I removed the old Wrenn metal clips that the Wrenn wheels run in. I had several  old W iron etchings that I found in a tool box,  bent up a couple and soldered pinpoint bearings into them.  After painting the 2 assemblies matt black,  I screwed them the the chassis floor. Hornby wheels with pin point axles clipped in to the axle boxes. Refitted the body and screwed in on. 

All done, runs very freely which it didn't before. I bought the van cheaply in a model shop, it wasn't exactly mint! Cleaned off old paint, repainted it with precision paint, model master transfers (very good imho) and sprayed with Testors dullcote.  Best matt varnish I think, but I'm running seriously low now.

The repaint was done several years ago, but the old Wrenn wheels didn't run that well. Now finally it runs nice and freely and can take its place on the layout!

One of the rear wheels had come off this Oxford Diecast 1941 Lincoln Continental and obviously disappeared for ever.  Found a plastic wheelset off a model tram which turned out to be the same diameter as the Lincoln wheels.  Unscrewed the body from the chassis and the tram wheels fitted perfectly on the existing axle.  Because of the covers over the rear wheels, they don't look too bad and the shallow flanges are difficult to see. Rather like Hot Wheels!  Car can now go back with it's stable mates on the shelf.

Wednesday.  What to move off the workbench today?

My Flower class corvette had lost some of the splinter matting around the bridge, probably while being tested on the water. I used one of the kit ones to mould several others by pressing it into some plastoline material to make an indentation then filling it with epoxy resin. Not too bad when painted, since it represents a cloth bag.

Glued to the side of the bridge.  Missing detail replaced on ship..and they're  not lying on the workbench any more!