Renunbering a DJM 14xx: 1470
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Ever since it’s release I have wanted to get a DJM/ Hattons 1400 class, the only problem being that while Newton Abbot had a number of them allocated, they were not used on the Kingsbridge. (At least I have not seen any evidence of use on the branch). Further more there were no mainline turns en route to a different branch which would have taken one through Brent (other than a 1400 stationed further west en route to NA or Swindon for a works visit.
This said, in the post war period there were a lot of odd things happening, as you get into BR days more records of these odd workings are maintained (see examples of a 94xx seen on the Calne and Cheddar lines which weren’t red coded). My logic is that imideatly post war similar exceptions must have been happening due to shortages etc, just people didn’t record or photograph it.
Anyway this leads on to my 14xx, my logic is that the auto set has been borrowed to run on the Kingsbridge branch due to a fault on the usual set.
Onto the model, this all came about after finding a cheap Hattons model on eBay during the middle of Hurricane Irma (while I was stuck in a hotel in Orlando with the eye approaching.
The model was a 5800 in BR black (unlined), the BR logo was hard to remove (I used microsol)
this has left some residual scratches which will need weathering (as the W is slightly to the side of the br logo.
Bufferbeams gained a new auto gear box, and of course the hmrs numbers (which really didn’t want to stick to paint)
The depot plate was filed off the smokebox, while the very nice seperate br number plate was snipped off and the residual holes filled. (This now needs paint)
The final job was to add the rod linking the hole in cab roof to the auto linkages, this was formed from wire, painted black and glued in place.
The final task tonight was the removal of the etched plates (which stand just proved of the body side) I will fill the gap (either filler or a bit of 10 thou cut to size) prior to fitting the new plates. I now need to order them from narrow planet!
All that’s left is to weather it (for which it is near the top of the pile) and fit the plates plus a driver. Oh and detail an OO auto coach for it.
There is one final error I haven’t sorted, it shouldn’t have bunker steps
As it started
A quick comparison, on the left a DJM 58xx concerted to a 14xx, on the right a Hornby 14xx converted to a 58xx (heavily detailed with new boiler underside, firebox detailing, new smokebox door/chimney, new handrails and flush glazing plus a high level chassis.
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