The vast array of unpainted rolling stock may be accounted by the fact that I haven't got round to getting my airbrush equipment together for a very long time, I am thinking that I might as well get a good batch of models together to paint in one afternoon.
This pair Ratio kits of GWR Dia 08 Open C, whilst being out of production, like some of my other kits, are occasionally available on eBay. Although some are of better quality than others, it is a great way to add interest to a layout and as time passes these kits will become rarer and less seen on the exhibition circuit.
The instructions for the Open C's are not that easy to follow especially when it comes to the break rigging, thankfully Paul Bartlett's site has many examples of British locos and rolling stock to draw information from, the picture of the Dia 08 giving a good idea of the construction of the brake rigging.
From the above photo you will also notice the white metal buffers. These are available from Lanarkshire Models. Available in different versions to suit many prototypes, I find these buffers much better to use than most buffers that are supplied as standard in kits, the ones supplied in kits tend to have a lot of flash and mould lines in undesirable places. The ones supplied in this kit also differ from the prototype.
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