{"id":2283,"date":"2016-10-01T22:15:10","date_gmt":"2016-10-01T21:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2283"},"modified":"2016-10-01T22:15:10","modified_gmt":"2016-10-01T21:15:10","slug":"veterans-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2283","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Roll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For a future project I found myself in need of a veteran car or two. Having looked around I was quite surprised at how much whitemetal kits were fetching.<\/p>\n<p>I was watching a few models of yesteryear\/Lledo types on eBay when I chanced up on a link to Danbury Mint Pewter vehicles. One of the ranges produced were to a nominal 1:43 scale and I had a few on watch when I chanced up upon three that were listed as spares\/repairs at \u00a315 for the three buy it now or best offer. I offered \u00a310 and it was accepted. When they were delivered I was soon able to solder the broken wheels and straighten out the bent window frames which seemed to be the limit of the issues.<\/p>\n<p>I intend to add glazing and paint etc.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2284\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2284\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2284\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2284\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2284\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1459.jpg\" alt=\"Rolls Roycle Sliver Ghost\" width=\"800\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1459.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1459-300x212.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1459-768x541.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1459-426x300.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rolls Roycle Sliver Ghost<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2285\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2285\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2285\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2285\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1464.jpg\" alt=\"Rolls Roycle Sliver Ghost\" width=\"800\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1464.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1464-300x215.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1464-768x550.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1464-419x300.jpg 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rolls Roycle Sliver Ghost<\/p><\/div>\n<p>1904 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2286\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2286\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2286\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2286\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2286\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1469.jpg\" alt=\"Jaguar SS\/100\" width=\"800\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1469.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1469-300x215.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1469-768x550.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1469-419x300.jpg 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jaguar SS\/100<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2287\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2287\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2287\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2287\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2287\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1474.jpg\" alt=\"Jaguar SS\/100\" width=\"800\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1474.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1474-300x215.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1474-768x550.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1474-419x300.jpg 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jaguar SS\/100<\/p><\/div>\n<p>1936 Jaguar SS\/100<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2288\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2288\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2288\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2288\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2288\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1479.jpg\" alt=\"MG TC\" width=\"800\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1479.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1479-300x215.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1479-768x550.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1479-419x300.jpg 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MG TC<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2289\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2289\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2289\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2289\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2289\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1484.jpg\" alt=\"MG TC\" width=\"800\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1484.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1484-300x215.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1484-768x550.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1484-419x300.jpg 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MG TC<\/p><\/div>\n<p>1948 MG TC &#8211; this last one is right at the extreme end of my modelling era but that shouldn&#8217;t matter with what I have planned for it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2290\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2290\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2290\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2290\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2290\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1489.jpg\" alt=\"3 1\/43 scale Cars\" width=\"800\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1489.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1489-300x165.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1489-768x423.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_1489-500x276.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3 1\/43 scale Cars<\/p><\/div>\n<p>All in all an interesting side project and I would recommend looking at the Danbury\/Franklin Mint 1:43 ranges because they have done cars right up to the 1980&#8217;s and can be picked up at reasonable prices &#8211; some of them are complete and painted too but as you might imagine they fetch a bit more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a future project I found myself in need of a veteran car or two. Having looked around I was quite surprised at how much whitemetal kits were fetching. I was watching a few models of yesteryear\/Lledo types on eBay &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2283\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-7mm-scale-wagon-loads"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2283"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2291,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283\/revisions\/2291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}