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    Moose answer question: Yes, n-gauge is under-rated. Period. One can model multiple scenes set within a great albeit wee n-gauge world, not just a single scene or two that a similar OO or HO layout might afford. That's why this moose selected n-gauge for a large gauge...
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    Thank you Johnster and everyone else who has provided information. Much appreciated! Well, it looks like Moose is not going to purchase the 8F afterall, as Moose's train budget has taken a drastic turn. Instead, this information will be applied to other locomotives that Moose currently owns and would like to weather...
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    Thank you all for the additional considerations. Moose is going to have to pour through a lot of photos, specifically to say 1938 LMS freight but not necessarily just the 8F, to get a much more detailed understanding for these points. Will be putting off pre-ordering the model until this moose is certain...
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    Thank you very much Mr LMS! Your points are well taken. Since the no. 8035 that Moose hopes to acquire was built 1936 or 1937 and the intent is to have a pre-war condition, how much rust, grim & dirt would there be? Moose intending to purchase from The Model Centre (TMC) who specializing in weathering. Moose leaning towards their "light weathering" as rust appears non-existent and grim & dirt seem minimal, in keeping with a locomotive with perhaps one year in service. See linked TMC steam locomotive images. https://www.themodelcentre.com/gallery Seems reasonable?
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    Thank you both! The more Moose reads, the more original impression seems correct regarding minimal dirt, grim, etc. The railphotoprints showed one photo of an 8F that turns out to be no. 8035 that Graham-Farish has coming out that Moose is hoping to acquire...
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    Thank you Butler. Very interesting! So, perhaps grimy, dirty and dullish on this 8F could be prototypical.
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    Thank you Mr Green. Agreed, just trying to get as much info. as possible.
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    Thank you for the link Mr Signal Engineer. The photos of pre-war locomotives seem to show a minimum of dirt, grim, and a dull sheen as typical. Wonder if there any websites containing colour photos, particularity of pre-war 8F's?
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    Thank you for the reply Pete. Yes, definitely meant pre-war.
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    Moose would like to know what the physical appearance of an LMS steam locomotive would have been in the late 1930's. High gloss finish? Somewhat griming with light rust? Heavy grim, dirt with significant rust? Photo examples? Moose accustom to seeing photos of North American steam locomotives with a fair amount of grim, dirt and rust present. Yet, it seems that photos of British steam tend to depict very clean, glossy appearance. Moose pre-ordering a Graham Farish LMS 8F 2-8-0 very soon and would like to better understand prototypical appearance of said locomotive for the late 1930's in order to have the locomotive properly weathered. Thank you in advance!
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    Moose is a Structural Engineer, currently working on a 1:160 scale layout in a 10 ft x 10 ft spare bedroom.

     

    The era is set in the late 1930's - early 1940's, when steam locomotives ruled the rails and early disease'els were prone to cough enough smoke to make even a steam locomotive engineer choke (think North American ALCO's).

     

    Moose also has oddly collected a fair amount of mostly Era 3 British outline n scale locomotives over the years and has been amazed at the fine modeling found in British model railroad magazines, so Moose has joined this RM forum in hopes of learning more about the British MRR modeling...

     

    ~ Moose (Co-founder of the Mt. Tahoma & Pacific Railroad, located some where in the Pacific Northwest, Cascadia, North America)

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      DanielB

      MOOSE! Welcome, my friend!

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      Moose2013

      Thank you, good sir!

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