HIGHLY DETAILED OO9 SCALE MODEL KIT. Ffestiniog Railway Carriages 11 and 12 (1980’s) – Double Pack. This is a detailed scale model kit for adult collectors. Not for children under 14 years old. This model kit is of carriages 11 and 12, as running on the Ffestiniog Railway in the 1980’s. These were heavily rebuilt by the preservation movement from the original Vans 4 and 5. Van 4 had the balcony removed and a new observation compartment built at one end, and is now carriage 11. During the 80’s it had ten seats in the observation compartment and also electrical connections at both ends of the vehicle. Van 5 was given new frames and is 5ft longer. During the 80’s the guard’s compartment acted as a kitchen and this was a buffet car named Samuel Holland. It also had three large panoramic windows in the saloon, and one of the guards doors was blocked off for the kitchen workstation. These carriages are usually coupled together in train formations, as they also have a gangway connection at the brake ends. The kit includes three main components – the body side assembly, internal detail and frame, and roof. There is also a sprue of detailing connections. PECO GR-104 bogies and clear perspex are included with the model. You will need modelling tools (such as a craft knife, cutting board, files and micro-drills) adhesive and paints to assemble the kit. This is a highly detailed scale kit built using our in house machines, with High Definition resin and build layers just 50 microns (0.05mm) thick. Whilst there is’stepping’ visible on the parts up close, this is not discernible once the kit is painted and/or from usual viewing distances. The parts have their main supports removed, though detailing and structural supports will remain to protect the parts in transit, and require removing prior to assembly. Some polishing and filing of the parts is required to ensure they fit together without a seam. The carriage includes representation of the interior, including the first class observation compartment in Carriage 11. Brake pipes and electrical connectors are also present at the correct ends and sides of the vehicles, and the gangway ends are also represented. Handles and grab rails are fully detailed, and not moulded to the body. The pack contains both coaches, and the required bogies. Fourdees Limited is not liable for any breakages of parts during assembly of the kit. If parts arrive damaged, please provide photographic evidence and we shall replace the damaged component. 117mm Carriage 12: 137mm (both over coupling hoops). Prototype Manufacture: Brown, Marshalls and Co. Ltd (heavily modified at Boston Lodge). Prototype Railway: Ffestiniog Railway. The model comes packaged in a collector’s box with Fourdees Limited catalogue.
