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A BR Red Duchess..... a damsel in distress?

Barry O

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I have recently been busy with Murgatroyd tankers - but have had the opportunity to weather an EM Gauge Duchess. This is in one of the two types of BR Lined Maroon - and, as it happens, the owner is not over keen on that livery so..

 

a clean loco

 

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and, after and application of inks and powders

 

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and for some close ups...

 

running gear (powder applied while ink is wet)

 

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and some dirt build up around the lower edges of the firebox/footplate "joint"

 

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and some bits of the tender - water filler area first

 

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and a side on of the tender itself - not the build up of dirt along the tender top and also at the joint between the underframe and the tender body..

 

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enjoy!

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Matthew Cousins

Is that lining panel on the cabsides correct? I thought it extended up towards the roof?

There were two types of lining to Red Duchesses, this is the earlier style that emulated the lining on green locos.

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paulprice

One of my favourite classes of loco's, so much so that I nearly have the same number as the real ones built in the Hornby Dublo collection (lots waiting to be renovated).

 

I might try and weather my N gauge ones using ideas gained from this post, keep the updates coming

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Barry O
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Is that lining panel on the cabsides correct? I thought it extended up towards the roof?

Yes they did paint some of the Duchesses in this style

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Barry O
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Horsetan

 

this is the other style of lining BR used on the red/maroon locos

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Barry O
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One of my favourite classes of loco's, so much so that I nearly have the same number as the real ones built in the Hornby Dublo collection (lots waiting to be renovated).

 

I might try and weather my N gauge ones using ideas gained from this post, keep the updates coming

Paul I know it isn't weathering but have you tried replacement magnets for your Hornsby dublo duchesses? It improves performance so much.I got mine off a dealer on eBay.

 

I have another red duchess to do so will update when complete

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