Modelmaster might be able to help you?

http://www.modelmasterdecals.com/personalised_nameplates.php

Regards,

Stefan

Looks like they have withdrawn their bespoke nameplates service.

Sorry, I didn't take a closer look.

Regards,

Stefan

That's ok Stefan, don't fret  I'm looking at 247 Developments website - sounds like they do custom plates but it's not entirely clear from the website. I'll give them a ring in the week.

Next question:

Do you think this would have been painted GWR green? To my untrained eye it looks very dark - although maybe the tank is a different shade of 'dark' than, say, the cylinder covers (which look very black) lol 

Surely, once absorbed, the GWR would have painted her green?

My guess is that Raven would have kept the GWR livery, since she was built by GWR, sold and then returned.

Why not try something a little different? In 1881 they changed the lining from white/black/white to orange/black/orange and the frame colour from Windsor Brown to Indian Red, but they kept the wheels green. I don't think I've seen a model with this livery, This might not be correct for a saddle tank though.

I looked closer at the picture and, to me, there seems to be lining on the cab and side panel but not on the tank.

Regards,

Stefan

I don't have one of those Hornby pugs to compare, but it looks a bit on the large size to me. Raven and friends had 3' drivers, so I estimate no more than about 21 or 22 ft over headstocks.

One fly in the ointment is that when they were converted to standard gauge in 1892, they received new domed boilers and tanks. The original tanks were around 450 gallon capacity, but the new tanks held 700 gallons. They covered the smokebox but left a longer length exposed at the rear to clear the new raised firebox.

Of course, you could try converting to Broad Gauge...

Nick

Party pooper  

It was always going to be a compromise - but I think I can live with it with a few tweaks.