British 1:87 Scale Modelling - Ratio 10ft four-wheel van

10ft four-wheel van

Ratio #563 Iron Mink wagon

Prototype

Operating company/organisation

Freelance

Years of operation

For steam era

Model

Manufacturer

Ratio

Model/catalogue/item number

GWR Iron Mink: #563

Construction

Plastic kit.

Decals

Cambridge Custom Transfers sheets S1, S2 and others.

Known prices and dates when available

£4.55 (OCT99)
£5.70 (JUL06)
£6.30 (APR09)
£7.50 (NOV14)

Suppliers

Ratio dealers (see model railway press or online retailers)

Notes

Phil Burkett wrote in Satellite 1:87 #1:
"Believe it or not, this model has exactly the same dimensions as the former Lima 10ft ventilated van - in fact the axle boxes are a fraction finer! All you have to do to convert it to 1:87 is to move in the buffer centres to 20mm and fit replacement buffers. The kit will lend itself easily to other types of van."
Replace wheelsets with 10.5mm disc-type on 26mm length pinpoint axles (e.g. Kadee no.522).

British 1:87 Scale Modelling

10ft four-wheel van

Prototype
Operating company/organisation	Freelance
Years of operation	For steam era
Model
Manufacturer	Ratio
Model/catalogue/item number	GWR Iron Mink: #563
Construction	Plastic kit.
Decals	Cambridge Custom Transfers sheets S1, S2 and others.
Known prices and dates when available	£4.55 (OCT99) £5.70 (JUL06) £6.30 (APR09) £7.50 (NOV14)
Suppliers	Ratio dealers (see model railway press or online retailers)
Notes	Phil Burkett wrote in Satellite 1:87 #1: "Believe it or not, this model has exactly the same dimensions as the former Lima 10ft ventilated van - in fact the axle boxes are a fraction finer! All you have to do to convert it to 1:87 is to move in the buffer centres to 20mm and fit replacement buffers. The kit will lend itself easily to other types of van." Replace wheelsets with 10.5mm disc-type on 26mm length pinpoint axles (e.g. Kadee no.522).