A question of Toads. The GWR Variety...
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I'm in the process of detailing a number of Bachmann GWR Toad brake vans. Two of them will be numbered as Newton Abbot's Diagram AA13 vans. There's a bit of modellers licence here but the Bachmann van based on an AA20 I believe is not far off an AA13. Major discrepancies include metal sheeting on the guard's accommodation and the lack off J leaf springs.
Looking at photos of Diagram AA15 brake vans the actual body has the metal sheeting on the guards accommodation like the AA20. In addition to this the chassis has the 'J' hanger suspension.
I have a couple of the old Airfix GWR Toads whose chassis has the 'J' hanger suspension and some spare Bachmann Toad bodies. Now if you remove the four mouldings from the corners of the Airfix chassis the Bachmann Toad body fits nicely.
Now would this make a fair representation of a Diagram AA15?
Of course us GWR modellers would appreciate an up to date model of a Toad. Alternatively there's always the Frogmore etched brass kits.
I'll post some photos soon.
Cheers,
Mark
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