Marbelup Models unveiled two brand new 3D-printed models at the 2014 Model Railway Exhibition, neither of which have been modelled before, as far as I know.
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The QMC car wagons were converted in 1963 from the earlier QMB wagons. The WMB's were used to carry car bodies only, which were fully assembled in local (WA) factories, whereas the QMC's and later QMD's carried complete cars. Photos indicate that the wagons were mainly used between Kalgoorlie and Perth and were often included on the Westland passenger train as well as freight trains. These narrow gauge car wagons were made redundant after the standard gauge trains started running right through to Perth, and some were converted to QMG long, bulkhead flat wagons between 1970 and 1973.
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The steel-sided RB open wagons were built between 1930 and 1937, with a total of 177 being built. Some RB's lasted until 1971 in their original form. Others were converted, quite early on, to class RBW by the addition of wooden hungry boards to increase the capacity for carrying wheat. The RBW version survived until 1990. Marbelup Models intends to produce the RBW version in the future.
The QMC car wagons were converted in 1963 from the earlier QMB wagons. The WMB's were used to carry car bodies only, which were fully assembled in local (WA) factories, whereas the QMC's and later QMD's carried complete cars. Photos indicate that the wagons were mainly used between Kalgoorlie and Perth and were often included on the Westland passenger train as well as freight trains. These narrow gauge car wagons were made redundant after the standard gauge trains started running right through to Perth, and some were converted to QMG long, bulkhead flat wagons between 1970 and 1973.
The steel-sided RB open wagons were built between 1930 and 1937, with a total of 177 being built. Some RB's lasted until 1971 in their original form. Others were converted, quite early on, to class RBW by the addition of wooden hungry boards to increase the capacity for carrying wheat. The RBW version survived until 1990. Marbelup Models intends to produce the RBW version in the future.
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