FS (Italian State Railways) DDm - Italian wagon for transporting cars following passenger trains - era III - by Rodolfo Bigoni - TRHEINGOLD - Scale 1/87 - PLASTIC and METAL.

[Rodolfo Bigoni]

Dear friends, these wagons were inserted into passenger convoys to transport the cars of travelers.
We will examine three versions, slightly different from each other. First, the version in Era IIIb (1956-1968). For the history and other details of this railway rolling stock:

 https://www.chimicaone.it/carro-furgone-ddm-delle-fs/ 

 

The box:

The railcar:          

 

After the presentation, we'll begin the modifications.

 

See you later,

 

Rodolfo

[Rodolfo Bigoni]

White zebra striping of the handrails is done by holding the van against a ruler and painting it with very opaque white dye at regular intervals:

Car stops, side handholds, anchoring hooks, and the five-spoke hand wheel are painted yellow:

Bogies are painted with matt black and wheels in rust.

                                                                                           

 

Next time, the bogies and the railwagon in Era IV.

 

See you later,

 

Rodolfo

[Rodolfo Bigoni]

The following carriage is more recent and therefore it belongs to era IV.

 

After removing the bogies, the kinematic mechanism for short coupling can be seen:

The bogies have movable sides; being black, they should be painted in the correct color:

Of course, realism can be improved by adding traces of oil and rust.

 

Rodolfo

Edited September 19, 2024 by Rodolfo Bigoni
For adding "Era IV".

[Rodolfo Bigoni]

The railway carriage:

 

 

The rail car after modifications

See you later!

 

Rodolfo

[king derelict]

Lovely work and beautiful photographs.

Alan