Build a Dapol Mineral Wagon kit | Shows you how

[@jakerichards1117]

Looks as good as a Bachmann model at the end!

[@MessingaboutwithModels]

Thanks Jake Richards for the feedback, much appreciated!

[@frankwebb2030]

Its a nice kit. Thanks for showing us the build.

[@MessingaboutwithModels]

Glad you like it

[@mbhambleton]

Thank you. Always good to watch a walkthrough and gain some useful tips.

[@MessingaboutwithModels]

Glad you like them!

[@johnfoggo9800]

A nice kit, goes together well. I've made so many of these. My one tip would be to use the later Airfix multi diagram instructions.

[@MessingaboutwithModels]

Good tip!

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Enjoyed video you put together with lots going on. Thanks for sharing .

[@MessingaboutwithModels]

Thanks for watching

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

@@MessingaboutwithModels Great and thanks very much for replying to my comment. I have a new video out now. Hope you like and share.

[@shaunclass47]

Thank you just got one of there’s kit and this video help me out

[@MessingaboutwithModels]

Glad it helped! These are great kits to practice on, and you can go to town with extra details if you want.

[@davidbush3231]

Thank you for sharing your build. Made one of these a couple of months ago. Never even crossed my mind to make the body as a separate piece, though as you say keeping it square is all important!

[@MessingaboutwithModels]

Glad I could help. I thought it would be easier from the painting point of view, especially as I was spraying them.

[@OlivierGabin]

Great video, very interesting to see how to have a nice model with a minimum of hassle. The only thing I will have to add is NEM pocket for couplings. On my layout(s), I am using, for OO and HO, the Roco Universal coupler, and I need NEM pockets to fit them on my wagons. I think you can glue the Parkside NEM pockets on this model, there might be some vertical adjustment to do. Anyway, that's one thing I will test with my kit.

[@MessingaboutwithModels]

Yes, I have fitted the Parkside mounts in the past, and they require the socket on the underside of the floor for the airfix/dapol coupling to be removed to get the right height.

[@rossco29]

I'll might buy dapol kits tank wagon and mineral I'll look out for one in Glasgow model railway show on Friday February

[@daveturner2977]

I've made the same kit but the couplings seem to be a bit high compared to my other wagons

[@MessingaboutwithModels]

I get that problem with a lot of Tension Lock couplings.

[@daveturner2977]

@@MessingaboutwithModels any tips for fitting couplings at the right height?

[@MessingaboutwithModels]

I've used the Parkside NEM mounts before, which makes it easy to choose a different tension lock, eg the cranked Bachman coupling. Especially when updating Triang stock

[@billblakey9401]

Thanks for this vid. You didn't mention that with Airfix wagons it is best to initially just glue the solebars to the centre pair of bulkheads , thus allowing the ends to flex when inserting the wheels. Then apply glue to the outer bulkheads when the wheels are in. Also they run a lot better if you drill out the axleboxes and insert brass bearing cups. The Airfix plastic is not designed to be durable with metal pin-point axles, and it isn't!!!!!.

[@MessingaboutwithModels]

I've built some of the older airfix kits, and you're right about the plastic, certainly the stuff they used in the 70s (earlier ones used a different harder plastic). The Dapol kits have been variable with the quality of their plastic, and its not too bad at the moment. I agree it would be better with bearings and wheels with pinpoint axles, but this was a build as supplied, rather than adding any mods.

[@TimberSurf]

£6.59 at TMC

[@MessingaboutwithModels]

One of the cheapest kits on the market - and with metal wheels and couplings its a bargain!