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King George V renunbering

The Fatadder

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Time for another King....

 

This one started as the shirtbutton liveried example in the bargain Bristolian pack I managed to acquire in Hawkins fire sale. It makes a much better starting point than the King James model I used for my other two Kings. Better yet this one actually has been wired properly!

 

Sadly they forgot to use glue in its assembly, and so far the lower rear lamp irons, a tender buffer, a tender front handrail, the speedo drive and a pipe have all fallen off. Sod's law the name plate was very well glued on though!

 

Not a lot to say about the mefhod, other than using a shirt button king means the transfer for the crest hides the shiny patch left by the old logos removal. The other benefit is there is no need to mess about moving lamp irons on the front! For more details have a look at the other Kings blog.

 

The real difference on this conversion has yet to be completed, with the model awaiting a brass bell from PDK.

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Awww, I thought it was going to be an LNWR King George V class...not one of those Western monstrosities! :P

 

Seriously though, nice looking engine :)

Alex

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Awww, I thought it was going to be an LNWR King George V class...not one of those Western monstrosities! :P

 

Seriously though, nice looking engine :)

Alex

 

How very dare you!

 

Just kidding.

 

Mr Adder,

 

A quick reminder. The other thing you have to do to get No. 6000 is to move the double red route code discs to below the number plate and add the B&O medallion replicas above it in their place.

 

Sorry if this is teaching granny to suck eggs as it were!

 

All the best,

 

Castle

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Mr Adder,

 

A quick reminder. The other thing you have to do to get No. 6000 is to move the double red route code discs to below the number plate and add the B&O medallion replicas above it in their place.

 

Sorry if this is teaching granny to suck eggs as it were!

 

All the best,

 

Castle

 

Thanks, that is a detail I had missed. Although it looks as though it was also missed off the etched plates!

 

Will have to get comething commissioned I guess, unless anyone knows of something.

 

Rather annoying I hadn't decided to do this loco from one of my King James I, bit annoying to now be removing the dots having added them to my two other kings...

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No worries! I wouldn't have liked to thought of you weathering it and THEN finding out!

 

All the best,

 

Castle

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I have found out now that the fox plates would have came with the medallions, but the modelmasters didnt. Wish I had paid the extra couple of pounds...

 

 

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Now found model masters do make them, but it's as a separate etch. Typically st £2 it's also below the min order threshold. I wonder if they sell gun powder van transfers...

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