Colwyn Bay Goods - 2mm Finescale

You've done a nice job on this Bryn. The result's well worth the effort. Do you know how long these lasted? I last saw one of the slightly later ones with the deeper ballast weights in use at Manchester Victoris in 1990/1 I think.

 

What have you used for the buffers?

 

Simon

Simon,

 

I've got very little prototype information on these brake vans. I only know I need one " 'cos it's in the pictures".

 

Buffers are 3-511 from the 2mm Scale Association shop (LNER buffers, square base).

I like the kit Bryn, plus its been put together really well (as usual).

 

To be honest I didnt know the kit actually existed until I saw this post! How easy does it go toether? I know that some of the early N Gauge kits are very "interesting" to put together!

 

Missy

Nice model Bryn

Don

Nice one Bryn,

 

Assume the finished 24, and this will top n tail nicely a rake of those 21t wagons in the yard...

Thank you all for positive feedback. Nothing helps the modelling process, like a few nice words.

 

I was pleasantly surprised how well the kit went together and the w-irons where a perfect fit between in existing sole bars (I had to notch the w-irons slightly to allow the brake shoes through, but this wasn't too bad). I've only seen two or three built in the last decade, which is surprising considering how nice it builds up.

 

One concern, I would of preferred nickle silver to brass. The brass is a bit soft and things like the top of the window frames, on each end, can easily get bent while constructing the kit. Once the roof is finally on, I'll be ok then.

 

The etch also contains a 16T LMS brake:

 

http://www.2mm.org.uk/products/images/s2-515.jpg

Referring to LMS Wagons, volume 2, by RJ Essery - this looks like any of D1919/D2036/D2068, all fairly similar. Most without automatic brake, some piped. Built from 1935 for D1919, through 1950 for D2068. It seems well over two thousand were built across those three diagrams.

The 20T Stanier brake at least is a direct shootdown of the Connoisseur models Pocket Money Kits etch in 4mm and probably 7mm too. The instructions for the 4mm version were a bit better than the 2mm ones!

Cheers for the history, model and prototype. I had a feeling it had a 7mm background, but this confirms it. It has scaled down quite well, considering.