Well it does look more like a 50 now, but then I always felt that the large logo livery hid the shortcomings of the model. Somehow in large logo it looked like a 50 whereas the current blue attempts from Bachmann really show the nose in a bad light.

That nose end looks much better now it sticks out a little , definately a marked improvement.

A pity there isn't an etch to improve the windows in the same way that the Shawplan etch does for the 4mm version - maybe a word with an enterprising etcher could provide this?

Also dont forget the "Nose" has a rounded top to it slightly, something which Even Hornby has failed to get right!

NL

Also dont forget the "Nose" has a rounded top to it slightly, something which Even Hornby has failed to get right!

I'm not sure what you mean by a rounded top to the nose. Yep, it certainly doesn't form sharp right angles with the upright front panel. And from what I've determined by close observation the nose ledge top slopes downwards from the centre towards each side at the same angle as the windows droop. I've replicated that on the sheets I added, which where cut to a centre point before gluing on and the entire panel is also slightly formed as a subtle curve around the front. Probably not very obvious in N gauge.

G.

That certainly looks a lot more like it. The 50s are my all-time favourite diesel class but I've never felt that the Farish model really caught the character of them properly.

I suppose it's too much to hope that you're going to paint it in large-logo blue, rather than NSE? LLB on a 50 is the finest loco / livery combination of my lifetime, in my view.

Jim