If you have read my last couple of entries, you will know I have been working on three projects at the moment (well perhaps that should read three that I am actually working on at the moment!)

Firstly the black.....

The first one was to repaint a Bachmann WD tender to pair it with Royal Scot 'Hussar' as she ran on the SR duiring the Locomotive Exchanges in 1948.

Well the paint work and lettering is now complete and she is shown below posed on Fisherton Sarum

Also now finished and like 46154 is just awaiting some light weathering is N15 455 'Sir Launcelot' in SR Bulleid black livery that she carrried between October 1942 and May 1948. The model start off life as the latest Pete Waterman collection N15 30452 and includes the new moulding for the 4300 gallon watercart style tender.

Like the WD tender I gave the model a light coat of Halfords plastic primer before a top coat of Halfords satin black and then Presfix transfers from the HMRS.

Thats a Maunsell version of the N15 number 785 'Sir Mador de la Porte" lurking in the background which has been repainted and lined as Hornby to date have only produced one N15 in Malachite which was a Urie version.

and the blue continues...

Also from the Locomotive Exchanges, I am modelling 60033 'Seagull' in the condition that she ran at that time on the SR which was in garter blue livery but without valances and also with the rear of the tender raves cut down (this modification was carried all three of the A4 tenders involved with the Exchanges due to the watercranes at Euston not being tall enough to clear the top of the tenders)

I have stripped the Bachmann model of all decals and filed down the raves at the rear, using the photograph in Yeadon's register vol 2 as a guide (I can not post a scan here for obvious reasons). A new hand rail has also been fitted from 0,5mm wire.

Before and after shots of the rear of the tender are below, see if you can spot the difference..

Next job will be to fit the replacement double chimney to the locomotive, which I will pick up from Gary of 247 Developments at Warley in a few weeks.