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Slaters Toplight carriages


Neal Ball

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I bought these carriage kits a few years ago and they have lain around needing that final push to see them finished. They probably need less than a weekends work to complete.

 

Remaining tasks are:

Glazing; complete transfers; build corridor connections; couplings;

 

I have the 3rd diagram C28 and Brake 3rd diagram D47 Both are 57ft carriages and are the Bars 1 series.

 

Relatively straight forward to build, although the compartment walls needed to be modified to fit inside (they were too big, when coming from the box). The instructions are comprehensive and run into several pages. On another thread there were comments about the bogies being replaced. although mine are the original Slaters ones. The kit is a mix of plastic and brass.

 

This range is now available from Cooper Craft.

 

The 3rd also seems to have a noticeable list, which needs attention!

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Nice to see those on here - as we discussed in the thread, they are suprisingly rarely seen.

 

I wonder why the Slaters coaches have never really become as widespread and popular as the Ratio 4-wheelers. Maybe because they aren't suited for a branchline (although a latter-day branch could have one) - or maybe because of those bogies? 

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Ratio bogies are no great shakes really....I made my own brass patterns for casting replacements, though I have yet to use any of my MR 10ft lightweight bogies.

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Interesting to see these and the comments on how they go together. How did the bogies go, I think I'd read somewhere that's the weakpoint of these kits?

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I will see if i can get some close up shots of the bogies and post on here....

 

Thanks for the comments

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Very nice Neal and thanks for sharing them with us.It might be the incentive I need to buy one myself now I know Hornby aren't doing them anytime soon.

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