It's been a while since the last update and, alas, nowt to do with Bow Street Runners, Peelers or Scotland Yard but the Metropolitan Railway

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Broadly the Met's goods rolling stock followed Midland Railway designs with a touch of Neasden influence. These three were converted/adapted from Slaters MR 7mm kits.
All are hand lettered M E T. except the tare weights and numbers which come from a Southern Railway goods wagon sheet as they are similar.
Each one required its own cut, insert and shut with sections from Evergreen Styrene sheet and strips of various sizes and sections. And now for some cruel close ups...
Low Open Goods Wagon (Met term) - 3 plank dropside - conversion of the Slaters MR kit on a 9' wheelbase chassis to a 9'6'' wheelbase chassis.
High Open Goods Wagon - 5 plank - conversion of the Slaters MR 5 plank side door wagon.
Covered Goods Wagon - Van - conversion of the Slaters MR 16'6'' body on a 10' wheelbase van into a Met 17' body on a 10'6'' wheelbase van. This required the most work as both panels either side of the door have the same dimensions.
This shows the original MR van side compared to the new one I made up.
Now to look at one of the Met brake vans which will be a scratchbuild.