Another wagon has exited the paintshop, this time a 20T LMS brake van, finished in BR grey. This was the second brake van built some time ago (alongside the Dance Hall brake van) and has finally been completed. This was another build I was not happy with, there were a few errors (the replacement of the hand rails was not quite right) and thus motivation to finish off this wagon was lacking. However, as part of a concerted effort to finish off some projects, this wagon has finally been moved out of the paint boxes. The wagon runs a treat and a good paint finish can hide a multitude of sins. Photographing the van up close I can see a slight gap between the body and roof, so this has just been glued down (post photographing!) and will require a little bit of touching up. However, from normal viewing distances this wagon will look just fine so it will be lovely to see it running around the layout.
Finished brake van.
The wagon used Lanarkshire white metal buffers and has been fitted with 3 link couplings. The wagon was painted as per normal using an airbrush and railmatch enamels paints. The transfers are from the PECO minipack. All in all, I am reasonably happy with the wagon, although when I have finished something I am always overly critical of it. In a few months when it finally ventures onto the layout for a proper run , I will have forgotten about the little issues with it!
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