Well this is part 6 of this little saga, where I am attempting to make some simple improvements to the Locomotive fleet to add a little variety, of at least hopefully improve them a little.

The problem I have (some people say I have many problems the cheek of it) is that lately with the demands of work and domestic bliss, I have had very little modelling time to spend on my various on-going projects. So I made a determined effort to find some modelling time and get to grips with getting some of the current projects clogging up my workbench.

So just to re-cap the projects passing "through works" included,
1. Conversion of a Duchess to a "Semi" in post war black.
2. The repainting of a Crimson BR Duchess to LMS crimson.
3. The continuing creation of my attempts at two Parallel Scots.
4. The completion of an LNER B1.

Simple, easy, not a problem all I needed was some time to make some progress, and that's when disaster struck, my phone received a text message from the proprietor of my local model shop on Widnes (other model shops do exist apparently). The result of this message of doom, was that I became the owner of yet another Duchess and a Compound at a totally bargain price.

Before I knew it the new Duchess was stripped down and undercoat applied, while I decided what livery to apply, that's when I thought I would be clever. I have a bit of a thing for the post war black livery, so decision made, a coat of black was soon.

I had reasoned that it would be a simple task line the two Duchess's and one of the Scots in this black livery at the same time, but it seems to be taking a lot longer than I thought. Shaking hands, dodgy brush work, and distractions have just eaten up my modelling time.

Still only really the tenders to complete now, the fowler one is testing my patience, but one this is done I can apply the glorious LMS on their tenders and then apply their numbers.

Then I think a bit of weathering will the applied to each to produce typical working engines (definitely not to cover up my dodgy lining), and they may be ready for service. It still amazes me when you look at prototypical photo's how filthy some of these loco's actually got, and they were supposed to be express engines.

I think once I finally get these locomotives completed, if I ever do anymore loco's they will definitely be in PLAIN BLACK.

Until the next time as ever, Happy Modelling