7mm Pete's workbench. LNER A6. PLUS?

[Peter Cross]

I've now painted this calf van. I'm pleased with the outcome. I do have a problem, I couldn't find my paints. No railway colours anywhere. So I'm hoping they are still in Brazil and I didn't do anything stupid. So this is painted a Ford grey with an aircraft grey roof.
The frames are the black I got for the A6. Which I still need to line, but, I find I can't hold my arm in the right place for long enough to do anything. But the consultant did say it's 60% healed, after 8 weeks.


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Next problem is transfers. I have the HMRS, LMS ones which have neither calf, or fruit van transfers. So the only ones I found are the POWsides fruit ones so they will be used, when delivered.

 

[Peter Cross]

Reassembled the van today. I really had trouble with the no rocking axle boxes. I could not get the wheels rotating properly. After 3 attempts I found the pivot part of the axle was bent. I was going to put on the HMRC transfers while I wait for the rub down ones to arrive. I will only use the fruit part from those.





Not sure why the LMS look out of level, they look fine with the naked eye.