I have been bashing a model of LMS 6399 FURY from a Bachmann parallel Boiler Royal Scot for two reasons.

Reaosn 1) I have ALWAYS wanted a model of it! I have seen two models of Fury on Vectis online and that's it, literally. I think I have attained a standard better than the gray version but inferiour to the Crimson Lake version. Either way despite a few niggles that I'm kicking myself for, I'm happy with it.

Reason 2) Me, S.A.C Martin and Sean O'Connor and SiFox at the Permanent Way Model Forum have finally filmed the competition at Simons' house to compete out three models, was a brilliant few days for which I am highly greatfull of. Thank's guys!

Older construction posts will be provided butbecause I have a lot to upload from the past few years expect predominantly the finished pictures.

Ok, the following post have been pasted from the other forums, but whatever, please comment and enjoy!

Lots of typo's below and can't be bothered to edit them yet, please live with them. I also said a lamp iron broke, I meant guard iron.

It's a day or so after the PW Staff Competition and now that my entry is basically finished I thought it time to show it off. First off I wish to pick myself up on a few things that stick out to me as needing atencion. The others will tell you I've drove them abit barmy going on about it but never mind. First off there seems to be two plates of similar style to works plates on the smokebox in some pictures. Unsure what it is and undecided if I am going to add them yet. Secondly a sand pipe broe off so that's not in shot on one side and also the front end of a lamp iron snapped off so if they look abit roug it's becasue they have been repaired numerious times and are looking abit messy! Cylinder drain cocks could be added and the tender front is somewhat messy at the lining, had quite a few lining issues with the tender and the horizontal strip has had about 6 layers of transfer lining on, each strip broken into 3 or 4 parts for controlability - not fun or quick I must say. Lastly the paint finish, while I am fairly happy with it the gloss varnish didn't come out quite as well as it did with Gordon, it isn't too bad but at some angls it looks slightly giraffe patterned. This is also more noticable to me than the others apparently, but these things to me are as thorns in the rear. The front buffer beam has been lined as per some pictures. I originally used a yellow transfer line, the thinnest was the same as on the running plate sides but this looked really chunky so I had to basically thin it out myself free hand, black on top and red inside. Steps were also a pain to line with the transfers so again I decided to hand line them - also a pain but the look is good enough albeit a trifle uneaven. My biggest gripe must be the pump drum compressor thingymabobby's (anyone know what they actually are?) I housed the main drums about 1.5-2mm's too low giving an inaccuracy of probably 5 or 8 inches in real life, again maybe this is more noticable to me but it has threw the position of the pipework out somewhat. Side on the top uppermost pipe that is close to the steampipe (into left cylinder) should be flush with the top, has it happens it is lower and I am kicking myself for making this mistake. it could have been avoided. Also the rivet transfers that took a long time to apply didn't looks so well after the paint, mainly due to bad application in areas where the backing curled slightly, that said they still look better there than not. I didn't count every rivet placement but I counted quite a few - oh dear!!!

Ok whinge over. Things I am happy about.

The overall impression in my opinion captures the lines of the prototype nicely, same look, character and atmosphere. The Crimson Lake colour is just perfect, the shade is better than I thought it would be and isn't too red nor too brown, perfect. The etched name plates and transfers from Fox-Transfers are brilliant, I love the cabside numbering and LMS on the tender. Took a while to poke into place and I felt sick after due to straining my eyes into sub millimetre focus but it was worth it. The valve gear modification of an extra cylinder and piston went fairly well and actually works without binding the motion - sweet.

The firebox hatch lines have been soothed over due to the paint layers and this I think makes them look better, they don't stand out as being almost an inch or two thick now that they have been smoothed. This corisponds well to the drawings and photographs where they are bearly visible. Urmm, there are a few other things too but anyway. The following pictures DO NOT give the model full justice, I say this becasue it was taken with clouds and the colours are badly dulled. If the sun comes out I will take these pictures again becasue the Crimson Lake really does look best in the sun, these pictures looks rather flat and crap. I haven't weathered a thing so this is a very clean locomotive, but I might, anyway...

Finally may I present my entry in all it's glory.

Comments most welcome.

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P.S - Special thanks to Simon for providing the tender coal and the smoke box number transfers. If anyone comments about the style of the 9 being incorrect, know this. I do not care! Looks fine.

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Cheers for all your comments, really appreciate them.

Considering what it looked like before he did any mods to it, to mid way through, to now is just amazing.

Just realized,Ii think the cylinders might need a tad of silver. Possibly. As I said before when the sun comes out I'm taking more pictures! Looks redder then.

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And now as I said I would, picture batch 2. I hope you agree the sunlight really does make a huge differance in how Fury looks, especially the Crimson Lake.

That last pic I really like. ;D Don't know why.