{"id":4377,"date":"2021-02-14T21:17:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T20:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4377"},"modified":"2021-02-14T21:17:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T20:17:48","slug":"connoisseur-models-ner-v4-brake-van","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4377","title":{"rendered":"Connoisseur Models NER V4 Brake Van"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I got my office and workshop completed last year I placed most of my shelf queens on the window sill in full view so that they are a constant reminder that they need finishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of those is quite a blast from the past, those with long memories will remember my building this NER V4 brake van back in 2017. I got so far with it and for some reason as sometimes happens, it was popped on one side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the bit between my teeth, on Friday evening I picked it up and realised that all it needed to complete it was the fitting of the brake gear, guard irons and couplings. I am pleased to say that I knew exactly where the missing bits for it were and a couple of hours last night saw it complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"742\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0001-1024x742.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0001-1024x742.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0001-300x217.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0001-768x556.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0001-414x300.jpg 414w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0001.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Connoisseur NER V4 Brake Van<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"796\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0002-1024x796.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4379\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0002-1024x796.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0002-300x233.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0002-768x597.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0002-386x300.jpg 386w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0002.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Connoisseur NER V4 Brake Van<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It does need a good scrub before it gets painted but it&#8217;s now ready for a blast of primer when I do the road van.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I got my office and workshop completed last year I placed most of my shelf queens on the window sill in full view so that they are a constant reminder that they need finishing. 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