The only thing with the panelled rake is that it didn't include acommodation for the guard.
So a Guards Van had to be made. More Ratio sides have been vandalised to produce a short wheel base van which can be mounted on a PECO short guards van chassis.
Ends were cut from 009 flat bed wagons which were surplus to needs and shaped to match the tapered sides. The whole was mounted onto a spare 3mm floor and holes drilled to locate the chassis. Filler made the holes disappear and were filed to shape once dry.
Once the body was complete it received a coat of red primer and left to dry.
As I don't know what colour was used on the four coaches I painted the shell in Pullman Umber which appears to match, second coat will confirm this.
Couplings have been added and I must now wait for the paint to harden before I progress- still can't decide if to pick out some of the panels in white!
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