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Ratio 'Harvey's Bristol Cream' Van.

halfwit

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Another one of my more lighthearted models.

 

As I have the Ratio Huntsman's Ales and Badger Beer vans I decided to add the Harvey's Bristol Cream van to my collection. I found an unbuilt kit on Ebay just before Christmas, which is now built and sitting in my display cabinet. Unlike the other two, which are based on a GWR van, this one is based on Ratio's LMS ventilated van. The quality of printing is very good, better that the two beer vans;

 

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I'm not convinced by the shell vents on the roof, if I was building one of these for serious use I'd look at replacing them.

As with the others this is fitted with Gibson EM wheels and Smiths couplings (screw link, modified using Captain Kernow's method) so could see layout use if I wanted to irk the purists.

 

I've said before that I put as much effort into these less serious subjects as I do with my other modelling, in reflection I reckon that more care is needed with these pre-printed vans, after all it would be all too easy to spoil the finish with a drop too much glue.

 

I think that Ratio only did four decorated 12T vans, the other being a BOCM van, of which I have an unbuilt example waiting in the queue. There was also a small range of pre-printed iron minks, in Ferrocrete, GN and GWR improvised gunpowder van liveries (there may be others), all based in reality as far as I know.

 

Paul.

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Daniel W

I am partial to a drop of Harvey's Bristol Cream, might see if I can get one of these off ebay for the craic. Assuming things don't escalate to silly ebay madness prices.

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Turin 60

There was also an iron mink done as a Southern gunpowder van, need to loose the end vents as I recall.

 

John.

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halfwit

There was also an iron mink done as a Southern gunpowder van, need to loose the end vents as I recall.

 

John.

 

I've not seen that one John. I do have a Ferrocrete and a GN van knocking about unbuilt.

 

Paul.

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