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Cold crisp mornings on Paxton Road


James Hilton

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I'd heard via a reliable source that celebrity green 37411 was on the bi-weekly Didcot - Worthy Down MOD working this morning so on my way out grabbed my camera...

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I was glad I did as I managed to grab a few detail shots that might help anyone modelling a 37 based on the Bachmann model ;)

Just a light load today - traffic really seems to be dwindling, and in the 7 years since I last made the trip down we find just a solitary VKA making up todays load and a VDA down in the headshunt.

 

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After stopping for a quick natter with the crew in the cabin I pushed on for work. Hope you enjoy the pics!

 

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On a more serious note it's damn cold in the garage. I hope these photos also show the progress I've made with this model - and the detailed fuel tanks I'm particularly pleased with! No serious carving job here - just some extra detail and careful painting to highlight the detail whilst matt black on the rest!

With the warehouse almost finished I'm ready to push on with the other end of the layout plus add the finishing touches (fishplates) to this end. I can't wait for a little warmer weather :)

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good to see some new pics of paxton james, still looks amazing and its been a while since a progress update??????

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HI James,

 

Nice to see an update on your layout - cracking job on the loco and it looks really good in that setting!

 

Mark

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Thanks guys - I'm dead pleased with her. Lukasz the chain is from an old necklace I think - it's a bit too coarse really but as is often the case the fact it's there is enough to trick the eye to thinking it's right... The fuel tanks are really effective though - I'm dead pleased with them so will be trying it out on my other 37s at some point. 37013 is in for a refresh soon to change her buffers and fit some improved detailing :)

 

As for Paxton Road... yes I really need to finish it, and get it wired up too so I can do some proper 'playing'.

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One thing I have noticed is that the pick up plates on the bogies need painting black! They're far to obvious in these shots! :)

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Thanks guys!

 

Not really Mark - it's a shunting plank, yes, but the baseboard construction and lack of fiddleyards would make it quite a frustrating layout to exhibit I suspect.

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