Stock for Brent 1947 GWR

Buffer centre line should be 14mm above rail level Rich.

Will dig out a ruler and double check

At the risk of being accused of rivet-counting, may I make a suggestion regarding what looks like a far better model than I could achieve:
Shouldn't the buffers be the later parallel type rather than the earlier taperer body variety?

Now that’s a good question, 

 

i just  used the parts which came with the kit, certainly in BR days the loco had parallel buffers.  But I don’t know when the change was made.  Despite lots of looking I have yet to find a 1940s photo  

 

No photo of 7804, but a 1946 photo of 7805 confirms tapered buffers.  I think the odds are that my model is right (until I hear otherwise)

Edited April 5, 2019 by The Fatadder

As Manors were from CB Collett's era (and probably with a lot of influence from a certain Frederick Hawksworth), it seemed likely to me that they would have had the parallel style. However, when I looked up the Great Western Archive, it stated that the first batch of 20 (Swindon Lot 326) were built using parts from Churchward's Moguls whereas the second batch of ten used new parts throughout. If you are building 7804, it is likely that it would have out-shopped with the old Mogul buffer beam and fittings. Sorry to have caused any consternation!

As I say you were not far off, with the loco gaining them in 1948

As I say you were not far off, with the loco gaining them in 1948

7800 was built with full-taper buffers & 7807 retained its originals until at least 1952:—

 

https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/GWRSteam-1/Collett-Locomotives/Collett-460-designs/Collett-Manor-Class-78007829/Manor-Class-Pre-1968/78007811-Built-1938/i-fcM6mg5

 

https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/GWRSteam-1/Collett-Locomotives/Collett-460-designs/Collett-Manor-Class-78007829/Manor-Class-Pre-1968/78007811-Built-1938/i-bfNtNsF

 

I suspect a trend...

 

Pete S.