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Good to see one of these again, they've been out of the limelight for a while. Your work has nicely highlighted the character of the loco.

1 hour ago, Mikkel said:

Good to see one of these again, they've been out of the limelight for a while. Your work has nicely highlighted the character of the loco.

 

Thanks Mikkel, 

 

Considering their age the Hornby L&Y Pug certainly scrubs up well. Opening up the cab window spectacle plates certainly lifts the model. The addition of the Mainly Trains brass spectacle frames finishes the effect nicely. 

 

It will be nice to see the L&Y Pug revisited one day or at least a new finer scale chassis.

 

Something else I should have done is look at replacing the handrail knobs and using finer wire. 

 

Thanks once again. 

 

Mark 

 

 

Nice work Mark.

 

I particularly like the weathered effect on the piston/connecting rods (?)

 

Once again the scenic plank comes in useful for displaying your work and provides a suitable backdrop to allow concentration on the rolling stock

 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, bcnPete said:

Nice work Mark.

 

I particularly like the weathered effect on the piston/connecting rods (?)

 

Once again the scenic plank comes in useful for displaying your work and provides a suitable backdrop to allow concentration on the rolling stock

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks Pete, 

 

Pleased with how this is turning out. Few new tweaks weathering wise as well using the Sharpie pens on the already weathered valve gear then building the weathering back up again with washes, airbrushing and dry brushing. 

 

The plank faced the elements of rain yesterday during photographing. 

 

It will be good to use some of the techniques I've used on the photo plank on the forthcoming layout. Them it will be time for a 2mm project...

 

Cheers, 

 

Mark 

15 hours ago, 46444 said:

Them it will be time for a 2mm project...

Now we are talking - look forward to see this...soonish 

Derby also loaned a loco to Leys Foundry which one is not recoded in files I was able to see but it would have to have been an 0-4-0, nor did they record why the works Sentinel had failed. I'm sure that it wasn't a Free loan, again I didn't see any hiring costs listed.

Word around the foundry was that on first entering the works yard between a couple of buildings the Derby Engine's chimney fouled the overhead electricity cables shutting down a portion of the works.