13/02/2015
Whilst the construction of Prenchedwl is taking place, the first pieces of rolling stock have been acquired. These take the form of Peco's excellent Lynton & Barnstaple style bogie carriages; one a 1st/3rd composite, and a brake composite, both in plain and unbranded green livery:
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Whilst slightly bizarre for a Welsh themed narrow gauge layout, these two carriages will prove themselves very useful members of the passenger fleet.
25/03/2015
A brief update on construction of a few items of kit built rolling stock for Prenchedwl.
First off, a trio of kits make their appearances in what is intended to be the goods yard on Prenchedwl. They consist of the following (going clockwise in the following photograph): a Parkside Dundas freelance four wheel guards' van, a Colin Ashby freelance four wheel 'open tourist' passenger coach, and a Parkside Dundas L&B coal wagon.
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The guard's van and open tourist coach are painted in the Ffestiniog 'Colonel Stephen's' style plain green with red ends (and cream roofs), while the L&B coal wagon is in a custom livery.
A fourth kit I've been working on is another Colin Ashby effort courtesy of the Society stand at Rainhill 2015: a freelance four wheel two compartment passenger coach. As with the open tourist coach, the carriage is painted in 'Colonel Stephen's' style plain green with red ends, and cream roof.
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More to follow soon.