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| HR d.39 Brake Van of 1922 |
Construction of the d.39 van, complete with its interior, is complete, I think I've included all the detail I could see on the GA drawing. The double skin and other additional details all add to the weight, the van's remarkably heavy, weighing in at around 400g, and a very smooth running vehicle it is. I think HR brake vans carried two tail lamps, so there will eventually be a double-aspect lamp mounted on the bracket above the near door.
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| HR d.39 Interior detail |
Information regarding the interior of the van comes from a GA drawing which does not quite provide the full story, particularly in the area around the lookouts, one feels there may be other omissions. The lidded boxes at each end are sand-boxes. There are seats in the lookouts each side but apart from these and the stove there seems to be little of creature comfort for the guard. The plasticard wood planking is from Slaters and is mounted on the brass inner-skin; the four door sections can be removed for painting. The stove is a brass casting from Slaters ref: x705301. The brake mechanism is one of my own castings, with hand wheels from Ragstone Models, mounted on a scratch-built pillar.
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| HR d.39 Brake gear and sanding equipment |
It's satisfyingly busy under the van, adding much interest to the model. Apart from the usual brake rigging there sand pipes which curve down towards the wheels in each corner and are supported towards the bottom by brackets attached to the buffer beam.
You can see a nicely made 4mm version of the d.39 brake van built for the Portchullin layout at... highlandmiscellany.com
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