I've been plodding along with the vans and pleased to say on the whole - the major components are done.
I have been tackling some brake gear bought from Cambrian Models. The original plan was to shorten to shorted them to bring the wheelbase in a little but I think they should go round my curve with a slightly longer wheelbase.
On the whole it wasn't the easiest of jobs, drilling holes in the brake gear for the pitots was a delicate job and I a couple where broken. I also made the mistake of adding the loops rather than wait till final assembly as well if they come loose I can reattached as and when.
Just to give an impression of the parts I've done - here's the generic vent van with all the sub components with everything to modify the wagon on the cutting mat.
Any question's please feel free to ask.
In addition, I'm re-reworking the brake van. The red I used to finish the modifications was a different brand and the results were quite stark. Also I'm adding some additional detailing similar to the vans.
Some filling of the original holes and I think I've located the correct type of paint I used (I should have kept a record as the brake van was built about 8 years ago and my memory isn't great at the best of times)