Now if you have a large piece of equipment to move you need to borrow a Pug no less. 

 

According to Tonks in his Ironstone Quarries of the Midlands-Wellingborough Area book this was the case in the early 1950's when Wellingborough 15A borrowed a Derby 17A Pug to help move machinery from Finedon Ironstone Quarry to the Wellingborough exchange sidings for onward transfer to Blisworth Quarry near Northampton. 

 

Due to the RTB Finedon Quarry system no longer having motive power 51235 was hired in from BR coming from Derby. 

 

Now over time most of us modellers have owned either a Dapol or Hornby Lanchashire & Yorkshire Pug at some point in our modelling lives. I know I have. 

 

Wishing to model 51235 I acquired a second hand Hornby weathered example of 51232 for a princely sum. Thankfully it was a very smooth runner. 

 

 

Detailing wise I have filled in the cut out of the front and rear buffer beams with plastic strip and repainted them with Vallejo and Citadel acrylics. 

 

The coupling hooks were replaced with Mr Franks finest from Lanarkshire Modelling Supplies (LMS) versions. 

 

 

I also replaced the moulded smokebox door dart with a Eileen's Emporium turned brass example suitably trimmed for length.

 

 

Front and rear lamp irons were made up from staples. The sheeted over cabside has been opened out also. 

The cab windows were reamed out gently as well.

 

 

 

I refinished the cab moulding with a few coats of Halfords  spray grey primer and satin black

 

Fortunately I discovered that the etched brass 18" inch scale cab spectacles from Mainly Trains (MT 226. Available from Wizard Models) were a perfect fit.

 

 

These were suitably fixed in place. Using Microsol Kristal Klear new cab glazing was made up.

 

The boiler tank had received the TCut treatment and the factory finished weathering had been removed including the BR early crest. 

 

A few coats of Johnson's Klear brought a nice sheen to the saddle tank.

 

Transfers are from the Fox range and the smokebox numberplate is from the excellent Pacific Models. 

 

Eagle eyed viewers will notice that Hornby have made a mistake with the builders nameplate. It's says 'LMS BUILT ???? SWINDON'. Not sure what the L&YR would say about that. 

 

 

The weathered valve gear was painted in using a Sharpie silver marker. 

 

 

Jobs to do now include weathering, fitting a crew, fitting lamps and adding some cab side screens to disguise the motor. 

 

More soon in the next instalment. 

 

Cheers, 

 

Mark