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14xx part 3


ullypug

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Just a brief update, though it doesn't quite convey the journey since the last update.

Over the festive period I made progress with the engine. I had decided for ease to finish the loco in unlined black so duly primed it no bother using sprayed enamel. However when I applied my usual satin black from a Halfords aerosol disaster struck. The paint blistered and peeled almost immediately. I worried that I'd somehow damaged the body underneath so there was an anxious 24 hours until I was able to have a look at it. Thankfully it was just the paint and even more thankfully treating with Modelstrip successfully removed all traces of paint back to the body. Nervously I tried again, though this time decided to spray in green using Phoenix paints with the airbrush. This time successfully thank goodness as the photos show. Smoke box is brush applied acrylic and we now have a rolling chassis.

 

I've settled on 1454 as there are a few photos of it in unlined green with the early BR logo circa 1957 at Yatton and that's good enough for me.

 

Whilst ordering the cab side and smoke box plates, I thought I may as well acquire a few others to suit the various kits I've got for the planned loco fleet...

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