GNRi 20 Ton Brake Van.

[Moogie-69]

So many wagons to draw and i can only do one at a time. Once i get the QGT sorted this will be the next print.

 

[Moogie-69]

Well, the first print didn't exactly go to plan !

 

[popeye]

That could look good all rusted up in a scrap yard scene.

[Moogie-69]

Ive also got  four QGTs in various disfigured shapes as well. Ill be able to build a full scrap yard scene by the time im finished.

[Moogie-69]

Would anyone want these for a scrap yard scene ? All it will cost is a few quid for postage.

[Moogie-69]

That one turned out a bit better.

[Moogie-69]

Almost ready for some paint.

[Patrick Davey]

Very nice!

[jhb171achill]

On 8/11/2026 at 9:22 PM, Moogie-69 said:

Well, the first print didn't exactly go to plan !

 

I suspect the train guard on that service might have had beans with his breakfast................

22 hours ago, Moogie-69 said:

Almost ready for some paint.

Look fantastic! You will hardly need paint - it's pretty much exactly the shade the GNR used when it was built! NIR (if your model is to be that late) painted the lower part black (the GNR, CIE & UTA never did), and used a lighter grey.

The detail is great!

[leslie10646]

Keep it up @Moogie-69.

This is the Counsel of Prefection - the prototype by the late Michael Rayner with oversize transfers, hence the "Brak Van". We DID correct the transfer set. This one has run on Ken Gillham's Cookstown Junction (I didn't have a layout at the time) for "trials". It's now on the "other" Junction.

RPSI No.81

or after years in traffic - a gem from young Nelson - it was intended for sale, but never got beyond my loft!!!!

I'm delighted that you're doing this as I'm out of the kit (just 180 or so sold), so people know who to be nice to if they need one in the future?

 

Edited 4 hours ago by leslie10646

[Mol_PMB]

Also available as an etched brass kit from SSM, here's one I modified to represent the last one in service with NIR:

Photo of the real thing by Jonathan Allen

 

[Dunluce Castle]

Having a black underframe completely changes the minds perception of both the prototype and model. It looks like a completely different van, nicely done.