Last September I posted about building some of these elderly kits. Having exhausted my pile of wagons, I now turn my attention to these. I have seven sets of sides which will comprise three Corridor Brake Seconds (BSK), two Corridor Composites (CK) and two Corridor Seconds (SK). Together with a lot of photos, plans and a trusty copy of British Railways Coaches from Ian Allan ABC series (Third Edition January 1962) hopefully I can turn this assortment into something akin to the real thing. First I must list exactly what I have. This is an assortment of original kits, 3mm Society shop bits and the new etchings available from Brian at Brynkits.
The first coach, a Brake Second, has had the raised lines removed from the sides and rubbed down with some very fine wet and dry paper. It looks a bit of a mess but once cleaned off and primed, it will give a better idea on how well this butchery has paid off. One thing I may change on subsequent kits is to detail and paint the sides before fixing to the chassis and ends. One thing immediately obvious is that I should have removed the moulded battery boxes and brake hangers before glueing it all together. Ah well, hindsight is a great thing!
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