One of the last few outstanding kits to be put together on my bench is this Parkside ex L.N.E.R. wood bodied van.

For extra detail and robustness I have used some parts from one of the excellent etches supplied by Dave Cleal of Mainly Trains.

Here's the underframe showing some of these excellent etched bits.

And another shot of the van complete (apart from axle box covers) ready for painting.

Finally here's the finished job complete with Modelmaster transfers, slightly weathered and ready to shunt!

I must admit to having a distinct like of these Parkside kits and will be doing more over the coming Autumn/winter so look out for some more of the same.

Cheers for now

Frank