On the Workbench...

[4COR]

That has gone together sweetly, G. I think you're right re: adding suitable grot to the chassis.

Nicely done and the weathering washing down the sides really gives it some character and texture.

Thanks both - grot applied, and some chalk markings. This has gone together well for a 40 year old kit to be honest! (Yes, typically still need to do the NEM pocket and coupler...)

 

[Sun Chariot]

Marvellous masterpiece in miniature!

 

[4COR]

Ta muchly Also quickly finished off this this morning while waiting for some code to work.... This is a PC08 - diagram 1/213 (BR 12T ply sides and doors, with triple rain strips).

 

[Sun Chariot]

Also very nicely modelled.
One thing I rarely see done in model form - it's my "to do" on a BD conflat container - is a tarpaulin roped over a leaky roof. I've seen a few photos of vans like that in the '50s + '60s.