{"id":3840,"date":"2019-01-11T17:40:42","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T16:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3840"},"modified":"2019-01-11T17:40:42","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T16:40:42","slug":"gladiator-ex-gcr-open-with-trestle-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3840","title":{"rendered":"Gladiator ex GCR Open with Trestle Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> Minor health issues this week have stopped play for a few days so it was only last night when I made more progress.<br>The open wagon is well on it&#8217;s way now and it just needs the trestle bar and final details.<br>I also need to work out just how to spring the buffers because they are turned brass heads that are designed for springing with a piece of piano type wire passing between them and the coupling hook tail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Aside from the buffers it&#8217;s a lovely kit to build with everything fitting as and where it should.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0862-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3838\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0862.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0862-300x214.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0862-768x549.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0862-420x300.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Gladiator ex GCR Open Wagon &#8211; With Trestle Bar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"618\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0854-1024x618.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3837\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0854.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0854-300x181.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0854-768x464.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0854-497x300.jpg 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Gladiator ex GCR Open Wagon &#8211; With Trestle Bar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"748\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0848-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3836\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0848.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0848-300x219.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0848-768x561.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0848-411x300.jpg 411w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Gladiator ex GCR Open Wagon &#8211; With Trestle Bar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0843-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3835\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0843.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0843-300x214.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0843-768x549.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0843-420x300.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Gladiator ex GCR Open Wagon &#8211; With Trestle Bar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"668\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0837-1024x668.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3834\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0837.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0837-300x196.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0837-768x501.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0837-460x300.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Gladiator ex GCR Open Wagon &#8211; 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