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A companion blog to my Brent layout topic and steam modelling blog where most of my work in progress modelling is posted.  The aim being to display the completed stock for the layout, along with a record as to the work done.  The eventual plan is that each loco will have a single post, along with posts detailing each complete train.

Most of the modelling has previously been covered either in my steam workbench blog, or on the Brent thread.  Any questions, potential improvements or other comments please fire away!

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9018: GWR Green

Background Not a lot to say about this, it is the Bachmann model pretty much as it comes (bar the renumbering with Narrow Planet plates).  It was even DCC fitted so I haven’t even needed to do that.   Usage At present I only have the one Bird in the fleet, realistically I need several Bulldogs to cover both the assistance of express services as well as use on local freight.  For the moment the Dukedog will be filling in for these locos (particularly as the Bird does not curre
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7804 Baydon Manor

Background: This loco was a very long term resident of my workbench, it is a Mitchell kit build for the body (using one of the last sets of etches / castings Malcolm had left over) along with a heavily modified Comet chassis which has been fitted with the Mitchel detail overlays, a PDK chimney and a set of Markits insulated wheels.  It has been coupled up with a Hornby Churchward 3500gl tender which was resprayed to match the loco.   From memory the tender has been fitted with a Dingham cou
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6971: Aethelhampton (Modified) Hall

Background Bachmann's Modified Hall was a bit of a disappointment when it appeared, having sorted out the firebox shape issues from its predecessor, but supplied  with the footplate front of a standard Hall.   In addition they have only ever supplied it in BR livery.  Starting with the most obvious error, Brassmasters came to the rescue offering a brass conversion fixing the front end (with a new footplate, frame extensions and smokebox saddle.)  Moving on to the body it needed to be rebran
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6829: Burlington Grange GWR Black

Background: For some strange reason Hornby have only ever sold the Grange in Great Western liveries with the Churchward 3500gl tender, while the BR versions have been offered with the Collett 3500gl version.  This is a shame as the Hornby 3500gl Collett tender is rather nice, and I think the Grange looks a lot better with the bigger tender.  As I wanted a GWR black loco, and 6829 had the aforementioned Collett tender in 1947 the best option seemed to be buying a BR grange and rebrandin
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6808 Beenham Grange

Background This loco started off as a Hornby Grange in "shirt button" livery, the 3500 Churchward tender was rebranded to G W R with my usual Microsol / HMRS transfer approach (which is nice and easy on a shirt button loco.)  It gained a new identity with a set of Modelmasters' name plates / cab side plates, along with the HMRS numbers for the bufferbeam.  6808 was intended as a guinea pig for improving the colour of the Hornby GWR green, as a result it was sprayed with Simons clear lacquer
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4923 Eynsham Hall GWR Black

Background: The loco was a purchase from the estate of the late Comet owner, consisting of a Bachmann body / tender on a Comet loco chassis, and is an excellent runner (with a boiler stuffed full of lead).  I immediately rebranded it to G crest W without realising that as far as can be determined only Modified Halls were in lined green.  Eynsham Hall was chosen having recently stayed at the locomotives namesake.  Further research showed that 4923 was painted black in 47.  As well as the reb
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3449 Nightingale - GWR Green

Background Bulldogs & Birds were a common sight in South Devon in the 1940s up until the Manors were allocated to the Devon sheds in the early 50s.  This model came as a total basket case via Facebook for a bargain price last year, it was lacking in detail and crudely painted in pseudo 1900s livery with red frames (but post war G W R on the tender.)  My initial logic was that it was a K's kit and its boiler could be used on my Dukedog to backdate to a Bulldog.   But upon stripping off t
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1004: An improved County

Background As per a good number of my projects, this build was started by a bargain find in the old RMWeb classifieds.  It is a Hornby County body which has had the firebox fitted from a Hornby 8f (along with a plasticard lower boiler).  Replacement parts fitted for the chimney and safety valve bonnet, a new cab roof, separate steam pipes (from 247 Developments), sprung buffers and a handful of other detailing parts from the Jackson Evans etch.  The model has been resprayed in late GWR gree
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