SECR van livery

[corneliuslundie]

I have completed a D&S kit for an SECR Diagram 1422 van. It is distinctive in that it has three vertical panels each side of the doors.

I want livery appropriate to 1912 which really means SE&CR rather than SECR.

But where should it go?

There are a few photos of these vans in the SECR wagons book but none is any help.

Jonathan

Edited to correct the Diagram number

Edited again to note that a similar query in the Pregrouping section received very useful answers.

Edited August 8, 2018 by corneliuslundie

[Edwardian]

I have completed a D&S kit for an SECR Diagram 1422 van. It is distinctive in that it has three vertical panels each side of the doors.

I want livery appropriate to 1912 which really means SE&CR rather than SECR.

But where should it go?

There are a few photos of these vans in the SECR wagons book but none is any help.

Jonathan

Edited to correct the Diagram number

Edited again to note that a similar query in the Pregrouping section received very useful answers.

 

Vol. 3 of the Southern Wagons series says that the SE&CR produced lettering diagrams for its wagons and that HMRS has these in relation to a number of diagrams.  As the placement of the SE&CR is not reproduced in the book in the case of Dia. 1422, this might indicate that a lettering diagram is not available for this type, but it might be worth checking. Having said that, I may be speaking out of turn, as it was probably the first thing you thought of!

 

Failing discovery of a photograph or lettering diagram for this livery as applied to a D1422, my suggestion would be to letter it as per the example of the D1424 (1909 repaint at plate 103). This shows the  S and E in the first panel, the & and C in the second and the R in the third. The book says that letter size could be adjusted where necessary, and it might be that you need slightly smaller letters to fit.