Hi all,
Though I mostly buy RTR models, I have some older BTTB stuff that I could do with improving and I'm getting interested in the Czech kits that are available.
Regarding wheels, are there any particular brands to recommend? I was just going to buy Müller ones owing to availability.
I have large numbers of BTTB Fals/OOt type hoppers, and I'd like to economically get them closer coupled into rakes. Peho produce various close couplings mechanisms, are there any other options? I also found the close couplings in the SDV kit unsatisfactory, so finding a reliable product for this purpose would be great.
I'm also looking for transfers for ISO containers- now I've found a decent model in TT, I'd like to have a variety of owners.
To follow up the questions, I'll offer some tips of my own. Halfords red primer is very close to standard European freight brown, so much so that after weathering it's almost indistinguishable. It's near perfect for the lighter, flatter finish of Czech freight stock. Halfords also sell spray cans of "workshop red" which are RAL 3020, ie DBAG Verkehrsrot, and "racking grey", RAL 7035, which suits the doors and light grey stripes of Regio stock.