Older ones were easier, no carving off just drill bigger.
I prefer the older pc02 to pc02a.
3 to carve off 1 running LMS clasp underframe, 2 running roller bearings, all new buffers.
Peco versions are more brittle.
I have been stripping and recycling all my old railway magazines, going through early 2000s.
I can spot a TW loco build at first glance now.
Keeping between 0 and 10 pages per magazine.
Oh and I can get in my garage.
Just having a nose at new sales, and if you want to buy blue grey carriages, there are not many available.
Decided I will most likely be taking the Comet route for a couple of sleepers I want.
But those Portholes look nice from Bachmann.
For my next mark 1 set may just put Comet sides on Lima and Triang bodies.
Will do handrails once the glue has dried.
Still too many 0.7mm holes to drill.
Plenty of clear piccies of the buffer beam and to see differences between the kit and the real one.