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ian@stenochs

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  1. Hi, Thanks! The loco was built from the limited edition etched kit by the G&SWR Association. The kit sold to members for under £100, one of the benefits of membership. I had a hand in the pattern making for the fittings and wrote the instructions. The kit was etched in nickel silver and had a milled chassis and coupling rods with whitemetal fittings and lost wax brass as an option.. I built the one in the photo to S7 standards with working inside valve gear and a fully detailed cab interior The finish is Halford Brooklands green from a rattle can, Precision G&SWR valance red airbrushed and Humbrol satin black brushed,. The lettering is also from the G&SWRA but the lining is home cooked. Regards, Ian.
  2. Hi, Nice model. The Ayr loco men called her the 'Chip Cairt'. The Sentinal was used to shunt the south side of Ayr harbour and had to cross the long gone bridge which was said to be in a poor way and unable to take heavy locomotives. Ian.
  3. That's interesting and something worthwhile. Lets not forget that there were lots of other modellers working away in P4 who did not advertise themselves in the model press. The late Mike Gilgannon had an extensive loft layout which was was much more impressive than Heckmondwike, and the other layouts on the early exhibition circuit. The full story of that layout has yet to be told. My own modest exhibition layouts were exhibited in Glasgow and Edinburgh in the mid 70's. Carsphairn was described in an early edition of Precision and I still have most of my own rolling stock built for it. Happy modelling, Ian.
  4. Hi, In the distant past I remember at the York Easter show a P4 layout with an 8' single working on it. It was fully painted in GNR livery and worked well. The show was then in the De Grey Rooms, so that dates it, and was very cramped and it was difficult to see layouts properly. Happy modelling, Ian
  5. What a pity you can see the bogie wheels through the frames!! In 7mm scale you need to put something in there. Otherwise a very neat build. Happy modelling, Ian.
  6. Sorry but I forgot to attach the picture! Here now!!
  7. And now stored with the sack over the chimney! I wonder what it was meant to keep out. Rain would soak through. Perhaps it was to stop birds entering or was it to stop a fire being lit without checking for water in the boiler etc! Here is my take on the theme with 55124, the last Lambie tank, stored also with the sack on the lum. She was at Dumfries for most of the 60's and had quite a bit of time in store but got a move north and a new lease of life on railtours before scrapping. I understand that her chimney lives on at Boness on the preserved Caley 439. Regards, Ian.
  8. Hi Gordon, Thanks it was built from the G&SWR Association kit with a scratch built chassis. I also made the patterns for the fittings and John Boyle drew the etching masters. One of my favourite Sou'West engines. Here are another couple, completely scratch built this time. A Smellie 'Wee Bogie' and a Manson 160 class goods engine. Regards, Ian.
  9. Hi, Good idea, lets see some more Scottish classics recreated in miniature. Here is my rendition of the Sou West 'Greenock Bogie' on the turntable at Ochiltree. Ian.
  10. Hi Mick, I have no experience of the Gladiator kit but I have recently built a Chowbent Black 5 in S7. Not really very difficult except that I had to make new S7 spacers to space the frames at 28.5mm inside. The Cylinders are built on common spacer which I made to fit over the frames, and the motion brackets were united on another full width spacer which lets me take the complete motion off to access wheels etc. The only tricky bit is getting the front crank pin flush with the outer face of the coupling rod. It helps to get the wheels to scale thickness. I used Slaters and turned them myself. They are just a fraction too thick but by making the rods a wee bit thinner than scale I did end up with enough working clearance. Needless to say you can have no sideplay on the front driver! The cross head being in front of the wheels does not cause a problem. Hope this helps, Ian.
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