What an excellent little kit and every well built it is too!

A nice clean job, though it seems churlish almost to point this out, you seem to have assembled the axleboxes to wrong way up. See, for example, this Paul Bartlett shot: http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/gwrbrakevan/h3850ef9a#h3850ef9a

Adam

Nice work Julia!

Have you used the RSU on this?

Andy

Nice. I could use one of those myself, but would be in engineers livery for the period I'm modelling - I gather that they were frowned upon for traffic purposes by the 1970s but seemingly OK for the engineers to use.

Thanks guys.

A nice clean job, though it seems churlish almost to point this out, you seem to have assembled the axleboxes to wrong way up. See, for example, this Paul Bartlett shot: http://paulbartlett....0ef9a#h3850ef9a

 

Adam

Good point Adam! Thank you for spotting that one. I always seem to get axleboxes the wrong way round for some reason, at least it shows that its worthwhile checking prototype pictures when bui8lding something. Anyway they have been soldered on the right way round now.

Nice work Julia!

 

Have you used the RSU on this?

 

Andy

Nope. I used my trusty 25w Antex on it. I still havent sat down and figured out how to use the RSU yet but I do now have 10 Stephen Harris 16t mineral wagons to build at some point!

Nice. I could use one of those myself, but would be in engineers livery for the period I'm modelling - I gather that they were frowned upon for traffic purposes by the 1970s but seemingly OK for the engineers to use.

Well it would be a shame for you not to build something I have/am going to Andy! Go on, do it!

M.

So, tell us, how did you make the handrails with their one piece appearance? I've only made the early style vans so far and they have the handrails in 4 separate pieces. I was thinking of doing them in two pieces and hiding the joint at the handrail knob. (That is when I get around to building the rest!)

Hi Rich.

I made the handrails as you mentioned using two pieces of Brass wire and joining the ends at a handrail knob. Each piece of wire was bent into a 'C' section and threaded through the handrail knobs then soldered in place.

M.

That Toad looks really good! I always look forward to seeing the progress you're making on Highclere, it is quite inspirational

Ian

mmm now i see it can be done best i get mine out of the stash

be good practice for the 2228 loco

Looks nice, might have to add it to my list of TO get

Thank you folks

Pending distractions I should get it painted this comming weekend...

M.

Was this on Jerry's layout last weekend, or was it someone elses?

Sorry, No.

I think that was Jerrys, I know he was building one too.