D&S GNR open
AJC
Western Thunderer
Thank you, Mike, and everyone. Since I don’t feel like painting, another project from the shelf, the D&S GNR opens, now back on their wheels, with coupling hooks and the last of the original paint consigned to history.
![4BCB04D3-3EC6-447E-9E1E-298F5E67EFB0.jpeg 4BCB04D3-3EC6-447E-9E1E-298F5E67EFB0.jpeg](https://www.westernthunder.co.uk/data/attachments/211/211881-a54eaa7d3b8a49e80cb0ef7b1fafc2cc.jpg)
Just one buffer head lost, but that’s ok. I’ve replaced the horse loops with 0.3mm nickel silver wire.
![E979134D-0D17-4BE7-8AAF-C0A0EEBB28B7.jpeg E979134D-0D17-4BE7-8AAF-C0A0EEBB28B7.jpeg](https://www.westernthunder.co.uk/data/attachments/211/211882-7a56bbd8e5e207c617f9b0e7044dc917.jpg)
And floors, from hand scribed 40 thou’. The brakes will be mounted to these - soldering to the back of the solebars, as designed, would have been good for Irish standard gauge, I reckon.
![0BD66935-9DC9-4272-9B2D-8529BB6253A6.jpeg 0BD66935-9DC9-4272-9B2D-8529BB6253A6.jpeg](https://www.westernthunder.co.uk/data/attachments/211/211883-a909d7c2b9c95680caffbaf5b61bf273.jpg)
Adam
![4BCB04D3-3EC6-447E-9E1E-298F5E67EFB0.jpeg 4BCB04D3-3EC6-447E-9E1E-298F5E67EFB0.jpeg](https://www.westernthunder.co.uk/data/attachments/211/211881-a54eaa7d3b8a49e80cb0ef7b1fafc2cc.jpg)
Just one buffer head lost, but that’s ok. I’ve replaced the horse loops with 0.3mm nickel silver wire.
![E979134D-0D17-4BE7-8AAF-C0A0EEBB28B7.jpeg E979134D-0D17-4BE7-8AAF-C0A0EEBB28B7.jpeg](https://www.westernthunder.co.uk/data/attachments/211/211882-7a56bbd8e5e207c617f9b0e7044dc917.jpg)
And floors, from hand scribed 40 thou’. The brakes will be mounted to these - soldering to the back of the solebars, as designed, would have been good for Irish standard gauge, I reckon.
![0BD66935-9DC9-4272-9B2D-8529BB6253A6.jpeg 0BD66935-9DC9-4272-9B2D-8529BB6253A6.jpeg](https://www.westernthunder.co.uk/data/attachments/211/211883-a909d7c2b9c95680caffbaf5b61bf273.jpg)
Adam
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