Hornby AA15 Toad Brake Van

[The Johnster]

18 hours ago, Miss Prism said:

 

Oh dear. A shameful effort at an AA11 by using painted stripes. I'm sure Hornby could have chosen a proper AA15.

  

At least the painted stripes (really? in this day and age? come off it Hornby!) show where you need to attach the diagonal bracing you need to work up the model and hide the painted strips...

[Porcy Mane]

43 minutes ago, tomparryharry said:

Apart from the instanter, what do you see just below the buffer shanks & the headstock?

 

It's easier to say what I can't see, that being no evidence of a swan neck or vac. pipe.

 

The van appears to be in Post 1937 dark GWR grey & lettering style so making it less likely to have gone through any vac fitting programme. Regarding the vertical line of rivets, most unfitted GWR Brakes had them (a lot disappeared under preservation restoration) e.g. this AA15:

 

https://flic.kr/p/DhEdj5

 

P

 

Edited September 2, 2020 by Porcy Mane

[tomparryharry]

46 minutes ago, Porcy Mane said:

 

It's easier to say what I can't see, that being no evidence of a swan neck or vac. pipe.

 

The van appears to be in Post 1937 dark GWR grey & lettering style so making it less likely to have gone through any vac fitting programme. Regarding the vertical line of rivets, most unfitted GWR Brakes had them (a lot disappeared under preservation restoration) e.g. this AA15:

 

https://flic.kr/p/DhEdj5

 

P

 

 

Once again,you could well be right.