Boris Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 We've just acquired a Mink G (2 door thing) for the goods set on the Moors and I just want to check with you guys on suitable colours for 1955-1970. I reckon it should be the freight (redish) brown (as do Paul Bartletts photos) that most fitted vehicles were painted in, the german grey looks too early, although I have turned up some that appear to be turd brown, knowing naff all about GWR vehicles and all that/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall5 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Assuming it's vacuum braked it should be freight stock bauxite. Ray.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 Assuming it's vacuum braked it should be freight stock bauxite. Ray.. Indeed it is, although its currently in unfitted grey with red headstocks (!), I'm glad I'm not totally losing the plot over this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I think Mink G's were unfitted, but it's been a while since I built the Parkside kit. I sprayed mine freight stock grey although some might have got crimson or maroon as NPCS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheatley Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Mink Gs were built fitted for fast goods trains between main GWR centres. Bauxite / Freight Stock Red is correct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted May 7, 2016 Author Share Posted May 7, 2016 This one definitely had a brake cylinder on it, I'm currently debating the easiest way of removing it for overhaul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall5 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I think Mink G's were unfitted, but it's been a while since I built the Parkside kit. I sprayed mine freight stock grey although some might have got crimson or maroon as NPCS. Sorry to disagree but even the Parkside website describes them as vacuum fitted and they certainly weren't NPCS so, unlike Fruit D's, were never painted crimson or maroon. Ray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Sorry to disagree but even the Parkside website describes them as vacuum fitted and they certainly weren't NPCS so, unlike Fruit D's, were never painted crimson or maroon. Ray. Fair enough Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 Sorry to disagree but even the Parkside website describes them as vacuum fitted and they certainly weren't NPCS so, unlike Fruit D's, were never painted crimson or maroon. Ray. Not forgetting my post pointing out that this 1:1 scale one has a brake cylinder that requires overhaul..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K14 Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 This one definitely had a brake cylinder on it, I'm currently debating the easiest way of removing it for overhaul. Assuming you haven't sussed it by now... The inner V hanger should be bolted to the chassis; loosen the bolts & it should be easy(ish) to get the cylinder to drop out - if the bolts are long enough there shouldn't be any need to take the V hanger off completely. Obviously it needs to be supported in some way otherwise it'll just plummet. To that end have a look inside the van... hopefully there will be a square steel plate (about 3" x 3") screwed to the floor directly above the cylinder, if so, take it off to reveal a hole through which it's possible to thread the chain & hook of a small block & tackle, On top of the cylinder should be a pair of welded lugs with a hole through them that'll take a small shackle. Hang the B&T off a stout frame & take the weight, once it's free of the V hanger just lower away. Best done over a pit, but it is possible to persuade it to exit sideways with a combination of brute force & swearing. If the cylinder has lugs but there's no hole in the floor, now would be a good time to make one to make life easier in the future. If there are no lugs, I'd suggest threading a pair of straps through the hole & under the cylinder. Odds are it'll be a sliding band type, not a rolling ring. Pete S C&W Dept., GWS Didcot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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