Last time I discussed how progress on all three of these carriages was slowing down to almost a snails pace, mostly because of the tedious nature of some of the work and trying to get it over and done with for three carriages in one go really wasn't working out for me. So to see at least a little meaningful progress I decided to take the most advanced of the carriages and just concentrate on it, to get at least one of the models finished and hopefully provide a little encouragement to see the other two done.

Well...

I'm now in the situation of having the all first structurally complete and painted, and just awaiting transfers and varnish.

I think it is right to say that the Triang Caley coaches lend themselves better to being converted into the 1904 type GCR carriages than they do the original 1898 stock; the sides need less in the way of cutting up and rearranging and the roof is of about the right profile. With hindsight, I should have left the 1898 carriages well alone and gone for a set of the 1904 variety. I would then have had four of these to play with rather than three! Oh well, we live and learn.

Now to get on with the other pair.