Paul Willis
Hi Glenn,
I said that I’d come back to you with some suggestions for kits. By far the best range of kits for the first decade of the twentieth century is by Coopercraft, These are ONLY available secondhand, but they were mass produced and pretty much constantly available.
For my own purposes I produced notes of all the kits and the dates from which they were suitable. If the table comes out, this is it:
Ref. Prototype Built from Website
1001W Dia. O4 Open A 5 Plank Wagon 1901 Price £6.10
1002W Dia. N13 Coal Wagon 1906 Price £6.10
1003W Dia. V5 Wooden Mink Van 7′ 0 1/2″ High 1902 Price £6.30
1004W Dia.O5 4 Plank Wagon (Cast Iron Numbers) 1902 Price £6.10
1005W Dia. O4 Open A 5 Plank Wagon (1925+) 1925 Price £6.10
1006W Dia. O2 7 Plank Open Wagon 1905 Price £6.10
1007W Dia. V4 Wooden ‘Mink’ Van 8′ 0 1/2″ High 1904 Price £6.30
1008W Dia. V4 Low ‘Mink’ Van 7’6 1/2″ High 1904 Price £6.30
1010W Dia. W1/W5 Cattle Wagon 1888 Price £7.20
1011W Dia. Q1 Provender Wagon 1884 Price £6.20
1012 GWR 9’0″ Underframe Kit Price £2.80
1013 GWR 11’0″ Underframe Kit Price £2.80
1017 Louvred Vent Van Ends Price £2.50
1018 Bonnet Vent Van Ends Price £2.50
1020W Dia V5 Mink A’ Van Twin Bonnet 7′ High. 1902 Price £7.20
1021W Dia V4 Mink A’ Van Twin Bonnet 8′ High. 1905 Price £7.20
1022W Dia V4 Mink A’ Van Twin Bonnet 7’6″ High. 1905 Price £7.20
1023W Dia.V5 ‘Mink A’ Van 7′ High. 1906 Price £7.20
1027W Dia.V4 ‘Mink A’ Van 8′ High. 1906 Price £7.20
1028W Dia.V4 Low ‘Mink A’ Van 7’6″ High. 1906 Price £7.20
Cheers
Paul