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My quicky 7mm wagon kit builds.....

In between a few projects recently so, this weekend, I enjoyed a stress free few hours assembling this ABS Models GWR Shunters truck.     Sometimes kits can be a labour of lurve and tribulation and this kit is no exception.   a bit of a struggle from start to finish.   instructions are the equivalent of `jottings in the columns of a comic` and take some fathoming out.   not a lot of image info of the real things.     A lot o

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The GWR B set E140 ( Cavalier 1980`s etched kit) Nearly done........!

Well I don`t mind admitting ....it`s been a bit of a sod to get these coaches this far....     And they don`t have the livery finish I was hoping for........     I invested in some Fox lining transfers and despite adding a gloss finish to the coach sides I just could`nt get them to fix adequately... I even tried Micro set and sol but Fox transfers don`t like either. So I was forced to use HMRS Pressfix lining which of course if you are a GWR affectionado is wrong........     Anyh

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The GWR B set E140 ( Cavalier 1980`s etched kit)

Having built all my GWR loco kits and won`t be doing anymore ever, it`s time to move over and build some coaches.   I have got a token RTR GWR auto-coach from the Lionheart stable but my preference has always been to build kits as these will have my own build compromises rather than the manufacturers.   Anyway, I was lucky enough to snap this Cavalier B set on ebay back in 2012 and made an initial assessment of what was needed back then.   Serious construction then started last November so

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