The last chant for the slow dance
Entry posted by Sylvian Tennant
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Well here's the part finished 8F I was working on. It does work too which pleases me a lot.
I need to try and remember what I've put on now.
All I really know is that due to the type of model it is that a lot more work went into it than I had originally envisaged.
Saying that, I have really enjoyed this build and I've been itching to get the painting work started however that can wait as my Q6 kit is becoming impatient too.
I have modified the tender bulkhead and added a very basic mechanical stoker to the cab but is this will be manned i have left the other bits of detailing out just for the sake of economy.
In addition to the general updates. the modern fittings that you may see on the finished product are;
AWS Battery and fittings
Air braking equipment (westy-house pump, air tanks, brake pipes and plumbing)
Stone generator with headlights
Snowploughs
Lempour chimney
Roller bearing on axel boxes
Radio antenna
gas producing Combustion System
Speedo
Forward and reversing lights (non-working)
I've removed one of the lamp irons as by the time the loco were modified the reporting numbers had come into use (though by the dated I'm setting my engine in the reporting numbers would have log since vanished too)
The livery will still stand at overall Blue with yellow buffer beams and small double arrows and the number will be 988/193. i might add a strip of plastic over the smokebox number plate so it will fit.
You might have noticed the dummy coupling on the loco is missing... well, I'm just waiting to add the modified one on to it after painting.
Please, let me know what you think. Even rivet counters.
Actually, i really want to hear the rivet counter shout out " If you finish this, I will stop modelling all together and stand make din front of the queen" stuff because i think it's funny and plus, I'll hold them up to it - at gunpoint if necessary. 
Oh look what came today!
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