Well as far as I am concerned when it comes to railways the work ended on the terrible day BR was formed , and the brilliant machines built by the LMS were given the indignity of being painted in "mouldy green" which suited the mediocre machine of the other railways more

Right now that controversial remark has probably got a lynch mob formed screaming for my blood I must admit sometimes I really do wish I modelled BR if only for the ease of walking into a model shop and being confronted with almost endless options to spend cash.

Anyway, in the past some ride people have remarked that I am as "tight as a camels ar*@ in a sandstorm" but I prefer to think I'm just prudent, but sometimes I have a relapse and my hand goes into my incredibly deep pockets and sometimes it reappears with some cash. On one of these temporary lapses of fiscal control I walked away from a local shop with a Jubilee to add to my collection (nearly a £40 saving).

The only problem was it was in a terrible BR green livery, in fact it was so terrible I could barely bring myself to look at it, so it went into the "to do" box (I cant be the only one who has one of these?). Anyway it had hidden long enough and it was time to fix the old girl, and give her a proper livery to wear, LMS post-war lined black.

So how did I decide on the name to apply to the old girl? Well I'd like to say that I thought long and hard about it, but being "prudent" I just picked the number for the nameplates that came with the engine, after all why else would anyone chose the name "Rodney"

There is still a lot to be done, I need to apply the lining to the tender, and tidy up a bit, well actually quite a lot on the loco, and apply the number and nameplates, but its getting there slowly, and may be ready to be pressed into action for the Warrington Exhibition in October?

Well if the Domestic Overlord, ever asks I have had the loco for years, and you can never have too many loco's can you, as ever until the next time Happy Modelling