Ullypug's tales from the tinking table

Glad to see that it's got this far and pleased to hear that it runs! My temptation would be to clean the tank sides of the prairie and then maybe work back in. You could paint or blacken the crossheads too.

 

A couple of other things though; perhaps the smokebox plate should be a bit further down the door - the brackets on the real thing generally fitted over the top of the hinge and pushed the plate noticeably proud of the door. plates at the top of the door were an Eastern region thing but not on the Western. Perhaps this one was different? Weren't the bunker number plates on these cast iron rather than brass? That probably doesn't matter, but on such a grubby loco, they are certainly too clean. Sorry if this sounds picky, but having worked so hard to get this far, it would be good to get the last little things right. 

 

Adam

 

PS - Are vac' pipes on the agenda?

Looks less gawky than the Lima original. Great stuff.

Glad to see that it's got this far and pleased to hear that it runs! My temptation would be to clean the tank sides of the prairie and then maybe work back in. You could paint or blacken the crossheads too.

 

A couple of other things though; perhaps the smokebox plate should be a bit further down the door - the brackets on the real thing generally fitted over the top of the hinge and pushed the plate noticeably proud of the door. plates at the top of the door were an Eastern region thing but not on the Western. Perhaps this one was different? Weren't the bunker number plates on these cast iron rather than brass? That probably doesn't matter, but on such a grubby loco, they are certainly too clean. Sorry if this sounds picky, but having worked so hard to get this far, it would be good to get the last little things right. 

 

Adam

 

PS - Are vac' pipes on the agenda?

Thanks for the comments. Will have a look at that.

vac pipes and coupling hooks still to add.

 

 

Looks less gawky than the Lima original. Great stuff.

Thanks

Bet you've got more satisfaction from doing that than buying a new one in a blue box....

Impressed! You almost have a brand new locomotive.

Bet you've got more satisfaction from doing that than buying a new one in a blue box....

you're not wrong there!

I'm amazed at how good the 45xx loco looks Andrew. I really didn't think it would come out as well as it has. Good job!

 

Kind regards,

Nick.

I'm amazed at how good the 45xx loco looks Andrew. I really didn't think it would come out as well as it has. Good job!

 

Kind regards,

Nick.

 

 

Impressed! You almost have a brand new locomotive.

Thanks guys!

Great work Andrew. Both the 57xx and 4575xx look superb.

 

The Prairie really is a lovely piece of modelling and goes to show what can be achieved with older models. You would never know of the LIMA origins!

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

Much better! And it was already really good, well worth the effort expended.

 

Adam

Nice work...

Nice work, Andrew. Just to say that I agree with Adam re the smokebox door number plates, it looks much, much better in its new position.

Nice work, Andrew. Just to say that I agree with Adam re the smokebox door number plates, it looks much, much better in its new position.

 

Nice work...

 

Great work Andrew. Both the 57xx and 4575xx look superb.The Prairie really is a lovely piece of modelling and goes to show what can be achieved with older models. You would never know of the LIMA origins! Cheers,Mark

Thanks gents!

Well, congratulations! who'd have thought that started out as a Lima prairie?

Excellent job, there is a great deal of satisfaction turning a pigs ear into a silk purse. Even the latest RTR can benefit from some improvements.

 

David