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Post by metroland on Jun 25, 2011 11:59:17 GMT
Radley Models have a resin brake van for fitting to a mass produced chassis (RM61?)
Does anyone know which specific prototype this applies to?
The general outline is like the Hurst Nelson ones which survived to the end of LT steam eg B553, B557. However the planking on all the ones I've seen pictures of all have vertical planking, and no opening side doors (though these may have been boarded over in later years).
The Radley kit has horizontal planking and side doors.
Can anyone elaborate?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2011 14:47:59 GMT
The brake van is virtually identical to the L&SWR road van and were produced in some numbers for the War Department during WW1. After the war six were sold to the Metropolitan Railway in 1921 to be followed by three more in 1926. They were gradually modified by the MET losing thier side doors and, in at least one case, the Guards look-out duckets. The Hurst Nelson vans of 1935 were based on this design but never had side doors. They also had verticle planking whereas the original ones had horizontal planks. The above info is from the 'Metropolitan Railway Rolling Stock' book by James Snowdon. As someone who was badgered into buying the book by certain members of this forum (you know who you are   ;D) I can thoughroughly recommend it. With a great deal of work it may be possible to modify the resin body into a Hurst Nelson van but I built my own body from plasticard based on the L&SWR dimensions. Not only that, working with resin is a problem as any inhalation of the dust can be LETHAL! PM me your email address and I'll send you a couple of pictures of my efforts at a Hurst Nelson van. |
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Post by rogere on Jul 1, 2011 10:37:54 GMT
The model itself is produced by Smallbrook Studios www.smallbrookstudio.com/page3.php. As someone who models Met/GC 1922 they are what I need (easier to convert to P4 than the SE Finecast white metal kit of the standard Met Brake Van.). However, as stated above, the duckets were removed as time went on (I have seen a picture of a crowded Chesham Goods Yard in the late 1920s with 3 such vans - 2 with no duckets). |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2011 19:33:58 GMT
MET/GC 1920s? Tell us more....
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Post by rogere on Jul 3, 2011 13:43:47 GMT
OK,
Started to build a P4 model of Gt. Missenden circa 1921. (Wanted to run GC as well), however changes of circumstances meant a change of plans, so have taken the completed buildings (Station building, goods yard office and signal box) and have started to build a model of the proposed branch from Missenden to Wycombe (see the Alan A Jackson book).
It is a slow project, as I have a full-time(37+ hours/week) job, and a full time (45 hours/week) hobby of sports coaching.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2011 14:05:15 GMT
I would imagine that the Finecast 10 ton MET Ballast wagon has the same problem. I use Hornby 3 plank wagons and modify them accordingly. I model OO so I don't have the wheel gauging issue but I change them anyway for Bachmann split-spoke ones. The Hornby wagons are 2mm too short but, compared to the Finecast one, it is not too noticeable. It is a pity about the wheels issue on the MET brake as the kit is actually quite good and they were very much part of the scene in the 20s. I have built two MET vans from scratch using plasticard and the drawings in the Snowdon book. Mine, however, are finished in LT livery for the 60s. As for lack of modelling time, I know it well......  |
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;D) I can thoughroughly recommend it.
