7mm A Cct Makeover With A Little Help From Oven Pride

Phill Dyson

Phill Dyson

Western Thunderer
Pennine MC said:
I dunno about them surviving better Phil, the difference in vents is only because yours is a CCT, not a PMV - there might have been more of the latter but CCTs weren't at all rare in blue. 2492 doesnt appear in my 1970s RCTS books though - is it plywood sided, I cant quite tell from that pic?
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Cheers Ian :)....... no mine is an even planked CCT, so perhaps not 2492 after all.

I don't suppose you have any suitable numbers for blue or green CCT's in the early 70's ?

Phill
 
lancer1027

lancer1027

Western Thunderer
S1739 was in blue pictured at Didcot 1979. ( this seems to have un-equal planks towards the top of the body )
S2536S Blue pictured 1974 @ Exeter ( heavily plated over, only doors left wooden)
S2543S Blue pictured 1969 @ Ipswich ( again heavily plated except for the doors)

I know its not much help Phill, but i will carry on having a look:thumbs:

Rob:)
 
28ten

28ten

Guv'nor
Phill Dyson said:
Thanks guys :).........I just need to make a decision as to leaving it green (weathered) or a repaint into BR blue ;)

BTW Yes Ian I got it ready built like this, I didn't know then though that the ones like Trevors with one end vent appear to have survived better into the blue era........although Mike told me that 2492 of this diagram was BR blue :)
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Once it has been weathered it wont make much difference whatever colour it is :) The paintwork looks quite tidy so id leave it.
 
Pennine MC

Pennine MC

Western Thunderer
lancer1027 said:
S1739 was in blue pictured at Didcot 1979. ( this seems to have un-equal planks towards the top of the body )
S2536S Blue pictured 1974 @ Exeter ( heavily plated over, only doors left wooden)
S2543S Blue pictured 1969 @ Ipswich ( again heavily plated except for the doors)
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The 25xx ones wont be plated as such Rob, it will be an as-built combo of plywood sides with planked doors (presumably plywood wasnt felt sufficiently strong for the doors). 1739 is like the old Hornby Dublo model, the batch it came from is unique in having mismatched planking (wide on the doors but alternate wide/narrow on the sides)

I don't suppose you have any suitable numbers for blue or green CCT's in the early 70's ?
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I could probably ID a suitable batch from a Terry Gough article in a 70s RM, but there are sparkies ripping up the study floor at the mo...
 
Pennine MC

Pennine MC

Western Thunderer
Must admit I'm not 100% on that Phill, mainly 'cos I'd rarely do an ex-works one, but I'm fairly sure they were treated just like any other coaching stock, which would mean black until c1963/64
 
Phill Dyson

Phill Dyson

Western Thunderer
Pennine MC said:
I could probably ID a suitable batch from a Terry Gough article in a 70s RM, but there are sparkies ripping up the study floor at the mo...
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Ian if you could get me some numbers for even planked CCT's that were still running in the 70's when you get a chance it would be much appreciated ;):)...........so far I have only found ones in Departmental use :(
 
40126

40126

Western Thunderer
Phill Dyson said:
Ian if you could get me some numbers for even planked CCT's that were still running in the 70's when you get a chance it would be much appreciated ;):)...........so far I have only found ones in Departmental use :(
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Hi Phill,

Have you tried Paul Bartlett's site ?

Steve
 
TheSnapper

TheSnapper

Western Thunderer
Phill

Nearest I can come up with is a B&W photo in David Larkin's "BR General Parcels Rolling Stock" on page 8, of an even-planked CCT pictured in 1969 numbered S1765S. (I am building a Slater's PMV, as the one pictured above it). This is a little book well worth getting if you don't have it already.

Also this might be interesting:

http://www.jthjth.plus.com/freight/SRCCT.pdf

Tim
 
40126

40126

Western Thunderer
TheSnapper said:
Phill

Nearest I can come up with is a B&W photo in David Larkin's "BR General Parcels Rolling Stock" on page 8, of an even-planked CCT pictured in 1969 numbered S1765S. (I am building a Slater's PMV, as the one pictured above it). This is a little book well worth getting if you don't have it already.

Also this might be interesting:

http://www.jthjth.plus.com/freight/SRCCT.pdf

Tim
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Tim,

Here's a PMVY I did.


http://www.westernthunder.co.uk/index.php?threads/40126s-16t-mineral-wagons-workbench.748/

Steve
 
lancer1027

lancer1027

Western Thunderer
Phill, i'd be tempted to leave green and just heavily weather it. My bogie S van is blue but its hard to tell ( cant find the pic to post).
 
Phill Dyson

Phill Dyson

Western Thunderer
TheSnapper said:
Phill

Nearest I can come up with is a B&W photo in David Larkin's "BR General Parcels Rolling Stock" on page 8, of an even-planked CCT pictured in 1969 numbered S1765S. (I am building a Slater's PMV, as the one pictured above it). This is a little book well worth getting if you don't have it already.

Also this might be interesting:

http://www.jthjth.plus.com/freight/SRCCT.pdf

Tim
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Cheers Tim :)

Any chance of a scan of the pic until I can get hold of the book ?.......is the book still in print ? I recently got a copy of David Larkin's book 'Working Wagons 1968-1973' which is very good, but I've not see the 'General Parcels Rolling Stock' one yet.

BTW thanks for the link (most interesting :) )

Phill ;)
 
westernfan

westernfan

Western Thunderer
Yes a good heads up that link , im just wondering which variant ive got as it hasnt the lower body side vents Pmv maybe?
 
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