Ready to run carriages

I had my birthday at the start of March and decided to treat myself with my birthday money. I had been toying with purchasing some of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway carriages but I could not think which ones I would choose. Ultimately the decision was made by the availability at the time. I ended up going home with a plain Indian red brake carriage and a Southern Green composite coach. I thought that I would do a little review to share my thoughts on these admirable little models as I am very impressed with them.



The red Brake carriage is a very sturdy and well built model that has a very good level of detail. It is light and fits around the awkward point work at the station throat. The Peco couplers work with any and all other coupler types on the layout. 

In terms of detail, the red carriage I feel is a little sparse compared to other examples of these carriages. It has steps on the end and the brake pipes are all present. There is some good detail around the windows but I would rather have seen the model painted in a deeper red. I am planning on repainting this in the future but it will do for now. 




The Southern example is of a similar build quality with excellent detailing around the body of the carriage. What really steps the quality of this model is the paintwork which is truly exceptional. The carriage is covered in lining and small details to denote this carriage as belonging to the Southern Railway. I absolutely love the detail on this carriage and, even though I am not intending to model the Southern Railway, I feel this carriage fits in as a standout piece that could be used as a carriage that has been built by a local society as a project for use on a heritage railway. The photos really do not do this model justice. 




The main boon of these two carriages is that they are exceptionally simple to work with and I know I can deploy them quickly and easily in an exhibition scenario. Especially if I don’t get much more of the work I want to get done over the next month complete. The exhibition is now only 1 month away and there is still a lot of work that needs to be completed before I can deploy the whole fleet. I am really conscious that I don’t want to show off half completed models to members of the public. 

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