---
type: Article
title: 2 ton iron coal wagon
description: Soldering together the 2 ton iron coal wagon kit by A Knights Work.
resource: https://www.simoncox.com/short-articles/2006-04-18-2-ton-iron-coal-wagon/
tags: [Shorticles, Modelling]
timestamp: 2006-04-18
---

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## 2 ton iron coal wagon kit by A Knights Work

My Easter 2006 project was a 2 ton iron coal wagon kit by A Knights Work which I purchased a couple of months ago to test my soldering skills - or lack of them. It's all brass and does not fit together particularily well (the wagon floor seemed very undersized) but after a lot of trial and error, filing an filling I was able to make a decent enough wagon out of it. I added coal and Greenwich couplings and a very rusty paint job and now just need to add some lettering and it's done. A good holidays work - though my soldering needs a lot more practice! 

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