It's finished!

I did a little research on the internet but couldn't really find much about livery details for WD rolling stock, beyond that they were painted grey. I did find a few photographs of preserved narrow gauge wagons, but to my eye (your mileage may vary) they look too dark. Eventually I painted the van with Humbrol #64, mid-grey. I chose this colour on the basis of nothing stronger than this is what the likes of Airfix and Trumpeter call off for their model dreadnoughts.

The WD markings are from the Modelmaster range- I used the largest ones on the sheet- which looked too small until I applied them to the model, when they started to look right. Any larger and I think they would somewhat overpower the panelling.

I have decided to use this van, a couple of Cambrian Kits PO wagons, and a BEC J11 as guinea pigs with which to experiment with three link couplings.