids: weed killer, water, alcohol…
Let’s proceed step-by-step, or rather, photo by photo!…