coombe junction - (S)teamwork...
Update - Progress on the third board scenics has been delayed whilst I await for a package of wiring to arrive from the UK and all those fantastic shots from the excursion last weekend got me thinking about another train to model, as short of passenger workings tripping to and from CJ to the fiddleyard and clay hoods to Moorswater, there is little additional rolling stock required for the layout in the era chosen.
So...the idea is to create an 'enthusiasts special' but sort of backdate it to the 80's period I am modelling. The train will be short (due to my 500mm length cassettes) and will be formed of:
Bachfar 94xx + 2 Bachfar Mk I's in Chocolate / Cream and a new split headcode Bachfar 37 in BR Green.
I have substituted the Mk II coaches with the new soon to be released Bachfar Mk I's as Mk II's in Chocolate and cream seem a bit strange to me (Did Mk II's ever appear in that livery?) and also the 37 will be in BR Green livery, particularly as if the train is of the 80's, then perhaps enthusiasts may well have been happy to see the BR Green livery again in place of the BR Blue.
In terms of running, following brief exchanges with Kris on this (thanks ) rather than try and convert the Pannier tank to 2FS, it will probably be easier to swap the wheels with 2FS spoked type and make it a dummy, leaving the 37 to do all the work (not like last weekend of course )
I attach a crude image of the train cut and pasted from 'soon to be released' items, just to give a flavour of it.
Over to you Bachfar...
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