Showing posts with label MR Van. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MR Van. Show all posts
Thursday, June 22, 2023

Van done

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  There we go - finished! Considering I bought this at Easter, completing the job by the end of June is some sort of record.  I'm very p...
Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Springs

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  Nearly there. A quick clean up of the buffers shanks and they bolt stright in with the accompanying spring. It's a few minutes very sa...
Monday, June 19, 2023

Wheel cleaning

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  After all the spraying, including a coat of varnish to seal in the transfers, the wheels were pretty filthy. Time for cleanup, which turne...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

The sweet smell of methylated spirits

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  I love the smell of meths, so when the transfers in the G1 kit turned out to be methfix ones, I was happy. Not least because this means no...
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Thursday, June 08, 2023

Paint

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  A thin coat of primer followed by a spray of Humbrol 64 did for the main livery on the Midland van. I'm sure someone is going to tell ...
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Tuesday, June 06, 2023

More metal

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  More metal to fix on to the G1 van - this time some rather nice lost-wax cast handrails. All slotted into position easily, with the except...
Monday, June 05, 2023

Debonding

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  I seriously thought about leaving the back-to-front brake gear . Firmly fixed in place, I wasn't sure I could remove it without damage...
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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Brakes on

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    The van kit came without instructions, but fortunatly, they can be downloaded from the Slater's website. Handy, because without them...
Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Wheel woes

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  The van is up on its wheels, but fitting them wasn't quite as easy as I'd hoped. Both axles could be persuaded into the axle boxes...
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Monday, May 15, 2023

MR (big) box van kit

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  Spotted on a stand at York, a Slater'S Gauge 1 box van kit. Part built, but, as far as I can tell, complete, and priced about £30 chea...