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Here is my model of “Talyllyn” as it was in the late 1930s/early 1940s. A summary of the changes: - Face replaced (Chase 3D Ltd.) - Front spectacle panes unblocked - Right-hand sandbox removed - Footplate cut back and splashers removed - Metal foot rail added to right side of footplate - Rivets removed from saddle tank (welded) - Wire handrails added - Lamp brackets added - Various pipes added - Cylinders reduced in size - Lining on back of cab - Wooden door and frame added (push fit).

Thanks for looking! You can see the lining on the back of the cab of "Talyllyn" in the photo shown about 48 secs into the following YouTube video. I believe that the photo dates from the 1930s as "Talyllyn" appears to have the welded (rather than rivetted) saddle tank.

I’m planning to model “Talyllyn” as it was in the late 1930s/early 1940s. In photos, it looks pretty grimy and sometimes has a wooden door on one side of the cab. Does anyone know what basic colour it was during that era? Green? I also seem to remember reading that it retained some lining on the back of the cab into the 1930s (outer and inner line). What colours would be the best guesses for the lining? Yellow and black? Thanks in advance for any information!

5809 is another example - “GREAT WESTERN” in full on its tanks in March 1950. See the following post for more information:

I've had a go at 58xx No. 5809. I think the prototype is probably unique for retaining "GREAT WESTERN" in full on its tanks until the 1950s, despite having a top feed fitted. There is a photo illustrating this currently on eBay, but it can also be found on Page 6 of the "Railway Liveries - Great Western Railway" book. The photo is recorded as being taken in Bristol on 5 March 1950. Interestingly, it does indicate that the Dapol model of 5809 in shirtbutton livery probably never happened! Here is my approximate recreation in monochrome, as well as a colour photo. It's based on Dapol's 5811, with top feed and whistle shield added from the spares box, single ATC box behind the cab step (think that's what it is), pipe removed from cab side, tool box repositioned and front steps modified. Plus a bit of weathering - obligatory when it hasn't been repainted for at least 16 years...

Just finished my models of GWR No. 5 and No. 6 (both adapted from the Dapol model of "Portishead"). After studying some photos of the prototypes, there were a surprising number of changes required to the standard model. And plenty of detail differences between the two as well!

GWR Terriers No. 5 and No. 6 (modified Dapol models):

Thanks! It was pretty grimy in the photo that I used as reference, but it's the furthest that I've gone in weathering a loco. It is just cheap acrylic paint dry-brushed and strategically wiped off with kitchen roll (and repeat x n). The weathering helps to hedge my bets on the precise colour of the wartime GWR lettering!

Minerva GWR Victory No 667 and Minerva GWR Pannier No. 6723...

GWR Pecketts 929, 935 and 968...