Accurascale announce new version of their BR diagram 1/412 to Lot 3450 Coil A wagons

Contributed by: Graham Muspratt

25 Jan 2023 00:00am

Accurascale have announced the return of the BR diagram 1/412 to Lot 3450 Coil A wagons to their range, featuring subtle improvements and new identities to reflect the diverse lives and eras of the real wagons.

Accurascale has also enhanced and improved the wagons too following feedback from modellers.
This includes making the first batch as easier to convert to finescale standards, both EM and P4.
Accurascale have redesigned and retooled the chassis these improvements now see 26mm axles and redesigned brake gear to make the transformation more straightforward for modellers.

Two packs are on offer in this latest production run, both with TOPS marking of SFV and SFW respectively. To reflect the fragility of the tarp covers throughout their careers, this latest run of wagons feature patches and differing colours which are all based on prototype photos to cater for the varied nature of the real wagons.

ACC1103 Pack D contains the SFV coded ex-Coil As, all at the end of Era 7 (BR TOPS period), as SFV branding was carried by the remaining 29 wagons from 1984, all working from South Wales.

• B949134 circa 1985 at Newport Docks, still carrying its Coil-A-VB designation, as well as SFV.
• B949164 noted at Newport Docks 26/4/84
• B949168 noted ‘out of area’ at Margham 27/4/86.

ACC1104 Pack E contains the SFW coded ex-CoilAs, air piped conversions of Diagram 1/412, Lot 3450 Coil-A wagons carried out in 1983. The SFW designated wagons worked Speedlink trains into Newport Docks and Poole, in Dorset, for export traffic, where they ran in block rakes, mixed with other steel wagons, but particularly with Coil B, Bogie Coil V and Bogie Strip Coil K wagons.

A total of 29 wagons were converted to SFWs. As the Southern Region was all air brake only at this time, this may have been the main deciding factor for conversion. The SFWs remained in service until 1992, by which time the 21 survivors were all operating out of Llanwern.

Click above to view and pre-order, delivery is slated as being Q2 2023.

Subject to alteration.

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