Two out of three ain't bad. And the one about the soup can!
In the 1980's as an impressionable teenager Ratio produced a number of special pre-printed kits based on their venerable GWR 12T box van.
As far as I an aware the three kits available came in Badger Beer, Huntsman Ales/Elderidge Pope and BOCM liveries *.
When they were available in the 1980's I never built them. I remember they were advertised in black and white images in the Railway Modeller from Ratio when they were based in Sturminster Newton.
However a pang of nostalgia sent me on a retro modelling challenge. Sadly I have not been able to procure the Huntsman Ales kit to complete the trio. Hence the blog title.
The Badger Beer van came as new in an un-opened package courtesy of eBay. Other than Gibson bearings/12mm wheels and Lanarkshire Model Supples GWR buffers the kit is as supplied.
I have added a Microstrip rain strip above the doors and sprayed the roof in Tamiya German grey.
The BOCM variant was a different kettle of fish. Essentially a non-runner minus roof and broken details it was obtained from eBay cheaply.
To mine and our postman's suprise it arrived in a used Heinz Tomato soup tin. The Postie was evidently bemused.
Using a new donor Ratio GWR 12T Van kit I was able to restore the broken detail, missing roof and running gear.
Thankfully Games Workshop/Citadel paints offer a suitable match for the light blue.
The roof has been finished as per the Badger version.
I am still looking for the Huntsman Ales/Elderidge Pope kit. If you have a spare kit please contact me via PM.
More soon.
Cheers,
Mark
* Was there a Harvey's Sherry version as well?
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