Since I bought one of the Bachmann USA 009 Skarloey's when they first came about the intention had been to create a fictitious loco acquired by the W&LLR and named Captain Fisher after the gentleman responsible for being instrumental in opening the railway. The project has sat in a box for a while in pieces but a few days off saw it sprayed with Halfords satin black and reassembled:

P4181340 by Mark Branson, on Flickr

As you can see a replacement bufferbeam has been made from sheet plastic. Smoke box door is a CWR 3D printed replacement for Skarloey's face. Couplers are RT Models Penrhyn cast ones with coupler height set using a Greenwich Coupling height gauge. The cab spectacle plates are from RT with Microsol liquid glazing for the glass.

I've also added 0.45 brass handrails to cab and tank sides.Lamp irons are bent up from staples:

P4181341 by Mark Branson, on Flickr

Here's Captain Fisher with a Parkside Tralee & Dingle open wagon for company

The nameplates are custom Narrow Planet etched brass ones. I did manage to loose one so if after crawling around on my hands a knees doesn't find it I'll be ordering a replacement from Steve. Other than the Halfords satin main body colour the detail painting is a mixture of Games Workshop and Valejjo acrylics. Valve gear has been blackened using Birchwood Casey Aluminium Black.

ps2 by Mark Branson, on Flickr

Finally crew are from the old Airfix range acquired by Dapol using Valejjo paints to finish. Captain Fisher is at the controls in his trilby and old shooting jacket. The lamp is from Hornby supplied in an accessory pack.

ps 1 by Mark Branson, on Flickr

All that remains is a bit of light weathering. A nice project and a smooth running loco.

Cheers,

Mark