Kiwisteam

Good evening, I finally got around to making a start on my van,It took about an hour or so to strip out thesupport structures ,That was suprisingly easy although careful operation,.Getting the 2 sections together was a little tricky,the "keys" needed "adjusting" and main contact surfaces filed a little and the result is very pleasing .The body size and shape is an exact match to my other coaches. Next step is to get the wheels under it. K.S. P>S I am making the clerestory van in 1/64 scale as in the illustrations.

My van "prints " have arrived in Dunedin .The local model society group were very interested in developments to seeing the project made up ,and a bit of advertising as to where it came from , that is Marbelup Models Cheers K.S

Thanks Marbelup I have not been on myself for a while either .I have found your web page looks very interesting ,cheers KS

Hello from Dunedin New Zealand,.The van you have constructed is the type I have been looking for for ages ,to match up with 3 carriages I have. There is nothing in kit form about these days. You are quite correct that NZR had these type of vans ,or variants of same ,usually with only one end platform and not a full length step board on the side. I googled Vans and this is how I found you. I am enquiring as to procuring the body castings (3D prints) only( I have the required wheels etc on hand) and how much it would cost for a set , Yours K.S.