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Southall's Finest

Adam

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In other news, another long standing project nears completion. Those of you who remember issues 40 and 41 of MRJ (Hursley and Winchester Chesil), might not recall the real inspiration to my ten year old self, Geoff Kent's two-parter on scratchbuilding commercial vehicles.

 

This AEC mk V 8 wheeler based around a Road Transport Images cab and wheels (scratchbuilt chassis and flatbed) will be finished in the bright red of BRS and lettered for its Cardiff depot, reflecting the large number of such vehicles employed on steel haulage. Not sure about the tint on the photo, might have to re-take that...

 

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For now, it joins the paint queue awaiting slightly warmer weather.

 

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Pixie

That's a corker Adam!

 

BR road vehicles are something I'm yet to research but when did these run in their bright red livery? I feel another model coming on...

 

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It's BRS Pix, i.e. British Road Services rather than British Rail(ways). The Austin featured earlier in the blog is now painted, but that's of a slightly earlier era than yours. Probably yellow all round with flying crate motif in your time frame... Not sure BR went in for 8 leggers to any great extent either.

 

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RANGERS

Superb looking model. The MkV was my own favourite, probably the best looking lorry ever built.

 

My own route to one is an EFE cab on a scratchbuilt chassis and body which might see completion sometime in 2010!

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