I was reading someone else's blog on rmweb and it inspired me to have a go at a little RTR-modification. This is the result:

Modified Hornby 4 Wheel Coach (Large Picture 1.2Mb)

The underframe is untouched, but the body has been reduced in height at the sides by about 1mm, the ends have been drastically cut down to a single arc, low roof style. The new roof is plastic card with rain strips from microstrip and oil lamps from brass washers and plastic tube. Ends were sanded smooth and then panelling reinstated with electrical masking tape cut into strips. Reglazing was using some plastic packaging I had lying around. "Clarabel" (the donor vehicle) was repainted into GWR colours using Humbrol and Games Workshop acrylics. It still doesn't represent any particular prototype but I think it looks a lot nicer now than before. I like to think of it as a piece of old broad gauge stock thats been inherited by the company and been converted to run on standard gauge. Well, thats my story